Trump on Trial: Your must-read guide

Maggie Haberman and Alan Feuer get you up to speed on the Trump cases. [View in browser](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP4QtAWh0dHBzOi8vbWVzc2FnaW5nLWN1c3RvbS1uZXdzbGV0dGVycy5ueXRpbWVzLmNvbS90ZW1wbGF0ZS9vYWt2Mj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zMDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfdG90XzIwMjMxMDI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjIwMCZubD10cnVtcC1vbi10cmlhbCZwcm9kdWN0Q29kZT1UT1QmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODQwNCZ0ZT0xJnVyaT1ueXQlM0ElMkYlMkZuZXdzbGV0dGVyJTJGMjNlNDRiZjAtNGUzZC01YjEzLTk4ZjgtOGNkMjA0M2FlMDA2JnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2M0zploMFbB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD)|[nytimes.com](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0S0aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTMwNSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90b3RfMjAyMzEwMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2MjAwJm5sPXRydW1wLW9uLXRyaWFsJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg0MDQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdjNM6ZaDBWwdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) October 26, 2023 Welcome to the Trump on Trial newsletter. We’ll help you keep track of the legal proceedings against Donald Trump and put them in the context of political developments. If you’re not interested in receiving Trump on Trial, you can [manage your email preferences here](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TEaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYWNjb3VudC9zZXR0aW5ncz9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zMDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfdG90XzIwMjMxMDI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjIwMCZubD10cnVtcC1vbi10cmlhbCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NDA0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHYzTOmWgwVsHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). Donald Trump at his fraud trial in New York on Tuesday.Maansi Srivastava/The New York Times [Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbWFnZ2llLWhhYmVybWFuP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTMwNSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90b3RfMjAyMzEwMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2MjAwJm5sPXRydW1wLW9uLXRyaWFsJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg0MDQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdjNM6ZaDBWwdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~)[Author Headshot](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvYWxhbi1mZXVlcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zMDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfdG90XzIwMjMxMDI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjIwMCZubD10cnVtcC1vbi10cmlhbCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NDA0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHYzTOmWgwVsHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) By [Maggie Haberman](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TGaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvbWFnZ2llLWhhYmVybWFuP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTMwNSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90b3RfMjAyMzEwMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2MjAwJm5sPXRydW1wLW9uLXRyaWFsJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg0MDQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdjNM6ZaDBWwdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) and [Alan Feuer](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TBaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vYnkvYWxhbi1mZXVlcj9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zMDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfdG90XzIwMjMxMDI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjIwMCZubD10cnVtcC1vbi10cmlhbCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NDA0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHYzTOmWgwVsHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~) A constellation of legal problems Welcome to the Trump on Trial newsletter! We’re Maggie Haberman and Alan Feuer, your hosts for this first edition of our guide to Donald Trump’s proliferating legal troubles and their intersection with his efforts to return to the White House. Maggie literally wrote the book on Trump — [“Confidence Man”](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuYW1hem9uLmNvbS9Db25maWRlbmNlLU1hbi1NYWtpbmctQnJlYWtpbmctQW1lcmljYS9kcC8wNTkzMjk3MzQyP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTMwNSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90b3RfMjAyMzEwMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2MjAwJm5sPXRydW1wLW9uLXRyaWFsJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg0MDQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdjNM6ZaDBWwdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) — and has followed the former president since his days as a New York City real estate developer. Alan has been covering the courts for more than 20 years, and has been closely tracking the hundreds of cases stemming from the attack on the Capitol by a pro-Trump mob. More recently, we have worked together reporting on the complex and often confusing array of criminal and civil proceedings that Trump is facing: seven major cases in six courthouses in four cities. The constellation of legal problems is unfolding at an extraordinary moment not only for him, but for the country: just as he solidifies his position as the Republican Party’s leading 2024 presidential candidate in a campaign marked by his continued baseless claims that he was robbed of victory in 2020. In the coming months, we will help you track both the big picture and the telling details of the legal cases. We will also grapple with what the cases tell us about a climate in which a former president facing an array of criminal charges remains a powerful political force. And we look forward to hearing from you and answering your questions along the way. Loyalty test, part one This week put a spotlight on two important elements of the Trump story — and in some ways they were in tension with one another. The first was the erosion of loyalty to the former president from people who once proudly fought alongside him. