The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts today
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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.
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Oh crap, this whole thing just fell apart for Bragg. CNN and MSNBC are having seizures over it.
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@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."
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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...“
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Defense rests without calling Trump up to testify. Likely a good move.
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Defense rests without calling Trump up to testify. Likely a good move.
@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?
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The fact that Trump didn't demand to take the stand might imply that his level of narcissistic imbalance is exaggerated.
@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.
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@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.
@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.
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@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.
@George-K
Maybe in the spirit of bi-partisan, President Biden told President Trump to take whatever he needed of the sedates that President Biden already had. I am imagining a medical cabinet with two shelfs - one labeled "Joe's stuff" and the other shelf - "Don's stuff". -
President Trump on why he did not testify in his trial.
“Because he made rulings that makes it very difficult to testify,” Trump said. “Anything I did, anything I did in the past they can bring everything up. And you know what, I’ve had a great past.”
LOL
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He's not wrong.
There is no requirement for a defendant to testify at trial. The judge's obvious prejudice against the defense would be a shit-show.
OTOH, it might have caused more reversible errors on the part of the judge.
Explain how Stephanie Clifford's testimony about what Trump was wearing when she left the bathroom is relevant to a business fraud case.
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He's not wrong.
There is no requirement for a defendant to testify at trial. The judge's obvious prejudice against the defense would be a shit-show.
OTOH, it might have caused more reversible errors on the part of the judge.
Explain how Stephanie Clifford's testimony about what Trump was wearing when she left the bathroom is relevant to a business fraud case.
@George-K Agree. I just thought his statement was funny.
anything I did in the past they can bring everything up. And you know what, I’ve had a great past.”
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@George-K Agree. I just thought his statement was funny.
anything I did in the past they can bring everything up. And you know what, I’ve had a great past.”
@taiwan_girl said in The Trump "Hush Money" Trial starts today:
@George-K Agree. I just thought his statement was funny.
anything I did in the past they can bring everything up. And you know what, I’ve had a great past.”
He’s just too humble to want to bring up anything that’s “great” in his past.
