Posted on 02/15/2024 7:02:25 AM PST by ChicagoConservative27
A New York judge says former President Donald Trump’s hush-money trial will go ahead as scheduled with jury selection starting on March 25.
Judge Juan Manuel Merchan said Thursday that he made the decision after speaking with the judge in Trump’s now-delayed federal election interference case in the nation’s capital.
Donald Trump arrived at NYC court Thursday, where a judge will finalize a trial date in the criminal case charging the real estate mogul with concealing payoffs to alleged lovers to hide potential sex scandals from voters in the 2016 presidential election.
Trump, 77, took a seat at the defense table in a packed courtroom on the 15th floor of the criminal courthouse in lower Manhattan at 9:30 a.m. for a hearing expected to last two to three hours.
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Ds don’t want this case to be the first to trial because it’s the weakest and viewed as a joke and completely political, which helps Trump with voters.
Exposing it as such— whether winning or losing— tarnishes any and all cases that follow as political prosecutions. Americans don’t appreciate X-Prez persecutions, except for those severely infected with TDS
Weird how,gay sex in a gov building is a-ok, but mere allegations of hush money charges are enough to take the president of the nation to court, when even if true, money paid to someone to get them to drop a case is not illegal. Should the one that was paid “hush money” be the one facing a charge for breaking the AGREEMENT that they signed?
Is an “ex parte communication” illegal?
I would agree - however, ‘consensual adult sexual activity’ is now considered part of ‘educating’ the youth as a stand on Free Speech. Constitutional purists aren’t they?
From what I read Senator Graham would most certainly want to keep consensual adult activity out of the public view. Speaker Johnson being a ‘strong’ Christian would want to continue to be quiet on the subject as it continues to be pushed in our faces and do nothing about ‘hate’ crimes created to lawfare believers.
The news using this to push against Trump and what is considered his base - evangelical Christians. Is that really his base?
I’m struggling a bit with the exact lawbreaking.
They entered into a legally binding NDA agreement... one which the woman actually has violated..
So I am trying to figure out what the actual crime being pursued here myself.
I guess they are trying to claim he “covered up” somehow making these payments?? Not really sure.
What’s with all these judges with the foreign names? Immigrants who do not “get” American values, or who come from commie backgrounds?
Where is the thread on the Georgia court proceedings re Fani Willis?
A witness just DESTROYED her credibility that her romantic relationship with Wade didn’t start before 2022!
She said it started in 2019.
Proves Willis is a LIAR!!!
Let’s play fire with fire. We need Republicans to infiltrate the jury selection! I don’t know how I don’t know what the steps would be, but we need to start fighting back! This is getting out of hand. Enough! The rats are notorious for infiltrating our elections by running as Republicans, and yet not a peep out of us. This is a war, and the only way is to infiltrate, however possible the jury pool selections. Either we swim or sink we need to start taking the O’Keefe route!!
Now, Wade is on the witness stand.
Then all NDAs should be voided.
Sounds like a RICO violation among the commie judges to me.
Really, it’s his private business. The idea is that the monies were funneled by campaign funds somehow...which is stupid. There’s actually a third attorney involved who worked FOR Cohen and drew up the NDA. And apparently they had done the same thing for others. Look...it’s just another way to try to get Trump....and none of the court’s business.
These women were not involved in court testimony, so whatever he paid them,
it’s not a matter for a court to get involved in.
This is juvenile level thinking on this judge’s part.
These are all cases that should be tossed out on appeal.
If the women did not declare the income on their tax returns, that could be
an infraction for a court to get involved in.
Ex parte communications are only illegal if they involve substantive issues. The judges were discussing scheduling issues; since the D.C. case has been stayed due to President Trump’s appeal based on presidential immunity, there is no scheduling conflict which would prevent the Manhattan case going to trial on March 25.
Merchan thinks it’s all perfectly normal. Just like where he’s from...Colombia.
Thanks for the explanation-
the hearing is on now- prosecutor is grilling her bo-
Trumps says “no revenge”. He won’t go after anyone legally. Just like he let Hillary and all of the Russia gate people go by Giving the reigns to Bill Barr and Wray.
I’ve lost track. Which case is this? Stormy Daniels? E.Jean Carrol?
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