aggiehawg said:
Highly dount he would.
Would that not be a Brady violation and grounds for a mistrial? I assume the defense would have been screaming about that by now, or is that something they can only bring up on appeal?
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Would that not be a Brady violation and grounds for a mistrial? I assume the defense would have been screaming about that by now, or is that something they can only bring up on appeal?
At this stage more likely appeal material. Merchan will not grant a mistrial. But in front of a fair judge who followed SCOTUS precedent and the Constitution that cretainely would be sufficient ground for a mistrial..SwigAg11 said:aggiehawg said:
Highly dount he would.
Would that not be a Brady violation and grounds for a mistrial?
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Attorney Todd Blanche starts off his questions this morning and asks Michael Cohen, "Since that time until right now how many reporters have you talked to about what happened last week?"
Cohen says, "I didn't speak to reporters about what happened last week."
Blanche follows up. Cohen says, "I've spoken to reporters who just called to say, 'hello,' to see how I'm doing, to check in, but I did not talk about this case."
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Trump attorney Todd Blanche asked Michael Cohen how many times he's met with prosecutors this year.
Cohen puts the number at more than a dozen, most recently last weekend before he took the stand.
Typo? or true?Quote:
Merchan says, "you must remember the people are not required to prove these offenses beyond a reasonable doubt and therefore that reduces the need or the burden to define every term or every phrase."
True that he said that. Those jury instructions will be a huge mess.TexAg1987 said:Typo? or true?Quote:
Merchan says, "you must remember the people are not required to prove these offenses beyond a reasonable doubt and therefore that reduces the need or the burden to define every term or every phrase."
ETA" Merchan was referring to the predicate crimes.
To this day, I still have no idea what the underlying felony is that Trump is accused of having committed.
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When pressed by Blanche, Cohen said it was closer to 20 times.
Trump had a smirk on his face as he watched Cohen say this.
Cohen said he heard several questions from prosecutor Susan Hoffinger for the first time during the direct examination last Monday and Tuesday.
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Trump attorney Todd Blanche now asks about other prep Michael Cohen has done for congressional testimony, including with Dan Goldman, the former prosecutor-turned-investigator for the House during the 2019 impeachment of Trump who is now a New York congressman.
Cohen confirms he met with Goldman ahead of his 2019 congressional testimony.
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Trump attorney Todd Blanche is focusing now focusing on October 2016.
"You agree with me that you had a lot going on both in your personal life and with President Trump in those first few weeks of October," Blanche asks.
"Yes, sir," Cohen said.
Cohen also agreed that he was dealing with a potential restructuring of his taxi medallion business, a sale of an investment with his brother, working on the national diversity coalition for Trump, and obtaining an endorsement from the Martin Luther King Jr. family.
aggiehawg said:True that he said that. Those jury instructions will be a huge mess.TexAg1987 said:Typo? or true?Quote:
Merchan says, "you must remember the people are not required to prove these offenses beyond a reasonable doubt and therefore that reduces the need or the burden to define every term or every phrase."
ETA" Merchan was referring to the predicate crimes.
Wait, what???
NEW: Judge Merchan announces that given his understanding of what will happen this week, summations in the Manhattan DA’s criminal trial against Trump will be NEXT Tuesday, a week from tomorrow, after which the jury will deliberate.
— Lisa Rubin (@lawofruby) May 20, 2024
Trump isn't accused of an underlying felony, he's accused of an underlying misdemeanor.
Merchan is telling counsel he will not formulate jury instructions on any of the three theories of the "other crimes" underlying the elevation of the charges to felonies. Not to the degree that the question of guilt or innocence would be submitted to them, any way.Science Denier said:aggiehawg said:True that he said that. Those jury instructions will be a huge mess.TexAg1987 said:Typo? or true?Quote:
Merchan says, "you must remember the people are not required to prove these offenses beyond a reasonable doubt and therefore that reduces the need or the burden to define every term or every phrase."
ETA" Merchan was referring to the predicate crimes.
Wait, what???
Called it.BMX Bandit said:NEW: Judge Merchan announces that given his understanding of what will happen this week, summations in the Manhattan DA’s criminal trial against Trump will be NEXT Tuesday, a week from tomorrow, after which the jury will deliberate.
— Lisa Rubin (@lawofruby) May 20, 2024
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Trump defense attorney Todd Blanche asks whether he worked with former tabloid executive David Pecker in October 2016 and about another matter, litigation involving attorney Marc Kasowitz.
"Correct," Cohen says.
Blanche also asked Cohen if he remembered right around October 26 whether Cohen was also helping Tiffany Trump with a potential extortion issue over photographs.
Cohen confirms.
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Defense attorney Todd Blanche and Michael Cohen are getting into a back-and-forth exchange about a business opportunity Cohen was working on in October 2016, which Blanche says involves taxi medallions but Cohen says is related to a mortgage in Florida.
