*** Official Trump Hush Money Trial Thread ***

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Another way of saying it:

That the defendant did so with intent to defraud that included an intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal the commission of that other crime

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nortex97 said:

Keep in mind how incredibly dishonest NY is not just in how they carry out the laws there, but legislate them in the first place. Some laws are only intended to matter if a republican/Trump himself can be claimed to violate them.


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Im Gipper said:

Another way of saying it:

That the defendant did so with intent to defraud that included an intent to commit another crime or to aid or conceal the commission of that other crime
And the jury can just fill in the blank on their own of what that other crime was?

Remember, one of the jurors is a civil litigator, presumably familiar with jury instructions and the other is a corporate lawyer in venture capiltal, presumably familiar with NDAs and confidentiality agreements.
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TXAggie2011 said:

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Doesn't that all seem a little crappy and not really any form of justice, though?

This jury can just declare Trump guilty of some other crime that has never been charged, much less adjudicated?
The jury is deciding if he had the intent to aid/conceal another crime. Juries decide aid/abetting/concealment cases all the time.
Testimony was already given that Trump had nothing to do with how the payment was recorded in the records
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And the jury can just fill in the blank on their own of what that other crime was?
They fill it in with what evidence they hear during trial.

So far, there has not been one.


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TXAggie2011 said:

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It will be in the jury instructions that the state will have needed to prove the intent to conceal/aid at least one of the three crimes.
If Merchan does that, reversible error. Or should I say another reversible error?
It would be reversible error for Merchan to not instruct the jury they have to find beyond a reasonable doubt he had intent to commit/conceal/aid one of the those three specific crimes.

So this is a fill in the blank test, with a word bank, and no possible wrong answers???

"If you think he might have committed ___________, even though there have been no charges brought forth, you may find him guilty. Or if he might. have been trying to ___________, even though the defendant has not been made aware of any specific allegation, you may find him guilty. Or if you just don't like the way he has ______, feel free to find him guilty of _________."


TOTAL ****ING CLOWN WORLD LOGIC!
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Trump is guilty of hiring a bad guy (Cohen) who manipulated/lied/colluded to defraud Trump with another proven liar who then over more than 10 years were paid multiple times for the lie about Trump's acts with a literal porn star shakedown artist and then didn't know how, post-election, the payments to keep this away from his family were recorded.

That's what's been proven.

Outside of the courtroom, the prosecution has been led by a team championed by an AG who campaigned on 'getting Trump' overtly and the lead prosecutor (Colangelo) was a Biden/DNC payee and no similar prosecutions were ever even contemplated for accounting 'errors' made by Hillary Clinton or NDA's signed by any number of former politicians (in NY) including but not limited to Rahm Emanuel.

Further, the judge is invested in the case via direct family and has limited character witness testimony/questions as to honesty/credibility of lead prosecution witnesses but allowed outlandish claims of personal fear/sex to be provided to the jury, and refused to recuse himself.

Every bit of this, and the farces in Fulton County and Cannon's court in Florida are why Trump is surging to a lead of as much as 12 points nationally vs. Biden/Kennedy.
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Trump is guilty of hiring a bad guy (Cohen) who manipulated/lied/colluded to defraud Trump with another proven liar who then over more than 10 years were paid multiple times for the lie about Trump's acts with a literal porn star shakedown artist and then didn't know how, post-election, the payments to keep this away from his family were recorded.

That's what's been proven.

Outside of the courtroom, the prosecution has been led by a team championed by an AG who campaigned on 'getting Trump' overtly and the lead prosecutor (Colangelo) was a Biden/DNC payee and no similar prosecutions were ever even contemplated for accounting 'errors' made by Hillary Clinton or NDA's signed by any number of former politicians (in NY) including but not limited to Rahm Emanuel.

Further, the judge is invested in the case via direct family and has limited character witness testimony/questions as to honesty/credibility of lead prosecution witnesses but allowed outlandish claims of personal fear/sex to be provided to the jury, and refused to recuse himself.

