Isn't this evidence proof of guilt?

[Pototan]

This old tweet, in Trump's own word, confirm that he paid Cohen as an attorney, therefore attorney's fees. As I understand the defense, they contend Trump did not enter the attorney's fees in the ledger and had no knowledge of that indication. Yet this 2018 tweet proves otherwise.

An old tweet of his was admitted into evidence in his hush-money trial Friday, and the post appears to challenge what Trump’s legal defense has tried to claim since opening statement.

In May 2018, Trump admitted on Twitter (now called X) that his former fixer Michael Cohen actually did receive a “monthly retainer”—even though Trump’s attorneys have attempted to argue that Cohen was not paid back for the $130,000 hush-money payments made to porn actress Stormy Daniels. Instead, Trump’s lawyers claim Cohen was paid as an employee.

“Mr. Cohen, an attorney, received a monthly retainer, not from the campaign and having nothing to do with the campaign, from which he entered into, through reimbursement, a private contract between these two parties, known as a non-disclosure agreement or NDA,” Trump wrote at the time.


Link:
https://www.yahoo.com/news/hush-money-evidence-shows-trump-165958324.html

[Irish_Dem]

1. Can this be admitted into evidence for the current trial?

Or is this another fact deemed to prejudicial for the jury to hear.

The laws seem to insinuate the jury is too stupid and too emotional to hear
all the facts about the case.

[Pototan]

5. The article

says that it was introduced on Friday.

"An old tweet of his was admitted into evidence in his hush-money trial Friday, and the post appears to challenge what Trump’s legal defense has tried to claim since opening statements."

[Irish_Dem]

6. Excellent!

Thanks for the information.

[Walleye]

2. I remember Rudy admitting on television that money to Stormy was "funneled through an attorney's office "

He was trying to argue that the money did not come from campaign funds. The argument was irrelevant because the money was spent in a campaign purpose. He seemed so proud of this scheme. None of this is a mystery. We don’t need Sherlock Holmes to figure this out

[Beachnutt]

4. Maybe Rudy is the 2nd witness

for next week.
Since there are video clips of him saying that he cannot lie about it.

[lastlib]

7. But he will....

"It's FAKE news! I never said what I'm recorded on video saying!"

[radical noodle]

8. I doubt they could keep him sober long enough

[GreenWave]

3. Trump has this smirk which says he knows how long the appeal process will take.