I would bet that Trump insisted that his lawyers put Costello on the stand. And Costelloâs testimony/performance yesterday was meant for Trumpâs eyes and ears. It hurt his defense.
Agreed.
No defense was presented. The guy who they wanted to use for defense made Michael Cohen sound reasonable and honest... which is hard to do.
We can argue all day about the decision to charge him... but the reality is that he's guilty of the charges. The defense seems to think they have seated at least one person who will defend Trump and force a mistrial.
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May 21, 2024 - 9:24am
rgio wrote:
The defense rests...after one very questionable witness.
Surprise, surprise... Donnie didn't do as he said...
I would bet that Trump insisted that his lawyers put Costello on the stand. And Costelloâs testimony/performance yesterday was meant for Trumpâs eyes and ears. It hurt his defense.
Perhaps the strategy is backfiring? I mean, its like they say on Law and Order, if you don't have enough to definitively roast the chubby bastard, then...
Trump's Hush-Money Trial Boosts Campaign Donations Donald Trump has topped President Biden in monthly fundraising for the first time in the 2024 race for the White House. According to Federal Election Commission filings, Trump's campaign and related committees raked in about $25 million more than Biden last month, with donations increasing as his New York Hush Money trial got underway. Both candidates have ramped up high-profile fundraising events lately, with Trump pulling in $50 million from an April event at the home of billionaire hedge-fund manager John Paulson, while Biden took in more than $25 million at a New York fundraiser attended by former Presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton.
The case in Florida regarding the Mar a Lago documents is indefinitely postponed because of the fact that the FBI staged those pictures of the documents in question. They were found to have brought those now famous empty Top Secret folders that were piled on top of the scattered documents. The folders were not part of the documents themselves. In other words, some of the evidence was planted by the FBI and is now found to be tainted.
I see that they acknowledged that some of the material isnât in the original order, possibly due to contents moving during collection. Source for the contention regarding the staging - thatâs not just Trump or his echo chamber?
The case in Florida regarding the Mar a Lago documents is indefinitely postponed because of the fact that the FBI staged those pictures of the documents in question. They were found to have brought those now famous empty Top Secret folders that were piled on top of the scattered documents. The folders were not part of the documents themselves. In other words, some of the evidence was planted by the FBI and is now found to be tainted.
The case in Georgia is on hold as an Appeals Court is now considering the status of the DA and whether or not to remove her from the case.
The case in DC is also on hold as we wait for SCOTUS to make a decision on immunity.
And that leaves us the cases in NYC. The real estate case is on hold being under review and ...
In the Hush Money case we learned that Trump was so good in bed that Stormy blacked out afterwards.
Now back to your regular day which is already in progress.
Well, that makes us cousins (a few centuries removed).
John Howland is the dude who fell off the Mayflower. I'm not a member of the society, and didn't know his name until it came up with my future "in-laws". Seems my daughter and her boyfriend are related (probably about as closely as you and I are).
Glad to meet you Cuz! And fellow Jerseyites too (well temporarily as I'm OUTA THERE end of the month)
So I firmly believe that Trump is on the express train to hell... but I have got to wonder what the prosecutor is doing (having just read some reporting of the testimony).
I guess you could argue that Stormy needs to tell the story so everyone can consider what the payments were stopping from coming out in public, but I'm not sure this level of detail is really necessary.
Apparently the judge agreed, telling the prosecution to move Stormy's testimony along when it got into the nitty gritty...But as a CNN reporter noted, the courtroom was riveted. Most people expect jury deliberations will be cool and deliberate, but testimony like that could really swing the jury for the prosecution.
Stormy Daniels on the stand now. A reporter suggests that she has a photographic memory. Of course, it’s possible in the intervening time she’s just gotten very very familiar with the things she should know.
IIRC, she just wrote a book about this so the details have been refreshed and put into text.
I wonder if the books come with pictures ... as they say, how me pics or it din't happen ...
Stormy Daniels on the stand now. A reporter suggests that she has a photographic memory. Of course, it’s possible in the intervening time she’s just gotten very very familiar with the things she should know.
Stormy Daniels on the stand now. A reporter suggests that she has a photographic memory. Of course, itâs possible in the intervening time sheâs just gotten very very familiar with the things she should know.
So I firmly believe that Trump is on the express train to hell... but I have got to wonder what the prosecutor is doing (having just read some reporting of the testimony).
I guess you could argue that Stormy needs to tell the story so everyone can consider what the payments were stopping from coming out in public, but I'm not sure this level of detail is really necessary.
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May 7, 2024 - 8:51am
Steely_D wrote:
Stormy Daniels on the stand now. A reporter suggests that she has a photographic memory. Of course, itâs possible in the intervening time sheâs just gotten very very familiar with the things she should know.
