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Trump Legal Investigations / Re: Live Thread: Trump's hush money trial begins in NYC
« Last post by mystery-ak on Today at 02:25:10 pm »10:18 AMMay 10, 2024
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rrahman
Westerhout says she saw Trump sign things without reviewing them
Westerhout told Trump attorney Susan Necheles that she would see Trump signing things without reviewing them.
The witness responded “definitely” when Necheles asked if the former president was a person who multi-tasked.
Prosecutors are attempting to persuade jurors that Trump’s signatures on the checks he is charged over is evidence of his personal knowledge of the hush money arrangements, also highlighting portions of his books that suggest his frugality.
But the defense has leveraged Westerhout and other witnesses to suggest to jurors that aides would constantly ask Trump to sign various documents while in the White House and didn’t actually know what he was signing.
Cross examination is now completed.
— Zach Schonfeld
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rrahman
Westerhout says she saw Trump sign things without reviewing them
Westerhout told Trump attorney Susan Necheles that she would see Trump signing things without reviewing them.
The witness responded “definitely” when Necheles asked if the former president was a person who multi-tasked.
Prosecutors are attempting to persuade jurors that Trump’s signatures on the checks he is charged over is evidence of his personal knowledge of the hush money arrangements, also highlighting portions of his books that suggest his frugality.
But the defense has leveraged Westerhout and other witnesses to suggest to jurors that aides would constantly ask Trump to sign various documents while in the White House and didn’t actually know what he was signing.
Cross examination is now completed.
— Zach Schonfeld