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riversedge

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Thu May 9, 2024, 02:37 PM May 9

Trump's attorneys have now moved to exclude Karen McDougal from testifying at all [View all]

Drama from Trump team. Stay tuned.



Donald Trump’s defense attorneys just hit the panic button over Karen McDougal

https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/donald-trumps-defense-attorneys-just-hit-the-panic-button-over-karen-mcdougal/55981/

Bill Palmer | 1:47 pm EDT May 9, 2024



Donald Trump’s criminal trial resumed this morning with his defense attorneys continuing to cross examine Stormy Daniels. They went hard at her, but he stood her ground and remained highly credible. Daniels ended up doing a lot of damage to Trump, both in terms of the trial and in terms of political reputation. So it perhaps wasn’t surspiring that as soon as she was off the stand, Trumps defense attorneys hit the panic button about another witness in this trial.

Trump’s attorneys have now moved to exclude Karen McDougal from testifying at all. This is a silly move. It has zero chance of working. It won’t help Trump on appeal. And the move merely tells the general public that Trump is very much afraid of what McDougal is going to say about him, which will only serve to put more public attention on her upcoming testimony.

Trump’s attorneys are now also demanding that Trump be exempted from his gag order with regard to Stormy Daniels, so he can publicly fire back at her over her testimony. This also has no chance of being granted.
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McDougal will be more damaging for him Johnny2X2X May 9 #1
I agree, gab13by13 May 9 #3
I thought it was 9 or 10 months. LiberalFighter May 9 #8
For A Hound Like Him... ProfessorGAC May 9 #14
He doesn't know her. live love laugh May 9 #10
Wasn't she the Old Crank May 9 #34
That is his go-to excuse, isn't it? ShazzieB May 9 #40
TSF is stuck at 6 years old Traurigkeit May 9 #47
Agreed, it's much more plausible to discount a story about a one-night stand. nt Shermann May 9 #42
If the defense will stipulate that trump business records are fraudulent then the DA won't call witnesses to prove it. Marcuse May 9 #2
Sounds like traitor is between a rock and a hard place Marthe48 May 9 #4
The place to "fire back" at he is on the stand mutherfucker! Dat's da way it works. 👨‍⚖️ mobeau69 May 9 #5
So--Trump cheated on Melania with Karen McDougal...... Kingofalldems May 9 #6
He openly cheated on Ivana with Marla. gab13by13 May 9 #11
The only amazing thing is there were only 2 women Johonny May 9 #13
We know there are more women. Irish_Dem May 9 #36
I'm sure there are more we don't know about JoseBalow May 9 #37
He is the apex of Republican values BoRaGard May 9 #16
The details of these "Mattress Olympics". . . DinahMoeHum May 9 #35
They do the same thing, that is why they are MAGA Traurigkeit May 9 #48
They are reaching DEFCON eleven-seventy! MOMFUDSKI May 9 #7
Technically, DefCon one is as bad as it typically gets. I think you are looking for Defcon one/eleven-seventy! Gore1FL May 9 #23
If you want to know about McDougal, watch Anderson Cooper's entire one hour fierywoman May 9 #9
It looks like Trump hired skeletor to get around the gag order Johonny May 9 #12
The prosecution's sequencing of witnesses is strategically brilliant. live love laugh May 9 #15
Trump wants to fire back at Stormy he can take the stand like she did. Coward. ZonkerHarris May 9 #17
Oh how I wish he would testify. Demobrat May 9 #21
An oath means nothing to this guy Bayard May 9 #28
Of course he would. Demobrat May 9 #32
Let him lie. Prof. Toru Tanaka May 9 #33
She really only has a wmqll (if any) connection to the case Ohio Joe May 9 #18
Gag order whiner gags others? That's rich. lindysalsagal May 9 #19
Stormy eats trumps defense team a new one. republianmushroom May 9 #20
The Way You "Fire Back" At Witness Testimony Is Through Cross-Examination ChoppinBroccoli May 9 #22
What if Karen testifies he promised to leave Melania for her? kimbutgar May 9 #24
Shes Not Testifying DET May 9 #25
Makes sense. Didn't Pecker do plenty for the prosecution on that front? Raven123 May 9 #27
Yes, But... DET May 9 #31
Correct. Wouldn't add significantly to this case however Raven123 May 9 #39
OMG. He probably wore the same silk robe bucolic_frolic May 9 #26
Palmer Report? Really? NanaCat May 9 #29
And he's paying for those attorneys? They can't stop the prosecution from calling... brush May 9 #30
From earlier reports he's telling the lawyers what to say and gets angry with them if they Liberal In Texas May 9 #38
Makes you wonder why accomplished lawyers agree to represent him... brush May 9 #43
This didn't age well................ Bev54 May 9 #41
Maybe McDougal is just overkill now Silent3 May 9 #44
I am sure that is it, they got what they needed on her from Peckerhead. Bev54 May 9 #46
TSF's attorneys can demand all they want. It is up to Judge Merchan to decide if McGougal testifies. ProudMNDemocrat May 9 #45
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