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Nicholas Kaufman’s problem is a fundamental one. He can only concoct, because there’s nothing in reality, nothing in the truth, that he can use, or even cherry-pick from, to help his client.
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Nicholas Kaufman’s problem is a fundamental one. He can only concoct, because there’s nothing in reality, nothing in the truth, that he can use, or even cherry-pick from, to help his client.

Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense lawyer Nicholas Kaufman on Friday, February 27, attempted to cast doubt on the prosecution’s claim that children were among those killed in the cases brought before the International Criminal Court — despite directly name-dropping Kian delos Santos.

Nicholas Kaufman asks judges not to give weight to the witnesses as he questions their limited immunity

Nicholas Kaufman, counsel for Rodrigo Duterte, asserted that the detained former Philippine president cannot be held legally liable as a co-perpetrator in drug war killings due to a lack of a 'common plan'.

Rather than laying down a clear defense, Nicholas Kaufman, former president Rodrigo Duterte's counsel, spent much of his first 30 minutes before the International Criminal Court criticizing statements

The American author has previously called out Filipinos for mistaking him for Duterte’s lawyer
On the last day of the hearings, former president Rodrigo Duterte's lead defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman says being dubbed as a high-value target does not make one a target of killings

The third day of the confirmation of charges hearing for former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte at the International Criminal Court is underway.
Lawyer Ross Tugade breaks down the arguments of Rodrigo Duterte’s lead counsel Nicholas Kaufman during the third day of the ICC pre-trial hearings

After Duterte’s lead defense counsel Nicholas Kaufman dismisses as hearsay reports of his client allegedly being responsible for a killing policy, prosecution trial lawyer Julian Nicholls says the same of a narrative account Kaufman gave from a recent prison visit

Former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense lawyer Nicholas Kaufman has challenged the International Criminal Court prosecution to investigate what he described as the "sky-high" rate of killings under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.

Nicholas Kaufman, lawyer for former Philippine President Duterte, informed the International Criminal Court (ICC) that 'neutralization' in police manuals refers to arrest, not killing, in the context of police operations.

Detained former president Rodrigo Duterte’s defense counsel, Nicholas Kaufman, argued that the prosecution has mischaracterized the "war on drugs," insisting that Duterte’s instructions to law enforcement were rooted in “exaltation of the principle of lawful use of self-defense.”