I thought today was going to be boring because it was mostly going to be about Jury selection, but there was tons of news today, because they went over several motions today.
The biggest news is the prosecution will ask the judge to hold Trump in contempt for his attacks on witnesses."
Regarding Trump's Truth Social posts about Cohen, I think this is about violation of the gag order.
From Reuters
New York prosecutors said at the start of Donald Trump's criminal trial on Monday they would ask a judge to hold the former president in contempt after they described a "pressure campaign" against his former fixer and a likely witness Michael Cohen.
Other news This is all from Twitter
Trump asked the judge to recuse himself. Denied.
There was a bunch of stuff about what evidence can be let it and if the evidence would be salacious or prejudicial to Trump.
Aug 2015 meeting with Michael Cohen and David Pecker coordinating coverage on Trump. Trump's lawyers say talking about stories is not illegal and may be prejuidicial.
skeptical that these prepublication meetings were conducted in such a way with the falsification of business records down the road in mind. But he's satisfied probative value exceeds prejudice, if any, and allows it in.
Karen McDougal, the playboy playmate is allowed to testify
No mention of Melania being pregnant/or recently gave birth when this happened
Access Hollywood tape can be talked about but will not be played
E. Jean Caroll deposition cannot be entered, but an email thread about it can
Merchan DENIES prosecution's request to bring evidence of three other allegations of misconduct. Says it's "just a rumor, just gossip, complete hearsay"—doesn't want to "prejudice the defendant on the basis of a rumor."
Discussion of which Cohen crimes they can talk about. Judge says
I don't want the jury to think that because Michael Cohen pled guilty to FICA violations or anything else, that therefore Trump is guilty.
I can't help but think that President Trump didn't really say "Grab them by the 🐈".
Remember, it was an October 2016 surprise and knowing that they can use voice actors and AI to mimic people, I'm holding out hope that his "Locker Room Banter" was fabricated.
He didn't say HE did it.
Instead, while in Hollywood, during a private conversation, he made the water-is-wet observation that gold diggers and groupies exist and that they use sex to target rich and famous men.
Duh.
Of course he said it.
He's admitted he said it.
Thank God he did both because doing both proved he's neither a cluelessly naive retard or a liar even when under intense pressure to lie.
If Trump did say it, what he said is true.
In context he was discussing what some women will happily allow if a man is wealthy. He said they will let you grab them by the ——. I have had numerous arguments with liberals over this conversation.
We all refer to those types of ladies as gold diggers. They don’t care, do what you want, just show me the money. $$$ my ex husband’s new wife is a prime example. 😁
yep. Gold diggers, or groupies. Every successful man has groupies.
Didnt Biden say Its 2024 fergodsake or something similar when asked about porn in schools?
Obviously that standard applies only in one direction.
Well, he kinda did say it. But it was said during a private conversation, nothing more. I've certainly heard people, men and women both, say far worse than that in private convos.
And so what if he did say it? He didn't DO anything.
The simple minded normies automatically equate Trump saying such a thing as an admission that he rapes women regularly.
It gives them an excuse to divert Biden's shower's with his daughter and put Trump in the same disgusting category.
But yet there is evidence of FJB and they put their fingers in their ears and say la la la la.