The motion also claims that Kenner and his co-counsel had an undisclosed financial stake in the AI program used to generate the closing argument. Michel has now retained a new law firm, ArentFox Schiff LLP. During the trial, Michel was accused of accepting multi-million dollar payments to further China's interests and assist Malaysian billionaire Jho Low in gaining political connections in the U.S. Michel pleaded not guilty to all charges.
Key takeaways:
- Fugees member Prakazrel ‘Pras’ Michel is seeking a retrial of his federal court case, claiming his former attorney, David Kenner, botched the closing argument by using an AI-generated script.
- Michel was found guilty of all 10 criminal conspiracy charges he was facing, which included acting as an unregistered foreign agent of China, witness tampering, and conspiring to defraud the United States government and make illegal political campaign contributions.
- The motion for retrial claims that Kenner and his co-counsel may have had an undisclosed financial stake in the AI program used to generate the closing argument, and that they used Michel's trial to showcase the AI's capabilities.
- Michel has now retained Washington DC-based law firm ArentFox Schiff LLP as new counsel, including civil rights attorney and former U.S. Senator Doug Jones.