Every bit of this, and the farces in Fulton County and Cannon's court in Florida are why Trump is surging to a lead of as much as 12 points nationally vs. Biden/Kennedy.
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Mr Mojo Risin said:

TXAggie2011 said:

aggiehawg said:

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It will be in the jury instructions that the state will have needed to prove the intent to conceal/aid at least one of the three crimes.
If Merchan does that, reversible error. Or should I say another reversible error?
It would be reversible error for Merchan to not instruct the jury they have to find beyond a reasonable doubt he had intent to commit/conceal/aid one of the those three specific crimes.

So this is a fill in the blank test, with a word bank, and no possible wrong answers???

"If you think he might have committed ___________, even though there have been no charges brought forth, you may find him guilty. Or if he might. have been trying to ___________, even though the defendant has not been made aware of any specific allegation, you may find him guilty. Or if you just don't like the way he has ______, feel free to find him guilty of _________."


TOTAL ****ING CLOWN WORLD LOGIC!
Translation: "Your verdict needs to be guilty, if you need to invent a new crime even if such law doesn't exist we grant you the power to do so. Just please find him guilty. We need headlines"
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TXAggie2011 said:

WHOOP!'91 said:

TXAggie2011 said:

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Doesn't that all seem a little crappy and not really any form of justice, though?

This jury can just declare Trump guilty of some other crime that has never been charged, much less adjudicated?
The jury is deciding if he had the intent to aid/conceal another crime. Juries decide aid/abetting/concealment cases all the time.
No "other crime" has been charged and adjudicated. That this jury can simply deem Trump guilty of this other crime seems unConstitutional to me. A citizen should have to be found guilty of this other crime before using it to escalate misdemeanors to felonies.
Are you trying to say that if this jury decides beyond a reasonable doubt that he had the intent to commit/conceal another crime, that its not been "ajudicated" whether he had the intent to commit/conceal another crime?

Who should ajudicate that if not a jury?
A judge and jury assigned to determine guilt on that matter. It's BS you can escalate a misdemeanor to a felony based on a crime that has not been adjudicated.

This is the same fascist BS they tried to pull in CO where a jury decided trump incited insurrection without it ever having been charged so they could remove him from their ballot.

This is also like the Weinstein case that just got thrown out, with all the prejudicial and unrelated evidence being allowed.

Complete garbage and a travesty of justice, but I have stopped expecting fascists to be reasonable or caring about any semblance of fairness or ensuring citizens' Constitutional rights are protected.
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aggiehawg said:

The judge is wrong.

So is any state statute that declares a defendant does not have a constiutional right to know of which behavior is the basis of the charges against him/her.

Take your TDS blinders off. This case as charged in the indictment is a farce and a sham with either a completely incompetent or an agenda driven judge presiding. State may still obtain a conviction but it will be reversed on appeal.

But getting the result correct in conformity with the law has never been the state's goal. Still isn't. They just want a conviction, any conviction before the election.

The process is the punishment.

-Bob Mueller.
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nortex97 said:

Trump is guilty of hiring a bad guy (Cohen) who manipulated/lied/colluded to defraud Trump with another proven liar who then over more than 10 years were paid multiple times for the lie about Trump's acts with a literal porn star shakedown artist and then didn't know how, post-election, the payments to keep this away from his family were recorded.

That's what's been proven.

Outside of the courtroom, the prosecution has been led by a team championed by an AG who campaigned on 'getting Trump' overtly and the lead prosecutor (Colangelo) was a Biden/DNC payee and no similar prosecutions were ever even contemplated for accounting 'errors' made by Hillary Clinton or NDA's signed by any number of former politicians (in NY) including but not limited to Rahm Emanuel.

Further, the judge is invested in the case via direct family and has limited character witness testimony/questions as to honesty/credibility of lead prosecution witnesses but allowed outlandish claims of personal fear/sex to be provided to the jury, and refused to recuse himself.

Every bit of this, and the farces in Fulton County and Cannon's court in Florida are why Trump is surging to a lead of as much as 12 points nationally vs. Biden/Kennedy.
I hope Trump wins and immediately charges are brought in some ruby red district against Clinton and Obama campaigns for their frauds to cover up election interference. Throw both of them in jail for the rest of their lives.

Then disbar Kevin Clinesmith, throw Hunter Biden in prison next to Peter Navarro for not appearing to his congressional hearing, and just go scorched f-ing earth on these fascist pigs.

