Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC

[240B]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHdGg3FOjv8

[Hoodat]

That was awesome, @240B

[240B]

That was awesome, @240B

Can you imagine Biden even being 'awake' at midnight?

Can you imagine Biden speaking 40 minutes with no teleprompter without mentioning Corn-Pop and cannibals?

I will not compare the person Trump to the messiah Christ. However, this trial is very similar to the Biblical records of Christ's trial, without the beatings. The crucifixion of Trump would definitely happen ... if the Democrats could get away with it ... if we were back in those times.

And the crowds would cheer ...

[Cyber Liberty]

As I watch this thread, it dawns on me who the target audience is with these show trials....

[DCPatriot]

As I watch this thread, it dawns on me who the target audience is with these show trials....

Personally, I am beyond sick about all of it.  My BP redlines if I follow too closely.

They're going to make a national hero out of the assassin...John Hinckley, Oswald or John Wilkes Boothe will be pikers i comparison thanks to social media.

It's gone so far now that even if he suspended his campaign, he's still a dead man walking.

[LMAO]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHdGg3FOjv8

lol

That was a spot on impression

[libertybele]

Personally, I am beyond sick about all of it.  My BP redlines if I follow too closely.

They're going to make a national hero out of the assassin...John Hinckley, Oswald or John Wilkes Boothe will be pikers i comparison thanks to social media.

It's gone so far now that even if he suspended his campaign, he's still a dead man walking.

Trump's safety is something that I have been concerned about for quite sometime.  As I have stated before, the leftists are going to do and use whatever it takes to prevent him from being re-elected.  They are never going to give up their power and they are never going to let him be seated in the WH.

Prayers up for Trump's safety and the safety of his family.

[Right_in_Virginia]

Personally, I am beyond sick about all of it.  My BP redlines if I follow too closely.

They're going to make a national hero out of the assassin...John Hinckley, Oswald or John Wilkes Boothe will be pikers i comparison thanks to social media.

It's gone so far now that even if he suspended his campaign, he's still a dead man walking.

The fascists are running out of time and options @DCPatriot   Polling update out today:

[Right_in_Virginia]

Stephen Miller
@StephenM

This is not a trial. This is a Biden-Democrat SHOW TRIAL. Merchan (Biden donor), like so many other Democrat judges in anti-GOP prosecutions, is forbidding the defense from defending their innocent client. A Democrat judge and prosecutor hiding evidence from a Democrat jury.



9:21 AM · Apr 24, 2024

[Right_in_Virginia]

Stephen Miller
@StephenM

I don’t think people have fully internalized just how wicked this communist Biden show trial in Manhattan really is. The presumptive Republican nominee for president, the opposition leader, Joe Biden’s chief political rival, has been removed by force from the campaign trail by a local Democrat prosecutor and local Democrat judge — thereby preventing Trump, every minute he is on trial, from campaigning for president, fundraising, or from aiding in the retake of the Senate or control of the House.

The fate of our democracy, our sovereignty, safety and liberty, of war and peace, hinge on an election now underway, and a partisan Democrat prosecutor and judge has subordinated that entire national election — the franchise of every voting citizen — beneath this sick hoax of a trial.

A trial for a non-crime almost one decade old based on repudiated nonsense nearly two decades old but which somehow requires a criminal trial right now.

Democracy does indeed need saving: OURS.

1:55 PM · Apr 24, 2024

[DCPatriot]

The fascists are running out of time and options @DCPatriot   Polling update out today:

@Right_in_Virginia

At this point, the polls don't impress me whatsoever.

In fact, the wider the gap, the more danger President Trump is in.  They're going to kill him.  Guaranteed.

Wish Donald Trump, Jr. was getting his chops since 2016 instead of shacking up with Kimberly Guilfoyle...who incidentally shacked up with "Mr. Hair" Gavin Newsom.

FEEL LIKE WE'RE LIVING IN A ROBERT LUDLUM  NOVEL!  Or, is it really Sidney Sheldon??  /s

[corbe]

   A recap from the swill before Pecker's testimony begins in the AM.

