Trump on Trial - Episode 3
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Special Guest Star: M. Emmet Walsh as Judge Arthur Engoron
"Do you know that Hunter is a crackhead?"
*snorts cocaine*
*Eyes widen *
"Oooh yeah… seen his laptop, crackhead, prostitutes and dick. Totally clears the President dad"
I wonder how far Trump will push the judges buttons
Michael Cohen taking the stand Tuesday. You think Trump will show up?
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Michael Cohen to testify at Trump’s fraud trial this week
Attorney Michael Cohen will take the stand against his onetime boss when the Trump Organization’s fraud trial resumes Tuesday in New York City. Former Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks shares with American Voices host Alicia Menendez why Cohen is likely to be “a very credible witness” despite...
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Well time to see how enforced that gag order is going to be.
The gag order only dealt with court staff, I do not believe the judge is covered by it.
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Yes, but it covers court staff, not the judge himself. However it's not a spectacularly good idea to rant about the judge who is trying your case without a jury.
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The estimated $250m is a disgorgment of illicit profits. It's a calculation, not a punishment.
I noticed that he's now downrated his home from "probably the most valuable home in the world" to "most valuable in the United States".
I haven't been following what he's been saying about James, has he seriously been using peek-a-boo as her slur which is an obvious dog whistle to the word that starts with J?
That's overt even for him. Wow.
Apparently racists have been using that as a substitute word for awhile now but yeah he's been calling her that since this started I believe, or really close to the start of this case anyways.
Yeah he's said that countless times in recent weeks/months, and maybe longer.
TRIAL - Day 15, Mazars & Michael Cohan
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Day 15 summary
Witnesses
William Kelly (general counsel for Mazars) staunch under cross examination
Michael Cohen (ex Trump lawyer)
It turns out that Alina Habba is an effective cross examiner, Cohen rattled, Kise irritated, judge trying to keep it all controlled
Witnesses
William Kelly (general counsel for Mazars) staunch under cross examination
Michael Cohen (ex Trump lawyer)
It turns out that Alina Habba is an effective cross examiner, Cohen rattled, Kise irritated, judge trying to keep it all controlled
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Day starts with Kise (for Trump) complaining that as 4 of the AG team got covid, by proceeding with trial today she is casting health protocol aside in her desperation to "get Trump". Judge points out he's not wearing a mask, court has masks available and we will proceed.
No one's asked him. He'd just give word salad anyways.
Contaminated with… what?
Edit: Oh I missed the COVID thing. Carry on
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He is outright doing this on purpose as he wants to dare a judge to put him in jail over "his first amendment rights (lol)" while completely deflecting from his real problems within the courtroom which he is absolutely scared of.
You don't drink it, you inject it! Or maybe you just shine a really bright light inside your body, I forget.I've got a little medicine for that
Trump wants nothing to do with prison. The man would react to the nicest white collar jail in the country like it was Rikers. He poops on a golden toilet.
He is a rich, white, straight, male who has had immense privilege his entire life.
He doesn't understand the concept of being held accountable for his actions.
He doesn't understand the concept of being held accountable for his actions.
Oh, that is why he said "Dare", as I'm sure he thinks he can still push it off via his lawyers or some other fantasy. Truth be told though, if he was "booked", due to his Secret Service detail, they'd find some isolated, by himself holding area where he never sees another inmate.
Funny as hell coming from this clown
View: https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1716825086291042631
View: https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1716825086291042631
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Kelly on cross examination now by Jesus Suarez, who is an effective, but painstakingly slow examiner.
Trying to get Kelly to put all the blame on Donald Bender (the Mazars CPA for Trump Org), who we heard from on days 1-3.
Kelly is having none of it.
Trying to get Kelly to put all the blame on Donald Bender (the Mazars CPA for Trump Org), who we heard from on days 1-3.
Kelly is having none of it.
What better deal would Cohen be trying to get? Didn't he serve his sentance? Or is it a better book deal? Better podcast promotion?
He did serve his sentence, got released during COVID then the Trump admin tried to have him thrown back in jail on a technical matter when it came out he was writing a tell-all.
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Seems to me that team Trump has made a mistake with the cross examination of Kelly.
Trying to press him on whether Bender was a competent CPA is nonsense, as Kelly is a lawyer, not an accountant. It might fly with a jury, but the judge knows this.
Trying to press him on whether Bender was a competent CPA is nonsense, as Kelly is a lawyer, not an accountant. It might fly with a jury, but the judge knows this.
I feel like every time Trump speaks to the Press about something he just jumbles together a usual set of phrases like "Better deal" or "They're crooked" or "I've never met them" and just applies it to whatever he's being forced to talk about.
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Good little summary from Lisa Rubin of what's going on now:
Suarez is in the process of asking Kelly why Mazars allowed the statements of financial condition to state that they did not incorporate any value associated with Trump's brand when the underlying work papers clearly reflected a 30% "brand premium" for various golf courses.
Frankly, that's a decent question in the abstract. But given 1) the limited nature of the engagement; 2) the representations the company made to Mazars in its contracts & annual "rep letter;" and 3) that the valuation methods & resulting numbers came from the Trump Org. . .
the idea that Mazars is legally responsible, let alone principally at fault, falls flat. Suarez has not and cannot change how those valuations were arrived at (often with deception) and by whom (Trump org employees and/or family members, several of whom are defendants).
Suarez is in the process of asking Kelly why Mazars allowed the statements of financial condition to state that they did not incorporate any value associated with Trump's brand when the underlying work papers clearly reflected a 30% "brand premium" for various golf courses.
Frankly, that's a decent question in the abstract. But given 1) the limited nature of the engagement; 2) the representations the company made to Mazars in its contracts & annual "rep letter;" and 3) that the valuation methods & resulting numbers came from the Trump Org. . .
the idea that Mazars is legally responsible, let alone principally at fault, falls flat. Suarez has not and cannot change how those valuations were arrived at (often with deception) and by whom (Trump org employees and/or family members, several of whom are defendants).
As I've suggested before, it's not that Mazars couldn't have done a better job of doing due diligence on these things. It's that they were legally not required to do so. That's what bank regulations are for. While Trump arguing Mazars should have more responsibility here is obviously in the spirit of taking heat off of him, it's honestly how things should operate, because banks being careless with handing out loans is how we got into the financial crisis 15 years ago.
Any means to paint this as a Mazars issue will need to point to a regulatory statute they failed to comply with, and there likely isn't one.
Any means to paint this as a Mazars issue will need to point to a regulatory statute they failed to comply with, and there likely isn't one.
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Exactly. And I don't think this judge will let them get away with this line of questioning.