Former President, Donald Trump and former First Lady, Melania Trump. Photo by Official White House.
Josh Barro and Ken White talk about former President Trump’s efforts to keep Republican groups from using his image to fundraise. Were his cease-and-desist letters performative, or does he actually have a legal argument that his name and image can’t be invoked by party organizations? Plus: Congressman Swalwell sues the president and his associates, a judge in New York threw out a lawsuit from Trump against the New York Times, Fulton County brings in a state RICO expert, a former SDNY prosecutor is looking into Governor Cuomo, and the Capitol rioters are still unhappy with their interactions with the justice system.
MORE Former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce Castor shares a laugh with a person (not in photo) as he leaves Montgomery County Courtroom A after spending all day on the witness stand in a pre-trail hearing for entertainer Bill Cosby and his sexual assault case in Norristown, Pennsylvania, February 2, 2016. Castor testified on Tuesday that he decided in 2005 not to bring charges over the Constand allegations. Photo by Clem Murray/Reuters.
Last week, Josh Barro and Ken White talked about the very normal legal team defending President Trump in his impeachment trial. Well, one week later, the entire team is gone and a new set of lawyers has come in. So, who are they? Are they good lawyers?