Trump’s history-making hush-money trial begins ...

Well , because, in this case , the Enquirer wouldn’t . The Orange Stain stiffed him for the first payoff so Pecker wouldn’t lay out for the second one.

 

Judge orders Stormy Daniels to pay Donald Trump another $120,000 in legal fees
APRIL 5, 20231:57 PM ET

'Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, tried to sue Trump for defamation in 2018, specifically taking aim at a tweet attacking her account of being threatened by a stranger in 2011 to stay quiet on her Trump story. Trump attacked the account as a "con job, playing the Fake News Media."

Federal Judge S. James Otero dismissed the lawsuit, saying Trump's tweet constitutes " 'rhetorical hyperbole' normally associated with politics and public discourse" and is protected by the First Amendment.


Stormy Daniels Ordered To Pay Trump $293,000 In Fees In Defamation Lawsuit

Daniels tried to appeal the decision in 2022, saying her then-attorney Michael Avenatti filed the defamation suit "without my permission and against my wishes." But a judge ruled against her, leaving her on the hook for nearly $300,000 in Trump's legal fees'.


https://www.npr.org/2023/04/05/1168215663/trump-stormy-daniels-defamation-lawsuit

 

Sorry 293k not 400k

 

Pecker is $180,000 into Trump

Dino the Doorman..30,000...
D.T.D sounds like it could be a fun cartoon.

McDougal the mistress..150,000

Betcha Pecker is like so many others who were associated with Trump and now curse the day they met him.

 

293,000 + 120,000
She owes him $413,000

 

I don'ts care about Trump. I just know that Hillary Clinton will NEVER be President of the United States!!!

NEVER!!! A special place in hell for that woman.

 

Oh, no!
What's Prima Donnie gonna do now?

'Trump trial updates: Michael Cohen says he'll stop commenting about Trump'
The trial resumes for Day 7 on Thursday morning.

"Despite not being the gagged defendant, out of respect for Judge Merchan and the prosecutors, I will cease posting anything about Donald on my X (formerly Twitter) account or on the Mea Culpa Podcast until after my trial testimony. See you all in a month (or more)," Cohen said on social media on Wednesday afternoon.

Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche devoted a portion of his opening statement on Monday to attacking Cohen's credibility, describing the former lawyer as a "convicted perjurer" and "admitted liar" who has an "obsession with getting Trump."

Cohen's testimony is expected to be a key part of the state's case against Trump,


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https://abcnews.go.com/US/live-updates/trump-hush-money-trial/?id=108402689

 

Not unless me and my candidates are criminal asshats as your mango hero clearly is.

 

You don't have to be according to the new system of justice a state DA can just say you violated a federal law and bingo you are guilty.

 

IF that were true why is he attending HIS trial 4 days a week for the next 6 to 8, maybe more, weeks?

BTW, election interferance laws are NOT exclusive to the United States Government. In fact, These United States don't even hold elections. Think about that.


It's the States that hold elections and they certainly are able to have, and do have laws regarding their elections.

 

OH now you and Bragg are getting so desperate you want to bring in Jan 6? You guys are too much.

 

I didn't say a thing about January 6th.


I don't pretend to speak for DA Bragg; btw, but I don"t see either of us as "desperate".

 

Of course it's true.

But it was never signed by tRaitor tRump.

Yeah, I'm surprised you didn't know that.

What is a "crime genius"?

Actually, according to Copilot, it's much more than that, genius. (<- notice how coma's are used clarify a thought. Genius)

Yes he was, genius.
"Campaign Finance Violations: Cohen admitted to campaign finance violations. He pleaded guilty to willfully causing an unlawful corporate contribution and making an excessive campaign contribution2. These charges were related to the payment of $130,000 to Stormy Daniels, which was considered a campaign contribution and exceeded the legal limit12.

You (my question)
has trump been charged with election fraud as part of his hush money trial in NYC

Copilot
Using the web
Yes, as part of his hush money trial in New York City, Donald Trump has been charged with 34 felony counts of falsifying business records12. These charges are allegedly connected to a hush money payment made before the 2016 election12. An attorney from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office stated that the reimbursements were part of a scheme that amounted to "election fraud, pure and simple"

No ****?

WRONG!

You (my question)
Can the New York DA charge someone with election fraud?

Copilot
Using the web
Yes, the District Attorney (DA) in New York can charge someone with election fraud. The Manhattan DA’s office, for instance, has the authority to bring charges for violations of state statutes related to election interference12. This includes charges related to conspiracy to promote or prevent election, as well as a state “catch-all offense” that criminalizes any knowing and willful violation of any New York election law2.

 

Why do you people keep calling it a "hush money" trial when it is a trial over suspected bookkeeping errors???

 

Jonah Bromwich NY Times

Reporting from the courthouse
" David Pecker’s last few minutes of testimony were really key. He said that his company had disguised the hush money payment to Karen McDougal as a deal for services she would perform for American Media. This is hugely important for the prosecution’s case: They have to show that the conspiracy that they accuse Trump of participating in to win the 2016 election was conducted through “unlawful means.” Pecker just indicated that it was.".

Was tRaitor tRump a legitimate president?

 

You're too much, no one at the state can charge federal election campaign finance. Running for Presidency is a federal office, if in lefty la la land it's the same as being the NY mayor, run with that, I'm sure it will work for you.

