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Nonilex<p>Still on break, but…</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Breaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Breaking</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FalsifiedBusinessRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FalsifiedBusinessRecords</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HushMoney</span></a> conviction:</p><p>Trump hush-money judge delays ruling on whether to throw out conviction</p><p>Postponement follows numerous successful attempts to delay case in which he was convicted on 34 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/felony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>felony</span></a> counts</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MobTactics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobTactics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GagOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GagOrder</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StochasticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StochasticTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StormyDaniels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StormyDaniels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KarenMcDougal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KarenMcDougal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NodFarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NodFarter</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/12/trump-hush-money-conviction-presidential-immunity" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/us-news/2024/n</span><span class="invisible">ov/12/trump-hush-money-conviction-presidential-immunity</span></a></p>
AutisticMumTo3<p>Revealed: The Sun's "Catch &amp; Kill" Deals with Celebrities – Byline Times<br> <a href="https://bylinetimes.com/2024/09/18/revealed-the-suns-catch-kill-deals-with-celebrities/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">bylinetimes.com/2024/09/18/rev</span><span class="invisible">ealed-the-suns-catch-kill-deals-with-celebrities/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Murdoch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Murdoch</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Celebrities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Celebrities</span></a> <br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/CatchAndKillDeals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKillDeals</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/TheSun" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheSun</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/BBC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BBC</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Jenas" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Jenas</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Newton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Newton</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/Section40" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Section40</span></a><br><a href="https://leftist.network/tags/CrimeAndCourtsAct2013" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CrimeAndCourtsAct2013</span></a></p>
Betterifyouneil<p>KABC-TV: Teen murder suspect out of Iowa shot and killed by law enforcement in Anaheim </p><p><a href="https://abc7.com/post/iowa-murder-suspect-shot-police-anaheim-investigation-underway/15166874/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">abc7.com/post/iowa-murder-susp</span><span class="invisible">ect-shot-police-anaheim-investigation-underway/15166874/</span></a><br>---<br>Panic and shoot first! Ask questions and cover it up later.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Routine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Routine</span></a><br>Take a desk job, keep your pension.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/MurderedOnYourTaxPayerDollar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MurderedOnYourTaxPayerDollar</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Executioners" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Executioners</span></a> are in fear</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/PeopleHunting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleHunting</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HuntAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HuntAndKill</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KillersForHigher" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KillersForHigher</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/KillingPeopleForYourSafety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KillingPeopleForYourSafety</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CopsKillSoYouDontHaveTo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CopsKillSoYouDontHaveTo</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/LeaveTheKillingToTheCops" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LeaveTheKillingToTheCops</span></a></p><p>They'll shoot you for eating takeaway in the parking lot.<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SafetyFirst" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SafetyFirst</span></a><br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EatInside" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EatInside</span></a></p>
Michael Fenichel<p>In the worlds of <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/media" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>media</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/printmedia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>printmedia</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/journalism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>journalism</span></a> and <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> .... this merits noting.</p><p>&gt; Morale plummets inside The Washington Post as staffers express alarm over publisher’s attempts to squash story </p><p><a href="https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/07/media/washington-post-will-lewis-newsroom-morale/index.html" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">cnn.com/2024/06/07/media/washi</span><span class="invisible">ngton-post-will-lewis-newsroom-morale/index.html</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WillLewis" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WillLewis</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/NewsCorporation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NewsCorporation</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/WAPO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WAPO</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Okay honestly trying to make sense of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s “remarks” or attributing any sense to them is pointless. He is all over the place, rambling, throwing in the occasional recognizable rally line. It’s just nuts. He is lying nonstop &amp; sounds crazy. And it’s still happening.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>politics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/2024Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>2024Election</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BidenHarris2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BidenHarris2024</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VoteBlue</span></a> <br><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HushMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MobTactics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobTactics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GagOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GagOrder</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StochasticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StochasticTerrorism</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/verdict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>verdict</span></a> must be unanimous on the primary crime falsification of business records.</p><p>Once <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jurors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jurors</span></a> inform the court they have reached a verdict, Justice Juan <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Merchan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Merchan</span></a> will summon the parties to the courtroom to hear it read by the foreperson.</p><p>Merchan must still affirm the verdict &amp; enter a final judgment.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HushMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MobTactics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobTactics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GagOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GagOrder</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StochasticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StochasticTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StormyDaniels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StormyDaniels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KarenMcDougal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KarenMcDougal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NodFarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NodFarter</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>There’s a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/verdict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>verdict</span></a> </p><p>They request 30 minutes to fill out the forms.</p><p>Trump, who had been smiling a minute ago, is suddenly serious after the judge’s alert that there’s a verdict.</p><p>His arms are now crossed across his chest as he whispers with his lawyers.