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NonilexStill on break, but…<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Breaking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Breaking</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#News</a> in <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/FalsifiedBusinessRecords" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#FalsifiedBusinessRecords</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HushMoney</a> conviction:Trump hush-money judge delays ruling on whether to throw out convictionPostponement 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#felony</a> counts<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MobTactics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MobTactics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GagOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GagOrder</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StochasticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StochasticTerrorism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StormyDaniels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StormyDaniels</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KarenMcDougal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KarenMcDougal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NodFarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NodFarter</a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/12/trump-hush-money-conviction-presidential-immunity" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2024/nov/12/trump-hush-money-conviction-presidential-immunity</a>

NonilexOkay honestly trying to make sense of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</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 & sounds crazy. And it’s still happening.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/politics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/2024Election" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#2024Election</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/BidenHarris2024" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BidenHarris2024</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/VoteBlue" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#VoteBlue</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HushMoney</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MobTactics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MobTactics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GagOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GagOrder</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StochasticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StochasticTerrorism</a>

NonilexThe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/verdict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#verdict</a> must be unanimous on the primary crime falsification of business records.Once <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jurors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jurors</a> inform the court they have reached a verdict, Justice Juan <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Merchan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Merchan</a> will summon the parties to the courtroom to hear it read by the foreperson.Merchan must still affirm the verdict & enter a final judgment.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HushMoney</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MobTactics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MobTactics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GagOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GagOrder</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StochasticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StochasticTerrorism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StormyDaniels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StormyDaniels</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KarenMcDougal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KarenMcDougal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NodFarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NodFarter</a>

NonilexThere’s a <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/verdict" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#verdict</a> They request 30 minutes to fill out the forms.Trump, who had been smiling a minute ago, is suddenly serious after the judge’s alert that there’s a verdict.His arms are now crossed across his chest as he whispers with his lawyers.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HushMoney</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MobTactics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MobTactics</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/GagOrder" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#GagOrder</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StochasticTerrorism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StochasticTerrorism</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/StormyDaniels" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#StormyDaniels</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KarenMcDougal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KarenMcDougal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/NodFarter" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NodFarter</a>

NonilexMarc F. Scholl, who served in the Manhattan DA’s office for nearly 4 decades, specializing in white-collar crimes & 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.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Deliberations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Deliberations</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/JuryInstructions" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#JuryInstructions</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HushMoney</a>

NonilexThe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#testimony</a> readbacks are complete, & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jurors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jurors</a> are excused to continue their <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deliberations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deliberations</a>. They have asked to use both headphones & speakers to listen to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/evidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#evidence</a> that includes an audio portion.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a>

NonilexCourt reporters now read the 4th & final portion of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#testimony</a> that jurors asked to hear: <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MichaelCohen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MichaelCohen</a>’s recounting of that same <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTowerMeeting" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTowerMeeting</a>.Cohen’s testimony matches Pecker’s account closely. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pecker</a> testified that he had said he would be <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s “eyes & ears” & watch out for negative stories. Cohen recalls him saying he would “keep an eye out for anything negative.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a>

NonilexThe end of the cross-examination of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pecker</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.”<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a>

NonilexThe <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jurors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jurors</a> just again heard <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pecker</a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#testimony</a> that the reason he was purchasing negative stories on <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a>’s behalf was to benefit his presidential campaign.Defense atty Emil <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Bove" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Bove</a> cross-examined Pecker, & jurors are hearing part of that cross now. Bove elicited testimony that Pecker misremembered the exact date of the Aug 2015 meeting, & more generally that Pecker was testifying about events from a long time ago.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pecker</a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#testimony</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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTowerMeeting</a>. They will hear that next.One of the major arguments the defense made during closings also pertained to this meeting, & concerned the idea that the phrase <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> was not used during it. (It’s not used in the charges either. It’s just a characterization not a legal term.)<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a>

NonilexNext the court reporters read the second part of David <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pecker</a>’s <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#testimony</a> that the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jurors" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jurors</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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#KarenMcDougal</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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#legal</a> consequences of accepting a reimbursement - he testified that the concern was regarding FEC violations.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pecker</a> testified that he recommended that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> buy <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KarenMcDougal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KarenMcDougal</a>’s story. The portion of <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#testimony</a> ends before the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jury</a> hears what comes next. Pecker testified that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MichaelCohen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MichaelCohen</a> called him back & told him to buy McDougal’s story on Trump's behalf.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, & would be embarrassing to Trump.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a>

NonilexThis <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#testimony</a> is good for the prosecution.David <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Pecker" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pecker</a> testified that <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> acknowledged speaking to <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/MichaelCohen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#MichaelCohen</a> about the issue & acknowledged knowing <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/KarenMcDougal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#KarenMcDougal</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.“Karen is a nice girl,” Trump said on this call, according to Pecker’s testimony.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HushMoney</a>

NonilexJustice <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Merchan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Merchan</a> is done, & now the court reporter will read the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/testimony" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#testimony</a>. 2 court reporters will read. The first explains that she is the “lawyer” & 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 noreferrer" target="_blank">#Pecker</a> & <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> had in June 2016, acc/to Pecker’s testimony.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HushMoney</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> has posted >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.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HushMoney</a>

Nonilex<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> leaves the courtROOM.He cannot leave the courtHOUSE while the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/jury" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#jury</a> is deliberating, Justice <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Merchan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Merchan</a> informs him.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.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HushMoney</a>

NonilexThe male juror prepares to take the computer & the paralegal seems hesitant. “He can take it,” Justice <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Merchan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Merchan</a> says. The 2 jurors leave the room.All the trial exhibits are on that laptop, which could help speed up the <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/deliberations" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#deliberations</a>: the jurors will not have to request specific documentary <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/evidence" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#evidence</a> they wish to review. Nor will they have to view it in the courtroom, which takes time to setup.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HushMoney</a>

NonilexJustice <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Merchan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Merchan</a> commends the jury alternates for paying attention. The judge, who often watches the jury for attentiveness in case they need a break, praises one alternate in particular who went through “several notebooks” taking down notes.Jurors 4 & 6, a man & a woman, are gathered around a laptop w/a paralegal for the prosecution. <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Trump</a> defense atty Todd <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Blanche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Blanche</a> stands behind the computer looking on.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HushMoney</a>

NonilexJustice <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/Merchan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Merchan</a> speaks to the jury alternates, who have also sat through the entire <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a>. The alternates are not being excused, Merchan says.If one of the 12 jurors is unable to continue deliberating for any purpose, an alternate steps in. They remain on site, so they can tag in if necessary. Without an alternate the case would be ruled a mistrial & it would have all been for nothing.<a href="https://masto.ai/tags/criminal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#criminal</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/law" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#law</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/TrumpTrial" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TrumpTrial</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/CatchAndKill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#CatchAndKill</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/conspiracy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#conspiracy</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/ElectionInterference" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#ElectionInterference</a> <a href="https://masto.ai/tags/HushMoney" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#HushMoney</a>

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