Posted on 03/23/2023 5:38:51 AM PDT by Red Badger
A source familiar with the matter suggested Bragg and his team "are having trouble convincing the jury to swallow the case."
The grand jury investigating former President Donald Trump for his alleged involvement in a $130,000 payment to adult film actress Stormy Daniels on the eve of the 2016 election was told not to show up on Wednesday. However; it has been reported that they are set to reconvene on Thursday.
The news comes amid reports that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg is "having trouble" convincing members of the grand jury to hear the case.
According to the Daily Mail, "After hearing evidence on Monday, jurors were told they were not needed on Wednesday, according to two sources familiar with the matter. However, a court official told DailyMail.com that they will sit again at noon on Thursday, when prosecutors 'may present one more witness'."
A source familiar with the matter suggested Bragg and his team "are having trouble convincing the jury to swallow the case," calling it "a weak case [that] has caused divisions in the DA's office."
Others have argued that the decision to delay the meeting with the jury was made to give Bragg time to reconsider his strategy.
Since they last met, new evidence has been uncovered including a bombshell letter from former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen's office to officials at the Federal Election Commission stating that then-president Trump was not involved in the payment of alleged "hush money" to Stormy Daniels.
The letter, obtained by the Daily Mail, stated that it was Cohen who paid Daniels $130,000 out of his own pocket.
"Neither the Trump Organization nor the Trump campaign was a party to the transaction with Ms. Clifford," the letter read, "and neither reimbursed Mr. Cohen for the payment directly or indirectly."
Cohen's team went on to explain that, "neither Mr. Cohen nor Essential Consultants LLC made any in-kind contributions to Donald J. Trump for President, Inc., or any other presidential campaign committee," nor was Cohen a government employee at the time.
Thus, they argued, "the payment in question does not constitute a campaign contribution or expenditure and, therefore, the FEC lacks jurisdiction over this matter."
This is a breaking story and will be updated.
That idiot witch from the Fulton Co grand jury may be available
I think Costello really stuck it to them. But even he implied that the jurors just didn't want to hear it.
Meanwhile, the Biden family corruption story, which was gaining steam, goes away because all of the talking heads are talking about this story.
I find this funny
Just because a DA got a jury to do an illegal act doesn’t the jury is free from criminal prosecution.
Thanks for posting the pic, FRiend. :-)
“... Bragg and his team “are having trouble convincing the jury to swallow the case,””
I guess its more of a cheese sandwich than a ham and cheese sandwich.
And, THAT is what this is ALL about....SQUIRREL
War Room just said Grand Jury will not meet again today(Thursday).
I here I thought the Hokey-Pokey was what it’s all about!................
Not anymore.
this needs a Henry Fonda. Wait what is the crime we are investigating? Not who but what? Who was injured on a grand scale? to require such a “grand” jury?
And they want that stuff to go down the memory hole. Because when turnabout comes they can then scream about how tax returns should never be revealed and it is outrageous and unprecedented for the Republicans to ask to see other politicians tax returns.
Don’t bank on it. We’ve been down this road before numerous times. Does Mike Flynn ring a bell? Or the J6 folk still rotten in jail? I We were so sure that case was dead on the water only to have the damn judge revive it and give it life. It’s a one-way street… convict conservatives all the while rat evil criminal officials run unopposed by the law! I take nothing for granted, and my skepticism is through the roof. Don’t believe rumors. …Period!
We have enough angry men - let’s go to trial!
Prosecutors in charge of Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into Trump suddenly resignedA spokesperson for District Attorney Alvin Bragg confirmed the resignations of Carey Dunne and Mark Pomerantz, top deputies who had been tasked with running the investigation on a day-to-day basis.
Both started on the Trump probe under former District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr., and Bragg asked them to stay when he took office in January.
The New York Times, citing sources, reported that the grand jury investigation had stalled, with no sessions in the last month, and that Dunne and Pomerantz quit after Bragg raised doubts about pursuing a case against Trump himself.
In a telephone interview, his lawyer Robert Fischetti said: “I’m a very happy man. In my opinion, this investigation is over.”
Fischetti said Bragg has not spoken to him about the status of the investigation or potential charges against Trump but, given Thursday’s developments, the lawyer said it appeared that the D.A. had reviewed the case and signaled to his deputies he was not inclined to pursue an indictment.
“My client has done nothing wrong,” Fischetti said.
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