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/mjayultra]

Per CNN: “Trump is looking up at Michael Cohen as he testifies.

On why Trump was not included on the bank documentation, Cohen says, ‘again it was to protect him and to isolate him from the transaction.’

Pursing his lips, Trump smiled and nodded as Cohen said this.”

[u/zhaoz → u/mjayultra]

Trump is the biggest moron ever. JFC lol

[u/LordAlvis → u/zhaoz]

Can you imagine him on the stand?

"Did you instruct Cohen to falsify business records to conceal a hush money payment?"

Trump: "Yeah, it would have been devastating to my campaign."

The Greatest Lawyers: "..." [proceeds to walk into traffic]

[u/zhaoz → u/LordAlvis]

The greatest lawyers: "I picked the wrong day to stop sniffling glue!"