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11:17
Cohen describes 'pressure campaign' using 'spyish' language to get him to cooperate

Cohen disclosed the details of a 'pressure campaign' to get him to cooperate.

It was the backdoor deals and coersion that led to him turning on President Trump, despite years of loyalty, he explained.

He was describing an email communication with Costello where he didn't state Trump's name outright.

Cohen told the court that the reason behind that was 'to be covert.

'It’s all back channel, spyish. Didn’t want to put in anybody’s name,' he went on.

Cohen continued to detail correspondence with Costello who said Trump and Guiliani were trying to throw him under the bus.

'If you are really believe you are not being supported by your former boss, you should make your position known,' Costello advised Cohen.

'This is part of the pressure campaign,' Cohen said in court.

'The president still supports you, do not listen to what the journalists say and stay in the fold. Don’t flip, don’t speak, don’t cooperate.'

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11:16
Judge delivers jury instruction

Judge Merchan tells the jury not to consider Cohen's guilty plea. He says it can assist the jury in assesssing Cohen's credibilty as a witness, and for 'context,' but for 'those purposes only.'

Merchan has read several similar instructions today.
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Politics/Government / Re: Political Graphics 2024
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Politics/Government / Re: Political Graphics 2024
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11:26
Cohen testifies about serving time after his guilty plea

Cohen testifies about matters alrady in the public record – that he served time in jail and paid fines after his guilty plea.

He had already stated in court that the tax related charges he pleaded to did not involve Trump. They were for an unrelated business matter.

He said he was given a sentence of 36 months of incarceration, and paid the IRS '1,394,000.'

He ended up serving 13 months due to 'comorbidities' during covid.

He also paid a pair of $50,000 fines.

Then he described his 2019 testimony to Congress, where he revealed details became key to Trump's fraud trial.

'I apologized to congress I apologized to the country I apologized to my family.'

MOL
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Not in my locale. Everyone's having babies a plenty. They present a broad number that doesn't represent the regional differences across the country.
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World News / Re: Billboard Thanking Biden in Jerusalem Now Criticizes Him
« Last post by Kamaji on Today at 04:32:22 pm »
"Never Again" is now.
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Some entrepreneur should create and sell "FJB" bumperstickers in Israel
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a few seconds ago
Alina Habba passes note to Trump's attorneys

Alina Habba was seen passing a note to Susan Necheles through two people sitting behind Trump.

The note was then passed down the line to Todd Blanche.
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Biden’s Incompetence Is Outstripping Voters’ Fear Of Trump
Mark Hemingway


Last week, President Biden said he would withdraw military aid to Israel if it commenced military operations to go into Rafah and go after Hamas. There were many reactions to this announcement because it seemed to perfectly encapsulate the incoherent Israel policy the Biden administration has been developing since Hamas’ brutal attack last October that touched off the war in Gaza.

On one hand, the American people are broadly supportive of Israel and the moral justification for this war. Lest anyone forget, Hamas is still holding American citizens hostage at this very moment. On the other, the hard-left grassroots that are an important part of the Democrat Party’s coalition are radically pro-Palestinian and eager to engage in street violence domestically to prove the point. It’s also worth noting that the hard-left shock troops aren’t just emblematic of the party’s activist heart — their efforts to destabilize colleges and worse are being funded by George Soros, the Tides Foundation, Rockefeller Brothers Fund, and those that hold the purse strings for billions of dollars of funding for Democrats and their lefty causes.

The issue is drastically polarizing the Democratic coalition. For instance, normally America’s celebrities are engaged in overt social media campaigning for Democrats six months out from an election. Well, here’s a video of Jewish actor Michael Rapaport, an avowed Trump hater, unendorsing Biden in characteristically profane fashion.

more
https://thefederalist.com/2024/05/14/bidens-incompetence-is-outstripping-voters-fear-of-trump/
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3 minutes ago
'Worst day of my life': Cohen describes pleading guilty to tax charges
By Kyle Schnitzer

Michael Cohen testified that it was the "worst day of my life" when he pleaded guilty to tax charges and making false statements to a financial institution.

The case was not related to Trump.
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