Pecker testimony reveals backroom deals that helped Trump win 2016

BY ELLA LEE - 04/24/24 6:00 AM ET

NEW YORK — The sordid details of shady backroom dealings spilled out in open court Tuesday when ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker confessed his magazine used “checkbook journalism” to pay off sources with unsavory stories about Donald Trump.

The longtime executive admitted to a judge and a jury that his job was to “catch and kill” bad press centered on Trump, including allegations of affairs and children born out of wedlock.

As the Manhattan district attorney’s lead witness, Pecker’s testimony bolstered the theory at the heart of the state’s case — that Trump and his allies attempted to influence the outcome of the 2016 election by burying bad news about Trump while elevating wild claims that were embarrassing to his political opponents.

That alleged conspiracy underpins the 34 felony counts of falsifying business records Trump faces in connection with one of the hush money deals. He’s pleaded not guilty to the charges.

And there’s more to come. Pecker is again expected to take the stand Thursday when the trial will next be held.

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https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4616522-pecker-testimony-trump-2016/

[240B]

   A recap from the swill before Pecker's testimony begins in the AM.

Pecker testimony reveals backroom deals that helped Trump win 2016

BY ELLA LEE - 04/24/24 6:00 AM ET

NEW YORK — The sordid details of shady backroom dealings spilled out in open court Tuesday when ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker confessed his magazine used “checkbook journalism” to pay off sources with unsavory stories about Donald Trump.

The longtime executive admitted to a judge and a jury that his job was to “catch and kill” bad press centered on Trump, including allegations of affairs and children born out of wedlock.

As the Manhattan district attorney’s lead witness, Pecker’s testimony bolstered the theory at the heart of the state’s case — that Trump and his allies attempted to influence the outcome of the 2016 election by burying bad news about Trump while elevating wild claims that were embarrassing to his political opponents.

That alleged conspiracy underpins the 34 felony counts of falsifying business records Trump faces in connection with one of the hush money deals. He’s pleaded not guilty to the charges.

And there’s more to come. Pecker is again expected to take the stand Thursday when the trial will next be held.

<..snip..>

https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/4616522-pecker-testimony-trump-2016/

However, under cross-examination, Pecker’s revelations seemed to unravel the narrative that had been carefully constructed by the prosecution. Pecker testified that it was not Trump, but he and former Trump attorney Michael Cohen who were primarily concerned about potentially harmful stories due to Trump’s celebrity status and history with women.

https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/report-alvin-braggs-key-witness-was-a-massive-flop-mace/

[Right_in_Virginia]

"TRUMP TURNS TRUMP TOWER INTO THE U.N. ON 5TH AVE”

https://twitter.com/TrumpDailyPosts/status/1783330778841288926

[Right_in_Virginia]

However, under cross-examination, Pecker’s revelations seemed to unravel the narrative that had been carefully constructed by the prosecution. Pecker testified that it was not Trump, but he and former Trump attorney Michael Cohen who were primarily concerned about potentially harmful stories due to Trump’s celebrity status and history with women.

https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/report-alvin-braggs-key-witness-was-a-massive-flop-mace/

ICYMI @corbe

Raheem.
@RaheemKassam

This ⬇️

Pecker effectively testified today that he and Cohen drummed up this scheme, without Trump's instruction.

Not a good day for Alvin Bragg and Joe Biden!!!

Travis Media Group
@TMGPolitics

JUST IN:  David Pecker just testified that he’s the one who told Trump women might come to him with stories, because Trump was such a popular bachelor who dated the most beautiful women. 

Apparently Trump was just planning a campaign run, but Pecker and Cohen were the ones worried about women coming forward. 

Does the prosecution realize they just made themselves look ridiculous?  Their key witness just said Trump didn’t even come up with any of this.

12:18 PM · Apr 23, 2024

2:05 PM · Apr 23, 2024

[DB]

However, under cross-examination, Pecker’s revelations seemed to unravel the narrative that had been carefully constructed by the prosecution. Pecker testified that it was not Trump, but he and former Trump attorney Michael Cohen who were primarily concerned about potentially harmful stories due to Trump’s celebrity status and history with women.

https://trendingpoliticsnews.com/report-alvin-braggs-key-witness-was-a-massive-flop-mace/

Doesn't really matter. Politicians paying people to shut up about personal conduct that isn't criminal isn't a crime. It has been done as long as there's been politicians.

