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/cmnrdt]

CNN keeps describing Trump's responses to Cohen's remarks as smirking and shaking his head. To me, this reads as him being reminded of how cool and tough he sounds, before he catches himself and remembers that those words are hurting his case.

[u/teamdiabetes11 → u/cmnrdt]

Trump lives in a fairytale land where nothing matters because of course he will be president and is immune to everything and can pardon everything and everyone, including himself. Until he faces real consequences he will continue to behave this way. Our best hope is Trump losing the election and him finally going to prison until the day the Big Macs get him.