Trump Election Interference / Falsification of Business Records Criminal Trial (Trump guilty on all 34 Counts) (2 Viewers)

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    What will happen now that former President Donald Trump was found guilty (in 34 counts) by the jury?
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    Speculation on the judge relating to sentencing?
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    Appeals?
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    Political Damage?
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    Trump found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records. Here's a breakdown.

    A New York jury unanimously found Donald Trump guilty of 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, a stunning conclusion to the historic trial of the former president.
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    Optimus Prime said:
    Michael Avenatti, the disgraced former lawyer for Stormy Daniels, has said that he is in touch with Donald Trump’s legal defence team and is willing to testify on behalf of the former president at his hush money trial.

    “The defence has contacted me,” Avenatti told The New York Post from prison.

    “I’d be more than happy to testify, I don’t know that I will be called to testify, but I have been in touch with Trump’s defence for the better part of a year.”………
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    what a loser sucks. another trump arse kisser.
     
    Today the court will open with some administrative matters and then bring the jury in for opening statements.

    It is anticipated thereafter that the prosecution will call its first witness, believed to be David Pecker of the National Enquirer. Pecker will testify about meeting with Trump at different times as early as 2015 and they executed a plan to bury stories adverse to Trump using the "catch and kill" method (of paying the person with the story a large amount for "exclusive rights" to publish the story, with penalty of breach of contract, and then burying the story so that it never becomes public).

    Today's session is expected to end early due to court scheduling, at 2pm.
     
    Trump before entering the court: "These are all Biden trials."

    This of course is stupid - the prosecutors are not federal and this investigation began in 2018 with the stated intent of prosecuting Trump if the evidence supported it. But Trump says stupid, inaccurate, completely misplaced and nonsensical things all the time.
     

    Court is in session​

    Opening statements will begin soon. The prosecution's opening statement will be about 45 mins, the defense says theirs is 25 minutes.
     

    Judge reads Sandoval ruling​

    Judge Juan Merchan is now revisiting the Sandoval hearing, which was held Friday afternoon.

    As Merchan reads, Trump is whispering to his attorney Todd Blanche.

    Merchan says the court has "considered many relevant factors" in the matter.

    Criminal cases are required to hold Sandoval hearings under New York law. These proceedings are meant to ensure that a defendant is not caught off guard by cross-examination if they choose to take the stand.

    If Donald Trump takes the stand, prosecutors can ask the former president about four previous proceedings, Judge Juan Merchan rules.

    The People are allowed to cross-examine Trump about the ruling in his civil fraud case, his gag order violations in that case, the defamation finding about E. Jean Carroll and his agreement to dissolve the Trump Foundation.

    Trump has indicated he would testify in the case.

    The jury is now being brought into the courtroom ahead of opening statements and will be read instructions.
     

    Prosecution begins opening statements​

    Opening statements in the case are now underway, the prosecution is up first.

    This case is about a "criminal conspiracy and a cover up," assistant district attorney Matthew Colangelo begins.

    The prosecution's opening arguments make it plain that they are trying to argue that Trump interfered with the 2016 presidential election by orchestrating a scheme to conceal his sexual encounters with Stormy Daniels.

    Colangelo tells the jury that Trump, Michael Cohen and David Pecker met ahead of the election to devise a plan whereby Pecker would act as the "eyes and ears" of the campaign to gather information that could be harmful to Trump's campaign and relay it to Cohen.

    At the time, Pecker was chairman and CEO of American Media Inc. (AMI), the then publisher of the National Enquirer.

    The trio agreed that AMI would publish flattering stories about Trump and attack Trump's political opponents in others, the prosecution argues.
     
    superchuck500 said:

    Judge reads Sandoval ruling​

    Judge Juan Merchan is now revisiting the Sandoval hearing, which was held Friday afternoon.

    As Merchan reads, Trump is whispering to his attorney Todd Blanche.

    Merchan says the court has "considered many relevant factors" in the matter.