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yNC91cy9qZW5uYS1lbGxpcy1ndWlsdHktdHJ1bXAtZ2VvcmdpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTMwNSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90b3RfMjAyMzEwMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2MjAwJm5sPXRydW1wLW9uLXRyaWFsJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg0MDQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdjNM6ZaDBWwdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~ Jenna Ellis in court in Atlanta on Tuesday.Pool photo by John Bazemore Jenna Ellis is a lawyer who helped spread the lie that Trump had been denied re-election by massive voting fraud, and assisted in the effort to overturn Joe Biden’s victory. On Tuesday, [she turned state’s evidence against him](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TnaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yNC91cy9qZW5uYS1lbGxpcy1ndWlsdHktdHJ1bXAtZ2VvcmdpYS5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTMwNSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90b3RfMjAyMzEwMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2MjAwJm5sPXRydW1wLW9uLXRyaWFsJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg0MDQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdjNM6ZaDBWwdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) in the case in Georgia, in which Trump and others stand accused of a vast racketeering conspiracy to keep him in power. Ellis was the third Trump-affiliated lawyer to flip in the span of a week, joining [Sidney Powell and Kenneth Chesebro](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TxaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yMC91cy9rZW5uZXRoLWNoZXNlYnJvLXRydW1wLWd1aWx0eS1wbGVhLWdlb3JnaWEuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zMDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfdG90XzIwMjMxMDI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjIwMCZubD10cnVtcC1vbi10cmlhbCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NDA0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHYzTOmWgwVsHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), in pleading guilty and agreeing to testify for the prosecution. Our colleague Glenn Thrush broke down [what the guilty pleas in Georgia might mean](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TzaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1nZW9yZ2lhLWVsZWN0aW9uLWd1aWx0eS1wbGVhcy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTMwNSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90b3RfMjAyMzEwMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2MjAwJm5sPXRydW1wLW9uLXRyaWFsJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg0MDQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdjNM6ZaDBWwdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) for the federal election prosecution against Trump. The shifting loyalty dynamic was also on dramatic display in the civil trial in New York, where his company is facing a reckoning for inflating the value of his properties. With Trump scowling from the sidelines, Michael Cohen, his onetime lawyer and fixer, described how he had [worked for years to carry out his former boss’s wishes](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TsaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yNC9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1taWNoYWVsLWNvaGVuLWZyYXVkLXRyaWFsLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzA1JmVtYz1lZGl0X3RvdF8yMDIzMTAyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDYyMDAmbmw9dHJ1bXAtb24tdHJpYWwmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODQwNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2M0zploMFbB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD), fixing the value of Trump’s assets to predetermined figures. Trump and his team portrayed Cohen as a serial liar, saying he acknowledged on the stand that he hadn’t been truthful before a federal judge in his own guilty plea to an array of crimes. And he appeared flustered during some of the cross-examination. Loyalty test, part two If those developments suggested trouble for Trump, the week also brought fresh evidence of how the enduring support of his most loyal voters continues to shape national politics. On Capitol Hill, House Republicans, continuing a shift to the right, finally elected a new speaker, one who came [with the Trump seal of approval](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TwaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9taWtlLWpvaG5zb24taG91c2Utc3BlYWtlci10cnVtcC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTMwNSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90b3RfMjAyMzEwMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2MjAwJm5sPXRydW1wLW9uLXRyaWFsJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg0MDQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdjNM6ZaDBWwdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Representative Mike Johnson of Louisiana was at the forefront of the election denier movement. He played a leading role in the effort to overturn the 2020 election. Johnson [was the driving force behind a brief signed by congressional Republicans in support of a Texas lawsuit](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP4QmAWh0dHBzOi8vd3d3Lm55dGltZXMuY29tLzIwMjAvMTIvMTEvdXMvcG9saXRpY3MvcmVwdWJsaWNhbnMtdHJ1bXAtZWxlY3Rpb24tbGF3c3VpdC5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTMwNSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90b3RfMjAyMzEwMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2MjAwJm5sPXRydW1wLW9uLXRyaWFsJnJlZmVycmluZ1NvdXJjZT1hcnRpY2xlU2hhcmUmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODQwNCZzbWlkPW55dGNvcmUtaW9zLXNoYXJlJnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHYzTOmWgwVsHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~), rooted in baseless claims of widespread election irregularities, that tried to throw out the results in four battleground states won by Biden. And on Jan. 6, 2021, after a pro-Trump mob had overrun the Capitol, Johnson voted against certifying the Electoral College outcome. After his victory, supporters called him “MAGA Mike.” The gag orders The line between Trump’s legal strategy and his campaign is all but nonexistent, and his eagerness to vent has often caused him problems in courtrooms, even if his attacks on prosecutors, judges and others involved in the cases earn him valuable currency with his supporters. The