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The misconduct claims might gather strength against Halligan and other prosecutors if the Justice Department brings flimsy charges against other Trump foes, said Kevin O’Brien, a white-collar partner at Ford O’Brien Landy LLP and a former federal prosecutor in Brooklyn. “This is going to get…

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Lawdragon names 500 leading litigators in America

“If morale isn’t sky-high and there’s no cohesion in the sense of a higher purpose, it’s going to have an effect on the way these cases are prosecuted and the results they get,” said Kevin O’Brien, a partner at Ford O’Brien Landy LLP and former…

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That kind of evidentiary hearing would put an even bigger spotlight on the case and “could be a disaster for Trump and his people, because all the allegations would conceivably come out on the record,” said Kevin O’Brien, a white-collar partner at Ford O’Brien Landy…

Trump directing DOJ officials behind the scenes to turn the screws on Manhattan prosecutors could allow Trump to distance himself from the matter, offering a potentially cleaner, more hands-off approach than a pardon for Adams. It would also bolster Adams’ argument that the charges should…

Kevin O’Brien of Ford O’Brien Landy LLP, a former prosecutor in the Eastern District of New York, said there will likely be “plenty of room for ambitious Republicans who want to be U.S. attorneys to think they will have enough independence to do the job.”…

“Is that good theater for the Republicans? I don’t think so,” said Kevin O’Brien, a partner at Ford O’Brien Landy LLP and a former federal prosecutor. “If Trump is smart, he’ll just be happy to see Smith gone. And the less ado he makes about…

The judge also could put Trump’s sentencing on ice until after Nov. 5 to avoid the perception that he’s “putting his foot on the scales of the election” by imposing a sentence on a presidential candidate in the thick of a campaign, according to Kevin…