That Twitter is a good thread of what is happening.
They are going after Stormy Daniels.
https://twitter.com/innercitypress/status/1787911177046995305?t=iSDKacPOKlmnJzO8dxDwRQ&s=19
Trump's lawyers want to talk jury instructions Thursday. Daniels was warned about going beyond the question asked and she is back testifying.
Justice Merchan: With the consent of the defense Ms. Hoffinger has stepped out to give some instructions to her witness, to stay focused, and only answer what is asked.
The judge has rejected a mistrial, but there might be jury instructions that tell the jury to ignore some of what she said.
51:22 is where Trump's lawyer gets to ask him about the notes.
(This guy's acting is killing me.)
OK. This is Robert Gouveia. I've seen him on Twitter.
The discussion of the reimbursement and the notes starts about 33:00 minutes in
Did I get downvoted for saying Stormy Daniels was supposed to testify today?
Because she testified today.
I'm afraid it's not that easy.
The prosecution did put Jeffrey McConney the Trump controller on the stand so they were probably pretty aware of what he would say.
They are going to use McConney to try to corroborate. Michael Cohen. The prosecution is saying there were hush money payments and then later business records. The people who knew about the hush money payments were Trump, Pecker, and Cohen. Possibly Alan Weisselberg knew. The people who knew what the business records were for were Trump, Cohen and Weisselberg.
Mcconnie said a couple things that the Trump lawyers will have to deal with somehow.
He never saw a legal retainer for Michael Cohen.
He was told by Alan Weisselberg the money was for reimbursing Cohen and he was going to be reimbursed for $420,000 not just the $130,000 paid to Daniels.
Both he and Weisselberg took notes that explained how they got to this number.
So yes, McConney directly told the accounting department what to write on the records, but he basically was doing his Alan Weisselberg told him.
There is a gap, whereby it becomes unclear whether the alleged act was consensual, or not. One minute she is exiting the bathroom and he is sitting semi-clothed, on the bed; and nek-minute they are havin' at it. There are some steps in-between, and it certainly does not look like rape to a casual observer.
I don't think Stormy Daniels is saying it was nonconsensual. More like it wasn't her idea, but she went along with it.
She said something about a power imbalance, but I don't she has ever alleged force.
My guess is no.
Usually lawyers do not want their clients to testify.
Trump has hinted yes. He has hinted no. Just the other day outside court, he said he was prevented from testifying by the gag order. The next day the judge told the gag order never prevented him from testifying.
i think he might need to even if it's risky.
Did anyone watch this video?
What exoneration is he claiming?
She is
People also claiming the prosecutors admit they lied to the court, when they do not.
Someone called it a fraud on the court.
Yes, I think other people are exaggerating the extent of the "tampering" but I only read one side which is why I want read what Nauta's lawyers said.
I was able to find the motion with the footnote and read it, but haven't found Nauta's original filing, but it appears all he is asking for is more time. He's not claiming some grand big thing.
The deadline is next week. So we will see if the judge grants more time or something else.
The trial date is still set to later this month. She has yet to move it
Is Nauta's attorney claiming a "fraud on the court" because it seems we might be going further than the people actually familiar with the facts.
Fraud on the Court" is where any officer of the court (attorney or judge) makes any misleading statement that is used by the judge in rendering an opinion.
Given that we have yet to have a trial. Are we at this stage yet?
What evidence was tainted? I couldn't follow that article as it was confusing several things including classified cover sheets and placeholder slip sheets.
Trump's lawyer Necheles: You made up this threat to explain why you never said you had sex with President Trump, right? Stormy Daniels: No. I said it on a radio station in Tampa. Necheles: You told Anderson Cooper you'd never said it before Daniels: I was scared