Trump's NY Election Interference Trial - Trump is found guilty on all 34 counts

[Tree of Knowledge 931]

I fully expect our hero to be found guilty by this Kangaroo Court.  My question for the Trump haters is what do you want to happen next?

Do you want Biden running unopposed in November?

[Engorgeous George 1,312]

10 hours ago, Pimpadeaux said:

How did we go from Gary Hart's presidential campaign ending with his photo on a boat named risky business to this azzhole getting the nomination despite all these criminal charges and scandals around him.

It's sick. 

I'm going to pinch my nose, vote for Biden and hope the Republiturd party can alienate the MAGAturds, move to the middle and come up with a moderate candidate for 2028.

I thought the boat was called Monkey Business but it has been decades, so who remembers.  My wife and her sister are Colorado natives and they were volunteers for Hart.  Both are attractive, gymnasts, cheerleaders, homecoming queens.  Both found Hart unusually solicitous they only time they ran into him at a campaign event.   

[Hardcore troubadour 12,990]

10 hours ago, Pimpadeaux said:

How did we go from Gary Hart's presidential campaign ending with his photo on a boat named risky business to this azzhole getting the nomination despite all these criminal charges and scandals around him.

It's sick. 

I'm going to pinch my nose, vote for Biden and hope the Republiturd party can alienate the MAGAturds, move to the middle and come up with a moderate candidate for 2028.

Let’s skip over cigars in twats, cumstains on a blue dress, rape accusations and I didn’t inhale. 

[Engorgeous George 1,312]

10 hours ago, thegeneral said:

This doesn’t explain why Trump became the nom. The guy hosted “Celebrity Apprentice” . 

Inexplicable to me considering the man was a life-long Dem up until just years before, and he was and is little more than a carnival barker.  It could not have happened withoutthe efforts of the media who were desperate to have hillary's opponent be the weakest opponent they could imagine.  In the end we Americans love self-promoters, brash loud mouths.  I ws taught differently, but there it is.

[Engorgeous George 1,312]

2 hours ago, jonmx said:

He is the only guy willing to risk life and liberty to stand up to the authoritarian bastards you tongue the butts of. 

The syntax here is awkward.  Should it not be whose "butts you tongue".

[Engorgeous George 1,312]

1 hour ago, Mike Honcho said:

No, that's what Donald was calling them. 

Guess it made sense to trade them in on a new model still under warranty.

[Mike Honcho 4,171]

45 minutes ago, TBayXXXVII said:

This trial itself is a bigger example of election interference than the charges against Trump.

 

28 minutes ago, RLLD said:

Abusing the legal system as they have to take down a political opponent is seriously dark stuff.

You two are hilarious---it's election interference to try someone for interfering in an election(and he's done it in 2 election no less)..  No fair!!!   

[thegeneral 1,560]

26 minutes ago, Tree of Knowledge said:

I fully expect our hero to be found guilty by this Kangaroo Court.  My question for the Trump haters is what do you want to happen next?

Do you want Biden running unopposed in November?

Trump will be running. If he somehow weren’t why would Biden run unopposed just select a new person. 

[thegeneral 1,560]

2 hours ago, jonmx said:

He is the only guy willing to risk life and liberty to stand up to the authoritarian bastards you tongue the butts of. 

Wow ok

You need to get ahold of yourself. 

[RLLD 3,563]

3 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said:

 

You two are hilarious---it's election interference to try someone for interfering in an election(and he's done it in 2 election no less)..  No fair!!!   

Let's wait.....and see if Republicans do it back.....and if that happens, then you will of course object....and I will agree with you....you can pretend to be intellectually honest then, and we can be in lock step

[thegeneral 1,560]

10 minutes ago, Engorgeous George said:

The syntax here is awkward.  Should it not be whose "butts you tongue".

I prefer “whose balls you wash”.

Your versions are too disgusting. 

[TBayXXXVII 2,215]

6 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said:

 

You two are hilarious---it's election interference to try someone for interfering in an election(and he's done it in 2 election no less)..  No fair!!!   

No, it's election interference to put on a charade of a trial to convict a political opponent that even the federal government said, "Nah, this isn't a winning proposition".

