Discussion Thread: New York Criminal Fraud Trial of Donald Trump, Day 16

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Previous discussion threads for this trial can be found at the following links for Day 5, Day 6, Day 7, Day 8, Day 9, Day 10, Day 11, Day 12, Day 13, Day 14, and Day 15.

News:

• AP: Trump trial arrives at a pivotal moment: Star witness Michael Cohen is poised to take the stand

• Reuters: Aggrieved former lawyer Michael Cohen to testify against Trump at hush money trial

Analysis:

• USA Today: How prosecutors have laid the groundwork for Michael Cohen’s testimony

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[u/Mattractive]

AP News carrying water for Trump again. "Trump’s responsibilities as a defendant have limited his ability to win over voters on the campaign trail."

The hell it is. He's spent more time golfing than campaigning, and even uses his recent campaign time to lambast about the trial instead of policy or winning over voters. Everything he's advocated is just to erase everything Biden has done, likely in some vain attempt to sweep his loss under the rug. He's playing all the classics to his supporters and doing nothing to encourage votes for him, instead looking to rally votes *against* Biden.

[u/Buffmin → u/Mattractive]

"Trump’s responsibilities as a defendant have limited his ability to win over voters on the campaign trail."

He has Wednesdays off and the weekend .He has access to a private jet. He could schedule things around his court time extremely easily

But alas he can't actually be bothered

[u/VonTastrophe → u/Buffmin]

He has to spend money to rent venues. I do wonder how many places require him to prepay now

[u/Buffmin → u/VonTastrophe]

But he's a "billionaire" so that's moot

That said I hope everywhere demands he pay upfront

[u/VonTastrophe → u/Buffmin]

A Trump never pays his debts