Trump asked to block prosecutors from arguing at his upcoming #criminal trial that he tried to influence the 2016 election by paying to silence a porn star.
He also argued to bar #StormyDaniels from testifying as a govt #witness.
If successful, jurors will hear a narrative that hardly resembles the original case alleging Trump violated #ElectionLaws.
NY prosecutors in Manhattan say Trump falsified business records to cover up Cohen's $130K payment to Daniels for her silence about a sexual liaison she had w/Trump.
Usually, I don't link to the corporatist #SocialMedia surveillance sites. Today, I'm going to make an exception due to the gravity of this #ProofOfCollusion between #TFG and the #Kremlin
...#MichaelCohen and #PaulManafort were “leading” for #Trump on collusion, which was true—#Cohen was working with the #Kremlin to try to seal the real estate deal Trump wanted even as Trump was hiring a man he knew was a Kremlin agent (#Manafort) to run his [#Elections2016] campaign and do in that role whatever it was the #Kremlin was expecting (which, it turned out, was liaisoning...
The Manhattan District Attorney case against Trump for falsifying business records related to hush money payments to Stormy Daniels is now scheduled for March 25.
Here's my overview from last year:
Donald Trump, Michael Cohen and the Stormy Daniels Hush Money Payment: Timeline and Investigation Highlights.
Includes links to the indictment and statement of facts.
[Analysis] AOC's questions years ago helped spark the investigation into Trump's business. Now, he's been ordered to pay $355 million. (www.businessinsider.com)
In 2019, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez questioned Michael Cohen about Donald Trump. Cohen's answers eventually led to Letitia James's fraud lawsuit.