That's the only way this lawfare garbage ends.
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A judge and jury assigned to determine guilt on that matter. It's BS you can escalate a misdemeanor to a felony based on a crime that has not been adjudicated.
Have you ever heard the saying "the cover up was worse than the crime?"

Or maybe Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy"


As I said earlier, I have long questioned if the state can meet their burden about the intent to conceal another crime. But this would be a classic case of lying about the original sin was worse than the original sin.
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TXAggie2011 said:

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A judge and jury assigned to determine guilt on that matter. It's BS you can escalate a misdemeanor to a felony based on a crime that has not been adjudicated.
Have you ever heard the saying "the cover up was worse than the crime?"

Or maybe Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy"


As I said earlier, I have long questioned if the state can meet their burden about the intent to conceal another crime. But this would be a classic case of lying about the original sin was worse than the original sin.
as the original post says....there hasn't been an adjudicated crime for him to have covered up. Hard to cover up a crime if there was no crime to cover up.

So you think he should admit to a crime he hasn't committed? Why? Or do you think his crime is just not being a good person?
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TXAggie2011 said:

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A judge and jury assigned to determine guilt on that matter. It's BS you can escalate a misdemeanor to a felony based on a crime that has not been adjudicated.
Have you ever heard the saying "the cover up was worse than the crime?"

Or maybe Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy"


As I said earlier, I have long questioned if the state can meet their burden about the intent to conceal another crime. But this would be a classic case of lying about the original sin was worse than the original sin.
The state would have to read Trump's mind. Hicks testified that Trump was concerned Melania would find out. End of cover up. Not related to campaign. Trial over.
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Gyles Marrett said:

TXAggie2011 said:

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A judge and jury assigned to determine guilt on that matter. It's BS you can escalate a misdemeanor to a felony based on a crime that has not been adjudicated.
Have you ever heard the saying "the cover up was worse than the crime?"

Or maybe Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy"


As I said earlier, I have long questioned if the state can meet their burden about the intent to conceal another crime. But this would be a classic case of lying about the original sin was worse than the original sin.
as the original post says....there hasn't been an adjudicated crime for him to have covered up. Hard to cover up a crime if there was no crime to cover up.

So you think he should admit to a crime he hasn't committed? Why? Or do you think his crime is just not being a good person?
Apparently, a jury can just deem someone guilty of another crime, even though it has never even been charged. That sounds very fascistic to me.
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TXAggie2011 said:

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A judge and jury assigned to determine guilt on that matter. It's BS you can escalate a misdemeanor to a felony based on a crime that has not been adjudicated.
Have you ever heard the saying "the cover up was worse than the crime?"

Or maybe Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy"


As I said earlier, I have long questioned if the state can meet their burden about the intent to conceal another crime. But this would be a classic case of lying about the original sin was worse than the original sin.
Daniels/Clifford also testified that Trump never asked her to keep their dalliance confidential.

End of cover up, end of trial.
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TXAggie2011 said:

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A judge and jury assigned to determine guilt on that matter. It's BS you can escalate a misdemeanor to a felony based on a crime that has not been adjudicated.
Have you ever heard the saying "the cover up was worse than the crime?"

Or maybe Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy"


As I said earlier, I have long questioned if the state can meet their burden about the intent to conceal another crime. But this would be a classic case of lying about the original sin was worse than the original sin.
My understanding is that all that is required for the NY State law to escalate Trump's fraudulent business transactions to a felony is that the fraud was committed in order to hide a felony, or that Trump believed it was. So, the DA only has to show that Trump believed that if he did not handle the situation they way he did (declaring Cohen's payments as "legal fees"), he would be guilty of violating federal laws.

It's true, Merchan cannot direct the Jury to decide whether or not the evidence shows Trump violated federal laws. The NY State court has no authority to determine that. But, the prosecution might show that Trump believed that he would have violated such laws, it seems to me that Merchan can direct the jury to decide the evidence does show that Trump believed it would.
It is much easier to fool someone than it is to convince someone that he has been fooled.
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Breggy Popup said:

WHOOP!'91 said:

Gyles Marrett said:

TXAggie2011 said:

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A judge and jury assigned to determine guilt on that matter. It's BS you can escalate a misdemeanor to a felony based on a crime that has not been adjudicated.
Have you ever heard the saying "the cover up was worse than the crime?"