Science Denier said:aggiehawg said:True that he said that. Those jury instructions will be a huge mess.TexAg1987 said:Typo? or true?Quote:
Merchan says, "you must remember the people are not required to prove these offenses beyond a reasonable doubt and therefore that reduces the need or the burden to define every term or every phrase."
ETA" Merchan was referring to the predicate crimes.
Wait, what???
If the jury kinda thinks he done it, that's good enough to attach this felony to it.
Clear 6th Amendment violation there.Quote:
If the jury kinda thinks he done it, that's good enough to attach this felony to it.
aggiehawg said:Called it.BMX Bandit said:NEW: Judge Merchan announces that given his understanding of what will happen this week, summations in the Manhattan DA’s criminal trial against Trump will be NEXT Tuesday, a week from tomorrow, after which the jury will deliberate.
— Lisa Rubin (@lawofruby) May 20, 2024
Were they already planning to take several days off this week? Or does this mean the defense will call witnesses?
This trial is just meant to change the outcome of the 2024 election. If it fails on appeal, I don't think they really care.
Schrodinger's felony.aggiehawg said:Merchan is telling counsel he will not formulate jury instructions on any of the three theories of the "other crimes" underlying the elevation of the charges to felonies. Not to the degree that the question of guilt or innocence would be submitted to them, any way.Science Denier said:aggiehawg said:True that he said that. Those jury instructions will be a huge mess.TexAg1987 said:Typo? or true?Quote:
Merchan says, "you must remember the people are not required to prove these offenses beyond a reasonable doubt and therefore that reduces the need or the burden to define every term or every phrase."
ETA" Merchan was referring to the predicate crimes.
Wait, what???
Predicate exists only if the jury convicts.
Both. It was always ambitious to believe they could get to closing summations by Tuesday morning. Just too much left to do before handing the case over to the jury for deliberations. And it was always ludicrous to have the jury start, stop, take four days off, restart deliberations.SwigAg11 said:aggiehawg said:Called it.BMX Bandit said:NEW: Judge Merchan announces that given his understanding of what will happen this week, summations in the Manhattan DA’s criminal trial against Trump will be NEXT Tuesday, a week from tomorrow, after which the jury will deliberate.
— Lisa Rubin (@lawofruby) May 20, 2024
Were they already planning to take several days off this week? Or does this mean the defense will call witnesses?
The charging conference alone will take the better part of a day, in my view.
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Trump attorney Todd Blanche is now turning to the litigation involving David Pecker, ex-publisher of the National Enquirer, and iPayments.
The litigation was filed September 30, 2016.
Cohen said he doesn't recall the specifics of the litigation.
Cohen said he worked to help try to settle the litigation because he was friends with everyone.
"You were also exploring getting a job at iPayments," Blanche asked.
"It was floated. Yes, sir," Cohen said.
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Defense attorney Todd Blanche cites October 2016, when Michael Cohen made the payment to Stormy Daniels' lawyer.
"You talked multiple times that day with folks associated with Dr King's statement and the fact that she was now going to be supporting President Trump," Blanche asks.
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Michael Cohen made two calls to Donald Trump the morning he made the payment to Stormy Daniels' lawyer, around 8:30 a.m. ET.
The first call was at 8:26 a.m. ET and lasted three minutes and one second.
The second call was at 8:34 a.m. ET and lasted one minute and 28 seconds.
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Trump attorney Todd Blanche is now asking Michael Cohen of his recollection of what the former president was up to on October 26.
Cohen said he doesn't remember.
"Do you remember that morning... that Trump was going to sit down and do an interview with ABC right after 9 a.m. ET. Does it ring a bell?" Blanche asked.
"No sir," Cohen said.
Blanche tried to use a document to support this, but it was sustained and not allowed.
Exactly and that's why it probably violates the 6th.Quote:
Schrodinger's felony.
Predicate exists only if the jury convicts.
Glory hound again? Or lying?Quote:
Trump attorney Todd Blanche questions Michael Cohen if he still maintains that he only spoke to Trump on the phone on October 26 about the Stormy Daniels issue.
Cohen says yes, "because it was important to me."
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Attorney Todd Blanche also asked if the "Access Hollywood" tape fallout was still an issue and if Trump was speaking to the media that Michael Cohen might have spoken with Trump about that.
"My recollection is that I was speaking to him about Stormy Daniels because that is what he tasked me to take care of and that's what I've been working on," Cohen replied.
WHOA!Quote:
Trump attorney Todd Blanche is walking Michael Cohen through the calculation to reach the $420,000 he said he was paid in 2017. Cohen testified earlier in the trial that he worked on the payment with former Trump Org. CFO Allen Weisselberg.
"You were shorted on 100,000 on your bonus that year, " Blanche asked.