    Criminal cases are required to hold Sandoval hearings under New York law. These proceedings are meant to ensure that a defendant is not caught off guard by cross-examination if they choose to take the stand.

    If Donald Trump takes the stand, prosecutors can ask the former president about four previous proceedings, Judge Juan Merchan rules.

    The People are allowed to cross-examine Trump about the ruling in his civil fraud case, his gag order violations in that case, the defamation finding about E. Jean Carroll and his agreement to dissolve the Trump Foundation.

    Trump has indicated he would testify in the case.

    The jury is now being brought into the courtroom ahead of opening statements and will be read instructions.
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    Trump has indicated he would testify in the case.

    I call bullschlitz. Trump is gutless. The prosecutor will make him look like a fool. If his attorneys have any brains they will either try to stop him from testifying or they will get him to plead the fifth probably hundreds of times.
     

    Recorded call between Trump and Cohen will be played​

    The prosecution is now addressing Trump's alleged affair with former Playboy model Karen McDougal and revealed one of the first pieces of evidence they plan to show jurors.

    Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo tells the jury they will hear a recorded phone conversation between Cohen and Trump about buying McDougal's story from AMI, which had purchased it for a price higher than what its publications normally pay.

    David Pecker directed AMI to make a payment to McDougal so she wouldn't go public with the story before the 2016 election, the prosecution argues, and Trump would pay AMI back. Pecker will testify about this, Colangelo tells the jury.

    Pecker became frustrated without the money, Colangelo continues, so Michael Cohen recorded a phone conversation with Trump in September of 2016.

    Colangelo said that Trump is heard on the recording asking Cohen, "So what do we have to pay for this? $150,000?" The prosecution also said Trump is heard suggesting that his campaign pay Pecker in cash.
     
    bird said:
    Trump has indicated he would testify in the case.

    I call bullschlitz. Trump is gutless. The prosecutor will make him look like a fool. If his attorneys have any brains they will either try to stop him from testifying or they will get him to plead the fifth probably hundreds of times.
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    A criminal defendant voluntarily taking the stand does so in waiver of the 5th Amendment right.

    That's part of what the Sandoval process is about - making sure the defendant knows what is within the scope of relevance and he would be expected to answer (and without being able to take the 5th).
     
    bird said:
    Trump has indicated he would testify in the case.

    I call bullschlitz. Trump is gutless. The prosecutor will make him look like a fool. If his attorneys have any brains they will either try to stop him from testifying or they will get him to plead the fifth probably hundreds of times.
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    we need to goad him into it. say he is too wimpy to do it.
     

    Defense begins its opening statement​

    The defense has now started its opening statement.

    Trump attorney Todd Blanche tells begins by telling jurors that the former president is innocent and "did not commit any crimes."
     
    superchuck500 said:
    A criminal defendant voluntarily taking the stand does so in waiver of the 5th Amendment right.

    That's part of what the Sandoval process is about - making sure the defendant knows what is within the scope of relevance and he would be expected to answer (and without being able to take the 5th).
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    superchuck500 said:

    Defense begins its opening statement​

    The defense has now started its opening statement.

    Trump attorney Todd Blanche tells begins by telling jurors that the former president is innocent and "did not commit any crimes."
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    and before this gets 50 pages- thanks for breaking this down into laymans terms to follow along.
     
    From Feed:
    Blanche says that Stormy Daniels did sign an NDA in exchange for $130,000, adding that entering into such a disclosure is "perfectly legal."

    Trump is looking at the jury while Blanche speaks.

    "I have a spoiler alert," Blanche says. "There's nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. It's called democracy. They put something sinister on this idea, as if it's a crime. You'll learn that it's not."
     
    Feed:

    Defense: Cohen is "obsessed" with Trump​

    Blanche argues that Cohen is "obsessed" with Trump "even to this day," pointing to Cohen's podcasts and media appearances about his former boss.

    "He has talked extensively about his desire to see President Trump go to prison," he says. As Blanche goes into Cohen lying under oath, prosecution objects. Counsel again approaches the bench.
     

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