Adam Klasfeld

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Soon: Senior legal correspondent at The Messenger. Formerly: Managing editor, Law&Crime and Courthouse News alum. So we skeet on, like boats against the current…

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⚖️🧵 1/ I am very proud to have contributed to this story in The Messenger on Donald Trump and the mysterious $50 million loan.

Discrepancies in a $48 Million Loan Involving Trump and His Chicago Tower Should be Criminally Inves...themessenger.com The court-appointed monitor overseeing Trump’s business empire added new intrigue on Friday to the Chicago loan amid disputes over its size, the parties to the agreement, or whether it even exists.

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This week's "Trump's Trials and Tribulations" is starting now! Tune in:

Join @benjaminwittes.bsky.social, @annabower.bsky.social, @qjurecic.bsky.social, @arozenshtein.bsky.social, and special guest @klasfeldreports.bsky.social from @themessenger.com at 4 p.m. today for this week's "Trump's Trials and Tribulations." They will discuss Trump's testimony in NY and more.

Lawfare Live: Trump's Trials and Tribulations, Nov. 9www.lawfaremedia.org Join the Lawfare team tomorrow for a discussion of the trials of Donald Trump.

Lawfare Live: Trump's Trials and Tribulations, Nov. 9www.youtube.com On Nov. 9 at 4 p.m. ET, Lawfare Editor-in-Chief Benjamin Wittes will sit down with Lawfare Senior Editors Alan Rozenshtein and Quinta Jurecic and Lawfare Leg...

Trump’s New York Hush-Money Case Should ‘Proceed to Trial,’ DA Alvin Bragg Says The massive, 98-page legal summarizes the case as one about Trump's 'illegal conspiracy to undermine the integrity of the 2016 presidential election' @TheMessenger themessenger.com/politics/tru...

Trump’s New York Hush-Money Case Should ‘Proceed to Trial,’ DA Alvin Bragg Saysthemessenger.com In a massive, 98-page legal brief, Manhattan prosecutors summarize the case as one about Trump's "illegal conspiracy to undermine the integrity of the 2016 presidential election.

"Trump’s Mistrial Motion Has ‘Total Lack of Merit’ and There’s No ‘Urgency’ to Respond, New York AG Says" New York Attorney General Letitia James requested a reply deadline of Dec. 8, given the 'demonstrable lack of urgency' @TheMessenger themessenger.com/politics/tru...

Trump’s Mistrial Motion Has ‘Total Lack of Merit’ and There’s No ‘Urgency’ to Respond, N...themessenger.com New York Attorney General Letitia James requested a reply deadline of Dec. 8, given the "demonstrable lack of urgency.

"Elon Musk’s X Sees 919% Rise in Antisemitic Posts Since Hamas Attack" The story details the hateful anti-Jewish and anti-Muslim hashtags proliferating there. @TheMessenger themessenger.com/tech/elon-mu...

Elon Musk’s X Sees 919% Rise in Antisemitic Posts Since Hamas Attackthemessenger.com A pair of reports suggest antisemitism and anti-Muslim hate speech is rising on social media

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I wrote about Elon Musk affirming the deadliest antisemitic conspiracy theory in recent American history, and what it means for the rest of us:

Elon Musk’s Disturbing ‘Truth’ - The Atlanticwww.theatlantic.com The billionaire affirmed the deadliest anti-Semitic conspiracy theory in recent American history.

Trial resumes today in Trump’s civil fraud trial with testimony by Allen Weisselberg, the ex-Trump Org CFO who pleaded guilty last year in a separate criminal case. Where last week left off https://themessenger.com/politics/eric-trump-trial-new-york-day-five-maralago-golf

New York v. Trump on Day Five: Company Exec Testifies About Mar-a-Lago and Eric Trump’s Golf Club ...themessenger.com The former controller of the Trump Organization resumed his testimony Friday, revealing over-valuations of key real estate properties including the so-called 'winter White House.

The Gateway Pundit ran a raw and “EXCLUSIVE” quote by Rudy Giuliani on his reaction to his sex-assault suit — then, hours later, the right-wing blog quietly deleted its most inflammatory claims about the accuser. Here’s what it said, before it was scrubbed, and her lawyer’s reaction.

Rudy Giuliani’s raw reaction to sexual assault suit by employee he 'dated' was quietly edited, and the truth may be even strangerlawandcrime.com The Gateway Pundit ran Rudy Giuliani's supposedly "EXCLUSIVE" reaction to his rape accuser's lawsuit, then deleted incendiary claims against her within hours.

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Jack’s fondly-remembered reign at twitter included a lot more of this chaos promotion than we like to think of these days.

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lol

it's even funnier that this quote goes with a headline that includes the unambiguous lie that he'd attend the trial, which his lawyer had to correct when asked

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Good morning from the Rocky Mountains

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A spokeswoman for Bluesky tells me tonight that there are at least 1.9 million people on the waitlist to get on this site. (I have a story about Bluesky publishing tomorrow AM 😊)

Hours after Trump told reporters in Ireland that he’d “confront” E. Jean Carroll, his lawyer colorfully disavowed claims he’d testify to a federal judge out of earshot from the press and jury. “I know you understand what I’m dealing with.”

Behind scenes, Trump's lawyer disavowed client's claim he'd 'confront' E. Jean Carroll to judge: 'You understand what I am dealing with'lawandcrime.com Hours after Trump told reporters in Ireland he'd fly back to New York to "confront" E. Jean Carroll, his attorney disavowed those claims to a federal judge.

Anyone else have trouble posting two images at once here?

Now— The Access Hollywood tape is being played in court in E. Jean Carroll v. Trump.

Dispensing with the obligatory first skeet post: Let’s get down to the news. https://lawandcrime.com/live-trials/e-jean-carroll-rape-suit/trump-will-not-present-a-defense-case-in-e-jean-carroll-rape-trial-his-lawyer-confirms/

Trump will not present a defense case in E. Jean Carroll rape trial, his lawyer confirmslawandcrime.com As E. Jean Carroll's case draws toward a close, Donald Trump's attorney confirmed on Wednesday that the former president will not present a defense case.

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