Minute order in Reza #Zarrab case regarding #Atilla attorney conflicts. #Erdogan
Order Text:
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Richard M. Berman:Curcio Hearing as to Mehmet Hakan Atilla held on 5/18/2017 as to Mehmet Hakan Atilla( Curcio Hearing set for 6/6/2017 at 10:00 AM before Judge Richard M. Berman.) AUSAs Sid Kamaraju, David Denton and Dean Sovolos present;Defendant Mehmet Hakan Atilla present with defense attorneys Victor Rocco and Thomas Thornhill; Also present is Joshua Dratel, Curcio counsel for defendant Atilla; Turkish interpreters Asiye Kay and Seyhan Sirtalan present; Curcio hearing held; Curcio hearing will continue on 6/6/17 at 10:00 am; speedy trial time is excluded for the reasons set forth on the record until 10/30/17 pursuant to 18 USC 3161(h)(7)(A) and (B). (jw)
#Flynn’s Turkish partner throws big event at Trump’s D.C. Hotel.
Atilla’s attorney files letter with attached letters from banks in #Zarrab case. Here it is. #Erdogan #Giuliani
Judge Berman resets trial date in NY Reza Zarrab case to Monday, October 30, 2017. Here’s the order.
ORDER as to Reza Zarrab, Mehmet Hakan Atilla ( Responses due by 9/22/2017, Pretrial Conference set for 10/23/2017 at 11:00 AM before Judge Richard M. Berman.) Upon defense counsels’ request for additional time, the Court is rescheduling the trial of this matter to Monday, October 30, 2017.Joint pretrial submissions, including joint jury charges, joint verdict sheet, names of witnesses, locations and any motions in limine are due September 15, 2017. Responses to motions in limine are due September 22, 2017. A final pretrial conference will be held on October 23, 2017 at 11 :00 am. (Signed by Judge Richard M. Berman on 5/16/17)(jw)
SDNY #Zarrab case, Judge asks about Zarra’s business connections to the both the Govt of #Turkey & Govt. of #US.
Text of minute order:
ORDER as to (15-Cr-867-01) Reza Zarrab. Counsel are requested also to include in their pending submissions to the Court the following: 1. Comment (as it pertains to the Curcio hearing) with respect to the following colloquy found in the May 2, 2017 transcript: THE COURT: Then the last question from yesterday’s [May 1, 2017] order, do office holders and/or members or affiliates of the governments of the United States or Turkey do business with Mr. Zarrab and/or any of Mr. Zarrab’s affiliates? If the answer is yes, could you explain. MR. BRAFMAN: I think the answer might be yes and yet might be privileged, given the dynamics of this case in its present posture and some of the charges. THE COURT: I see. MR. BRAFMAN: But they certainly do not impact on what Mr. Giuliani’s firm does or does not do on behalf of Turkey. THE COURT: Okay. So let me take those answers under advisement and proceed with the Curcio proceeding…. (H’rg Tr, dated May 2, 2017, at 13:18-14:5); 2. Supplementation to the submissions made in response to the Court s question: “Whether Messrs. Giuliani and Mukasey and/or their firms—or any other defense counsel in this case—have also been retained by Iran, Halkbank, Turkey (apart from what already has been submitted), or the United States.” (Order, filed May 1, 2017, at 1.) The question was meant to embrace, for example, (i) work performed for President Trump’s Administration, including participation on United States commissions, such as those relating to the so-called “Muslim Ban” Executive Orders; (ii) cybersecurity projects; and (iii) work performed by Greenberg Traurig, and Debevoise & Plimpton (and other defense counsel) for the United States. These topics were not included in the affidavits of Mr. Giuliani (dated Apr. 14, 2017, and May 4, 2017) or Mr. Mukasey (dated Apr. 13, 2017, and May 3, 2017). (Signed by Judge Richard M. Berman on 5/15/2017)(bw)
Does @RealDonaldTrump invitation to #Erdogan mean that @Breitbartnews is finally admitting it’s pro Jihadists?
The next posts are by Hasan Açıkalın, a pro-AKP, Erdogan man. His twitter account is @seyhyozgati
Here he gleefully praises 9/11 terrorist assault on our Homeland and Bin Laden and Mullah Omar.
In #Zarrab case in NY Rudy #Giuliani & Mike Mukasey submit sworn affidavits on whether they represent the US Govt. Here they are.
I understand hearing today was brief and will re-convene after documents are reviewed.
Not clear if it will be after Erdogan visit on May 16 and 17.
Here are the links to the affidavits.
20170511 (238) Giuliani Affidavit
20170511 (239) Mukasey Affidavit
What’s going on with @realdonaldtump making up so many contradictory facts? Here’s my thoughts.
When a defense attorney is hired they tell their client to shut up and then look to get all the evidence that the Government has. They then try to create a “theory of the case” that explains the facts that they can’t refute to explain the defendant’s conduct in a plausible story that can raise reasonable doubt.
But Trump just seems to be rambling, making up facts, contradicted in the same interview. How could that happen if he is being represented by competent counsel? The answer is simple, he’s not.
When we hear comments about “White House Counsel” they are not talking about Donald Trump’s attorneys. They are referring to attorneys who represent the “Presidency” not the “President” as an individual. So people like Don McGahan are not going to sit with Donald Trump like a defense counsel would, to help him work out his “theory of the case.”
Trump is notorious for stiffing his attorneys so he likely has had a hard time getting a large firm to sign on for the full ride with him especially where it appears that Trump may be subject to asset forfeitures. So what is Trump doing?
In my view he is making up all of this on his own. Perhaps with the counsel of insiders like his family or perhaps Bannon. But though I’m not a Bannon fan, I think he is too smart to get into the obvious obstruction of justice that Trump has committed in the past two days.
So Donald Trump’s strategy is to declare war on the FBI after having already declared war on the CIA. Good luck with that Donald.
Tim
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