BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — A federal trial has been postponed for a Louisiana private investigator accused of trying to illegally obtain Donald Trump’s tax returns during last year’s presidential campaign.
Jury selection was scheduled to begin Monday for Jordan Hamlett’s federal trial, but a filing from the court says it must be delayed due to an “unforeseen conflict with the court.” The new trial date is Dec. 11.
The 32-year-old Lafayette resident is charged with misusing a Social Security number while trying unsuccessfully to access Trump’s tax information through a security weakness in a U.S. Department of Education financial aid website.
Hamlett’s attorney says he didn’t have “intent to deceive” — a key element of the charge.
Every president since Jimmy Carter has released their tax returns. Trump has refused to release his.
First I’m hearing of this, but dude sounds like a hero of the resistance to me.
Unlike Chiselin’ Trump, who had every intent to deceive by withholding his tax returns.
Flimsy defense. He should just say James O’Keefe hired him to do it and he’ll walk.
trump will probably instruct his elf to press for the death penalty…
Trial? How about a Congressional Medal of Honor?
Scratch that, we’d need an honorable Congress.
Never mind…