Takeaways from Day 12 of the Donald Trump hush money trial

Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s hush money trial dove into the paper trail at the heart of their case on Monday. Read key takeaways.

           

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He continually sets up his followers. "they won't let me speak", Yes, he can speak IN COURT, not outside of court. Like any other court case. Then he says he will sacrifice himself in the name of the free speech of the constitution. Any other person would be in jail after first 1 or 2 contempt's. Then we have the whole "I'll accept votes in November if its honest", well, outline what that interpretation of "Honest" is! Of course, he'll accept it if he wins; it's a set up. These are all tactics of fascist dictators and he is a would be Hitler; same psyche . Now that he has been compared to Hitler and Nazis over and over for many years, now he is using the word Gestapo on Biden. He has no idea what Gestapo really is. Now, "who's going to pay for the wall", his sheep followers chanted "Mexico"; where is one dime of that money, and where is the outline/plan to get Mexico to pay, well, there was never a plan. Do yo see Biden followers chanting at him. If Biden did something wrong, yes, he should be held accountable. Trump followers, doesn't matter what he did wrong, they follow. Trump is so enraged now; if he wins 2024, look out. You WILL See a Nazi type regime. It's proven history, over and over. Onto The tariffs; which are paid by the USA importer to USA Customs, NOT China, NOT Mexico, YOU Pay. Many don't know that the high prices you see are mainly caused by the Tariffs Trump imposed. This cost is passed onto YOU. I realized many will say it's to protect American jobs, but we have more jobs than ever, and not enough people to fill them now! Or they are jobs Americans don't want. Plus, the way the tariffs were imposed was shoddy. The correct way would have been, no tariff on Chinese products, however, if someone is USA manufactures the same product in the USA, then put a tariff on the Chinese products to level the playing field. otherwise, there is no incentive for an American investor to build a factory. So that would have meant no higher costs for you until product was made in America; which as you know, will cost you more at checkout. Right now, we are paying higher costs for nothing but Trumps ego. Biden can't just stop these Trump tariffs as too many don't understand how they really work, and how stopping them would lower prices, but it would be political suicide for Joe Biden due to perception of this sort of move and how China is viewed by many. Joe Biden would benefit by educating people on all of this. I also say let the immigrants in, document them, let them fill these job openings, and pay taxes like everyone else; we would benefit in long run with little cost/investment until they get on their feet. Country would then collect more taxes than ever; maybe we would be better off in the end, maybe even lower everyone's taxes? Most of people crossing the border are seeking a better life, and who can blame them, and they are not taking anyone's jobs. I see opportunity for both those seeking a better life, by adding more culture and adding to taxes collected for a better America. Plus, remember, much of the USA was Mexico. until the USA took the land, pushed the Mexicans out. Now I'll see all the Trumper deflection comments with NO evidence. I've asked many times for source material. what search engine to use for their so called "Truth"; and it's always crickets. Does anyone really think in 2020, the Democrats pulled off the biggest conspiracy in the history of the world, with no whistleblower, no leaks, and no evidence? Nobody is that smart or that good to pull that off, nobody.


Carol Conley 2) And, along those lines, you don't seem to be looking in the right places. For example, your " our economy and inflation is worse under Biden." Our economy is doing, well, GREAT. Under Biden/Dems: unemployment at 3.4-4% for 24 months (3.4% is better than Trump’s best & his worst month was ~15%); economy growing for 11 of Biden's 13 Qtrs; great jobs numbers month after month; more Americans working today than ever before; inflation coming down; stock markets doing fine & all 3 indexes near or hitting all-time highs, etc. Biden/Dems passed: 1) Infrastructure bill that will help all Americans for years to come; 2) Passed CHIPs Bill that will bring good paying, high tech jobs to the US & get computer chips manufactured HERE, in the US; 3) PACT Bill that helps injured veterans who protect us; 4) IRA Bill passed that will let Medicare bargain with big Pharma for lower prices on some drugs & cap insulin, pay down the National Debt (a little & something "fiscal conservatives" never seem to do) by making freeloading billion dollar corporations pay a minimum of 15%... rather than the ZERO taxes some have gotten away with, pay 1% tax on stock buybacks which only make them richer; make a HUGE investment in fighting AGW, & other benefits to ALL Americans unlike the GOP which only passes legislation that helps THEMSELVES (the rich & big business that pay for their elections)... NO middle-class tax cuts, NO infrastructure bill they TALKED about to get elected...


So far the prosecution has proved nothing at all. Every witness has backfired. They hinge there whole thing on a habitual liar who spent in in prison for it so it’s proven, who has a grudge against Trump. What a farce of a trial. no crime has even been mentioned yet. The defense can’t even know whose testifying until the night before to prepare. Be honest have you ever heard of any such thing in your life?? And even after that the witnesses are actually doing quite well for Trump! Hopefully the jury is paying attention and find him NOT GUILTY, if they don’t he will undoubtedly WIN ON APPEAL!!


