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In the official record, the case is known as the People of the State of New York v. Donald J. Trump, and, for now, the people have the stronger hand: They have insider witnesses, a favorable jury pool and a lurid set of facts about a presidential candidate, a payoff and a porn star.

On Monday, the prosecutors will formally introduce the case to 12 all-important jurors, embarking on the first prosecution of an American president. The trial, which could brand Mr. Trump a felon as he mounts another White House run, will reverberate throughout the nation and test the durability of the justice system that Mr. Trump is attacking in a way that no other defendant would be allowed to do.

Though the district attorney, Alvin L. Bragg, has assembled a mountain of evidence, a conviction is hardly assured. Over the next six weeks, Mr. Trump’s lawyers will seize on three apparent weak points: a key witness’s credibility, a president’s culpability and the case’s legal complexity.

Prosecutors will seek to maneuver around those vulnerabilities, dazzling the jury with a tale that mixes politics and sex, as they confront a shrewd defendant with a decades-long track record of skirting legal consequences. They will also seek to bolster the credibility of that key witness, Michael D. Cohen, a former fixer to Mr. Trump who previously pleaded guilty to federal crimes for paying the porn star, Stormy Daniels.

LeeMajors posted:

That is true but you’ve got a gradient of burns out from the full thickness portions.

Not to mention the pain of airway burns, intubation, debridement….

I’ve been a medic a long time and burns are one of the few things that give me the willies still.

Liquid Communism posted:

Yeah, my best friend did burn therapy in a top tier burn center for a while, and has determined the precise point where they'd prefer to be killed rather than live to see treatment. Major burns are unbelievably bad.

Xiahou Dun posted:

I don’t want to be rude or derail-y, but I really wanna know when that is now.

Liquid Communism posted:

Yeah, my best friend did burn therapy in a top tier burn center for a while, and has determined the precise point where they'd prefer to be killed rather than live to see treatment. Major burns are unbelievably bad.

withak posted:

It's about 37.

Agents are GO! posted:

You know, I understand now why the GBS Trump thread made talking about that dude off-limits.

Fuschia tude posted:

Trump?

dr_rat posted:

Yep, threads so much happier now. Just a nice happy place to post about happy things.

davecrazy posted:

Any place have a good running summation of the trial?

One thing twitter was good for was following along stuff like that, but lol logging onto twitter for any reason ever.

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"I have a spoiler alert: There’s nothing wrong with trying to influence an election," Blanche says. "It’s called democracy."

"They put something sinister on this idea as if it were a crime," he continues. "You’ll learn it's not.”

"There is nothing illegal about entering a nondisclosure agreement."

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Blanche seeks to have the jurors relate to his client, as he says Trump is doing “what any of us would do.”

davecrazy posted:

Any place have a good running summation of the trial?

One thing twitter was good for was following along stuff like that, but lol logging onto twitter for any reason ever.

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At present, in advance of openings, judge Juan Merchan is instructing jurors on the law.
...
Jurors are looking at Merchan as he addresses them.

Donald Trump seems attentive. This reporter has not detected any sleepiness thus far.

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As judge Juan Merchan continued with his instruction to jurors, a brief flicker of humor emerged.

Someone in the courtroom sneezed. Merchan paused his reading, said “Bless you,” and then continued.

A chuckle could be heard here and there.

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Donald Trump has been frowning while Manhattan DA prosecutor Matthew Colangelo tells the jury about Trump’s alleged affair with Stormy Daniels.

He has kept his eyes trained downwards on the table. Trump has also occasionally cocked his head to the side while fiddling with papers in front of him.

With his brow still furrowed, Trump appears frustrated for the first time as Colangelo reads out part of the infamous Access Hollywood tape to the jury, where he brags about grabbing women “by the pussy” – after which he passes a note to his lawyer Emil Bove.

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And now it’s the defense’s turn.

Defense attorney Todd Blanche is telling jurors:
"President Trump is innocent. President Trump did not commit any crimes. The Manhattan district attorney should never have brought this case."

Blanche is trying hard to humanize Trump, while also repeatedly calling him “President Trump”. It’s an odd balance to strike – trying to portray him as a normal guy, but also the former commander-in-chief.

davecrazy posted:

Any place have a good running summation of the trial?

One thing twitter was good for was following along stuff like that, but lol logging onto twitter for any reason ever.

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Blanche explains why they all call Trump “President Trump,” saying he’s earned it and it’s the office he’s held. Then he mentions that Trump is the presumptive Republican nominee.

Ragequit posted:

Are objections (all sustained) to opening statements rare? Because it just happened several times toward the defense. I don’t follow a lot of law proceedings, but that doesn’t seem common.

OgNar posted:

"The bonding company is good for it because I put up the money"

You can trust me, i'm Donald Trump.

McGlockenshire posted:

What time is the bond hearing?

Xiahou Dun posted:

The Hush-Money case is doing a half-day and should be ending in just a couple minutes. I'm assuming this is related to the bond hearing and it's gonna be this afternoon.

But you know how assumptions go. They just make an rear end out of "u" and "mption".

Hieronymous Alloy posted:

It's a very high standard to sustain such an objection. In this case they're all because the attorney is saying poo poo that was already ruled inadmissible and could potentially cause a mistrial.

beerinator posted:

Bond hearing already happened this morning. The hush money case is doing a half day because of passover I think.

Trump's bond was approved but they changed it so he couldn't move the money around after the bond was accepted. For some reason that was a possibility before.

Hieronymous Alloy posted:

It's a very high standard to sustain such an objection. In this case they're all because the attorney is saying poo poo that was already ruled inadmissible and could potentially cause a mistrial.

beerinator posted:

Bond hearing already happened this morning. The hush money case is doing a half day because of passover I think.

Trump's bond was approved but they changed it so he couldn't move the money around after the bond was accepted. For some reason that was a possibility before.

Fart Amplifier posted:

Did they keep the thing where the bond company isn't on the hook for the bond, because it's Trump who agrees to pay and the company doesn't have the assets?

What are they even going to do if Trump moves the money around?

Ynglaur posted:

That's part of the problem. The financial terms of Trump giving them money gave him 48 hours before the "bond" company could take the money. I.e. enough time to switch accounts.

Fart Amplifier posted:

Did they keep the thing where the bond company isn't on the hook for the bond, because it's Trump who agrees to pay and the company doesn't have the assets?

haveblue posted:

Is the cash account controlled by the monitor?

Retro42 posted:

Yeah, and if I'm understanding the resolution it was simply that as of today the money is solely in the possession of the bond company. Which, while not as dramatic as we would all hope, it is a decent resolution.

Retro42 posted:

Yeah, and if I'm understanding the resolution it was simply that as of today the money is solely in the possession of the bond company. Which, while not as dramatic as we would all hope, it is a decent resolution.

Deteriorata posted:

OgNar posted:

https://twitter.com/joncoopertweets/status/1782257959675773040