Yes Cohen literally spent a year plus in jail for this and Trump hasn't come up with any real defense
Seems like several aspects are fairly straight forward. He instructed Cohen to pay hush money and then used his charity to pay for it. Both of those things seem pretty inescapable
Let he amongst who us hasn't paid hush money to a porn star while your wife was pregnant cast the first stone.
Just pointing out the crime isn’t the hush money payment, it’s the alleged falsifying of business records with the intent to defraud that accompanied it.
People seem to be ignoring that what he did was also a campaign finance violation and that shit is more serious than a black person trying to vote.
Right, and this is the key because when the falsifying of business records with intent to defraud includes an intent to commit another other crime it upgrades the charge from a high misdemeanor to a low felony.
You have to establish what the money was for in order to have the falsifying business records thing stick or that's the way I understand it
Yes, but Lara Trump is going to spend the last $10 million in the RNC coffers to produce the worst music video you’ve ever seen. And can’t put a price on earned media.
Whose wife was pregnant with the son whose graduation we are pretending we can’t attend, that isn’t even for another month.
I know this presumes these people are somewhat tied to their beliefs but he needs to choose someone who isn’t no abortions no exceptions
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/04/16/jury-trump-hush-money-trial The Jurors Juror #B400 This juror gets his news from the New York Times, the Daily Mail, as well as “some” Fox News and MSNBC. “I’ve heard some of them,” the juror said about Trump’s other cases. He hails from Ireland but now lives in West Harlem and works in sales. He’s married and has no children. In his spare time, he enjoys doing anything outdoorsy. Juror #B280 This juror is a native New Yorker and has lived on the Upper East Side for the past three years. She said she did not really have an opinion about Trump and that “no one is above the law.” “I didn’t even know I was walking into this,” she said. She gets her news from the New York Times, CNN and Google, and she has a Facebook account. She’s been an oncology nurse for 15 years, is not married and has no children, but she lives with her fiancé. Juror #B381 This juror said he doesn’t need to be a mind reader to determine intent. "I am actually not super familiar with the other charges. I don’t really follow the news that closely — a little embarrassing to say,” he said. He is a “young to middle-aged” man who works as a corporate lawyer and lives in Chelsea. He’s unmarried and says he reads the New York Times and the Wall Street Journal. In middle school, he enjoyed watching “The Apprentice.” Juror #B89 Speaking about Trump, this juror said, “I find him fascinating and mysterious,” adding that, when the former president walks into a room, “he sets people off.” This juror has served on a jury in a civil trial but said he couldn’t remember the verdict. He is a married grandfather who lives on the Lower East Side and is originally from Puerto Rico. He works as an IT consultant and says his hobby is his family. He says he gets his information from the New York Daily News, the New York Times, YouTube podcasts, Google and X. Juror #B374 This juror said that, as a “woman of color,” she has friends with strong opinions about Trump but that she tries to avoid politics herself and is not very interested in the news. While most of the jurors in the box indicated they were aware Trump faced other criminal cases, this woman signaled she did not. She did say she likes Trump’s candid style. “President Trump speaks his mind,” she said. “I’d rather have that than someone in office that we don’t know what he’s doing behind the scenes.” This juror has lived in Harlem for her entire life and works in education. She gets her information from Google and TikTok, and she listens to “The Breakfast Club,” a radio show in New York City. The juror’s mother and godfather have worked in law enforcement. Both are retirees from the New York Police Department. Juror #B297 During questioning, this juror said she can treat Trump like any other person on trial. This juror is a young woman and native New Yorker who has lived in the Chelsea neighborhood for a year and a half. She works as a software engineer, and she gets her news from the New York Times and TikTok. Juror #B269 This juror said he has “political views as to the Trump presidency” and thinks there were probably Trump administration policies he disagreed with. "I don’t know the man and I don’t have opinions about him personally,” he added. The juror also said he does not have any opinions about Trump’s character. “I certainly follow the news. I’m aware there are other lawsuits out there,” he said. “But I’m not sure that I know anyone’s character.” This juror is a middle-aged man who lives on the Upper East Side and works as a civil litigator. He’s married with children and spends time outside with his kids in his spare time. He gets his news from the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Post and The Washington Post. He also listens to NPR’s “Car Talk,” WNYC public radio and the “SmartLess” podcast.
While I don’t disagree and consultants strategically will push that, I think his criteria boils down to A) someone who won’t overshadow him and B) isn’t white, preferably black, thinking it will get him a share of that vote just because.
John Grisham doesn’t publish this much about juries in his books where the plot is literally about stealing/corrupting juries.
I think mostly I would need powerful prescription drugs to just stop caring about anything or anyone. Legit might need to go this route to survive the next ...however many years the next Trump reign lasts... Also, they would surely sit me on this panel if I answered "the Trumpocalypse thread on the-mainboard.com" to the *where do you primarily get your news from?* question