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He was doing more than just raising his eyebrows. He was rolling his eyes and being disrespectful like that to the judge can be considered contempt of court.

Specifically, what is the problem you have with this? Please explain how hurts the defense or helps the prosecution.

No surprise there. By the same token, you could start another thread asking why would an LGBTQ person vote for Trump and similarly, all you would get is :crickets:

Yeah, well that changes everything.

From the Twitters: Even so, Democrats still have a big resource advantage. Biden and the DNC started May with $146 million in cash on hand, compared to the $88 million for Republicans.

https://x.com/MeidasTouch/status/1792909119894286545 JUST IN: Trump deletes video he posted on social media calling for a “unified Reich” following backlash.

True dat. Video clip at link where he doesn't try to deny it. https://x.com/BidenHQ/status/1792910993237889240 Q: Why did you post an ad calling for a “UNIFIED REICH” in a second term, echoing Nazi Germany? Trump: *ignores and walks away*

What is unfair about this?

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792922661590388857 Scheduling from Merchan: Closing Arguments will take place on Tuesday. He does not believe they will complete both Closings by 4:30 pm so he has asked the jurors to please stay late on Tuesday. Merchan also tells the jury that they should expect to begin deliberations on Wednesday. The jury is excused and the lawyers will return at 2:15 pm ET to begin to go over the proposed jury instructions with the judge.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792921700402688259 The Defense rests. Donald Trump has decided not to take the stand in his own defense.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792918252391199213 Cross (of Robert Costello) is complete. Emil Bove is up for Re-Direct now.

How about a link from you that it was supposed to kill half the planet? No one ever claimed that.

No it wasn't, but carry on.

https://x.com/snopes/status/1792667185459945635 No, Mike Tomlin didn't defend Harrison Butker and say, "He's like a son to me." The claim originated from a Facebook account that includes a satire disclaimer. https://snopes.com/fact-check/mike-tomlin-harrison-butker/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=Twitter#Echobox=1716238540-1

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792660723417653276 COLANGELO: it’s more than sufficient if the defendant is setting into motion false entries being made COLANGELO: the defendant made or caused the false entries COLANGELO: the evidence supported three different theories of intent to defraud COLANGELO: intent to deceive the voting public…evidence supports showing of intent to deceive government regulators…. COLANGELO: To conceal the commission of another crime, there were weeks of testimony, bank records and phone calls and text messages of the conspiracy at Trump Tower, illegal campaign contributions to Karen McDougal and Stormy Daniels and in the course of carrying out the conspiracy the false invoice that concealed advisory services and the transaction between AMI and Trump as well as opening shell companies, there is a lot more but we don't need to give a full summation to rebut the argument… BLANCHE: You have no evidence of catch and kill at that meeting, just what reporters and politicians do every day. The prosecution has turned it into the start of conspiracy. Judge Merchan says he will reserve ruling. He says he will see everyone tomorrow morning.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792660723417653276 COLANGELO: Cohen performed very minimal legal services in 2017 and 2018 and that there are three documents, including Trump’s May 3, 2018 tweets, showing this was really a reimbursement scheme. At a minimum, a reasonable juror could conclude the documents are false.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792660026139529329 Blanche argues: >the business records were NOT falsified b/c Cohen was providing legal services. He then argues that even if the records were false, they were generated without any intent to defraud by Trump because the checks were generated for Trump to sign himself; there is no evidence that Trump himself had an intent to mislead or falsify records created by the Trump Organization. >the other crimes that were purportedly being covered up don’t exist. There is zero evidence that anyone was thinking about a campaign finance issue when the hush money payment was made to Stormy Daniels or when the repayment scheme to Cohen was planned. BLANCHE: “Without Cohen’s testimony last week and today, there is no case." MERCHAN: “You are asking me to find Cohen not credible as a matter of law?” BLANCHE: “Yes. Absolutely,” MERCHAN: “You want me to take it out of the jury’s hands and decide that he is so not credible that it cannot be considered by the jury?” BLANCHE: “Absolutely.”