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HushMoney</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MobTactics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MobTactics</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GagOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GagOrder</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StochasticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StochasticTerrorism</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StormyDaniels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>StormyDaniels</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KarenMcDougal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KarenMcDougal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NodFarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NodFarter</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Marc F. Scholl, who served in the Manhattan DA’s office for nearly 4 decades, specializing in white-collar crimes &amp; appeals, said: “Recently, there has been some slight loosening about whether it can be done w/ the defense’s consent, but it remains a minefield that judges do not want to risk.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Deliberations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Deliberations</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JuryInstructions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JuryInstructions</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HushMoney</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>testimony</span></a> readbacks are complete, &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jurors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jurors</span></a> are excused to continue their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deliberations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>deliberations</span></a>. They have asked to use both headphones &amp; speakers to listen to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/evidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>evidence</span></a> that includes an audio portion.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Court reporters now read the 4th &amp; final portion of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>testimony</span></a> that jurors asked to hear: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MichaelCohen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelCohen</span></a>’s recounting of that same <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTowerMeeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTowerMeeting</span></a>.</p><p>Cohen’s testimony matches Pecker’s account closely. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pecker</span></a> testified that he had said he would be <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s “eyes &amp; ears” &amp; watch out for negative stories. Cohen recalls him saying he would “keep an eye out for anything negative.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The end of the cross-examination of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pecker</span></a> was less good for the defense. It was just read aloud again. “There was a discussion about that I was going to be the eyes and ears of the campaign,” Pecker testified. “And there was a discussion that I would be notifying Michael Cohen of any women that were in the process of or going to be selling stories.”</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pecker</span></a> testified on cross-examination that the phrase “<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a>” was not used at the Aug 2015 <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTowerMeeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTowerMeeting</span></a> — &amp; that there was no financial agreement made in concert w/the plan for him to supress negative stories about <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> AT THAT MEETING.<br>The defense has argued that both of those data points should cast doubt on the prosecution’s theory.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>The <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jurors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jurors</span></a> just again heard <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pecker</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>testimony</span></a> that the reason he was purchasing negative stories on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a>’s behalf was to benefit his presidential campaign.</p><p>Defense atty Emil <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bove</span></a> cross-examined Pecker, &amp; jurors are hearing part of that cross now. Bove elicited testimony that Pecker misremembered the exact date of the Aug 2015 meeting, &amp; more generally that Pecker was testifying about events from a long time ago.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pecker</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>testimony</span></a> here is key to prosecution's case. Jurors also asked to hear MichaelCohen’s testimony about the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTowerMeeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTowerMeeting</span></a>. They will hear that next.</p><p>One of the major arguments the defense made during closings also pertained to this meeting, &amp; concerned the idea that the phrase <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> was not used during it.<br>(It’s not used in the charges either. It’s just a characterization not a legal term.)</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Next the court reporters read the second part of David <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pecker</span></a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>testimony</span></a> that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jurors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jurors</span></a> asked to hear, where he explains that he decided he did not want to be repaid for <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KarenMcDougal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KarenMcDougal</span></a>’s story after purchasing it. The implication was that he was concerned about the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/legal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>legal</span></a> consequences of accepting a reimbursement - he testified that the concern was regarding FEC violations.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pecker</span></a> testified that he recommended that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> buy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KarenMcDougal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KarenMcDougal</span></a>’s story. The portion of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>testimony</span></a> ends before the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jury</span></a> hears what comes next. Pecker testified that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MichaelCohen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelCohen</span></a> called him back &amp; told him to buy McDougal’s story on Trump's behalf.</p><p>Jurors heard the portion of Pecker's testimony when he said he believed the story of Trump having had an affair w/McDougal was true, &amp; would be embarrassing to Trump.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>This <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>testimony</span></a> is good for the prosecution.</p><p>David <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pecker</span></a> testified that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> acknowledged speaking to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MichaelCohen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MichaelCohen</span></a> about the issue &amp; acknowledged knowing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KarenMcDougal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>KarenMcDougal</span></a>, one of the women who was eventually paid to keep quiet during the 2016 campaign about her story of having had an affair w/ Trump.</p><p>“Karen is a nice girl,” Trump said on this call, according to Pecker’s testimony.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HushMoney</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p>Justice <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Merchan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Merchan</span></a> is done, &amp; now the court reporter will read the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>testimony</span></a>. 2 court reporters will read. The first explains that she is the “lawyer” &amp; that her colleague, on the witness stand is “David Pecker.” They start w/ testimony pertaining to a phone call that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Pecker</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> had in June 2016, acc/to Pecker’s testimony.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HushMoney</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> has posted &gt;20X on Truth Social since he left the courtroom. Each post quotes [right wing, Trump sycophant] *commentators* or *legal scholars* making a statement that supports him or criticizes the case.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HushMoney</span></a></p>
Nonilex<p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> leaves the courtROOM.</p><p>He cannot leave the courtHOUSE while the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>jury</span></a> is deliberating, Justice <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Merchan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Merchan</span></a> informs him.</p><p>Outside the courtroom Trump spews a bunch of inciting lies attacking the justice system, democracy, the country, the judge… his basic “I’m a victim” BS.</p><p><a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>criminal</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>law</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TrumpTrial</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CatchAndKill</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>conspiracy</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ElectionInterference</span></a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HushMoney</span></a></p>