Elizabeth Holtzman

Apr 19, 2024 | everand.com | Byron York |Ariana Baio |Justin Reese |Elizabeth Holtzman

In a typical presidential election year, candidates will spend the 11 months leading up to election day shaking hands and kissing babies at rallies as the primaries unfold. But nothing is typical when it comes to Donald Trump. Instead, the ex-president will be forced to juggle his campaign for the White House while also defending himself in federal and state courts in four different cases that have hearings and trial dates scattered throughout 2024.

Apr 14, 2024 | nydailynews.com | Elizabeth Holtzman

Donald Trump is finally set to face a criminal trial on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, which carry a possible jail sentence. The indictment centers around allegations that Trump directed the payment of $130,000 to a porn star, Stormy Daniels, to silence her about their sexual encounter years before — and covered up facts about that payment. Many people have downplayed the significance of the case.

Oct 17, 2023 | nydailynews.com | Elizabeth Holtzman

As a member of the subcommittee hearing Ford’s testimony, I challenged the president about the pardon, the only one to do so, asking him about a “deal” and the suspicious way the pardon was issued. Now, nearly a half century later, I am troubled by how many people still have not learned the lessons of the Nixon pardon or understand the damage it caused, and the threat it continues to pose for our country.