Opening Arguments

OA797: All My Indictments - As the Trump Turns

Aug 23, 2023

01:04:36

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This podcast explores the latest developments from the Trump indictments in Fulton County, GA, Washington, DC, and the Southern District of Florida. Topics include RICO charges, problematic court decisions, a civil criminal hybrid argument, challenges of handling a massive amount of discovery, conflicts of interest, and speculating on potential witness flips and DOJ pressure.

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The judge in the Garcia hearing needs to determine if there is a conflict of interest between defense counsel Stanley Woodward and his former clients, Walt Nauta and Yuskel Taveras, and decide how to proceed.

The Justice Department has requested a delay in Mark Meadows' trial date due to the extensive amount of discovery that needs to be reviewed, while Meadows' lawyer argues against the delay.

Former Trump official Jeff Clark's argument to classify his case as civil rather than criminal using the civil removal statute is being opposed by the government, emphasizing that the case should proceed as a criminal matter.

Deep dives

Conflicts of interest arise in the Garcia hearing

In the Garcia hearing, it was revealed that there is a potential conflict of interest between defense counsel Stanley Woodward and his former clients, Walt Nauta and Yuskel Taveras. Woodward has represented both individuals, but Taveras is also a key witness against Donald Trump and Nauta in the case. Woodward argues that there is no conflict of interest and suggests that Taveras should be prohibited from testifying to avoid the conflict. However, the government opposes this and points out that Taveras' testimony is crucial to the case against Trump and Nauta. The judge will need to determine if there is a conflict of interest and if so, how to proceed.

Introduction

4min

The Difference Between Conspiracy and Racketeering Activity

2min

Analyzing the Legal Concept of Rico and Conspiracy

11min

Discussing Arrest and Charges in Atlanta and Mark Meadows' Case

2min

The Argument of a Civil Criminal Hybrid

12min

The Case of the Fake Elector and the Trump Campaign Lawyer

2min

Challenges of Handling a Massive Amount of Discovery

13min

Conflict of Interest and Implications

16min

Speculating on the Potential Witness Flip and DOJ Pressure

4min

Liz and Andrew check in on the latest developments from the Trump indictments in Fulton County, GA with a RICOsplainer and a gaggle of removals; in Washington, DC with a complaint about a Statue of Liberty-sized mountain of discovery; and in the Southern District of Florida with an argument so bad it took Stan Woodward to make it.

In the Patreon bonus, the duo tackle yet another chimera bred by Jeff "Oil Spill" Clark.

Notes Georgia v. Trump (Fulton County) docket https://www.fultonclerk.org/DocumentCenter/Index/142

State of GA v. Meadows, federal docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67694389/the-state-of-georgia-v-meadows/?filed_after=&filed_before=&entry_gte=&entry_lte=&order_by=desc

US v. Trump, DC Docket https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/67656595/united-states-v-trump/?order_by=desc

Trump DC Opposition to trial date https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149/gov.uscourts.dcd.258149.30.0_4.pdf

US v. Trump (SDFL documents) docket https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/

DOJ Motion for Garcia hearing https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652/gov.uscourts.flsd.648652.123.0_1.pdf

Nauta/Woodward opp Garcia hearing https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653/gov.uscourts.flsd.648653.126.0_2.pdf

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