"That's correct," Cohen said, confirming he normally got $150,000 as an annual bonus around the holidays.
"So the $50,000 that you got back from Red Finch... you only paid the Red Finch owner $20,000, right?" Blanche asks. "Yes sir," Cohen says.
Blanche is now walking Cohen through how he paid the $20,000 to the Red Finch owner in cash. Cohen confirmed he withdrew the money over a couple days. "I just didn't want to take out $20,000" at once, Cohen says.
"I don't recall if it was exactly $20,000," Cohen added to clarify.
Cohen said that Red Finch wanted the full payment of $50,000, but they accepted the money they received."You didn't just steal the 30,000, Because it was grossed up, it was 60,000, " Blanche asked. "Yes, sir, " Cohen said.Quote:
"So, you stole from the Trump organization," Blanche asked, noting Cohen was reimbursed $100,000.
"Yes sir," Cohen, said in response to Blanche.
Cohen agreed that he has told multiple prosecutors with the DA's office about it.
"Did you ever have to plead guilty to larceny," Blanche asked.
"No, sir," Cohen said.
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As Trump's attorney, Todd Blanche walks Michael Cohen through the reimbursement of the alleged hush money payments, Trump is now paying attention and looking toward Cohen.
Trump is watching Cohen through this line of questioning about stealing the Red Finch money from Trump Organization.Trump shakes is head with a smirk at this answer.Quote:
Blanche asks, "You did steal from the Trump Organization based upon the expected reimbursement from Red Finch."
"Yes sir," Cohen says.
To cover up this $130,000 payment, "you lied to (Allen) Weisselberg about how much you needed for Red Finch?" Blanche asks. Correct, Cohen says.
Ag with kids said:Science Denier said:aggiehawg said:True that he said that. Those jury instructions will be a huge mess.TexAg1987 said:Typo? or true?Quote:
Merchan says, "you must remember the people are not required to prove these offenses beyond a reasonable doubt and therefore that reduces the need or the burden to define every term or every phrase."
ETA" Merchan was referring to the predicate crimes.
Wait, what???
If the jury kinda thinks he done it, that's good enough to attach this felony to it.
More like if there's ANY possibility he did it. Like one chance in a million is still adequate to convict.
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So literally...aggiehawg said:Called it.BMX Bandit said:NEW: Judge Merchan announces that given his understanding of what will happen this week, summations in the Manhattan DA’s criminal trial against Trump will be NEXT Tuesday, a week from tomorrow, after which the jury will deliberate.
— Lisa Rubin (@lawofruby) May 20, 2024
C U Next Tuesday?
its effin nutsaggiehawg said:Exactly and that's why it probably violates the 6th.Quote:
Schrodinger's felony.
Predicate exists only if the jury convicts.
How can a state courts make any meaningful legal determination about a federal misdemeanor that was never charged and is past the statute of limitations?
To find Trump guilty of the state felony they have to decide if he was guilty of a federal misdemeanor, the latter of which they have no jurisdiction, no?
no sig
Add embezzlement to the list of crimes Cohen was allowed to walk on.
Yes. And it is nuts.pacecar02 said:its effin nutsaggiehawg said:Exactly and that's why it probably violates the 6th.Quote:
Schrodinger's felony.
Predicate exists only if the jury convicts.
How can a state courts make any meaningful legal determination about a federal misdemeanor that was never charged and is past the statute of limitations?
To find Trump guilty of the state felony they have to decide if he was guilty of a federal misdemeanor, the latter of which they have no jurisdiction, no?
So Cohen is now both a thief and a liar?
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Trump attorney Todd Blanche is now showing emails to Michael Cohen from Allen Weisselberg on January 31, 2017, with the subject: "Note and mortgage modification agreement for Trump Park Avenue Condominium."
"Thank you. You never stopped on for a bro hug. Anyway please prepare the agreement discussed" so we can pay you monthly, Weisselberg wrote.
Bendini Lambert and Locke time.Casual Cynic said:
So Cohen is now both a thief and a liar?
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"So, the conversation that you had with Mr. Weisselberg about the retainer agreement and the fact that there would not be one all took place in the meeting you had," along with the meeting with Trump, Blanche asked
"Yes sir," Cohen said.
"If you would have had one, would have it been between you and your client?" Blanche asked.
"Correct," Cohen said.
"Who would that have been?" Blanche asked.
"Mr. Trump," Cohen said.
They aren't going to name one. This is a Stalinist prosecution of a political foe.AgLiving06 said:
To this day, I still have no idea what the underlying felony is that Trump is accused of having committed.
WOW!!! Another bomb from Blanche a Cohen. Cohen admits to stealing $60,000 from Donald Trump on the stand, and that he was never prosecuted for it!!!
— Andrew H. Giuliani (@AndrewHGiuliani) May 20, 2024
Cohen credibility is in what appears to be an endless downward spiral!