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[Engorgeous George 1,312]

6 minutes ago, squistion said:

 

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https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790377390603997493

Susan Hoffinger resumes the Direct Examination of Michael Cohen. People's 32: email from Jeff McConney (Controller of Trump Org who reported to Allen Weisselberg) to MC 2/6/17 reminding Cohen to get him invoices "you spoke to Allen about"

Now: Cohen testifies about a visit to the White House on February 8th (2017). Trump asked him, while the two of them were in the Oval Office, if Cohen was doing ok and if he needed money. Cohen said he was ok and Trump said for Cohen to deal with AW. Trump said a check for Jan. and Feb. would be forthcoming.

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6 minutes ago, Engorgeous George said:

Welcome back my friends to the show that never ends
We're so glad you could attend, come inside, come inside
There behind a glass stands a real horse's ass

Be careful as you pass, move along, move along

Come inside, the show's about to start
Guaranteed to blow your head apart
Rest assured you'll get your money's worth
Greatest show in Heaven, Hell or Earth
You've got to see the show, it's a dynamo
You've got to see the show, it's rock and roll, oh

Right before your eyes we pull laughter from the skies
And he laughs until he cries, then he dies, then he dies

Come inside, the show's about to start
Guaranteed to blow your head apart
You've got to see the show, it's a dynamo
You've got to see the show, it's rock and roll, oh

Soon the Porno Queen in a glaze of vaseline
Will perform something obscene, what a scene, what a scene
Next upon the stand will you please extend a hand
To  a felon whose a clown just all the way around

Roll up, roll up, roll up
See the show

Performing on a stool we've a sight to make you drool
Seven virgins and a fool, keep it cool, keep it cool
We would like it to be known the exhibits that were shown
Were exclusively our own, all our own, all our own

Come and see the show, come and see the show
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Songwriters: Keith No

So good. Keith Emerson playing 4 keyboards at once. Carl Palmer with a drum solo for the ages. We may never see their like again. 

ETA but I don’t love your lyric changes. 

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https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790380071661805770

EMAIL FROM COHEN TO JEFF MCCONNEY (2/14/17) "Jeff, Sorry for the delay and thank you for the reminder. Please have the monthly checks for January and February made payable to Michael D. Cohen, Esq. and sent to (REDACTED) Hope you are well and see you soon."

EMAIL FROM MCCONNEY TO COHEN "Mike, Please send me invoices so I can have the checks cut. Thanks, Jeff"

EMAIL FROM COHEN TO MCCONNEY "Jeff, Please remind me of the monthly amount?"

COHEN: I didn’t have a copy of the document made with Weisselberg. It would’ve been on a retainer agreement, but there was none.

HOFFINGER: you had a retainer monthly amount

COHEN: Yes

HOFFINGER: But there was no retainer?

COHEN: Correct

COHEN: I created a document and called it an invoice: "kindly remit payment for services rendered for the months of January and February"

HOFFINGER: thereafter, did you send monthly invoices?

COHEN: Yes, i copied and pasted

HOFFINGER: The invoice says for services rendered, for the month of January and February?

COHEN: Yes, ma'am.

HOFFINGER: Were there services rendered? '

COHEN: No, ma'am.

HOFFINGER: And "for services rendered", was that a truthful statement?

COHEN: “No ma’am”

HOFFINGER: What was the true purpose?

COHEN: The reimbursement of hush money and Red Finch

HOFFINGER: “Was this invoice a false record?”

COHEN: “Yes, ma’am”

HOFFINGER: Each invoice made the same false representation?

COHEN: Yes, ma'am

HOFFINGER: Each one, who were they directed to? COHEN: Allen Weisselberg and Jeff McConney

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https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790380071661805770

HOFFINGER: Were any of the invoices that you created for services rendered pursuant to a retainer agreement?

COHEN: “No ma’am, they were for reimbursement.”

HOFFINGER: in response to those 11 false invoices, did you receive 11 checks totaling $420,000?

COHEN: Yes, ma'am.

HOFFINGER: Were the check stubs false?

COHEN: Yes

HOFFINGER: “There was no retainer agreement, is that right?”

COHEN: “That’s correct”

Cohen says the signatures on this first check are from Eric Trump and Allen Weisselberg because the check came from the Donald J. Revocable Trust, whose beneficial owner was Donald J. Trump.

HOFFINGER: Do you recognize the signatures on the check?

COHEN: Allen Weisselberg and Eric Trump

HOFFINGER: From what account is the check drawn?

