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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #325 on: April 26, 2024, 02:29:31 am »



   President Cruz would be finishing up his second term and handing it off to Gov. DeSantis without the disillusion of the Trumpers.
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #326 on: April 26, 2024, 02:31:40 am »
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President Cruz would be finishing up his second term and handing it off to Gov. DeSantis without the disillusion of the Trumpers.

This is true.
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #327 on: April 26, 2024, 12:43:05 pm »
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   President Cruz would be finishing up his second term and handing it off to Gov. DeSantis without the disillusion of the Trumpers.

If only!
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #328 on: April 26, 2024, 01:08:33 pm »
Quote from: corbe on April 26, 2024, 02:29:31 am



   President Cruz would be finishing up his second term and handing it off to Gov. DeSantis without the disillusion of the Trumpers.

That's what should have happened. Unfortunately smearing and lying about candidates and making empty promises won.  Hello - liberalism hasn't worked in the past, isn't working now and sure as heck won't work in the future.
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #329 on: April 26, 2024, 02:35:44 pm »
Please try to keep this thread on topic...
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #330 on: April 26, 2024, 02:38:06 pm »
DAY 8

Trump compliments prosecution's first witness in criminal trial: 'very nice'

Former President Donald Trump lauded the first witness in his trial in Manhattan, former tabloid publisher David Pecker, as a "nice guy" earlier Thursday ahead of court.

"He’s been very nice. David’s been very nice. He’s a nice guy," Trump told the media while meeting with construction crews in the city early Thursday morning.

Pecker is the prosecution team's first witness in the NY v. Trump case, where the 45th president is facing 34 charges of falsifying business records.

Pecker is the former CEO of American Media Inc., the parent company of publications such as the National Enquirer, who has known Trump stretching back to the 1980s. The former media publisher took the stand earlier this week, where he testified regarding "catch and kill schemes" to allegedly bury negative information about Trump ahead of the 2016 election.

"Catch-and-kill" schemes are understood as tactics used by media and publishing companies to buy the rights of a person’s story with no intention of publishing it. The NY v. Trump case specifically revolves around a payment of $130,000 given to former pornographic actress Stormy Daniels by former Trump personal attorney in 2016 to allegedly silence her claims she had an extramarital affair with Trump in 2006.

Pecker testified Thursday that he first heard of Daniels' claims of a sexual affair with Trump after the notorious "Access Hollywood" tape was unearthed ahead of the election in 2016. He said that Daniels was selling rights to her story for $120,000, which Pecker said the media company could not afford.

"I am not a bank," Pecker said he told National Enquirer editor Dylan Howard of the tip and sale of Daniels' story. Howard then told Pecker he would contact Cohen about the matter, Pecker said.

Prosecutors allege that after Cohen paid Daniels in exchange for silence on the alleged affair, Trump fraudulently logged reimbursements to the personal lawyer as legal expenses. Prosecutors in the case are trying to prove that Trump falsified business records in "furtherance of another crime." The DA's office said the other crime is the violation of a New York law against "conspiracy to promote or prevent election."

Fox News Digital's Emma Colton contributed to this update.
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #331 on: April 26, 2024, 02:38:45 pm »
Trump says he can't be with wife Melania on her birthday due to 'rigged' trial

Former President Trump wished his wife Melania a "very happy birthday" on Friday morning and complained that he could not spend the day with her because of his "rigged" trial.

Trump spoke to reporters moments before he entered the courtroom for the continuation of his criminal trial on charges of falsifying business records.

"I want to start by wishing my wife Melania a very happy birthday. It'd be nice to be with her but I'm in a courthouse for a rigged trial," Trump said.

The former president and presumptive Republican nominee for 2024 said yesterday's proceedings went "very well" and that his trial "should be over."

"I think we have a judge who will never allow the case to be over in a positive way, he's highly conflicted," Trump said, taking a shot at presiding Judge Juan Merchan.

He also commented on Thursday's Supreme Court hearing on his claim of presidential immunity, calling his attorney's arguments "brilliant."

"I listened to it last night, I thought it was really great. I thought the judge's questions were really great," Trump said. "All presidents have to have immunity, it has nothing to do with me," he asserted.

Trump told reporters he will return to Florida after the trial warps up today to be with his wife.
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #332 on: April 26, 2024, 02:58:46 pm »
The reason this judge has chosen Wednesday instead of Friday as the off day for this trial is to keep Orthodox (i.e. Conservative) Jews from serving on the jury.
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #333 on: April 26, 2024, 03:07:23 pm »
Quote from: Hoodat on April 26, 2024, 02:58:46 pm
The reason this judge has chosen Wednesday instead of Friday as the off day for this trial is to keep Orthodox (i.e. Conservative) Jews from serving on the jury.

That is correct.
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #334 on: April 26, 2024, 04:10:27 pm »
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Trump attorney says less than an hour left of Pecker testimony
By Kyle Schnitzer

Just before the first break, Donald Trump's attorney Emil Bove said he expects he has less than an hour left grilling ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker on cross-examination.

Manhattan ADA Joshua Steinglass said there will be redirect.
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #335 on: April 26, 2024, 04:30:15 pm »
Trump lawyer Emil Bove finishes with cross-examination of David Pecker; DA's redirect begins

Trump attorney Emil Bove just finished cross-examining David Pecker.

