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Favorite part of the trial so far is the bailiff assigned to stand behind Trump wearing a democrat-maga hat.

Is this foreshadowing?

Will we see this lady take Trump into custody?

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LAWFARE: Acting Judge Merchan is allowing Democrat prosecutor Matthew Colangelo to keep his witness list secret from Trump’s lawyers preventing them from preparing for cross-X and impeachment. This is a violation of the 6th Amendment. pic.twitter.com/4Olx5F2O7x

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This is a violation of the 6th Amendment.

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BMX Bandit said:

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Word is that Stormy Daniels is testifying today

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Prosecutors are expected to call Stormy Daniels to the stand Tuesday in Donald Trump's historic criminal trial, a source familiar with the matter tells CNN. Its unclear if she will be called first thing Tuesday morning.
The adult-film star, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was paid $130,000 the "hush money" payment to keep her from going public before the 2016 election about her claim that she had an affair with Trump in 2006.
The hush money payment on its own is not a crime. Michael Cohen sent the payment to a trust for Daniels' then-lawyer Keith Davidson.
It's the payments Trump made to Cohen, which prosecutors allege was reimbursement for paying off the adult-film star ahead of the election, that are at the heart of the 34 charges of falsifying business records.

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Trump attorney Susan Necheles is renewing the defense team's objection to Stormy Daniels testifying.
"We want to renew our objection this morning. We're informed the second witness will be Stormy Daniels. We want to renew our objection to her testifying, particularly about any details of any sexual acts," she says.
"The details of the accounts are important," prosecutor Susan Hoffinger argues.

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Judge Juan Merchan said he agreed with Trump's attorneys that Stormy Daniel's has credibility issues, but that's why the prosecutors need to be given a chance to establish her credibility.

He says it's fine to elicit that Trump and Stormy Daniels had sex. "That's fine. But we don't need to know the details," he said.

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Sally Franklin, the senior vice president and executive managing editor for Penguin Random House publishing group, was called to the stand.

She is being questioned by prosecutor Rebecca Mangold.

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Im Gipper said:

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Have to agree with Necheles here. While appealing to the prurient interest, are the details really relevant?

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Donald Trump is leaning back with his eyes closed as Sally Franklin starts testifying.
Prosecutor Rebecca Mangold asks her if she's familiar the book titles "Trump: How to Get Rich" and "Trump: Think Like a Billionaire."
When the first book title was named, he looked over toward Franklin.
The exhibits Franklin is being used to introduce are excerpts from the books.

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aggiehawg said:

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He says it's fine to elicit that Trump and Stormy Daniels had sex. "That's fine. But we don't need to know the details," he said.

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The jury is now being shown an internal page of Donald Trump's book, "Trump: How to Get Rich."
Rebecca Mangold asked Sally Franklin to read a line from the book, "I am the chairman and president of The Trump Organization. I like saying that because it means a great deal to me."
Another excerpt reads, "For many years I've said if someone screws you, screw them back." It goes on to say, "Like it says in the bible, an eye for an eye."
"When somebody hurts you, just go after them as viciously and as violently as you can," the excerpt continues.

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Prosecutors have now moved on to another Trump book, "Trump: Think like a Billionaire: Everything You Need to Know About Success, Real Estate, and Life."
"When you're working with a decorator make sure to ask to see all the invoices," a portion of the book's text reads.
"Decorators are by nature honest people, but you should be double-checking regardless," the text continues.

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Prosecutors are entering excerpts from Trump's book into evidence. Here are some of those excerpts:

• The chapter title of this excerpt is: "Sometimes you still have to screw them."
• Another excerpt entered says, "3:00 P.M. Allen Weisselberg my CFO comes in for a meeting. He's been with me for thirty years and keeps a handle on everything."
• Another excerpt read into the record: "All the women on The Apprentice flirted with meconsciously or unconsciously. That's to be expected. A sexual dynamic is always present between people, unless you are asexual."

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MouthBQ98 said:

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How is this stuff Germaine?

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Here's a look at some of the excerpts they're now going over:

• "When you're working with a decorator make sure to ask to see all the invoices," a portion of the book's text reads. "Decorators are by nature honest people, but you should be double-checking regardless."
• In a chapter called "How to Pinch Pennies," the book reads: "I received a check for 50 cents and we at the Trump Organization deposited it. They may call that cheap. I called it watching the bottom line. Penny pinching, you bet, I'm all for it."
• "As I said before, I always sign my checks so I know where my money's going," another excerpt reads. "In the same spirit, I also always try to read my bills to make sure I'm not being over-charged."
• An excerpt from the chapter, "How to Decide How Much Risk to Assume When Investing," reads, "Pay attention to the small numbers in your finances, such as percentages and cents. Numbers that seem trivial add up and have enormous implications. My parents hammered frugality into me at an early age, and it's the most important money-management skill a person can use. Call it penny-pinching if you want to; I call it financial smarts."
• "You need to watch the bottom line. Allen Weisselberg, my chief financial officer, has to be one of the toughest people in business when it comes to money," Franklin reads from the chapter on how to decide how much risk to assume.

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The jury is seeing a new chapter, "How to Stay on Top of Your Finances."
This chapter recounts the story Jeffrey McConney, a former Trump Organization controller, told on the stand yesterday about how Trump once pretended to fire him as a "teaching moment."
"I told him I didn't want excuses and I thought he was doing a lousy job managing my cash. Always question invoices and never except a contractor's first bid. Negotiate, negotiate or get out," the text of the book reads.
The last part of that excerpt about McConney reads: "Jeff got the message and has been with me for seventeen years and is doing a terrific job. He looks out for my bottom line as if the money were his own."

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Defense attorney Todd Blanche has started cross-examination of Sally Franklin, who works for a publishing group.
His first question is asking if the co-author of "Trump: How to Get Rich" was a ghostwriter.
"I'm not sure exactly how much she contributed," Franklin testified.
"All I know is that she helped our primary author in some way," Franklin added.

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Prosecutor Rebecca Mangold is asking the witness another round of questions after the defense completed cross-examination.
The lawyers are at the bench after there was an objection.

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The jury is seeing a new chapter, "How to Stay on Top of Your Finances."
This chapter recounts the story Jeffrey McConney, a former Trump Organization controller, told on the stand yesterday about how Trump once pretended to fire him as a "teaching moment."
"I told him I didn't want excuses and I thought he was doing a lousy job managing my cash. Always question invoices and never except a contractor's first bid. Negotiate, negotiate or get out," the text of the book reads.
The last part of that excerpt about McConney reads: "Jeff got the message and has been with me for seventeen years and is doing a terrific job. He looks out for my bottom line as if the money were his own."

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The same guy who testified yesterday that he was the one who classified the Michael Cohen invoices as Legal Expenses.

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The jury is now being shown an internal page of Donald Trump's book, "Trump: How to Get Rich."
Rebecca Mangold asked Sally Franklin to read a line from the book, "I am the chairman and president of The Trump Organization. I like saying that because it means a great deal to me."
Another excerpt reads, "For many years I've said if someone screws you, screw them back." It goes on to say, "Like it says in the bible, an eye for an eye."
"When somebody hurts you, just go after them as viciously and as violently as you can," the excerpt continues.

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Prosecutor Rebecca Mangold asks Sally Franklin if "ghostwriters ever write an entire book without the author's knowledge."
"No," Franklin responds.
"The ghostwriter works for the author," Franklin adds.

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Tramp96 said:

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What a waste of precious court resources.

The judge and the prosecutors should all be disbarred for this and fined the amount this sham trial has cost the taxpayers.

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