Legal observers: Trial not going well for prosecutors; But then again this is NYC
by World Tribune
World Tribune— by WorldTribune Staff, April 23, 2024 Legal observers who weren’t following the narrative established by legacy media outlets were quick to point out how little, if anything, the prosecution in Donald Trump’s hush money case has and how terribly they presented how little they had as the first witnesses took the stand on Monday and […]
PJ Media—Well, Well, Well, Guess Whose Name Just Came Up in the Trump NYC Trial. Merchan said the appeals court decision "doesn’t really factor into this" case, noting the ruling had not laid out any new law, but nevertheless agreed to block prosecutors from introducing the photograph.
Los Angeles Times—Litman: How Trump's trial will go well beyond the charges to paint a damning portrait of him. The scheme at the heart of the charges against Donald Trump in New York is well-known: To keep allegations of an affair with the adult-film actress Stormy Daniels from becoming public, Trump is accused of agreeing to pay her $130,000, camouflaged as payments to Michael Cohen for legal services. It’s in the camouflaging that Trump is charged with committing the 34 felonies at issue before a jury starting Monday. But the jury, and the country, are going to hear a lot of evidence of Trump’s other...
Raw Story—'Didn't go well': George Conway says Trump's hush money prosecutors flubbed key question. Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial were stymied Tuesday by a flurry of objections as they tried to wrap the day's proceedings on their own terms, according to legal analyst George Conway.Manhattan District Attorney's office prosecutors appeared to edge toward asking Keith Davidson, the attorney for Playboy model Karen McDougal who negotiated with the National Enquirer on her behalf, about the assumed source of the payments, Conway reported to MSNBC host...