COHEN: Donald J Trump Revocable Trust account

HOFFINGER: Who is the owner

COHEN: Donald J Trump

The prosecution is methodically walking Cohen through each of the checks, check stubs, etc. for the monthly payments made to Cohen. He testifies that the info on the check stub that these are payments pursuant a retainer is not true.

 

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https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790381535574806860

The prosecution is methodically walking Cohen through each of the checks, check stubs, etc. for the monthly payments made to Cohen. He testifies that the info on the check stub that these are payments pursuant a retainer is not true.

Cohen testifies about checks with Donald Trump's signature on them. These checks were issued on Trump's personal bank account and were made payable to Cohen for a false invoice for no legal services.

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https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790385387988517047

HOFFINGER: “After the last check was sent to you in December of 2017, you never received any other checks from Mr. Trump or his Trusts, is that correct?”

COHEN: That’s correct.

HOFFINGER: Or from the trump organization

COHEN: That’s correct.

HOFFINGER: I want to talk about the work you did in 2017, with respect to your role as personal attorney for President Trump. Did you do any work for Pres Trump or Melania?

COHEN: “Minimal”, “There was a matter that dealt with an individual by the name of Summer Zervos.”

HOFFINGER: Did you send a bill or invoice to Trump Org. for that work?

COHEN: No, I didn’t expect to be paid and it wasn’t enough work for me to send an invoice

HOFFINGER: On the Summer Zervos issue… who was the lawyer dealing with that?

COHEN: Mark Kasowitz.

HOFFINGER: Did you receive work from Alan Garten?

COHEN: Also minimal

HOFFINGER: Did you consider that work that he sent you legal work?

COHEN: No

HOFFINGER: Did you consider that work that he sent you legal work?

COHEN: No

[Mike Honcho 4,171]

49 minutes ago, RLLD said:

Let's wait.....and see if Republicans do it back.....and if that happens, then you will of course object....and I will agree with you....you can pretend to be intellectually honest then, and we can be in lock step

When the DEMS hire fake electors and have them send in fake certifications or have something even remotely similiar to this and I object, you call me on it. 

[squistion 1,000]

https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790387029454577825

HOFFINGER: Did you do any legal work for Mr Trump in 2018?

COHEN: I did legal work in 2018

COHEN: “As a result of the Stormy Daniels matter and her electing to go public, Mr. Trump wanted an arbitration action filed against her” for the breach of the NDA.

COHEN: “So I was contacted by Eric Trump and Mr. Trump regarding how to go forward on this non-disclosure agreement.”

HOFFINGER: did you get paid [for that work]?

COHEN: No

HOFFINGER: Did you bill for the work in 2018?

COHEN: No

HOFFINGER: How many clients did you have in 2017 and 2018?

COHEN: 5 HOFFINGER: what kind of work?

COHEN: consulting

HOFFINGER: how much total did you earn from those clients?

COHEN: approximately 4 million

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https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790388070430408816

Now, the prosecution starts to ask Cohen about his subpoenaed testimony before the House and Senate Intelligence Cmte re the Russia investigation?

COHEN: They did.

HOFFINGER: Under pressure at the time?

COHEN: “A tremendous amount of pressure”

HOFFINGER: Did you have an attorney representing you?

COHEN: I did, Trump Org was paying for it, it was part of a joint defense agreement, which is when the employer and the people are working together for a common goal

COHEN: trump org paid for attorney, it was “very much so” important that trump org was paying for that attorney

[Ron_Artest 767]

Trump is a dead man

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https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790388563185713383

HOFFINGER: Did you lie ?

COHEN: I did. The lies dealt with the Trump Tower Moscow real estate project, specifically the number of times that I claimed to have spoken to Mr. Trump…

I said I only spoke to Pres. Trump about the project three times when I had really spoken about it ten times

HOFFINGER: did you say those communications stopped earlier than they did? Why did you make those false statements to Congress?

COHEN: Because I was staying on Trump’s message, and "there was no Russia, Russia, Russia" and that was what was preferred.

HOFFINGER: Did you continue to lie about Mr Trump's involvement in the Stormy Daniels payoff and pressure Keith Davidson to lie about the payoffs to Karen McDougal?

COHEN: yes

HOFFINGER: Why did you do that?

COHEN: “in order to protect Mr. Trump”

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https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790390089862009293

Now questions to Cohen about the WSJ ARTICLE: TRUMP LAWYER ARRANGED $130,000 PAYMENT FOR ADULT-FILM STAR’S SILENCE

HOFFINGER: When the story was coming out did you comment publicly?

