Monique Pressley

Monique Pressley, the lawyer who represented Bill Cosby in his sexual assault case, has responded to reports that she has been suspended from practicing law indefinitely amid claims she misappropriated funds. Pressley spoke with theJasmineBRAND about the allegations in a statement on Friday (Jan. 17). “The allegations against me of impropriety are unequivocally not true. The claim that my suspension […]

Roland Martin talks to legal analyst Monique Pressley about, “the worst day for Donald Trump’s presidency.” Trump’s former attorney Michael Cohen plead guilty to, “illegal campaign contributions ‘at the direction of a candidate for federal office,'” reports ABC. Paul Manafort, Trump’s former campaign chairman, was found guilty of 8 counts. Five counts of tax fraud, […]

Legal Analyst Monique Pressley joins Roland Martin to discuss the “entitlement syndrome” that is plaguing the White House. While some find the outrageous antics of the Trump administration comical, Pressley says, “I feel more like crying.” Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s lawyer, went from saying there was no collusion to saying that since the word collusion isn’t […]

Colin Kaepernick has filed a grievance against NFL owners accusing them of collusion in keeping him from playing in the NFL. Trial attorney Monique Pressley gives her account of the situation with TV One’s Roland Martin. “They are only filing this after trying in earnest with each an every team in the NFL. Now they can say that […]

2/20/17- Roland Martin talks to Monique Pressley about the lawsuit against Marilyn Mosby by the Baltimore officers that were linked to the death of the Freddie Gray. “What they are saying in this civil lawsuit is that her filing…they were defamed, it was malicious. This is a chilling effect for the one Prosecutor out of how […]

Roland Martin talks to the Women’s March organizer Janaye Ingram and Attorney Monique Pressley, about the massive turnout of women across the globe during the weekend of Donald Trump’s inauguration. “This was the second usage of Metro here. We are super excited. This is the beginning of a huge movement that will hold not only this […]

Monique Pressley was Bill Cosby’s fierce defense attorney on the heels of an upcoming criminal trial in Pennsylvania. Now she reportedly has two new clients, Larry S. Johnson and Blake Keller, the writing and editing duo who are suing 50 Cent and the executive producers of “Power” over copyright infringement and breach of contract. According […]

The outspoken supporter of the the iconic comedian is no longer representing the accused sex offender.

We could be wrong, but if this isn’t a sign that things aren’t going well for Bill Cosby on the legal tip, we don’t know what else it could be. According to Deadline, the embattled entertainer has lost another lawyer. Monique Pressley announced in court filings that she is no longer representing the actor after […]

NORRISTOWN, Pa. (AP) — The latest on Bill Cosby‘s court appearance on a felony sexual assault charge (all times local): ___ 10:55 a.m. A former district attorney is defending his investigation into a 2004 sexual assault accusation against Bill Cosby in Pennsylvania. Former Montgomery County District Attorney Bruce L. Castor Jr. says he put his […]

PASADENA, Calif. (AP) — Hannibal Buress calls it a weird surprise that his Bill Cosby “rapist” joke precipitated the star’s fall from grace. “I was doing a joke in my show and that shouldn’t influence public opinion. I don’t know if it should go that far,” Buress said Sunday. “It’s weird to me that a […]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bill Cosby‘s lawyers attacked the criminal charges lodged against him as “illegal,” saying they violate a prosecutor’s pledge that he would never be charged over a 2004 sexual encounter with a Temple University employee. That promise led Cosby to testify in a related civil lawsuit without invoking his Fifth Amendment rights, the […]