Start of today’s #TrumpTrial 🧵
It was another long one
(Friday, 3 May, 2024)
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Via Kyle Griffin:
Breaking: An appeal's court has denied #Trump's request to delay the hush money [election interference] trial.
Trump sought a delay because Merchan refused to recuse, because he couldn't invoke an immunity defense and because the judge made his team file motions with a delay to allow for redactions. #legal #TrumpTrial
Via BlackKnight10K on Twitter:
Has there ever been someone who has been so totally disconnected from everything they just said in the previous sentence.
Trump: he's rushing this case
Also Trump: they've never sat in court so long
Acyn:
#Trump: You have a judge who is totally conflicted and he's rushing this case through. Some people somebody just told me they never sat for such a long period of time in a court house before. It’s ridiculous. #TrumpTrial
Testimony started w/a bang last week as David #Pecker, the fmr publisher of The #NationalEnquirer, said that he had entered into a secret plot w/ #Trump & #MichaelCohen to #CatchAndKill negative stories about Trump as he ran for president in 2016.
#GaryFarro, the 3rd to testify, started off w/dry details about banking transactions. But #Farro is leading us to the #HushMoney payment
#criminal #law
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/04/30/nyregion/trump-hush-money-trial?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb
#TrumpTrial #Trump #legal 🧵STARTS HERE. 1/…
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😂 See my previous post, just before this one, in my TL
Pagliery:
The judge starts out be making an odd clarification about his gag order.
He says that despite the restrictions on what Trump can say *outside* the courtroom, he can absolutely testify from the witness stand.
Trump lawyer Todd Blanche thanks him.
@lisamelton
Lisa, at your discretion:
@Nonilex has been live-tweeting #Trump trial, in a very newbie-friendly, easy to understand way, especially if you can't read all previous threads to catch up.
From the boost count, leadership looks lower than what she deserves. I suspect it's just that people don't know about her feed. If you boost her once, I think people would become aware and could decide which live feed to follow.
https://masto.ai/@Nonilex/112377413008408639
Up to you.
#TrumpTrial preamble via McBrien:
There are many, many new faces here today, and it was dog eat dog trying to get a seat in the press overflow room.
I'm sure everyone just wants to experience the pristine, modern facilities of 100 Centre St.
Just kidding, it's Stormy, duh.
To give you a sense of just how hard it was to get in today — a member of the public who sat down behind me in the press overflow room personally hired a line sitter who got here at 3am.
#TrumpTrial starts HERE. #Trump #legal
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1/… Bower:
Trump enters the courtroom. Before arriving, he lingered for a moment in the doorway, talking to his lawyers, Emile Bove and Todd Blanche. He had a piece of paper in his hand, which he waved around as he spoke.
Wait for it….
#TrumpTrial Thurs 9 May, 2024 🧵
The prosecution asks that the defense be precluded from asking #StormyDaniels whether she was arrested. Justice #Merchan agrees w/the prosecutors, saying that “anybody can be arrested” & that it “doesn’t prove anything.”
The people call Stormy Daniels back to the stand
#Trump atty #Necheles begins questioning by saying that in 2011, Daniels denied having had sex w/Trump.
#law #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney
NEW #TrumpTrial 🧵 starts HERE. #Trump #legal
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McB:
...At 2:14 p.m., Trump walks in, entourage in tow.
Boris Epshteyn just handed a piece of paper with a photo on it to Kaitlan Collins.
I thought he maybe said "Conway" to her, but I'm not exactly sure.
📌📌Via Kyle Griffin:
Michael Cohen will begin his testimony in the #TrumpTrial Monday, NBCNews has learned through multiple sources. He's expected to be on the stand for several days.
#TrumpTrial 🧵 starts HERE. #Trump #legal
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Pagliery:
Today's session starts with prosecutors asking for a sidebar with the judge. Lawyers on both sides are now discussing something in hushed tones.