COHEN: yes, to reporters and others

HOFFINGER: Did you tell the truth about Trump's role in the payoff?

COHEN: No, ma'am

HOFFINGER: how did you reach Trump in 2018?

COHEN: By contacting Madeleine Westerhout or over the cell phone

HOFFINGER: who was Madeleine Westerhout at the time?

COHEN: White House secretary who sat outside the Oval Office

HOFFINGER: Did you discuss with President Trump the statements that you were going to be releasing publicly in 2018, meaning statements that Trump did not know or was not involved in the payoffs?

COHEN: “Yes”

HOFFINGER: what did you tell Trump about those statements?

COHEN: “that I had paid the money on his behalf without his knowledge”

HOFFINGER: How did he respond?

COHEN: "that’s good, good."

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https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790391107538567430

EXHIBIT - TEXT EXCHANGE BETWEEN COHEN AND KEITH DAVIDSON

DATE: JANUARY 10, 2018

FROM KD TO MC: WSJ called stormy. She didn’t answer. They say they are running story & have a deadline of tonight for her to comment

FROM MC TO KD: Write a strong denial comment for her like you did before

FROM MC TO KD Call me back

HOFFINGER: Did you pressure Keith Davidson to lie? Why?

COHEN: to protect Mr. trump and KD provided a statement

HOFFINGER: Was Mr Trump and his lawyer also part of that?

COHEN: Yes

HOFFINGER: Who was benefiting from joint defense agreement?

COHEN: “I believe several people benefited but certainly President Trump”

HOFFINGER: You pressured Keith Davidson to have Stormy issue a statement?

COHEN: I do, this is statement KD sent to me in regard to denial I requested

HOFFINGER: who did you send to?

COHEN: I sent it to the WSJ

HOFFINGER: Did you know the statement of Stormy Daniels was false?

COHEN: Yes

COHEN: I wanted to get credit /staying loyal, so we could have this matter taken care of

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https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790392060480299077

PEOPLE’S EXHIBIT 278 - Official statement of Stormy Daniels - Jan 30, 2018 (This is the second statement)

HOFFINGER: Did you try to get Stormy Daniels to issue another denial?

COHEN: Despite thinking the story was dying, there were still persistent reporters looking into this and I thought it would be helpful to put an end to it.

HOFFINGER: did you know at the time this statement was false?

COHEN: Yes

HOFFINGER: How did you know

COHEN: “Because I helped him craft it”

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https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790392605186076894

PEOPLE’S EXHIBIT 201 - LETTER ON MCDERMOTT WILL AND EMERY LETTERHEAD

“In a private transaction in 2016, before the U.S. presidential election, Mr. Cohen used his own personal funds to facilitate a payment of $130,000 to Ms. Stephanie Clifford. Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction with Ms. Clifford, and neither reimbursed Mr. Cohen for the payment directly or indirectly.”

HOFFINGER: “Was that statement false or misleading?

COHEN: Misleading. While crafting the statement, we elected to state neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction. That’s a true statement…” “But it’s misleading.”

COHEN: “It was neither the Trump organization nor the Trump campaign; it was Donald J. Trump himself.”

HOFFINGER: Did you intend for it to be misleading?

COHEN: Yes ma'am.

HOFFINGER: why?

COHEN: “In order to protect mr. trump, to stay on message, to demonstrate continued loyalty.”

HOFFINGER: Did he approve the substance of the statement?

COHEN: He did

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https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790393993135804458

PEOPLE’S EXHIBIT 260 - TEXTS BETWEEN COHEN AND MAGGIE HABERMAN OF NYT (2/13/18)

HOFFINGER: Who is Maggie Haberman?

COHEN: She is a reporter for the New York Times.

FROM MC TO MH: Big boss just approved me responding to complaint and statement. Please start writing and I will call you soon

[jerryskids 5,430]

1 hour ago, Engorgeous George said:

I thought the boat was called Monkey Business but it has been decades, so who remembers.  My wife and her sister are Colorado natives and they were volunteers for Hart.  Both are attractive, gymnasts, cheerleaders, homecoming queens.  Both found Hart unusually solicitous they only time they ran into him at a campaign event.   

Threesome?   

