The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts today

[Jolly]

She must be afraid. It was said she wore a bulletproof vest to court for her testimony.

Funny, she usually takes shots to the face...

[taiwan_girl]

@George-K said in The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts today:

Stormy Daniels' husband revealed there is a strong likelihood the couple will flee the U.S. if former president Donald Trump is found not guilty in his hush money trial,

It seems like before every US President election, there is some (minor) celebrity or another saying that they will move from the US if XX is elected. Never seems to happen.

[Renauda]

@taiwan_girl

I think Stephen Seagal moved to Russia to be close to his beloved Tsar.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts today:

I know he’s shown a complete disregard for norms and the law unprecedented among presidents in the past.

If we can’t punish him for it, our legal system is broken.

Noticed you smuggled in the word "norms" there.

[jon-nyc]

None of the words were smuggled. They all have their papers.

[Horace]

@jon-nyc said in The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts today:

None of the words were smuggled. They all have their papers.

I prefer a justice system that isn't in the business of enforcing "norms", but hey, people differ.

[George K]

[George K]

Liar, perjurer and now... embezzler.

Cohen acknowledges stealing from Trump at hush money trial

Cohen acknowledged stealing from the Trump Organization by including a reimbursement to a technology company in his bonus package and pocketing most of the money.

"So you stole from the Trump Organization, right?" Blanche asked.

"Yes sir," Cohen, 57, testified.

Cohen said he paid roughly $20,000 of the $50,000 that Trump's company owed to the tech company in cash, handing it off in a brown paper bag at his office. He said he kept the rest. He was reimbursed $100,000 total by the Trump Organization for that payment.

This is what Bragg is basing his case on.

[LuFins Dad]

Oh crap, this whole thing just fell apart for Bragg. CNN and MSNBC are having seizures over it.

[LuFins Dad]

[LuFins Dad]

[George K]

Fear not, Merchan will find something...right?

[George K]

@George-K said in The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts today:

Fear not, Merchan will find something...right?

Ha!

Turley: "The prosecutors are continuing to raise federal election law violations as if they exist in Trump's payments. They do not, but the jury is being led to believe that there were such violations. Merchan has done nothing to counter that false suggestions. The DOJ did not even fine Trump for the payments and declined to bring any criminal charge. Many experts dismiss the claim of the violation."

[George K]

More Turley:

“I am out of the courtroom. It was quite a morning to have someone admit to stealing money from his client and then confirm that he wants to run for Congress. It will be a novel campaign: people usually wait to get into Congress before they commit major felonies...“

[George K]

An official letter of "caution" was sent to the judge.

The letter was received last summer.

[LuFins Dad]

Defense rests without calling Trump up to testify. Likely a good move.

[George K]

@LuFins-Dad said in The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts today:

Defense rests without calling Trump up to testify. Likely a good move.

No kidding. Can you imagine what a shit-show that would have been?

[Horace]

The fact that Trump didn't demand to take the stand might imply that his level of narcissistic imbalance is exaggerated.

[taiwan_girl]

@Horace said in The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts today:

The fact that Trump didn't demand to take the stand might imply that his level of narcissistic imbalance is exaggerated.

Or they have him sedate to keep him quiet.

[George K]

@taiwan_girl said in The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts today:

Or they have him sedate to keep him quiet.

Between the stimulants that Biden needs and the sedation Trump could use, there might be a balance there.