News Brief: Dershowitz Claims Major Issue in Trump Trial, RFK Jr. Denied Libertarian Nomination, Democrats Seek Work Permits for Illegal Immigrants

Published on May 28, 2024

Good morning, and welcome to The Epoch Times News Brief for Tuesday, May 28, 2024. I’m Bill Thomas, and today we have a bunch of stories to get to, from former President Donald Trump’s case in New York to bad news for another presidential candidate. Also, a top assassin from Mexico was extradited to the United States, there’s a big money story about illegal immigrants, and the Mayo Clinic is going to court. To begin with, one famous attorney is coming to the defense of President Trump. Here’s the story. Alan Dershowitz Alleges ‘Major’ Issue in Trump Criminal Trial Retired Harvard Law professor Alan Dershowitz believes that the prosecutor who brought the New York criminal case against the former president should be investigated. Mr. Dershowitz argues that the major issue is how prosecutors will have to prove to the jury that payments President Trump sent to a former attorney, Michael Cohen, are actually illegal....

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