Or maybe Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy"


As I said earlier, I have long questioned if the state can meet their burden about the intent to conceal another crime. But this would be a classic case of lying about the original sin was worse than the original sin.
as the original post says....there hasn't been an adjudicated crime for him to have covered up. Hard to cover up a crime if there was no crime to cover up.

So you think he should admit to a crime he hasn't committed? Why? Or do you think his crime is just not being a good person?
Apparently, a jury can just deem someone guilty of another crime, even though it has never even been charged. That sounds very fascistic to me.


"Show me the man and I will show you the crime."

- Lavrentiy Beria
Man, I am getting really excited to see this lawfare used on the left. Clinton, Obama, Abedin and Hunter have proven crimes ready to prosecute. Trump can strip Biden's privilege like Biden did to Trump, and we can finally learn the truth about the corruption, the 1000s of e-mails Biden sent under pseudonyms.

I will be as giddy as a fascist persecuting Trump when that happens.
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WHOOP!'91 said:

Gyles Marrett said:

TXAggie2011 said:

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A judge and jury assigned to determine guilt on that matter. It's BS you can escalate a misdemeanor to a felony based on a crime that has not been adjudicated.
Have you ever heard the saying "the cover up was worse than the crime?"

Or maybe Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy"


As I said earlier, I have long questioned if the state can meet their burden about the intent to conceal another crime. But this would be a classic case of lying about the original sin was worse than the original sin.
as the original post says....there hasn't been an adjudicated crime for him to have covered up. Hard to cover up a crime if there was no crime to cover up.

So you think he should admit to a crime he hasn't committed? Why? Or do you think his crime is just not being a good person?
Apparently, a jury can just deem someone guilty of another crime, even though it has never even been charged. That sounds very fascistic to me.
The point is the bolded comments you made only would be correct in fantasy land....and the bible verse you quote is a reach to be applicable. People make many transgressions in life, many of which are not crimes. Trump has certainly made transgressions in life, using that as justification to say he is getting what he deserves then is absurd. Sleeping with Stormy, Paying her off, his employees recording it as legal fees not directed by Trump to do so. Covering up transgressions is not the same as covering up a crime.
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I'm vaguely remembering (could be entirely wrong here) that the Trump campaign consulted a lawyer on election laws about these things. If so, has that come up yet in trial?

I understand that the prosecution could then argue that 1) the lawyer provided incorrect counsel and/or 2) the Trump campaign drifted outside of the bounds of counsel given.
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nortex97 said:




But merchan has been very sincere that he really does not want to jail Trump. He really doesn't. Last thing he wants to do he says. (Some people actually believe that)
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Rockdoc said:

So you think this is a fair and just trial?

I'll post this one last time to Aggie2011 to see if he'll maybe answer instead of dancing around other posters.
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Rockdoc said:

Rockdoc said:

So you think this is a fair and just trial?

I'll post this one last time to Aggie2011 to see if he'll maybe answer instead of dancing around other posters.


It'll be like the other posters on the sham bank trial that realize how insane their positions are - eventually say "well I don't agree I'm just trying to explain why the judge is right". Theyd look better/have more credibility just saying "it's a sham and I agree with the sham". Similar to how people look when they say "I don't want to take your guns I'm just trying to explain why being allowed only one pistol locked away is reasonable gun control."
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WHOOP!'91 said:

Gyles Marrett said:

TXAggie2011 said:

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A judge and jury assigned to determine guilt on that matter. It's BS you can escalate a misdemeanor to a felony based on a crime that has not been adjudicated.
Have you ever heard the saying "the cover up was worse than the crime?"

Or maybe Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy"


As I said earlier, I have long questioned if the state can meet their burden about the intent to conceal another crime. But this would be a classic case of lying about the original sin was worse than the original sin.
as the original post says....there hasn't been an adjudicated crime for him to have covered up. Hard to cover up a crime if there was no crime to cover up.

