Chuck Rosenberg

Former President Donald Trump — and 18 other people — are charged jointly in a 41-count RICO criminal case in a Georgia state court. The indictment alleges that the defendants engaged in a racketeering conspiracy to overturn the 2020 presidential election in Georgia. This is a cumbersome case as it stands. Prosecutors have their hands full. In many years as a federal prosecutor, I tried numerous cases but never one with 19 defendants. Or even nine. Perhaps “cumbersome” understates the problem: T…

This week, with a jury seated and sworn, trial will begin in a Manhattan courtroom in the false records case brought by District Attorney Alvin Bragg against former President Donald Trump. The trial will begin with opening statements, an important part of the trial. But do not expect to hear on Monday any arguments about the strength of the case or the weight of the evidence. Hollywood routinely mangles courtroom scenes. But that was mostly not true for the 1992 comedy “My Cousin Vinny.” Vinny G…