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#FaniWillis #wins #primary
Willis now proceeds to November’s general #election, where she will face Courtney Kramer, a Republican lawyer who interned in the #Trump White House.
#FultonCounty DA Fani Willis, who has emerged as a national figure after bringing #criminal charges against Trump, won her Democratic primary on Tues in her first ballot appearance since the inception of the high-profile #ElectionInterference case.
#Atlanta #GApol #USpol #law
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/05/21/fani-willis-georgia-democratic-primary/
Now, to be clear, #Trump had every right to adhere to his legal team's advice and not testify, but since when has #DonaldTrump — the #draftDodger who believes he knows more than generals — listened to anyone's advice? Donald Trump didn't testify because his own words would DAMN his case even worse than it already is. Donald Trump didn't testify because HE IS A #COWARD.
#TrumpIsACoward #TrumpIsATraitor #TrumpLies #TrumpIsALiar #TrumpCult #TrumpTrials #HushMoneyTrial
https://www.rawstory.com/trump-didnt-testify-2668332927
'Trump is a coward': Ex-president bashed for teasing court testimony that never came
Donald Trump has spent the better part of his trial in New York saying that he could set the record straight on the hush money scheme that was enacted in the final weeks of the 2016 election campaign.Sarah K. Burris (Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent Journalism)
Many of us have been sounding the alarm on this for years.
Welp.
Via Kyle Griffin:
In an interview with KDKA-TV, #Trump says he's "looking at" policies that would restrict access to #contraceptives
Special counsel #JackSmith appears to have suspected additional efforts by #Trump to obstruct the government's investigation of his handling of classified #documents, a newly unsealed court filing revealed Tuesday. #legal #TrumpIndictment
Special counsel suspected additional obstruction effort by Trump in classified docs case
The allegations were revealed in a newly unsealed court filing Tuesday.Katherine Faulders (ABC News)
#Trump's *guests* today in court:
#DonaldTrumpJr
Fmr Acting AG #MattWhitaker
Fmr Florida AG #PamBondi
Sen #EricSchmitt
#US #House Reps
• #DanielWebster
• #DanMeuser
• #RonnyJackson
• #TroyNehls
• #DaleStrong
• #MariaSalazar
#SebastianGorka
#ChuckZito
#JoePiscopo
#BillWhite
#criminal #law #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #MobTactics #GagOrder #StochasticTerrorism #StormyDaniels #KarenMcDougal #NodFarter
#SebastianGorka, Trump’s fmr White House *adviser*, walks in w/ a silver case bearing what appears to be a presidential seal.
With his legal team & Secret Service agents in the mix, #Trump’s group numbers more than two dozen. #WitnessIntimidation #JuryTampering
#RobertCostello is on the stand.
Justice Merchan reminds him that he’s under oath.
#Hoffinger, one of the prosecution’s leaders, is expected to continue her cross-examination of Costello.
#RobertCostello’s attitude is already *brusque* under cross-examination from #Hoffinger.
Hoffinger asks Costello about his relationship w/ #RudyGiuliani.
Costello confirms that he is close to #Giuliani & has known him for 50 yrs. Costello & his law firm recently sued Giuliani for unpaid legal bills.
👀 Hoffinger reads an email Costello sent to #MichaelCohen in which he described his relationship w/Giuliani as potentially being “very useful to you.”
#criminal #law #Trump #TrumpTrial
Prosecutors have argued #RobertCostello was part of a pressure campaign on #MichaelCohen in 2018 as Cohen was considering flipping on #Trump after a federal investigation into his #HushMoney payment to #StormyDaniels opened.
Defense tried to muddy that story on cross -examination of Cohen. But by calling Costello, they have given prosecutors opportunity to reinforce the story, & emails shown yesterday & this morning suggest that they have ample evidence to support.