So you think he should admit to a crime he hasn't committed? Why? Or do you think his crime is just not being a good person?
Apparently, a jury can just deem someone guilty of another crime, even though it has never even been charged. That sounds very fascistic to me.
Trump doesn't have to be charged and found guilty of another crime to be guilty of the charged offenses. That's just how works, sorry if you don't like it.

And a jury can certainly hear evidence and decide whether or not there is reasonable doubt that there was intent to commit/conceal a crime, whether that crime was separately charged or not. Again, sorry if you don't like it, that's just how it works.

I'll say for the 3rd time that I have my questions about whether the state will prove it at this trial, but that's an entirely separate issue that remains to be seen with several weeks left.
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TXAggie2011 said:

WHOOP!'91 said:

Gyles Marrett said:

TXAggie2011 said:

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A judge and jury assigned to determine guilt on that matter. It's BS you can escalate a misdemeanor to a felony based on a crime that has not been adjudicated.
Have you ever heard the saying "the cover up was worse than the crime?"

Or maybe Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy"


As I said earlier, I have long questioned if the state can meet their burden about the intent to conceal another crime. But this would be a classic case of lying about the original sin was worse than the original sin.
as the original post says....there hasn't been an adjudicated crime for him to have covered up. Hard to cover up a crime if there was no crime to cover up.

So you think he should admit to a crime he hasn't committed? Why? Or do you think his crime is just not being a good person?
Apparently, a jury can just deem someone guilty of another crime, even though it has never even been charged. That sounds very fascistic to me.
Trump doesn't have to be charged and found guilty of another crime to be guilty of the charged offenses. That's just how works, sorry if you don't like it.

And a jury can certainly hear evidence and decide whether or not there is reasonable doubt that there was intent to commit/conceal a crime, whether that crime was separately charged or not. Again, sorry if you don't like it, that's just how it works.

I'll say for the 3rd time that I have my doubts about whether the state will prove it at this trial, but that's a separate issue.
Do you believe that the charges are valid?
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TXAggie2011 said:

WHOOP!'91 said:

Gyles Marrett said:

TXAggie2011 said:

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A judge and jury assigned to determine guilt on that matter. It's BS you can escalate a misdemeanor to a felony based on a crime that has not been adjudicated.
Have you ever heard the saying "the cover up was worse than the crime?"

Or maybe Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy"


As I said earlier, I have long questioned if the state can meet their burden about the intent to conceal another crime. But this would be a classic case of lying about the original sin was worse than the original sin.
as the original post says....there hasn't been an adjudicated crime for him to have covered up. Hard to cover up a crime if there was no crime to cover up.

So you think he should admit to a crime he hasn't committed? Why? Or do you think his crime is just not being a good person?
Apparently, a jury can just deem someone guilty of another crime, even though it has never even been charged. That sounds very fascistic to me.
Trump doesn't have to be charged and found guilty of another crime to be guilty of the charged offenses. That's just how works, sorry if you don't like it.

And a jury can certainly hear evidence and decide whether or not there is reasonable doubt that there was intent to commit/conceal a crime, whether that crime was separately charged or not. Again, sorry if you don't like it, that's just how it works.

I'll say for the 3rd time that I have my questions about whether the state will prove it at this trial, but that's an entirely separate issue that remains to be seen with several weeks left.
There are a lot of things happening in this trial that are NOT "just how it works", and the prosecution is getting away with it.
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TXAggie2011 said:

WHOOP!'91 said:

Gyles Marrett said:

TXAggie2011 said:

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A judge and jury assigned to determine guilt on that matter. It's BS you can escalate a misdemeanor to a felony based on a crime that has not been adjudicated.
Have you ever heard the saying "the cover up was worse than the crime?"

Or maybe Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy"


As I said earlier, I have long questioned if the state can meet their burden about the intent to conceal another crime. But this would be a classic case of lying about the original sin was worse than the original sin.
as the original post says....there hasn't been an adjudicated crime for him to have covered up. Hard to cover up a crime if there was no crime to cover up.

So you think he should admit to a crime he hasn't committed? Why? Or do you think his crime is just not being a good person?
Apparently, a jury can just deem someone guilty of another crime, even though it has never even been charged. That sounds very fascistic to me.
Trump doesn't have to be charged and found guilty of another crime to be guilty of the charged offenses. That's just how works, sorry if you don't like it.