 

AND election interference by bribing someone to HUSH!

 

You seem to be misinformed.

You (my question)
Can the New York DA charge someone with election fraud?

Copilot
Using the web
Yes, the District Attorney (DA) in New York can charge someone with election fraud. The Manhattan DA’s office, for instance, has the authority to bring charges for violations of state statutes related to election interference12. This includes charges related to conspiracy to promote or prevent election, as well as a state “catch-all offense” that criminalizes any knowing and willful violation of any New York election law2.

Yeah, too much for you.

 

WAPO Updates:




19 min ago
Pecker describes how he negotiated $150,000 payment to Playboy model


Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified that Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen told him to negotiate the purchase of a former Playboy model’s story about an alleged affair with Trump, and that Trump would reimburse him.

Pecker said he sent his company’s chief content officer, Dylan Howard, to work out a deal with the model, Karen McDougal. At the time, Pecker said, they didn’t have a purchase price.

Pecker worried about how he would be paid back. He said he trusted Cohen but didn’t think he had any authority to spend money without Trump’s approval.

snip
Pecker said he told Cohen he didn’t have a problem with what McDougal was asking, but asked again, “who is going to reimburse me for this?”

“[Cohen] said, ‘Don’t worry about it, I’m your friend. The boss will take care of it,’ ” Pecker testified.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...ey-trial-live-updates-david-pecker-testimony/

 

Wow!
Trump not only admitted he knew McDougal he told Pecker that she's a nice girl. lol

38 min ago
Trump discussed payment to Playboy model directly with tabloid publisher, witness says


'Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker testified Thursday that in 2016, he spoke to Donald Trump directly about paying to shut down a former Playboy model’s tawdry story about a year-long affair with the then-candidate — potentially offering proof that Trump knew about efforts to silence women during his campaign.

“When I got on the phone, Mr. Trump said to me … Karen is a nice girl,” Pecker testified, referring to Karen McDougal, the woman who has said she had a long-running affair with Trump.

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/poli...ey-trial-live-updates-david-pecker-testimony/

 

So then you’re ok with Trump having a gag order ? Because that would benefit him, right ?

 

TRaitor tRumps skinflintery contributed to him getting caught.


Jonah Bromwich NY Times

Reporting from the courthouse
David Pecker now testifies that he was expecting to be paid back for the $150,000 he sent to Karen McDougal. This is a very important bridge to the third and final hush-money deal. Because Pecker had such a hard time getting Trump to reimburse him, he was later unwilling to buy a third story, Stormy Daniels’s story of having had sex with Trump (which Trump denies). Thus, Michael Cohen bought her story instead, leading us straight to the criminal charges at issue in this trial.

 

CNN Updates:

5 min ago
Cohen insisted Pecker send over all the content he had to Trump


'Pecker testifies that Michael Cohen was insistent about getting all of the content AMI had on Trump.

Pecker says he told Cohen it was boxes of old news articles and old files. But Pecker says Cohen insisted Trump wanted the boxes.

Cohen called Pecker constantly in September 2016 to get the boxes to his office, Pecker says.

As to why Cohen wanted the documents, Pecker says: "The boss said if I got hit by a bus or if the company got sold, he didn't want someone else to potentially publish those stories."

7 min ago

Pecker says Cohen reassured him that "the boss" would take care of McDougal deal reimbursement
Pecker says he discussed the reimbursement for the McDougal deal with Cohen after AMI laid out the money.

Pecker says he asked Cohen "on a number of occasions" how the company would be reimbursed.

The former tabloid executive says he wanted the repayment before September 30, when the company's quarter ended. He wanted the "proper true ups" on the various accounts at AMI, Pecker adds.

Pecker says he was explaining to Cohen why he kept discussing the issue of repayment.

"I wanted to explain to him why it was so important to be reimbursed," Pecker told the court.

"Why worry? I’m your friend. The boss will take care of it," Pecker says Cohen would respond.
Earlier in his testimony, Pecker said Cohen referred to Trump as "the boss."

12 min ago
Pecker: "We didn't want the story to embarrass Mr. Trump"
Steinglass is asking Pecker why he didn't want other outlets to publish McDougal's story.

"We didn’t want the story to embarrass Mr. Trump or embarrass or hurt the campaign," Pecker says.

Pecker clarifies that when he says "we," he's referring to is himself and Michael Cohen.

Pecker testifies that he wouldn't have entered into the agreement if it weren't for Trump's benefit.


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https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-25-24/index.html

 

You've called it tax evasion LOL, Campaign Finance Violation LOL, Now it's Bribery LOL. Everyone please understand not only is this not true, trump hasn't been charged with any of that nonsense.

 

1 min ago
Pecker testifies that he used an outside service for large reimbursements


'The prosecutor is showing an invoice that was prepared for the reimbursement. Pecker is explaining why the invoice is prepared by Investor Advisory Services, a company owned by a former AMI employee who became a consultant.

Pecker is explaining he used this outside service for large reimbursements, because he had "difficult experiences" within the company where his finance department would tell tabloid editors about expenses, like flying a celebrity in a private jet.

Pecker says he told the consultant, "I don’t want to have a check from the Trump Organization going through American Media."

cont:
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-25-24/index.html