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

[corbe]

  The more things change the more they stay the same.

[catfish1957]

  The more things change the more they stay the same.

Agree....

Except at least in slick willie's resume' he bonked a subordinate, and likely raped a woman.

[Right_in_Virginia]

I wonder how much more Stormy will owe Trump in legal fees after this. 

[mystery-ak]

a few seconds ago
Jurors smiled at 'spanking' comment, but kept straight face when Daniels described sexual encounter with Trump

A couple of the trial jurors flashed smiles earlier when Stormy Daniels described spanking Donald Trump with a magazine inside Trump's hotel suite.

But the panelists kept a straight face while Daniels described having sex with Trump later that night.

Daniels appeared to show discomfort when describing the sexual encounter, and at times nervously brushed her blond hair back with her left hand.

She told jurors that "there was an imbalance of power for sure" in the room with Trump, but that "I was not threatened verbally or physically."

She was then asked whether she said "no" at any point during the encounter.

"I didn't say anything," she replied.

2 minutes ago
Stormy Daniels appears to be staring at Trump while testifying

Daniels' eyes appear to be leaning right as she testifies in the direction of Donald Trump — not at the lectern where Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Susan Hoffinger is standing.

Meanwhile, Trump appears to be looking forward and is slouched back in his chair.

Daniels is recounting about the time when Trump introduced her to another friend of his, Playboy model Karen McDougal.

3 minutes ago
Eric Trump tweets from courtroom: Prosecutors 'giddy by this salacious show'
By Kaydi Pelletier

Eric Trump, who accompanied his father to the trial today, tweeted from the courtroom that he's "attempting to figure out how any of this garbage from 20 years ago relates to 'legal' bills submitted by a long time personal attorney being booked as a “legal” expense," as Stormy Daniels testifies.

https://twitter.com/EricTrump/status/1787870712876671379

4 minutes ago
Judge scolds prosecution about 'unnecessary' details during Stormy Daniels testimony

Judge Merchan scolded prosecutors about the "degree of detail" they were going into during their questioning of Stormy Daniels.

“The degree of detail that we’re going into here is just unnecessary,” Merchan told ADA Susan Hoffinger.

Merchan later also admonished Daniels, telling her to: "Please keep the answers short, just listen to the question, and answer the question."
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[Bigun]

I wonder how much more Stormy will owe Trump in legal fees after this. 

Doesn't matter! He'll never see a dime.

[corbe]

   Is Karen McDougal suppose to testify also?

[Right_in_Virginia]

Bill Hemmer read off a set of numbers that claimed Trump is losing support from his base over this trial and that Stormy Daniels testimony may hurt it even more...Dana agreed with the numbers....I don't remember what Poll Bill was reading from I was busy with this thread..

Are these the same folks who called Arizona for Biden before the counting started?

Asking for a friend.

[mystery-ak]

a minute ago
Daniels: Trump didn't seem concerned about Trump Tower visit

Stormy Daniels testified that Donald Trump didn't seem concerned when she visited him at Trump Tower.

“Oh no, he introduced me to everyone," Daniels testified.

[DB]

I wonder how much more Stormy will owe Trump in legal fees after this. 

Zip. The court supersedes any NDA.

[mystery-ak]

a few seconds ago
Daniels says she was 'ashamed' to sleep with Trump: testimony
By Kyle Schnitzer

Recalling a time when she dated her former publicist, Stormy Daniels testified that she did not share the "sexual part" about her encounter with Donald Trump with her then boyfriend because she was "ashamed."

[catfish1957]

Doesn't matter! He'll never see a dime.

Exactly....  Not much market value in a aging hag of porn star. I still hope they garnish off all or any of the little residuals she gets.

[mystery-ak]

   Is Karen McDougal suppose to testify also?

Yep..don't know when though..neither does the defense

[mystery-ak]

MOL

11:18
Stormy Daniels recalls meeting with Trump in Los Angeles

Stormy Daniels is testifying about seeing Donald Trump in Los Angeles.

She says it lasted about two hours.

She says at no time did Trump tell her to keep it confidential.

[catfish1957]

a few seconds ago
Daniels says she was 'ashamed' to sleep with Trump: testimony
By Kyle Schnitzer

Recalling a time when she dated her former publicist, Stormy Daniels testified that she did not share the "sexual part" about her encounter with Donald Trump with her then boyfriend because she was "ashamed."

This already sounds like a Babylon Bee Piece.  She's ashamed to sleep with Trump, but not ashamed of being a Porn Star?  Come on wench.....  at least have your testimony pass the "red faced test"   Did the galley laugh out loud at that one?

[corbe]

MOL

   At that time he thought he'd be running for President as a demonrat and that would be a resume enhancer.

[mystery-ak]

OMG

3 minutes ago
Stormy Daniels says she denied Trump's sex offer in 2007: 'I told him I was on my period'

When asked about a time when Trump invited her to the Miss USA beauty pageant and seeing him again in the summer of 2007 at a bungalow in Los Angeles, Daniels said she wasn't wasn't interested in sleeping with him.

"I told him I was on my period," Daniels told the jury.

Daniels said Trump kept making "sexual advances, putting his hand on my leg."

[DB]

This already sounds like a Babylon Bee Piece.  She's ashamed to sleep with Trump, but not ashamed of being a Porn Star?  Come on wench.....  at least have your testimony pass the "red faced test"   Did the galley laugh out loud at that one?

Well, if that were the case she would have said he "grabbed her by the bleep"...

That would have gone into the stratosphere...

She still might...

[corbe]

Daniels said Trump kept making "sexual advances, putting his hand on my leg."

   At least he didn't grab your genitals.

[mystery-ak]

Matthew Colangelo’s Wife Sits on NAACP Legal Defense Fund Board with Jonathan Soros

Manhattan prosecutor Matthew Colangelo’s wife, Anne Small, sits on the board of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund with Jonathan Soros.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2024/05/07/matthew-colangelos-wife-sits-on-naacp-legal-defense-fund-board-with-jonathan-soros/

[Right_in_Virginia]

Zip. The court supersedes any NDA.

What are you talking about?  She currently owes Trump over $300,000 in COURT ordered reimbursement of legal fees.

What Trump does about the slander is anyone's guess.   

[DB]

   At least he didn't grab your genitals.

Yet. She's still on the stand isn't she?

[DB]

What are you talking about?  She currently owes Trump over $300,000 in COURT ordered reimbursement of legal fees.

What Trump does about the slander is anyone's guess.   

You said "how much more"... That has zip to do with any past debt. Nice try though.

[mystery-ak]

3 minutes ago
Daniels says man 'threatened' her in parking lot to not tell Donald Trump story

Stormy Daniels testified that weeks after she was interviewed by In Touch magazine, she was approached by a man in a parking lot in Las Vegas in 2011 who “threatened” her to not tell her story with Donald Trump.

Daniels said she was with her infant daughter at the time and they were going to a workout class together.

“I thought he was the father or husband of another woman,” Daniels said, but then added to the jury: “He threatened me to not continue to tell my story.”

[corbe]

   Melania must be feeling poorly with this airing of her husband's dirty laundry.

[mystery-ak]

11:32
Trump watches Stormy's jaw-dropping testimony through TV monitor in front of him

From Rob Crilly, Senior Political Reporter inside court:

Trump's view of Stormy Daniels in the courtroom is largely obscured by the judge's dais.

When Daniels was asked to identify him in the courtroom, she had to lean forward and twist to her right in order to see him.

For his part, Trump looks to be watching her testimony on the video monitor in front of him, in what is a very 'Trumpy' way to observe your own trial.