And a jury can certainly hear evidence and decide whether or not there is reasonable doubt that there was intent to commit/conceal a crime, whether that crime was separately charged or not. Again, sorry if you don't like it, that's just how it works.

I'll say for the 3rd time that I have my questions about whether the state will prove it at this trial, but that's an entirely separate issue that remains to be seen with several weeks left.
Do you have this poster on ignore???

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Rockdoc said:

So you think this is a fair and just trial?
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A judge and jury assigned to determine guilt on that matter. It's BS you can escalate a misdemeanor to a felony based on a crime that has not been adjudicated.
Have you ever heard the saying "the cover up was worse than the crime?"

Or maybe Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy"


As I said earlier, I have long questioned if the state can meet their burden about the intent to conceal another crime. But this would be a classic case of lying about the original sin was worse than the original sin.
as the original post says....there hasn't been an adjudicated crime for him to have covered up. Hard to cover up a crime if there was no crime to cover up.

So you think he should admit to a crime he hasn't committed? Why? Or do you think his crime is just not being a good person?
Apparently, a jury can just deem someone guilty of another crime, even though it has never even been charged. That sounds very fascistic to me.
Trump doesn't have to be charged and found guilty of another crime to be guilty of the charged offenses. That's just how works, sorry if you don't like it.

And a jury can certainly hear evidence and decide whether or not there is reasonable doubt that there was intent to commit/conceal a crime, whether that crime was separately charged or not. Again, sorry if you don't like it, that's just how it works.

I'll say for the 3rd time that I have my doubts about whether the state will prove it at this trial, but that's a separate issue.
Do you believe that the charges are valid?

I believe there is absolutely enough to have brought the charges. I think both sides agree on 99% of the facts, like I said earlier.

This comes down to nitty gritty issues of who knew or said this or that based on emails, texts, daily practice, etc., which is exactly the kind of issue a jury exists to wade through and decide.

We'll see what else the state can show over the next couple of weeks.
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TXAggie2011 said:

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A judge and jury assigned to determine guilt on that matter. It's BS you can escalate a misdemeanor to a felony based on a crime that has not been adjudicated.
Have you ever heard the saying "the cover up was worse than the crime?"

Or maybe Proverbs 28:13 "Whoever conceals his transgressions will not prosper, but he who confesses and forsakes them will obtain mercy"


As I said earlier, I have long questioned if the state can meet their burden about the intent to conceal another crime. But this would be a classic case of lying about the original sin was worse than the original sin.
as the original post says....there hasn't been an adjudicated crime for him to have covered up. Hard to cover up a crime if there was no crime to cover up.

So you think he should admit to a crime he hasn't committed? Why? Or do you think his crime is just not being a good person?
Apparently, a jury can just deem someone guilty of another crime, even though it has never even been charged. That sounds very fascistic to me.
Trump doesn't have to be charged and found guilty of another crime to be guilty of the charged offenses. That's just how works, sorry if you don't like it.

And a jury can certainly hear evidence and decide whether or not there is reasonable doubt that there was intent to commit/conceal a crime, whether that crime was separately charged or not. Again, sorry if you don't like it, that's just how it works.

I'll say for the 3rd time that I have my doubts about whether the state will prove it at this trial, but that's a separate issue.
Do you believe that the charges are valid?

I believe there is absolutely enough to have brought the charges. I think both sides agree on 99% of the facts, like I said earlier.

This comes down to nitty gritty issues of who knew or said this or that based on emails, texts, daily practice, etc., which is exactly the kind of issue a jury exists to wade through and decide.

We'll see what else the state can show over the next couple of weeks.

Did you type that with a straight face? Many legal experts have repeatedly disagreed with you on this one.
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There are a lot of things happening in this trial that are NOT "just how it works", and the prosecution is getting away with it.
Absolutely!

I posted in real time about about the "feeling threatened in a parking lot" should never have been allowed for example. But there are also things people with no real trial experience are complaining about that are pretty routine.

I don't fault them for that. If we were all watching engineering or accounting, I'd have no clue what was happening!

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No, but I was curious how many times and hours he'd spend asking the same question.
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