Team Trump has moved for a mistrial, based on a lot of things that Daniels said about which they raised no objection at the time. I guess their client expressed some dissatisfaction with them over lunch, so this is mostly performative.
Merchan agrees to strike some testimony but, as to the moon-shooting demand for a mistrial, tells them (politely) to get back in their box.
The problem for Team Trump is that cross-examination is a dicey prospect. They already helped the prosecution yesterday with some sloppy cross-examination of McConney; with Daniels they are walking into an alien egg chamber wearing a t-shirt that says âFree Hugsâ.
Away from the in-court shenanigans for a moment, remember when Trump whined and whined (and whined and fucking whined) about being denied release from court to be able to attend his sonâs graduation, despite that being completely untrue?
The judge told Trump that he may grant such a release if the trial is sticking to the timetable. Well it is, and so last week the judge granted Trumpâs request to be released to attend his sonâs graduation.
Today Trump has announced a campaign event for that day.
Iâm no expert, but I doubt that defendants can treat such things like PTO. If he takes the day off from court and then doesnât go to the graduation, is that contempt of court?
Also, DWard should realize that the title of the case is âThe People of the State of New York v Donald J Trump.â If his fictional, cultish world, itâs likely âInsurrectionists v God.â
Stormy Daniels just brought up Jimmy Kimmel. If Trump doesnât violate the gag order all the way to jail after today, itâs because his buddy Putin shut down the internet.
Team The People introduced some items that were sure to be high on Team Trumpâs list of things to raise with Daniels - like her statement that she never slept with Trump - that she claimed she didnât;t want to sign and that it was untrue.
They raised her appearances on Cohenâs podcast, her book and the documentary. Trying to take the sting out of it all.
The People have finished direct testimony, Susan Necheles rises for Team Trump to begin cross.
Her early sparring was to elicit from Daniels that she practiced testifying - which is nothing unusual or inappropriate - and that she (Daniels) hates Trump.
Daniels owes Trump $500k in attorneysâ fees (ironically) award against her from previous litigation.
My apologies, I am not a lawyer and I do not follow legal things often.
However, what is not a mistake is the fact that Limey continuously posts lies daily. He is off of the rails. He is obsessed with Trump. He will need a straight jacket and rubber room when Trump beats Biden in November.
The MN GOP just announced today that Donald Trumpâs campaign believes that MN is in play and he will now be the keynote speaker at their Lincoln Day dinner on May 17. But that also happens to be the same night as Barronâs graduation.
Is graduation usually in the evening or during the day? Because Barronâs will be in Florida, and this event is in Minnesota. Trump has his own jet but not his own time machine.
Necheles is banging on Daniels about the legal fees she is refusing to pay Trump. Of course this is an effort to impeach her credibility, but that seems to me to be of little value if there isnât a credible alternative explanation for the hush money payments.
OK, so Danielsâ has a grab bag of issues and hates the defendant. That doesnât explain why Cohen paid her $130,000 in the run up to Election Day, Trump reimbursed Cohen âx2 for taxesâ and the wrote it off as legal expenses.
I suspect that this line of questioning is purely to appease the client.
After demanding a mistrial earlier today because feelings, Team Trump flashes up on screen Danielsâ partially-completed asset disclosure form from her defamation suit with Trump.
âTAKE THAT DOWN!â came the rebuke from Merchan.
Necheles continues to pick at random scabs of Danielsâ past to impeach her credibility. It seems clear to me that Trump has ordered this âhitâ on her, because this does absolutely nothing to help his cause. If anything, itâs making Danielsâ more sympathetic, because it is showing the jury what itâs like to get caught in the headlights of a rich, powerful and vindictive man.
The horse faced skank was paid off by Democrats to make the story up about Trump. It isnât illegal to pay her to shut up. Just ask Bill Clinton. It also isnât illegal to classify the expense as legal fees. Just ask Hillary Clinton about how she expensed the fake dossier.
During a short recess, Trump stepped into the corridor outside and offered that he thought the cross-examination was going very well. So, yeah, Trump ordered the Code Red.
Why interact with me if you are too sensitive to hear the truth? If I make a mistake I own up to it. Democrats such as yourself donât know how to do that.