[jerryskids 5,430]

28 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said:

When the DEMS hire fake electors and have them send in fake certifications or have something even remotely similiar to this and I object, you call me on it. 

Is that this trial?

I thought this was the trial they decided to call paying a pron star to stay quiet "election interference."  In the interest of justice and all.  And by justice, I mean to get the mean orange man bad.

[The Real timschochet 3,225]

Can we all agree that Michael Cohen is pretty much the epitome of the sleazy lawyer that everybody detests? 

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https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790394746407694697

PEOPLE’S EXHIBIT 202 - STATEMENT FROM MICHAEL COHEN ABOUT THE FEC COMPLAINT

"In a private transaction in 2016, I used my own personal funds to facilitate a $130,000 payment to Ms. Stephanie Clifford, Neither the Trump Org nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction..."

HOFFINGER: Was this statement false?

COHEN: Yes

HOFFINGER: An additional line at the bottom says that it was lawful and not a campaign contribution?

COHEN: “it was me drawing a legal conclusion which is inaccurate"

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https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790395207089004764

MERCHAN PROVIDES A LIMITING INSTRUCTION TO THE JURY RE: THIS EXHIBIT

MERCHAN: You just saw the FEC complaint and the statement from Cohen. You may use that to judge the witness’s credibility, and for context. “You may consider that testimony for those purposes only. Neither the fact of the FEC investigation, or the responses thereto constitute evidence of the defendant's guilt.”

MERCHAN: “And you may not consider them” when deciding if defendant is guilty of charged crimes.

HOFFINGER: At the same time, did you also provide that statement to Jay Sekulow?

COHEN: I did, he was representing Trump, he’s an attorney HOFFINGER: why did you send to him?

COHEN: “I was referred to Mr. Sekulow by Sean Hannity to speak about the FEC complaint, and I was instructed by Mr. Trump to keep in touch with Jay Sekulow because he was the contact for Mr. Trump”

[Ron_Artest 767]

Gag order appeal DENIED

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https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790395860783870234

PEOPLE’S EXHIBIT 217- SIGNAL COMMUNICATION BETWEEN JAY SEKULOW AND COHEN Date: FEB 19 2018 7:14p

HOFFINGER: Does the communication reflect use of Signal?

COHEN: Yes, this is from Signal

HOFFINGER: IS this an exact copy?

COHEN: Yes FROM JS TO MC: "Client says thanks for what you do"

COHEN: The "client" here refers to Trump

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8 minutes ago, squistion said:

https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790393993135804458

PEOPLE’S EXHIBIT 260 - TEXTS BETWEEN COHEN AND MAGGIE HABERMAN OF NYT (2/13/18)

HOFFINGER: Who is Maggie Haberman?

COHEN: She is a reporter for the New York Times.

FROM MC TO MH: Big boss just approved me responding to complaint and statement. Please start writing and I will call you soon

Trump having one of NY Times main political correspondents on speed dial

[Mike Honcho 4,171]

 

37 minutes ago, Mike Honcho said:

When the DEMS hire fake electors and have them send in fake certifications or have something even remotely similiar to this and I object, you call me on it. 

 

7 minutes ago, jerryskids said:

Is that this trial?

I thought this was the trial they decided to call paying a pron star to stay quiet "election interference."  In the interest of justice and all.  And by justice, I mean to get the mean orange man bad.

I referenced more than one case in my first post and referenced both cases in my reply. Cmon Jerry...go to Starbucks and get with it. 

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https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1790397030042574907

HOFFINGER: Around Feb. 2018, did the WSJ reach out to you about AMI’s payoff of Karen McDougal?

COHEN: Yes ma’am

HOFFINGER: Did they reach out to you about an FEC complaint about AMI’s payoff of Karen McDougal?

COHEN: Yes

HOFFINGER: Do you recall what the WSJ was asking you about?

COHEN: AMI’s participation in the payoff, and David Pecker

HOFFINGER: Did they ask at all about your involvement or Mr. Trump’s involvement?

COHEN: Yes.

COHEN: David [Pecker] was very concerned because it was going to affect AMI and affect him so I told him that I would assist with this matter, and I told him after conversations with the president, do not worry I have this thing under control we have it taken care of.

HOFFINGER: What did you tell Pecker?

COHEN: “I told him that the matter was going to be taken care of, and the person that was going to be able to do it was JEFF SESSIONS.”

Cohen said he had been told by Trump that Sessions would handle it.