Thursday, October 5, 2023

Judge agrees to explore possibility of conflict of interests in Mar-a-Lago case -- UPDATED

Judge Aileen Cannon recently agreed to a Justice Department (DOJ) request to hold hearings to examine potential conflicts of interest of two attorneys representing Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the Mar-a-Lago case.  Read the story here.

UPDATE 10/27/23 

According to several sources, Walt Nauta, former President Trump's co-defendant in the Mar-a-Lago case, will be permitted to keep his attorney despite conflict of interest concerns raised by prosecutors. Nauta said he understood and accepted the risks with keeping his Trump-paid attorney who previously represented a Mar-a-Lago employee now expected to testify against him.

For coverage of this story you can go to the following:

NPR

The Hill

Courthouse News

Politico

Courthouse News

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