US Politics Thread

Kippaxpete said:
So Jenna, having pleaded guilty, are you now going to return all those donations?
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This is part of Trumps self inflicted problems. He fundraises his own legal fees but doesn't cover the other defendants. He doesn't even help them fund raise. He did the absolute minimum for Rudy and his lawyers are bailing on him.

Trump is to stupid to realise that if he doesn't help fund their legal costs then they are 10x more likely to flip.

Jenna is the 4th of 19. More will flip as the odds of doing jail time mount. Wilis doesn't need them all, if she gets 10 it's pretty much nailed on the rest will be found guilty. Most people flip in the days before a trial starts. To have 4 at this point is ominous for Trump.
 
Either Trump isn't taking this seriously, thinks it's a gameshow or is just kining up a whine about the judge.

Late back from a ten minute break; judge irked and said so.

Then this (comment from the BBC):
While cross examining William Kelly, one of Trump’s attorneys built a lengthy, and repetitive, wind up to his question. Judge Engoron was not having it.

He repeatedly prodded Trump’s lawyer to just ask the question, which he continued not to do. Trump’s lead lawyer, Chris Kise, complained that their side was always being rushed and interrupted.

There was mild bickering between the bench and the defence table, and Trump’s lawyer began his wind up again. By this time, the dozens of audience members in the court were chuckling.

After all that, Trump’s lawyer wound up not actually asking a question and simply praised Kelly for his integrity.
 
Recess - Trump posts tweets about Cohen
Lunchbreak - Trump talks to media to abuse Cohen.

Again from the BBC:
Cohen tells the court that he was tasked by Donald Trump to increase the total assets based upon a financial number that Trump “arbitrarily elected”.

He says his responsibility, along with Trump Organization's CFO Allen Weisselberg, was to “reverse engineer” different asset classes and increase the value of them in order to achieve the number.

The prosecution asked what that figure was.

Cohen said whatever number Trump had come up with.
 
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