The Prosecutor Who Helped Nail Trump University Has a Few Pointers for Jack Smith and Fani Willis

Sidney’s Secret Scheme • Haley Targets Trump • Obama-Clinton Fundraiser [View in your browser]( | [Update your preferences](newsletter=vf) [Vanity Fair Hive logo image]( The Prosecutor Who Helped Nail Trump University Has a Few Pointers for Jack Smith and Fani Willis Good morning from the Hive newsroom! Nikki Haley took aim at Donald Trump over the weekend after a jury ordered the former president to pay E. Jean Carroll $83 million in damages, [writes]( Jack McCordick. “America,” she said, “can do better than Donald Trump.” Also the legal front, Chris Smith [catches up]( with Tristan Snell, the prosecutor who spearheaded the case against Trump University, while Eric Lutz [reveals]( new details from [a forthcoming book]( about how Sidney Powell sought preemptive pardons as part of the plot to overturn the 2020 election. Thanks for reading. [The Prosecutor Who Helped Nail Trump University Has a Few Pointers for Jack Smith and Fani Willis]( By [Chris Smith]( [In an interview with Vanity Fair, Tristan Snell encouraged those investigating Trump to “stick to the facts” and avoid flashiness: “You cannot let his counterattacks in any way, shape, or form divert you from the mission.”]( [Read more button](   [“I Need Six to Eight Pardons”: Sidney Powell’s Secret Scheme to “Find” Trump’s Votes]( By [Eric Lutz]( [Even Rudy Giuliani thought her plan to seek blanket immunity, before breaching Georgia voting machines, was “over the top,” according to a new book by reporters Michael Isikoff and Daniel Klaidman.]( [Read more button](   [Nikki Haley Derides Trump After Stunning E. Jean Carroll Verdict: “America Can Do Better”]( By [Jack McCordick]( [A Manhattan jury ruled Friday that Trump must pay over $83 million for defaming the writer.]( [Read more button](   [Biden Promises to “Shut Down” Border If Congress Can Pass Bipartisan Deal]( By [Jack McCordick]( [“What’s been negotiated would … be the toughest and fairest set of reforms to secure the border we’ve ever had in our country,” he wrote.]( [Read more button](   [Biden Campaign Planning Major Fundraiser With Bill Clinton, Barack Obama: Report]( By [Jack McCordick]( [Hoping to kickstart the 2024 race to the White House, the campaign has plans in the works with former Democratic presidents Obama and Clinton.]( [Read more button](   Get on the list Subscribe to our Hollywood newsletter for your essential industry and awards-season news, every day. [Sign Up Now](   [Facebook]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [LinkedIn](   This e-mail was sent to you by The Hive. To ensure delivery to your inbox (not bulk or junk folders), please add our e-mail address, vanityfair@newsletter.vf.com, to your address book. View our [Privacy Policy]( [Unsubscribe]( Sent from Condé Nast, 1 World Trade Center, New York, NY 10007 Copyright © 2024 Condé Nast