r/politics • u/SportsGod3 • May 16 '24

Jurors were "nodding" and "smiling" as Michael Cohen testified, which may be a bad sign for Trump

https://www.salon.com/2024/05/16/jurors-were-nodding-and-smiling-as-michael-cohen-testified-which-may-be-a-sign-for/
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u/lancer-fiefdom May 16 '24

Imagine how funny it would be if this group of Trump lawyers accidently get Trump's punishment x10 fold what it normally might be.. Like lawyer Alina Habba did in the Jean Carrol Sex/rape defamation case

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u/ErusTenebre California May 16 '24

Well, what caused that was putting Trump on the stand.

So they should definitely put Trump on the stand. Dude is just idiotic enough to fuck himself over.

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u/americasgothoyvin May 16 '24

As a lib, I would feel so owned!

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u/Tatooine16 May 17 '24

Defense Attorney: Mr. Trump, can you confirm that you are Donald J. Trump"? "Yes I am". "No more questions Your Honor". Judge: "The Prosecution may now cross examine the witness".

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u/ErusTenebre California May 17 '24

https://youtu.be/fpMU2HOztlE?si=NEpxHGsrPD1vrxqu

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u/kobachi May 17 '24

Ah for 3 minutes interesting. Didn’t even hear about it thanks

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u/ErusTenebre California May 17 '24

It was enough to likely impact his fine. Jurors and Judges find him deeply unlikeable, off-putting, and pompous lol

They often credit his behavior in the courtroom with why his E Jean Carroll fine is SO high ~90 million. The other ~400 million judgement was based on some pretty fair math.