#Hoffinger asks #RobertCostello if an email in which he offers to provide a “back channel” between #Trump & #MichaelCohen “speaks for itself” [Costello used the phrase while #mansplaining to her yesterday].
Costello says it does not because there was more context, & offers to provide that context.
“That’s all right,” Hoffinger says, moving on to her next question. 😊
#misogyny #criminal #law #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #MobTactics
#RobertCostello wrote to #MichaelCohen that there had been positive comments about him from the White House & that he had “friends in high places.” Hoffinger gets Costello to say it “definitely referred to President Trump.” 👀
The emails corroborate prosecutors’ story, suggesting that Costello was manipulating Cohen at the direction of #RudyGiuliani & #Trump, while misleading Cohen so that he would not understand what was happening.
#RobertCostello testifies that “sometimes” his emails speak for themselves. Sometimes, the implication is & as he said earlier, they do not.
[🙄 more #mansplaining]
🚨🚨 Costello wrote in an email that his mission was to “get Cohen on the right page without giving him the appearance that we are following instructions from Giuliani or the president.”
The jurors are paying close attention, much more so than they did to the end of #MichaelCohen's cross-examination.
#law #TrumpTrial #Trump
#RobertCostello has asked several times to offer additional context, & Susan #Hoffinger has made clear she does not want that context, cutting him off & moving to her next question. In doing so, Hoffinger shows that she believes she has the jury on her side after the way Costello treated her & the court yesterday.
#Trump atty, Emil #Bove just insisted there was a “pending question” from Hoffinger when there wasn’t, forcing Justice #Merchan to once again correct him.
#RobertCostello seems to be more of a witness for the prosecution — albeit a hostile one —than the defense. The emails couldn’t possibly be viewed in any way other than how prosecutors want jurors to view them: They show Costello misleading #MichaelCohen, saying something to him directly & another thing behind his back.
#criminal #law #Trump #TrumpTrial #MobTactics
#RobertCostello has just denied that, once he began to believe that #MichaelCohen was in turn misleading him, he was angry or upset. He was, he says, “informed.”
Another email from Costello to his law partner shows that in fact, Costello was very angry at Cohen, contradicting his previous answer.
“What should I say to this asshole?” Costello asked his partner. “He is playing with the most powerful man on the planet.”
#criminal #law #Trump #TrumpTrial #MobTactics
#RobertCostello answers “no” when asked if he has animosity toward #MichaelCohen 😂. #Hoffinger points out that Costello went to Washington last week to testify before Congress about Cohen, & made aggressive comments about him. Costello says he didn’t know his comments would be reported in the press [seriously?].
#criminal #law #Trump #TrumpTrial #MobTactics
#Hoffinger’s final question is an accusation: whether #RobertCostello’s testimony to Congress was meant to #intimidate #MichaelCohen as he testified in this trial. Costello asked her to repeat the question & then denied the accusation. “No,” he said. “Ridiculous.”
#Trump atty #Bove, is on redirect. Costello testifies that Cohen said in April 2018 that he would be “eternally grateful” for the help & guidance that Costello had given him in those difficult days.
Per a pool report, #Trump confirmed that the defense will be resting today, as expected, in remarks outside the courtroom in the hallway. “We’ll be resting pretty quickly,” he said. “Resting meaning resting the case. I won’t be resting. I don’t rest. I’d like to rest sometimes but I don’t get to rest.” #NodFarter
#Bove, in his questioning, tries to reargue that #RobertCostello was not concerned about having failed #Trump but rather not being hired, & paid, by #MichaelCohen.
Bove makes it clear that Cohen, in 2018, used the back channel to Trump that he had been provided by Costello, communicating through the lawyer to #RudyGiuliani & presumably, Trump. [yeah, and?]
There are objections, & lawyers confer w/Justice #Merchan who made clear he does not want this testimony by #RobertCostello to turn into a “trial within a trial,” aimed at attacking a witness — #MichaelCohen.
