Donald Trump sits with attorney Susan Necheles during a pretrial hearing at Manhattan Criminal Court on February 15, 2024 in New York City. Necheles' name does appear on a request to lift a gag ...

Susan Necheles, the only woman at the helm of Donald Trump's criminal defense legal team, is a registered Democrat who defended corrupt New York politicians and a former cult leader.

Esteemed lawyer Susan Necheles, a member of Donald Trump's defense team, is a well-respected litigator with an understated demeanor and exception trial skills, a colleague said.

The legal duo representing the former president, Susan Necheles and Joe Tacopina, are longtime fixtures of New York criminal proceedings.

Donald Trump and attorney Susan Necheles attend his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 7, 2024 in New York City.

Susan Necheles criticized the porn star on the stand for saying she wanted the truth to be printed and yet accepted a payment to keep quiet about her affair with Donald Trump.

Former president Donald Trump sits with his lawyer Susan Necheles in the courtroom at a hearing in his New York criminal case on charges stemming from hush money paid to an adult-film star.

Susan Necheles is known for 'rabbit-out-of-the-hat' defense work. After graduating from Yale Law School in 1983, Necheles (pronounced NECK-lace) ...

Stormy Daniels and Trump lawyer Susan Necheles engaged in a heated back-and-forth for more than two hours Thursday during the hush money trial in New York.

Defense attorney Susan Necheles asked Stormy Daniels a line of questions about what details Daniels included and omitted from her 2018 book, based on some of what she said today court.

Former President Donald Trump's attorney Susan Necheles, center, returns to the courtroom after an afternoon break in Trump's trial at Manhattan Criminal Court on May 7, 2024 in New York City.

Stormy Daniels is questioned by defense attorney Susan Necheles during Donald Trump's criminal trial, on May 9, 2024, in this courtroom sketch. Jane Rosenberg / REUTERS ...