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Trump wanting to have the day off for Barron's graduation gave the DA an extra day they used wisely
Trump wanting to have the day off for Barron’s graduation gave the DA an extra day they used wisely, digging up video footage of Trump w/his bodyguard Schiller at almost the exact time Cohen said he called Schiller to speak to Trump. It will be the 1st thing played after lunch.
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1792610764416757841
https://twitter.com/AWeissmann_/status/1792598125267345718
That Oct. 24, 2016, Phone Call Comes Up Again
Prosecutors have an image, taken from C-SPAN's archives, that show Trump and his bodyguard Keith Schiller together on Oct. 24, 2016, at about the time that Cohen said he called to get authorization to pay off Stormy Daniels.
Showing they were together would refute Trump’s lawyers’ suggestion that maybe Trump wasn’t with Schiller, highlighting that it's possible Schiller may have been able to pass the phone to Trump when Cohen called.
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/donald-trump-trial-live-updates_n_664a8306e4b00e1a0a6c86d2#:~:text=That%20Oct.%2024%2C%202016%2C,to%20pay%20off%20Stormy%20Daniels.
In Trump Trial Photo with Schiller on CSPAN Raised After Cohen Cops to Keeping 30K
by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
100 CENTRE ST COURT, May 20 – In the Trump Trial what was supposed to be the last morning of the prosecution case ended with a fight whether C-SPAN footage of Trump with his bodyguard Keith Schiller on the evening of October 24, 2016 was relevant and if so, it is is hearsay.
Justice Merchan rules that it's relevant, and said he would return from the hastily called lunch break with his views on hearsay and its exception. Would the prosecution have to arrange to fly back in their C-SPAN witness from Ohio?
Already, closing argument were pushed a full week back, from May 21 to May 28, after Memorial Day. Would Justice Merchan maintain his Wednesday breaks, inserting an off day between summations and deliberations?
Near the end of cross examination of Cohen, Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche got Cohen to admit stealing $30,000 due to Red Finch (for buying IP addresses to juice Trump up to ninth place in a CNBC poll).
But then, in the style of Earl Stanley Gardner's Perry Mason, the photo Googled from CSPAN's website.
https://www.innercitypress.com/trumptrial17cohen4icp052024.html
UPDATE:
Katie Phang
Court is back in session. Judge Merchan takes the bench and rules that the photos that the prosecution wanted to use (Keith Schiller and Trump) are hearsay and cannot be admitted with a proper foundation.
Blanche tells the Court that the Defense will likely rest today but there remains the chance that they might put on a witness today.
The prosecution is asking for leave of court to be able to bring the C-Span witness back to authenticate the photos so that they can be entered into evidence.
Blanche objects, saying: “That’s not the way a trial is supposed to work, judge”
Note: the jury has NOT entered the
Merchan suggests adjourning until tomorrow morning so that the Prosecution can bring the C-Span Records Custodian back.
MANGOLD: CSPAN will make him available tomorrow at 9:30 am.
BLANCHE: this will be the fifth or sixth time they’ve run out of witnesses and we have witnesses ready to go
STEINGLASS: “[The Defense] is just wrong.” This witness is so narrow, none of the defense witnesses speak to it and we can go on or Mr. Blanche can put his case on tomorrow
The ball is in Mr. Blanche’s court
MERCHAN: Look, if time were of the essence, I would agree with you Mr. Blanche. We are essentially off for a week, there is no prejudice, you can present your case out of order or the witness takes the stand at 9:30 and then you rest. Nothing has changed.”
https://twitter.com/KatiePhang/status/1792625482455810476
https://twitter.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1792624513475129346
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A helicopter carrying Iran's president and foreign minister has crashed. Casualties unknown.
Following closely reports that the helicopter carrying the Iranian President and the foreign minister has been forced to land unexpectedly and their condition not yet clear.
Together with EU member states and partners, we are monitoring the situation closely.
A helicopter with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi on board suffered a "crash landing" on Sunday, state media reported, with weather conditions complicating rescue efforts.
Raisi's condition was unclear, according to state news reports, which also aired prayers for his safety.
At least 40 rescue teams, including drones and search dogs, have been deployed, but harsh weather and heavy fog in the area were making it difficult for them to reach the site, state media said.
Eight ambulances have been dispatched to the crash site and fog was preventing air rescue, it added.
https://www.nbcnews.com/news/world/helicopter-carrying-irans-president-suffers-hard-landing-state-tv-says-rcna152961
https://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/rescuers-reach-helicopter-involved-incident-traveling-iran-president-110372576
https://x.com/CharlesMichel/status/1792215176889983158
https://x.com/MuellerSheWrote/status/1792214100061438212
https://x.com/RpsAgainstTrump/status/1792187607444857232
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Lauren Boebert: Trump is not sleeping in that picture. He's praying.
Lauren Boebert: Trump is not sleeping in that picture. He’s praying. But if he is sleeping, he certainly looks pretty while he sleeps. Maybe it’s just a somber moment
https://x.com/BidenHQ/status/1791287636348272913
Michael Cohen is a liar. They are right about that. But what did he lie about?
He lied when questioned by the government about Trump's secret payments to keep the tryst with Stormy Daniels from becoming public knowledge before the 2016 election.
He lied to protect Donald Trump. The Republican politicians didn't have a problem with those lies. After all, many of them also regularly lie to protect Trump.
It was not until Cohen was convicted and punished with imprisonment that his story changed. After serving his sentence and promising to testify truthfully that the GOP politicians began to attack Cohen for being a liar. It's not the lies that bothered them. It's the truth that he's now telling.
For today's Republicans, telling the truth about Trump is a sin. One is supposed to go to the grave telling lies to cover for Trump. Evidently, truth is no longer a Republican value.
http://jobsanger.blogspot.com/2024/05/the-hypocrisy-of-gop-politicians-in.html
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