After the sidebar, Costello says he was giving Cohen “options” & waiting for his “instructions”
#Bove: “Did you ever pressure Michael Cohen to do anything?”
Costello: “I did not”
Bove: “Did you ever have control over Michael Cohen?”
Costello: “Clearly not”
#law #Trump #TrumpTrial
#Bove continues to ask about #RobertCostello’s meetings w/ #MichaelCohen. Prosecutors have objected a few times, & Justice #Merchan has sustained the objections.
Costello hits on a point that defense lawyers has sought to emphasize: that he was motivated by money.
After one of Costello’s answers is stricken, Costello shakes his head. Merchan wasn’t looking.
Bove’s re-direct ends w/an objection sustained.
“Nothing further,” says Bove.
#criminal #law #Trump #TrumpTrial #MobTactics
The defense rests, Todd #Blanche says.
#Testimony in the first #criminal trial of Donald J. Trump has concluded.
. #law #Trump #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #MobTactics #GagOrder #StochasticTerrorism #StormyDaniels #KarenMcDougal #NodFarter
#Hoffinger, in a brief, final series of questions & answers, again confirms that #RobertCostello was never officially hired as #MichaelCohen’s lawyer. Costello steps down from the witness stand.
Justice #Merchan turns to the #jury & explains the upcoming schedule. Closing arguments will take a day & his instructions to them afterward will take at least an hour.
Court will be adjourned, for jurors, until a week from today.
#criminal #law #Trump #TrumpTrial #MobTactics
The judge reminds #jurors that they should not discuss the case or read the news about the trial in the meantime.
Court is adjourned until the afternoon when it’s expected that prosecutors & defense lawyers will srgue for their preferred versions of the #JuryInstructions during a “charging conference”.
Justice #Merchan may also rule on the defense lawyers' latest attempt to #dismiss the case, which they made in a motion yesterday.
#criminal #law #Trump #TrumpTrial #MobTactics
With defense resting their case, we now know definitively that #Trump did not #testify in his own #defense of 34 #criminal charges.
As he exited the courtroom, & raised his hand in a fist, Trump did not answer reporters’ questions about why he had not testified in the trial.
#law #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #MobTactics #GagOrder #StochasticTerrorism #StormyDaniels #KarenMcDougal #NodFarter
“Arraignments of #Giuliani & 10 other allies of #Trump were underway on Tues in #Arizona criminal case that charges them with trying to keep Trump in power after he lost pres election.
A total of 50 people — incl Trump — now face charges related to election interference in four states. A number of Trump allies have already pleaded guilty or reached cooperation agreements in cases in Georgia and Michigan.”
‘I have nothing to worry about’
"Accused Jan. 6 rioter who fired gun at Capitol tells judge he’s carefree since Trump will be reelected in 6 months"
"At his arraignment hearing on Monday, John Banuelos of Illinois, a man accused of firing a gun into the air during the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, told the presiding judge 'I have nothing to worry about' because, he claimed, Donald Trump was going to be back in office in six months."
'I have nothing to worry about': Accused Jan. 6 rioter banks on Trump 2024 victory
An accused rioter who allegedly fired a gun into air at the Capitol on Jan. 6 told a judge at his arraignment that he wasn't worried about his future since Donald Trump would be reelected in November.Law & Crime
Um…
#Trump posted a video on Monday showing images of a fake newspaper article that references a “unified Reich” if he’s reelected in 2024.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/21/politics/trump-unified-reich-video?cid=ios_app
#TrumpTrial 🧵 Tues 21 May 2024
Testimony may conclude today in Trump’s #criminal NY #ElectionInterference trial, after 5 weeks & 22 witnesses.
Yesterday the jury was introduced to #RobertCostello, a #Giuliani associate & #lawyer who acted as a “back-channel” for #MichaelCohen to #Trump in the summer of 2018.