judge in the New York civil trial accused Trump of violating a gag order and unexpectedly put him on the witness stand, interrogating him about whether he had purposefully gone after a member of the court’s staff. Even though Trump denied it, claiming his remarks had been directed at Cohen, [the judge still fined Trump $10,000](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TqaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1jb2hlbi1nYWctb3JkZXItZW5nb3Jvbi5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTMwNSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90b3RfMjAyMzEwMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2MjAwJm5sPXRydW1wLW9uLXRyaWFsJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg0MDQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdjNM6ZaDBWwdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~). Trump may have also talked himself into trouble in the federal case, in which he stands accused of conspiring to remain in power. He is facing a gag order in that proceeding too, though it has been frozen temporarily. Citing public statements from the former president just in recent days, prosecutors asked Judge Tanya S. Chutkan, who imposed the gag order, [to reinstate it as soon as possible](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TfaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yNS91cy9wb2xpdGljcy90cnVtcC1nYWctb3JkZXIuaHRtbD9jYW1wYWlnbl9pZD0zMDUmZW1jPWVkaXRfdG90XzIwMjMxMDI2Jmluc3RhbmNlX2lkPTEwNjIwMCZubD10cnVtcC1vbi10cmlhbCZyZWdpX2lkPTc3Njc0OTUyJnNlZ21lbnRfaWQ9MTQ4NDA0JnRlPTEmdXNlcl9pZD1hYTQ5MWVmN2YxZDk2NGU0OTc5ZmI3ODRlNzRlMDFkN1cDbnl0QgplHYzTOmWgwVsHUht0cmlzdHJhbWJhbGR3aW45MEBnbWFpbC5jb21YBAAAAAM~). More ominously for the former president, the prosecutors also asked the judge to reconsider the lenient conditions under which Trump was released from custody after his indictment. Trump has a long history of testing the boundaries, and he showed no signs of reining himself in this week. Where do the four criminal cases stand? Trump is at the center of at least four separate criminal investigations, at both the state and federal levels, into matters related to his business and political careers. Here is where [each case currently stands](~/AAAAAQA~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). ~/AAAAAQA~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 The New York Times Your questions It’s not easy to keep track of developments in the various proceedings and make sense of what they mean for Trump, and for the country. But we’re here to help. Ask us what you’d like to know about the Trump cases: the charges, the procedures, the important players, the legal issues or anything else. You can [send us your question by filling out this form.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0T5aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yNS9ueXJlZ2lvbi9kby15b3UtaGF2ZS1xdWVzdGlvbnMtYWJvdXQtdGhlLXRydW1wLXRyaWFscy5odG1sP2NhbXBhaWduX2lkPTMwNSZlbWM9ZWRpdF90b3RfMjAyMzEwMjYmaW5zdGFuY2VfaWQ9MTA2MjAwJm5sPXRydW1wLW9uLXRyaWFsJnJlZ2lfaWQ9Nzc2NzQ5NTImc2VnbWVudF9pZD0xNDg0MDQmdGU9MSZ1c2VyX2lkPWFhNDkxZWY3ZjFkOTY0ZTQ5NzlmYjc4NGU3NGUwMWQ3VwNueXRCCmUdjNM6ZaDBWwdSG3RyaXN0cmFtYmFsZHdpbjkwQGdtYWlsLmNvbVgEAAAAAw~~) What to watch next week - Expect a showdown in court on Wednesday over the timing of Trump’s federal classified documents trial in Florida. His lawyers have been trying to have the trial put off until after the 2024 election. They will square off in front of a judge with prosecutors who want to get the case in front of a jury quickly. - Then on Friday, the Justice Department is expected to file court papers opposing a request by the news media to televise Trump’s federal election interference trial in Washington. ~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yNi9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1jb2hlbi10cmlhbC1nZW9yZ2lhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzA1JmVtYz1lZGl0X3RvdF8yMDIzMTAyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDYyMDAmbmw9dHJ1bXAtb24tdHJpYWwmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODQwNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2M0zploMFbB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD Michael Cohen arriving at the courthouse on Wednesday.Dave Sanders for The New York Times More Trump coverage - Near the center of the New York fraud trial and the Georgia case are lawyers, like Michael Cohen, who pledged public fealty to Trump — until [they very publicly did not](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TmaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yNi9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1jb2hlbi10cmlhbC1nZW9yZ2lhLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzA1JmVtYz1lZGl0X3RvdF8yMDIzMTAyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDYyMDAmbmw9dHJ1bXAtb24tdHJpYWwmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODQwNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2M0zploMFbB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - If Trump continues to violate his gag order, which bars him from attacking the judge’s staff, [the punishments could intensify](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0TjaHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yNi9ueXJlZ2lvbi90cnVtcC1nYWctb3JkZXJzLWZpbmVzLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzA1JmVtYz1lZGl0X3RvdF8yMDIzMTAyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDYyMDAmbmw9dHJ1bXAtb24tdHJpYWwmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODQwNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2M0zploMFbB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD). - Jenna Ellis, the lawyer who agreed to cooperate in the Georgia prosecution, [had direct ties to Trump and to Rudy Giuliani.](~/AAAAAQA~/RgRnHViMP0T7aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cubnl0aW1lcy5jb20vMjAyMy8xMC8yNC91cy9wb2xpdGljcy9qZW5uYS1lbGxpcy1nZW9yZ2lhLWVsZWN0aW9uLXRydW1wLWdpdWxpYW5pLmh0bWw_Y2FtcGFpZ25faWQ9MzA1JmVtYz1lZGl0X3RvdF8yMDIzMTAyNiZpbnN0YW5jZV9pZD0xMDYyMDAmbmw9dHJ1bXAtb24tdHJpYWwmcmVnaV9pZD03NzY3NDk1MiZzZWdtZW50X2lkPTE0ODQwNCZ0ZT0xJnVzZXJfaWQ9YWE0OTFlZjdmMWQ5NjRlNDk3OWZiNzg0ZTc0ZTAxZDdXA255dEIKZR2M0zploMFbB1IbdHJpc3RyYW1iYWxkd2luOTBAZ21haWwuY29tWAQAAAAD) - Anthony Pratt, one of Australia’s wealthiest men, made his way into Trump’s inner circle. 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