Kevin Gillette And how did they reply to his request?They,being republicans,told him they would Not obstruct the constitution.Either way,he was asking them to lie for him.He degraded Pence, as well,for not obstructing the constitution!Trump was not man enough to accept a defeat!When he took his bogus facade,that it was a stolen election,not one court,including the Supreme Court,accepted his cry.They refused it due to lack of evidence.He continues to lie about it because it eases his ego.We have Never had a president who has created such havoc and chaos.None have ever committed a plethora of crimes like trump!He is cognitively and morally inept!He is a sociopath!What is a wake-up call is that he spewed that he would be a dictator if elected! His demented history speaks volumes!Read.He loves the less educated!


Jeff Hodges I "take the word of experts", too. Like I said, There were ~150 connections between Trump team & our ENEMIES the Russians (Mueller Rpt. Vol. I, Sect. IV). Also, Vol. II lists TEN possible to probable instances of Obstruction committed by TRAITOR Trump. & unlike Trump/MAGAs who just say whatever without giving any proof, the PROOF Trump is a TRAITOR includes the FACT he weakened us militarily saying NATO was obsolete, saying we should defund NATO, kick out countries who don't pay enough &/or not honor our commitment to protect them if they don't pay enough, & did reduce funding for it; & who praises our enemy Putin calling him smart, savvy, genius. Trump gave top secret intel to our ENEMY, Russia (gave to Lavrov & Kislyak at WH in '17). Trump said he believed our ENEMY, Putin, & not US intel agencies at Helsinki Summit in '18. Trump BAILED on our Syrian & Afghan allies. Trump sent “love letters” to Kim as NoKo built more nukes & ICBMS capable of reaching the US.


Brad Elliott I understand your concern about the potential conflict of interest. However, it's important to note that judges are expected to remain impartial and fair, regardless of their personal political beliefs or donations. In the US, judges are required to follow a code of conduct that includes avoiding even the appearance of bias or impropriety.

While it's true that Judge Juan Merchan has donated to President Biden's campaign, it's not necessarily a guarantee of political interference. The legal system has measures in place to ensure fairness and prevent bias, such as appellate courts and recusal procedures.

If there's evidence of actual bias or misconduct, that's a different story. But simply having a political opinion or donating to a campaign doesn't disqualify someone from being a fair and impartial judge. Let's trust the system to work as intended and ensure a fair trial for all parties involved.


Elizabeth Harvey I’m from the U.K. and just returned from the USA having spent six weeks there. We visited 6 states and this is what I saw. Massive increases in costs of basic items, crimes in broad daylight. Over 14 times we saw this and have never before in all our visits. Thousands of homeless people and hundreds on drugs in the middle of the streets. Illegal immigrants lined up outside every hotel. Your streets are filthy with garbage everywhere. The time before that I was in the USA in 2018 and there was not this going on. Out of every family and member of the public I spoke to only two yes two people were in support of Biden and his America. Even in NY people hate him. You’re being told a lie through left wing media because America is not as it was before. It’s 100% worse.


Randell Wolff , you know the 2020 election was rigged, I know the election was rigged and so does the rest of the planet.
You really have difficulty trying to say otherwise when your party is openly and admittedly interfering in 2024, using lawfair to try and silence and take down a political opponent because your side knows you can't beat him.
The USA interferes in elections all over the globe including our own.
Problem Democrats have this election cycle is people are on to it.
Nobody will be able to explain how someone's goes from the most popular president in American history (82 million) to being crushed in the biggest landslide in American history.
Nobody believes Biden got millions more black votes than Obama did either.
The only thing Democrats are good at are cheating at elections. They can't govern...at all.
40% of all of the money EVER PRINTED IN THE HE HISTORY OF THE USA WAS PRINTED IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS.
We on the right think the left are mentally ill Marxist. Do you know why we think that?
Because it's true.
Too bad they don't teach "Common Sense" in those Libtard schools and universities, huh?


Rhonda Ruiz well...lets see...
--Biden supported a bipartisan immigration reform bill, the strongest one in three decades, that the republicans helped negotiate and supported...up until Trump said he wanted to campaign on the border, then they decided they didn't support it any more.
---The US has actually recovered from the inflation spike better than any country in the developed world.
--There were Chinese balloons under previous presidents.
--The withdrawl from Afghanistan was negotiated by Trump, who negotiated it directly with the Taliban, and did not include the Afghan government, after agreeing to release 5,000 taliban members.
--Crime rates are actually dropping.
--The highest national debt? Are you serious? 25% of the US national debt is from the Trump administration, and the deficit has actually significantly decreased under Biden.


10ºFred L Steinbach actually, a judge can overturn any juror verdict and make a verdict fir himself.
Either way, it's still a fixed trial, with no crimes committed. Hush money trial would only lead to a state misdemeanor (which is already past the statutes of eliminations).
A state cannot try a person for Federal crimes, yet Bragg thinks he's above the law, and is still trying to pursue Trump. No crime has even been presented. They're running a mock trial to see if they can find anything.
They want Trump in court, instead of on the campaign trail. That's where the election interference comes in.




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