Yesterday, Costello behaved so atrociously on the witness stand that Juan Merchan cleared the courtroom to admonish him & the defense attorneys. Costello is due back on the stand
Justice Merchan points out that the #felony charges of falsifying business records #Trump faces includes an #intent to conceal another #crime. The #law doesn't require prosecutors to show that Trump intended to orchestrate a #conspiracy, but rather that by falsifying business records, he intended to hide said conspiracy.
#Merchan says he will leave that instruction as is – a win for prosecutors.
Among the issues that Todd #Blanche brings up as he calls for a #mistrial is #StormyDaniels’s testimony that #Trump didn’t wear a condom. He argues that this testimony was deeply #prejudicial to his client — & asked what the jury is supposed to do w/ much of the info they received from Daniels’ testimony.
Prosecutor #Hoffinger argues that Daniels's story is important for #motive (as said) & #intent, to illustrate what Trump didn’t want the public to know before the election.
Alright, who’s ready to see #Trump get his just deserts? He fucked up the whole damn world & that’s not an overstatement.
PS #BabySquirrel & I had a lovely weekend. It’s as boy! (He’s developed discernible - stuff)
He is doing quite well! Name: “Ramone” because he’s a sweet little punk rocker.
Colangelo describes some NE headlines that helped Trump's 2016 #campaign, embarrassing campaign opponents incl’g #TedCruz & #MarcoRubio.
Prosecutors are limited to the HEADLINES per #Sandoval. They go to Trump’s #intent: to #influence the election by promoting negative stories about others & suppressing those about himself.
Federal prosecutors on Mon rejected #Trump’s claims that he was unfairly charged w/holding on to #ClassifiedDocuments after he left office, saying that his case bore no comparison to the one in which #POTUS#Biden was cleared of wrongdoing even though he was found in possession of classified materials after leaving the vice presidency.
“Although, as hindsight has shown, the process for making decisions to transfer the Secretary’s authority could & should be improved … nothing examined during this review demonstrated any indication of ill #intent or an attempt to obfuscate,” the report added. #NationalSecurity#UnitedStates#military#Pentagon#DefSec#LloydAustin
#Kise: “Ultimately what matters is the decision-making process of the bank, & if it would have made a difference to them,"
Kise said the #banks considered many factors when deciding whether to lend to #Trump, including the nature of the collateral, the quality of the collateral, Trump's experience & performance in the industry, his liquidity & other factors.
(All of which were misrepresented; & the banks’ decision is not the issue. The issue is the #fraud & Trump’s #intent. Not the banks’.)
"Our case STRONGLY continues, we will keep up the good fight, and I believe we will prevail!” he wrote. “Nevertheless, in the best interest of our Country, I am recommending that Emily and her team do what needs to be done with regard to initial protocols, and have told my team to do the same.”
-Donald Trump on the GSA transition process to President Biden Nov. 2020
Jack Smith must get inside Trump’s head to prove his guilt: report
"I think the entire indictment really turns on the question of Trump's intent," Kelner opined. At the heart of the case is really a metaphysical question of whether it’s even possible for Donald Trump to believe that he lost the election, or lost anything else, for that matter."