Hrs b4 meeting w/his #ProbationOfficer about his #felony #convictions, a leading candidate for #POTUS went on a bizarre rant about #sharks.

Sharks, #Trump claimed, were attacking more than usual (not true) & posed a new risk bc boats were being required to use batteries (not true), which cause them to sink bc they’re too heavy (really, really not true—the world’s heaviest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, stays afloat bc of laws of #physics despite weighing >550M lbs).

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/06/trump-shark-rant/678666/

Trump Rants About Sharks, and Everyone Just Pretends It's Normal

Par for the course. Trump is Trump. But imagine the response if Joe Biden had said it.

^{Brian Klaas (The Atlantic)}

#Trump, who was #convicted last month on 34 #felony counts of #FalsifyingBusinessRecords, is expected to have a virtual interview w/a NYC #Probation Dept ofcl on Mon.

The interview is required as the agency prepares a #sentencing recommendation for the judge in the case.

Trump will be in his home at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, FL, for the virtual meeting — his 1st w/a probation ofcl.

#law
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/09/nyregion/trump-probation-officer-hush-money-verdict.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

The #legal fight over the #2024election has begun

Trump's team is more focused so far on building a sprawling network of "#ElectionIntegrity" #lawyers & #PollWatchers than on rounding up organizers & door knockers to reach voters.

It's a sign that 5 months before Election Day, the legal battle is underway —& that Trump PLANS to cry "rigged" if he loses, as it did after the #2020election & his #felony #convictions.

#gaslighting #autocracy #democracy #BidenHarris2024
https://www.axios.com/2024/06/02/legal-battle-2024-election-begun-biden-trump

#Blanche is focusing on the 34 docs that led to the 34 #felony charges. He sounded as if he was getting close to making a #legal argument about “intent to defraud.” The #jurors would have to find that #Trump acted w/ #intent to #defraud when he directed the falsification of the docs in order to find him #guilty.

Justice #Merchan appeared to glare at Blanche as he came close to commenting on the #law. But the defense lawyer moved away & the judge said nothing.

#criminal #TrumpTrial