Rep. Matt Gaetz hires defense lawyer Marc Mukasey, who represents Trump Organization in criminal probe
CNBC 8 hrs ago Dan Mangan
Rep. Matt Gaetz has hired two top New York defense lawyers, one of whom represents the Trump Organization in a criminal probe, to represent him as he faces a federal sex trafficking investigation.
The retention of the Trump firm s lawyer Marc Mukasey is noteworthy not only for Mukasey s record of handling serious criminal cases but also because Gaetz is among former President Donald Trump s most ardent defenders.
The moves came as a lawyer for Gaetz s friend Joel Greenberg indicated Thursday that Greenberg plans to plead guilty in a federal case in which he has been charged with sex trafficking of an underage girl, wire fraud, stalking and trying to bribe a federal official.
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As an unruly mob advanced on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, U.S. Rep. Jared Golden sat alone in his office in the Longworth House Office Building next door.
U.S. Rep. Jared Golden, a Lewiston Democrat, participates Thursday in the Great Falls Forum sponsored by the Lewiston Public Library.
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He said he’d told his staff to stay home that day because he worried their commute “could be potentially dangerous,” given reports that some of the people descending on the nation’s capital for a Trump rally could pose a threat.
The Lewiston Democrat said Thursday during an online Great Falls Forum sponsored by the Lewiston Public Library that he stayed away from the House floor that day because Maine’s electoral votes were not in dispute and COVID-19 concerns were keeping everyone away who didn’t need to be there.
NAACP s Trump insurrection lawsuit expected to add 10 new plaintiffs, including members of Congress, per reports esnodgrass@businessinsider.com (Erin Snodgrass)
The NAACP originally brought the suit on behalf of Rep. Bennie Thompson in February following the Jan. 6 riot.
A federal lawsuit targeting former President Donald Trump, his lawyer, and far-right extremists in the aftermath of the July 6 Capital attack is reportedly scoring some new, heavyweight plaintiffs.
The NAACP s suit alleging Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and members of the Proud Boys and the Oath Keepers conspired to incite a riot in an effort to prevent the certification of the 2020 presidential election is expected to add 10 new plaintiffs, including other members of Congress, on Wednesday, according to The New York Times and The Daily Beast.
Escobar joins lawsuit against Trump and Proud Boys, says Jan. 6 riot left ‘violent nightmares’, insomnia
The El Paso Democrat and nine other lawmakers traumatized when a mob invaded the Capitol have joined the NAACP’s federal case.
Rep. Veronica Escobar, D-El Paso, shown speaking to the media in March 2019, and nine other House Democrats joined the lawsuit in federal district court in Washington, each recounting the fearful hours of Jan. 6.(Ryan Michalesko / Staff Photographer)
WASHINGTON El Paso Rep. Veronica Escobar on Wednesday joined a federal lawsuit accusing Donald Trump of inciting the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol riot recounting her terror as attackers laid siege to the House chamber and telling the court she was left with “violent nightmares” and difficulty sleeping.
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