Yesterday, Costello behaved so atrociously on the witness stand that Juan Merchan cleared the courtroom to admonish him & the defense attorneys. Costello is due back on the stand
#law
#TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal
Plz remember to use NFL (Not For Laffy, no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies while live-posting. TY!
1/...Tyler McBrien:
Trey Gowdy again...
Per Trump's campaign, this is today's Greek chrous: Don Trump, Jr., Matt Whitaker, Pam Bondi, Sen. Eric Schmitt, Rep. Daniel Webster, Rep. Dan Meuser, Rep. Ronny Jackson, Rep. Troy Nehls, Rep. Dale Strong, Rep. Maria Salazar, Sebastian Gorka, Chuck Zito, Joe Piscopo, Bill White
#Atheism #Theocracy #SCOTUS #Catholic #Biden #Trump #TrumpForPrison
#Trump’s Social Media Company Posts Q1 Revenue of $770,500 and Net Loss of $327.6 Million https://variety.com/2024/digital/news/trump-truth-social-media-q1-2024-revenue-net-loss-1236010937/
Trump Media: Q1 Revenue of $770,500 and Net Loss of $327.6 Million
Trump Media and Technology Group reported $770,500 in revenue for the first quarter of 2024 and a net loss of $327.6 million.Todd Spangler (Variety)
WTAF?
Exclusive: #Trump #ForeignPolicy advisers met Israeli PM #Netanyahu
3 fmr #UnitedStates foreign policy ofcls in Trump's admin met w/ Benjamin Netanyahu & other public figures in #Israel on Mon….
The delegation was comprised of Robert O'Brien, who served as Trump's 4th & final #NationalSecurity adviser, as well as fmr Ambassador to the #UAE John Rakolta & fmr Ambassador to #Switzerland Ed McMullen….
#geopolitics #Gaza
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/donald-trump-foreign-policy-advisers-met-israeli-pm-netanyahu-source-says-2024-05-20/
NEW #TrumpTrial 🧵starts HERE. #Trump #legal
Plz remember to use NFL (Not For Laffy, no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies while live-posting. TY!
1/... Tyler McBrien:
It's 2:09 p.m., Trump walks in with his defense team in tow.
Alan Dershowitz is still here as well.
All five members of the prosecution are already seated.
#TrumpTrial 🧵 Monday 20 May 2024
#Trump has a huge posse today, including #KashPatel; #GerryKassar, a #conservative party leader in NY; #BernieKerik, fmr NYPD commissioner who was imprisoned for tax fraud & false statements; #AlanDershowitz, lawyer who defended Trump during his first impeachment, & #BorisEpshteyn, *legal* adviser who was #indicted in AZ for attempts to keep Trump in power after the 2020 election.
#criminal #law #ElectionInterference #MobTactics #StochasticTerrorism #GagOrder
#TrumpTrial started earlier than I did today. Grabbing coffee, starting THREAD HERE🧵1/… #Trump #legal
Here’s the list of Trump’s allies attending his trial today:
AG Alan Wilson
Rep. Eric Burlison
Rep. Andrew Clyde
Rep. Mary Miller
Rep. Keith Self
John Coale
Alan Dershowitz
Will Scharf
Steve Witkoff
Bernie Kerik
Kash Patel
Vernon Jones
Jerry Kassar
Chuck Zito
TRUMP ADMITTING GUILT?
Remember Trump's own words when he declines to take the stand this week in his hush money trial!
#AureFreePress #News #press #headline #GOP #Politics #uspolitics #uspol #Trump
https://youtube.com/watch?v=CpfDwx7tiLY&si=BWN44bLuBnxZKJAZ
All the Times Trump Bashed the Fifth Amendment
Trump just 'took the Fifth' during a civil investigation into his business by the NY attorney general. Here’s a flashback to all the times he stated that peo...YouTube
What do Americans really know about Trump and Biden?
Why Biden’s good news isn’t getting through, and what Biden should do about it - @rbreich