Now prosecutor Joshua Steinglass is questioning the ex-Enquirer boss for what's called redirect examination, where he's allowed to ask Pecker to clarify his earlier testimony.
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #336 on: April 26, 2024, 04:59:38 pm »
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Pecker says most Arnold Schwarzenegger payments were between $500 and $2K
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Under redirect, where the prosecution gets to question its witness a second time, after the defense's cross-examination, David Pecker said that most of his payments to bury bad stories about Arnold Schwarzenegger were between $500 and $2,000 — but never anything close to $150,000.

"Did you spend anything close to $150,000 to suppress a story for Arnold Schwarzenegger's campaign?" Manhattan ADA Joshua Steinglass asked.

"No," Pecker replied.

Pecker said that the most he had ever spent to suppress one of Schwarzenegger's stories was $20,000.
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #337 on: April 26, 2024, 05:47:11 pm »
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National Enquirer readers loved reading positive stories about Trump: testimony
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Just before the break, David Pecker testified that the National Enquirer's readers loved reading positive stories about Donald Trump — and how his run for the presidency made sales boom.

“All that base loved reading positive stories about Donald Trump,” Pecker told prosecutors on redirect.

“And when he announced his presidency, going from 'The Apprentice' to running for the president of the United States, our sales increased. Newsstand sales increased."
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #338 on: April 26, 2024, 06:32:14 pm »
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National Enquirer readers loved reading positive stories about Trump: testimony
By Kyle Schnitzer

Just before the break, David Pecker testified that the National Enquirer's readers loved reading positive stories about Donald Trump — and how his run for the presidency made sales boom.

“All that base loved reading positive stories about Donald Trump,” Pecker told prosecutors on redirect.

“And when he announced his presidency, going from 'The Apprentice' to running for the president of the United States, our sales increased. Newsstand sales increased."

Is there a point to that argument?
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #339 on: April 26, 2024, 07:18:17 pm »
Trump's Pecker is screwing the prosecution’s case.
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #340 on: April 26, 2024, 07:31:00 pm »
Even worse, Pecker is the prosecution's witness.
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #341 on: April 26, 2024, 07:32:33 pm »
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Even worse, Pecker is the prosecution's witness.

The purpose is the process. Not the details...
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #342 on: April 26, 2024, 07:39:15 pm »
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Even worse, Pecker is the prosecution's witness.

It reminds me of the Rittenhouse and Zimmerman trials.  The worst damage to the Prosecutors came from their own witnesses.
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #343 on: April 26, 2024, 07:43:52 pm »
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The purpose is the process. Not the details...

Exactly.  In this trial, the Prosecution has every incentive to drag this out as long as possible to keep Trump off the campaign trail.  This can only work if they can get their own guy on the trail, and only if he's capable of convincing people to get on his side.

Is this a recipe for an extremely low turnout in November?
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #344 on: April 26, 2024, 07:45:14 pm »
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Former Trump assistant now under cross-examination
By Kyle Schnitzer

Rhona Graff is being quizzed by Donald Trump attorney Susan Necheles under cross-examination.




34 minutes ago
Trump had ‘rockstar status’ during the height of ‘The Apprentice’: ex-assistant
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Donald Trump's former assistant said the former president was at "rockstar status" during the height of his popular reality TV show "The Apprentice."

Rhona Graff has been spending the past five minutes during cross-examination gushing about her former boss.

When asked about her experience at the Trump Organization, Graff said it was "exciting" during her 34-year tenure.

"I never had the same day twice. It was a very stimulating, exciting, fascinating place to be," she testified.
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #345 on: April 26, 2024, 08:00:45 pm »
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Trump thought about having porn star Stormy Daniels on 'Celebrity Apprentice, ' assistant says
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Former Donald Trump assistant Rhona Graff said she recalls Trump saying that Stormy Daniels “may have been an interesting candidate" for "Celebrity Apprentice."

Trump attorney Susan Necheles asked Graff whether she heard Trump say she would be an interesting addition to the show. Graff said she didn't hear it directly from Trump, but "it was part of the office chatter."
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Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Reply #346 on: April 26, 2024, 08:02:06 pm »
Gary Farro begins testimony as next witness in Trump hush money trial
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The next witness is Gary Farro, a former senior managing director at First Republic Bank. How he relates to the alleged crimes here is not immediately clear.

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Witness says he was Michael Cohen's banker
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Gary Farro testified that he used to be the banker for Michael Cohen at First Republic Bank.

"Michael did a lot of his own business and I didn't find him difficult," Farro said, adding that he worked with Cohen from 2015 to around 2019.

Farro used to be the director at First Republic Bank.

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Witness was assigned to Cohen because he could handle 'challenging' individuals

Gary Farro said he was given Michael Cohen as a client due to his "ability to handle individuals that may be a little challenging."

"Frankly, I didn't find him that difficult," Farro said of Cohen.
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« Reply #347 on: April 26, 2024, 08:06:06 pm »
Done for the day.
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« Reply #348 on: April 30, 2024, 01:43:54 pm »
DAY 9

Trump just fined 8k for violation of gag order

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« Reply #349 on: April 30, 2024, 01:45:18 pm »
Former President Donald Trump returns to court for his Stormy Daniels “hush money” trial.

Gary Farro is set to resume testimony. Farro was ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen’s banker at First Republic Bank.

Farro testified he set up a shell company for Cohen that wired $130K to porn star Stormy Daniels.
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