#TrumpTrial Friday 10 May 2024 🧵:
Madeleine #Westerhout testimony resumes
A fmr White House aide who worked closely w/ #Trump returned to the stand to testify about a significant meeting between Trump & #MichaelCohen his personal lawyer that is at the center of Trump’s #criminal trial.
Cohen is expected to testify Monday.
#law #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #MobTactics #GagOrder #StochasticTerrorism #StormyDaniels #KarenMcDougal #NodFarter
Via Pagliery:
We wrapped up the day with some news.
The hush money trial now features... yet another hush money deal.
Prosecutors say Allen Weisselberg is getting $750k this year to keep quiet about his former boss. #TrumpTrial
#TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal 1/…
Bower:
Justice Merchan starts off will the prosecution motion for contempt.
He tells Trump he's about to issue his ruling, in which he will again find Trump in contempt of court.
The last thing I want to do is put you in jail, Justice Merchan says to Trump. You are the former President of the United States and possibly the next President as well.
But "going forward," he continues, "this court will have to consider jail sanctions" if necessary.
I won’t be able to do my usual #TrumpTrial thread today so I recommend following https://mastodon.social/@GottaLaff/112394341564573954
New #TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal 1/…
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Inner City Press (aka Press):
They're back.
Trump's lawyer Blanche: Half an hour ago, we learned who the next witness is - and we have some objections. Invoices from Michael Cohen are not business records of the Trump Organization. If she stamped them, sure
Katie Phang:
NEW: The Manhattan DA’s Office advises Judge Merchan that they expect to be done with their case-in-chief two weeks from tomorrow.
#TrumpTrial #legal #Trump
As I was unable to do a #TrumpTrial 🧵 today, here’s a #GiftArticle on the day’s proceedings:
“After 2 wks of enthralling jurors w/stories of sex & scandal, prosecutors delved into the documents at the heart of Trump’s #criminal trial on Mon, a pivotal turn in the case that came on the same day the judge held #Trump in #contempt & threatened to #jail him.”
NEW #TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal
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1/… First, via Lawrence O'Donnell:
J.D. Vance was on the phone the entire time. He wasn’t taking in a word of testimony. Tuberville, to his credit, looking straight ahead, taking it all in as best he can, whatever sense he can make of it
#TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal
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1/…More color from Pagliery:
Eric Trump just swapped seats with Rep. Donalds just in time for the congressman to appear in photos behind Trump's defense table.
That's what this trial is now for Trump, a political photo opp.
More...
#TrumpTrial Tues 14 May, 2024 🧵
#Trump has his posse again. Today it’s more #Republican elected officials. Today, Trump will be joined by the #House speaker, #MikeJohnson, as well as #NorthDakota’s governor, #DougBurgum, a contender to be Trump's running mate. Also present will be Representatives #ByronDonalds & #CoryMills of Florida, & #VivekRamaswamy, who was one of Trump's primary rivals this year. Both Donalds & Ramaswamy are longshot hopefuls to be Trump's running mate.
#TrumpTrial #Trump #legal 🧵starts HERE.
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Tyler McBrien::
Necheles rises to renew Trump's objection to Daniels testifying about any "sexual details," which she says has no relevance and is prejudicial.
By details, Merchan asks, more than just "we had sex"? Yes, Necheles says.
Tuesday 7 May 2024 #TrumpTrial 🧵
#StormyDaniels Is Expected to #Testify today
Daniels, who received $130k in #HushMoney to keep silent about her story of having had sex with #Trump, is at the center of the case against him.
#criminal #law #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #MobTactics #NodFarter #GagOrder #StormyDaniels #KarenMcDougal
For those times when @GottaLaff can’t be tweeting the #TrumpTrial today, there’s a pretty good live feed from #TPM here https://talkingpointsmemo.com/live-blog/stormy-daniels-expected-on-stand-tuesday-at-trumps-new-york-trial