Her third day in court, prosecution's witness continues in Casada, Cothren trial

Former Tennessee politician admits she spoke “in error” about Phoenix Solutions

Cynthia Sherrell, attorney for defendant Cade Cothren, both pictured, grilled one of Cothren's co-conspirators Wednesday in Cothren's trial for corruption charges. (Photo: John Partipilo/Tennessee Lookout)The federal government’s chief witness in Tennessee’s political corruption trial sparred Wednesday with a defense attorney, repeatedly saying she had to lie and conceal the identity of the person running a shadowy company that handled constitue…

Her third day in court, prosecution's witness continues in Casada, Cothren trial

Back for a third day of testimony, the prosecution's star witness took the stand again in the federal corruption trial of former House Speaker Glen Casada and his former aide Cade Cothren.

Judge permits campaign and caucus evidence in Cothren, Casada trial - Nashville Banner

See also: Here are the key players in the trial of former House Speaker Glen CasadaThe jury in the trial of Glen Casada and Cade Cothren did not enter the room until 11 a.m. on Tuesday. Throughout the trial, attorneys for Cothren and Casada have repeatedly raised objections to references to work done for the Republican Caucus and Republican campaigns by Phoenix Solutions, the company Cothren created under a fake name. They argued that evidence i…