Posted on 04/23/2024 10:20:26 AM PDT by thegagline
Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker will return the witness stand today for the second day of Donald Trump’s Manhattan criminal trial over covering up “hush money” payments to a porn star.
Pecker will resume testimony where he is expected to detail the inner workings of a scheme he, Trump and his “fixer” lawyer Michael Cohen devised to buy up and bury bad news during the 2016 presidential election.
Trump is on trial for allegedly fudging business records to conceal a $130,000 payoff to Stormy Daniels made before the 2016 presidential election.
The 72-year-old ex-CEO of the Enquirer’s parent company, American Media Inc., is slated to continue his testimony around 11 a.m. — after a hearing over whether Trump, 77, breached the terms of a court order barring him from ripping jurors and witnesses online.
The Manhattan District Attorney’s Office says the ex-president violated the “gag order” at least 10 times, including by sharing a quote on Truth Social from a Fox News host which said, “they are catching undercover liberal activists lying to the judge” in order to get on the jury.
Justice Juan Merchan, the trial judge, has cited concerns about the privacy of the panel of everyday Manhattanites on the jury — including two corporate lawyers, a retired wealth manager who loves yoga, and people who have expressed both admiration and disdain for Trump — who will decide his fate. ***
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JUST IN: David Pecker just testified that Trump was a very good man, and the first one to congratulate him on his successes. He’s not saying that Trump, Cohen, and him hatched a plan to bury any negative stories about Trump.
According to Pecker, if he heard anything about women telling stories, he’d notify Mr. Cohen. He informed Trump he’d be his “eyes and ears.”
Does anyone see anything yet that constitutes a serious crime where a leading candidate and former President needs to be prosecuted? Do you think Trump is the only candidate burying negative press?
https://twitter.com/TMGPolitics/status/1782805007558992295
What a waste of time of a supposed “case” absolute nonsense that this garbage was ever filed in the first place, an absolute laughing stock
“This court finds that the defendant, Donald John Trump has violated the terms of the gag order and he is sentenced to be shot. Immediately.”
Nothing says “Respect my authoritah!” like having the name he has
UPDATE: David Pecker just testified that their is no written agreement or evidence of an agreement anywhere. He says it was just verbal and understood.
Why is he allowed to even take the stand when he doesn’t even have evidence to back up his claims? pic.twitter.com/Ce2Xv1XPu4— 🇺🇸Travis Media Group🇺🇸 (@TM1Politics) April 23, 2024
I havent believed a word from the National Enquirer since they keep on saying that Hillary Clinton has months to live, Im STILL waiting
If I was named Pecker, I’d change it.
Pecker is a hard man.
Testimony is evidence . (FRE 601 et seq.)
Here is the salient part of the NY Unified Jury Instruction on the subject of testimony being evidence
“Testimony is of course the most common form of evidence and comes from the questioning of the witnesses by the lawyers, and perhaps by the court, [but not by the jury]. A question by itself is not evidence. It is the question with the answer that is the evidence”
If I was named Pecker, I’d change it.
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Or add a number to it. 8 - 10 -12
and see what comments you would get.
“...allegedly fudging business records...”
I looked into Black’s Law Dictionary and I couldn’t, for the life of me, find anything on this charge. So I guess a mistrial is due soon as they have no evidence of fudge even allegedly. Can no one write real words anymore without trying to smear someone with this type of journalistic stupidity?
wy69
BIDEN CORRUPTION FAMILY HAS THEIR OWN PERSONAL GRAVEYARD FOR BAD STORIES.
WHY ARE COURTS ALLOWED TO EVEN DEMAND HE TESTIFY—WHEN PROSECUTION ALSO HAS NO “EVIDENCE”.
The only crimes being committed here are by the Judge and the District Attorney. They want to take Trump out before Election Day. This is the true threat to democracy.
They were just tryna cheer us up!
Even the attorney on MSNBC said yesterday there was no criminal evidence presented yet, and it is a weak case.
and he is sentenced to be shot. Immediately.”
= = =
And because he wasn’t shot yesterday when he should have been. we will fine his estate Googleplex times Infinity.
His middle name is “Maximilian”
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