The defense for Donald Trump rested their case after Donald Trump refused to testify in his own defense during his election interference trial in New York.
@#9 ... It was always a given that Trump would not testify. The media pumped it up as an idea to sell papers. ...
Or, was the media just giving fmr Pres Trump the attention he craves?
I agree that fmr Pres tTump testifying under oath would be a disaster for this case, cf. the California court case of 2018...
Trump Admits To Authorizing Stormy Daniels Payoff, Denies Sexual Encounter (2018)
www.npr.org
... President Trump admitted Thursday to reimbursing his lawyer for a $130,000 payment made on the eve of the 2016 election to porn actress Stormy Daniels as part of a settlement about her alleged 2006 sexual encounter with Trump. ...
Oops. ... There's that "reimbursing" word again.
I haven't seen any media reports outside of MAGATS media repeating Trump's claim pushing the idea that he would testify. All other outlets, even MSNBC, has been saying it was extremely unlikely that he would testify.
#16 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce
Clips of Trump pledging to testify in his NY criminal trial, where the state is about to rest their case. pic.twitter.com/vPHhrCkndP
- Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) May 19, 2024
"Cohen's payment to Daniels broke the law." She was extorting Trump but no legitimate legal source has made the claim that an NDA is illegal.
"Trump's payment to cover it up was falsified and illegal." Encoding a payment to a lawyer as a legal expense seems pretty legit. Was Trump supposed to break out Cohen's other expenses in the memo field? What are the legal requirements for the memo on check?
#44 | POSTED BY VISITOR_
1. The payment by Cohen to Daniels was an illegal campaign contribution for which Cohen pleaded guilty already.
2. There was no memo line on the checks. It was how the checks were recorded in the business system records when they were cut. www.politico.com
3. And it's far more than just the checks.
11 for invoices from Michael Cohen
9 for general ledger entries for Donald J. Trump
9 for checks from Donald J. Trump
3 for general ledger entries for the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust
2 for checks from the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust
We done here or do I need to ---- check you into oblivion on anything else?
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