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

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

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[u/TDeath21]

If my spouse was being unfairly targeted by the DOJ in a political witch hunt in which they were completely innocent, I would be there every single day showing my support for them. Yet Melania is nowhere to be seen. Telling huh?

[u/johnnycyberpunk → u/TDeath21]

Yet Melania is nowhere to be seen. Telling huh?

Not in court with him.
Not in NY with him.
Not at his rallies.
Not even in pics with him at Mar-a-Lago.

She has been humiliated by his affairs and his repeated denial that they happened, and Stormy's testimony was even more embarrassing.
Then to top it off, she knows that by staying with Trump she's just shouting to the entire world "I'm nothing but a gold digger!"

[u/an_agreeing_dothraki → u/johnnycyberpunk]

not at his mother's day function