Trump's Criminal Trials

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   IslandBitesposted 12 days ago

   Speaking to reporters at an early morning news conference in New York City, former President Donald Trump called former tabloid publisher David Pecker, a key witness in the hush money trial against him, a "nice guy."
   
   "He's been very nice. David's been very nice. He's a nice guy," Trump said.
   
   Uhm... Sounds fishy. Could this be a message to Pecker?
   
   Pecker has spoken about two of the three "catch-and-kill" deals – but not the one involving adult film star Stormy Daniels, which is likely coming today.

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   Kathleen Cochranposted 12 days ago

   Trump's Criminal Trials
   
   A Former President's Criminal Trials
   
   A Presidential Candidate's Criminal Trials
   
   No "trial" but "trials".
   
   Just sit with that for a moment.

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   IslandBitesposted 12 days ago

   
   National Enquirer editor talked of being pardoned if Trump won
   
   “At least if he wins, I’ll be pardoned for electoral fraud,” Howard said in one of the texts to his relative.
   
   I think that says it all. They all knew what they were doing was illegal.

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   IslandBitesposted 7 days ago

   Hush money judge rules Trump violated gag order, warns of jail time
   
   The judge overseeing former President Trump’s hush money case held him in contempt Tuesday for violating a gag order nine times.
   
   Judge Juan Merchan fined Trump $9,000 over his recent posts on Truth Social and campaign website attacking prospective jurors and prosecutors’ expected star witnesses, warning the former president that additional violations could result in jail time.
   
   “Defendant is hereby warned that the Court will not tolerate continued willful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment,” Merchan wrote in his ruling, ordering Trump to remove the offending posts from Truth Social and his campaign website.

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   abwilliamsposted 7 days ago

   If nothing about any of this bothers you, in the least (you, in fact, seem to be loving it) does the fact that only one party is consistently, "gagged", not bother you, in the least, as well?

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      peoplepower73posted 7 days agoin reply to this

      The other party is not violating any gag orders.  It's plain and simple. Trump has a big mouth and doesn't know when to keep it shut...or maybe he can't because it is not in his DNA.

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         abwilliamsposted 7 days agoin reply to this

         So I am wrong in stating that all parties are not under gag orders?
         
         Also, it wasn't you who I was responding to, but you are perfectly okay with the treatment of this man?

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            peoplepower73posted 7 days agoin reply to this

            This is from Island Bites.  I couldn't have said it any better.
            
            "Hush money judge rules Trump violated gag order, warns of jail time
            
            The judge overseeing former President Trump’s hush money case held him in contempt Tuesday for violating a gag order nine times.
            
            Judge Juan Merchan fined Trump $9,000 over his recent posts on Truth Social and campaign website attacking prospective jurors and prosecutors’ expected star witnesses, warning the former president that additional violations could result in jail time.
            
            “Defendant is hereby warned that the Court will not tolerate continued willful violations of its lawful orders and that if necessary and appropriate under the circumstances, it will impose an incarceratory punishment,” Merchan wrote in his ruling, ordering Trump to remove the offending posts from Truth Social and his campaign website."

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               abwilliamsposted 7 days agoin reply to this

               Yes, she is a very good writer.

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               Miebakagh57posted 38 hours agoin reply to this

               Okay. The Judge seems to be lenient with Trump, in giving him a second chance.

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                  Valeantposted 37 hours agoin reply to this

                  He found only one of the second batch of four contempt charges illegal, allowing Trump to be able to respond to direct attacks from Michael Cohen and considering those political speech.

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   Kathleen Cochranposted 7 days ago

   I am absolutely OK with the treatment Trump is on the receiving end of - for once. He is only reaping what he has sown.

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      abwilliamsposted 7 days agoin reply to this

      I see. Part of the guilty til proven innocent crowd.

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   Readmikenowposted 6 days ago

   These fake trials don't seem to bother the people of Wisconsin.  A former strong liberal state.
   
   "Shock poll: Trump edges past Biden in key state, potential sign of cracks in Dems' blue wall
   
   Former President Donald Trump holds a two-point edge over President Biden in Wisconsin, according to a new poll on their 2024 presidential election rematch.
   
   Trump stands at 51% support among registered voters in the crucial Midwestern battleground, with Biden at 49%, according to a Marquette Law School Poll released on Wednesday.
   
   According to the survey, which was conducted April 3-10, the former president holds the same 51%-49% edge over his White House successor among the smaller pool of likely voters."
   
   https://www.yahoo.com/news/shock-poll-t … 11578.html
   
   Seems like a trend throughout the country.
   
   Trump edging Biden out in all but 1 state, polling shows
   
   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pM1jA4Ez2c0
   
   
   You can only imagine how well President Donald Trump would be doing if the democrats were not so busy doing their election interference.

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      Valeantposted 41 hours agoin reply to this

      'These fake trials don't seem to bother the people of Wisconsin.  A former strong liberal state.'
      
      The only time it was a 'strong liberal state' was with Obama.  Otherwise, the elections were fairly close for both parties.  And quoting polling that is within the margins, when the Democrats have been overperforming the polls by eight percentage points on average since Roe, isn't really a 'shock.'  It's more just the latest omission of a key data point.

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         Readmikenowposted 38 hours agoin reply to this

         NPR Reporter shocked by Dems take on Trump
         
         https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lsqDduwcI0s

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            Valeantposted 37 hours agoin reply to this

            Save your Fox links for like-minded people who find them a credible source.  I do not.  They admit they lie to their viewers for political purposes.  You won't find many left-leaners willing to view that kind of propaganda.

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   Valeantposted 37 hours ago

   The MeidasTouch breakdown of McConney's morning testimony.  McConney was the Controller for the Trump Org and handled the invoices.
   
   https://www.meidastouch.com/news/smokin … rump-trial

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   IslandBitesposted 16 hours ago

   DA calls porn star Stormy Daniels as next witness
   
   Stormy Daniels, the porn actress at the center of the hush money case against Trump, will take the stand as the district attorney’s next witness.
   
   Daniels was paid $130,000 by Trump’s ex-fixer, Michael Cohen, to keep secret her alleged affair with Trump ahead of the 2016 election. Trump has denied any sexual relationship.
   
   Earlier on Tuesday, Trump's defense attorneys objected to prosecutors' plans to go through the "full details" of the alleged sex act between Daniels and Trump during the New York criminal trial. Prosecutors clarified that they would "not go into details of genitalia."
   
   Ay... SMH

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      Willowarborposted 13 hours agoin reply to this

      The testimony is so cringy.  I will be shocked if Trump doesn't break his gag order again when Court wraps up today.

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      Valeantposted 11 hours agoin reply to this

      We have the Jimmy Kimmel lineup if we need the details of genitalia.
      
      https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=728463382258165

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    IslandBitesposted 8 hours ago

    Judge indefinitely delays Trump's classified documents criminal trial
    
    Judge Aileen Cannon has indefinitely postponed former President Donald Trump’s classified documents trial in Florida pending the resolution of multiple pre-trial issues.
    
    The trial was scheduled to start May 20
    
    Cannon also scheduled additional hearings on some of the pending issues, with the first one in May and the last one in late July. That schedule would mean the case is unlikely to go to trial before August.

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       Valeantposted 8 hours agoin reply to this

       Not surprising.  Smith should have gotten her booted long ago so that the case could have progressed.

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