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792659423032189361 With the jury excused for the day, the Defense moves for a dismissal of the case. It is, in other words, a motion for a judgment of acquittal, meaning that considering all of the evidence presented by the prosecution in its case-in-chief, the case should be dismissed b/c the prosecution has failed to prove the elements of the crime. In other words, the evidence is insufficient for the jury to return a verdict of guilty.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792655903667400722 Court is recessing for the day now.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792655513286545823 HOFFINGER: You testified in the grand jury in MArch of 2023? COSTELLO: Yes, I did HOFFINGER: You told the grand jury you didn't know if he was being a drama queen? COSTELLO: I couldn't assess if these actions were genuine or not HOFFINGER: Michael Cohen ultimately chose a different lawyer HOFFINGER: He went with Guy Petrillo? COSTELLO: Yes.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792655513286545823 HOFFINGER: He was pacing back and forth? COSTELLO (on Cohen’s behavior): “He was suicidal that day and acting very manic” HOFFINGER: You can understand how traumatic it is and empathize? COSTELLO: yes HOFFINGER: You thought he was a drama queen? COSTELLO: I didn’t know Michael Cohen, “he was putting on quite a show” and he said he was on the roof of the Regency Hotel prior and he was going to kill himself because he couldn’t handle the pressure.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792655022469095911 HOFFINGER: Let’s talk about the Regency meeting in April 2016 HOFFINGER: You knew based on the search warrant that cohen had been through a traumatic event? COSTELLO: Sure HOFFINGER: The FBI raided his home, office, hotel room? COSTELLO: I wouldn't say raided they executed a search warrant HOFFINGER: Thats pretty serious, isn't it? COSTELLO: Generally yes HOFFINGER: Hotel rooms and offices is very serious isn’t it? COSTELLO: it’s very serious and requires special approval

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792653051293045244 Emil Bove finishes his Direct. Susan Hoffinger is now up for Cross. HOFFINGER: Your partner Jeff Citron reached out to Michael Cohen ? COSTELLO; I was copied on the email. HOFFINGER: You were hoping Michael cohen would hire you? COSTELLO: I wasn’t hoping It wasn’t my email HOFFINGER: had you heard about it in the news? COSTELLO: yes HOFFINGER: and you wanted to get cohen as a client? COSTELLO: I met with him because citron scheduled a meeting HOFFINGER: You knew Cohen was Pres Trump’s personal atty COSTELLO: I learned that on the way to the meeting HOFFINGER: it would be a big get for your firm and would be a high profile case COSTELLO: probably yes.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792651956340621792 BOVE: Did you ever put any pressure on Michael Cohen to do anything? COSTELLO: No BOVE: Did you ever pressure him to act with Rudy Giuliani in any certain way? COSTELLO: no BOVE: Did you consider Cohen to be a client? COSTELLO: absolutely, i had to treat him that way. BOVE: Whose interest did you have? COSTELLO: exclusively Michael Cohen. My obligation was to Michael Cohen BOVE: You met with federal prosecutors about Michael Cohen? COSTELLO: yes, gave them documents and spoke to them BOVE: you met with state and federal prosecutors? COSTELLO: yes BOVE: Have you appeared on the media and congress? COSTELLO: House Judiciary cmte last Wednesday.

https://x.com/KatiePhang/status/1792650749014364289 BOVE: we were just speaking about an email on May 16. Next call is sunday of memorial day weekend. COSTELLO: Michael Cohen called me, an hour and 36 minutes and 15 seconds BOVE: did cohen give you instructions during that call? COSTELLO: yes BOVE: Did you discuss legal issues on the call? COSTELLO: Yes i did BOVE: Does this reflect your conversation with Cohen on the same day of this email COSTELLO: Yes it does BOVE: who initiated that call COSTELLO: Michael Cohen BOVE: Did he instruct you to contact Giuliani? COSTELLO: Yes BOVE: June 12 and June 15, calls? COSTELLO: That’s correct BOVE: This was another email you sent to Cohen June 14 “if you really want things to make it happen you should let it be known” - what were you communicating to Cohen? COSTELLO: that was in response to his complaint and i said if you want to let anybody know what you’re complaining about, let me know and I’ll pass it on BOVE: Who were you telling Cohen you would pass it on to? COSTELLO: Rudy Giuliani