[corbe]

   I didn't miss it @Right_in_Virginia as a matter of fact I saw it this morning just figured another spin from the Trump camp.  Pecker being on the witness stand is about Trump spin is it not?

[mystery-ak]

DAY 6

Trump Trials: NY Jury Hears Tabloid Publisher’s Testimony, Supreme Court Hears Immunity Arguments

Former President Donald Trump will be back in a New York City courtroom Thursday as his business records trial resumes after a day’s break.

His appearance comes as the U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments in Washington, DC, over whether he should be immune from prosecution for actions he took during his time as president. Nine justices will hear the case that will define the scope of presidential power.

Trump is the first former president to have been charged with federal crimes.

AP reports jurors in NYC meanwhile will hear more witness testimony from a veteran tabloid publisher, and the former president faces a looming decision over whether he violated a gag order imposed by the judge.

https://twitter.com/BreitbartNews/status/1783149580692893746

more
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/04/25/trump-back-in-new-york-city-courtroom-as-trial-resumes/

[mystery-ak]

‘USA’ Chants Erupt As Trump Makes Campaign Stop With Union Workers


Julianna Frieman
Contributor
April 25, 2024 9:31 AM ET

“USA” chants broke out Thursday morning in New York as former President Donald Trump made a campaign stop with union workers.

Trump squeezed in a meeting with members of the Teamsters union at a construction site in Manhattan around 6 a.m. before attending his trial on alleged falsified business records relating to payment for a nondisclosure agreement with former porn star Stormy Daniels.

Video shows crowds of union workers, some wearing neon vests and hard hats, chanting “USA,” “We want Trump” and “We love Trump,” as the former president can be seen signing hats and engaging with those lining the streets.

https://twitter.com/kleavittnh/status/1783453975729070398

more
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/25/usa-chants-trump-campaign-stop-union-workers/

[libertybele]

‘USA’ Chants Erupt As Trump Makes Campaign Stop With Union Workers


Julianna Frieman
Contributor
April 25, 2024 9:31 AM ET

“USA” chants broke out Thursday morning in New York as former President Donald Trump made a campaign stop with union workers.

Trump squeezed in a meeting with members of the Teamsters union at a construction site in Manhattan around 6 a.m. before attending his trial on alleged falsified business records relating to payment for a nondisclosure agreement with former porn star Stormy Daniels.

Video shows crowds of union workers, some wearing neon vests and hard hats, chanting “USA,” “We want Trump” and “We love Trump,” as the former president can be seen signing hats and engaging with those lining the streets.

https://twitter.com/kleavittnh/status/1783453975729070398

more
https://dailycaller.com/2024/04/25/usa-chants-trump-campaign-stop-union-workers/

Good for him!!  You have to admire the man for being able to engage with his supporters even though the leftists have him tied up in court.

[Right_in_Virginia]

‘USA’ Chants Erupt As Trump Makes Campaign Stop With Union Workers

Julianna Frieman
Contributor
April 25, 2024 9:31 AM ET

“USA” chants broke out Thursday morning in New York as former President Donald Trump made a campaign stop with union workers.

Trump squeezed in a meeting with members of the Teamsters union at a construction site in Manhattan around 6 a.m. before attending his trial on alleged falsified business records relating to payment for a nondisclosure agreement with former porn star Stormy Daniels.

Video shows crowds of union workers, some wearing neon vests and hard hats, chanting “USA,” “We want Trump” and “We love Trump,” as the former president can be seen signing hats and engaging with those lining the streets.

https://twitter.com/CarlHigbie/status/1783467352996122785

[Right_in_Virginia]

"Hundreds of union members came out to support President Trump in New York City.  “We love Trump!’”

https://twitter.com/GOP/status/1783591564515688752

[Right_in_Virginia]

https://twitter.com/TeamTrump/status/1783536163304706193

[corbe]

   The GOP would be crazy to spend $$$ in NY or CA but they aren't known as the 'Stupid Party' for nothing, they've earned that moniker.

[Right_in_Virginia]

https://twitter.com/i/status/1783453975729070398