Donald TrumpNew York’s stash test Manhattan Criminal Court has resumed with Judge juan merchan Finding the former president guilty of contempt of court for the tenth time, he was fined an additional $1,000 and given a warning the next time he violates his restraining order. As a result you will have to go to jail.
Last week’s session ended emotional testimony From the former president’s one-time White House communications director hope hickswho recalled his experiences serving on his presidential campaign during his infamous October 2016 reach hollywood The tape surfaced and said Mr Trump “knew” Michael Cohen paid adult film actress stormy daniels,
Over the weekend, GOP 2024 contenders returned to Florida to run Republican National Committeespring donor retreat at the Four Seasons Hotel in Palm Beach, where he socialized with influential conservatives, including several contenders to be his running mate, and made contributions. a sharp speech Saying Joe BidenThe cabinet was running a “Gestapo Administration”.
The White House accused Mr Trump of “repeating the appalling rhetoric of fascists, dining with neo-Nazis and peddling conspiracy theories”.
The Independent’s Alex Woodward is covering the trial in Manhattan Criminal Court.
New witness: Deb Tasaroff
The next witness on the stand is Deb Tasaroff.
Ms. Tasaroff was mentioned during this morning’s testimony about her role as supervisor of accounts payable at the Trump Organization and how payments to Michael Cohen were made.
This underlines that the root of the matter is paperwork and not an alleged relationship with a porn star, as is often reported.
Ms. Tasaroff also testified in a civil fraud trial.
oliver o’connell6 May 2024 19:25
Court resumes after lunch
Court resumes after lunch.
According to the pool report: “When Trump returned to the courtroom a moment ago, he did not say anything. He looked in the direction of the camera and gave a thumbs up.
Judge Marchen returns to the bench.
oliver o’connell6 May 2024 19:16
oliver o’connell6 May 2024 19:12
Trump’s response to Columbia University canceling studies: ‘This should not happen’
Outside the New York courthouse where Donald Trump is on trial in the hush money case, the former president addressed Columbia University’s announcement that commencement has been canceled due to ongoing student protests. Trump spoke to the press while keeping printed articles on the matter. “This should not happen,” he said. He further noted that some of President Biden’s donors have also contributed to supporting pro-Palestine student protesters. Protests by Columbia students began on April 17 when a camp was set up on campus in an effort to urge the school to divest from Israel.
oliver o’connell6 May 2024 19:05
What happened in court this morning?
alex woodward Here’s a summary of what we learned in court this morning:
For the first time, jurors got to see the Trump Organization papers behind 34 falsified records related to payments to Michael Cohen to pay Stormy Daniels, including invoices and book entries that prosecutors say Trump falsified ” Was wrongly approved as “legal expenses”.
In a notable moment at the end of prosecutors’ questions, former Trump Organization comptroller Jeffrey McConkey confirmed that he was “in the dark” about the arrangement between Trump, Cohen and former CFO Allen Weisselberg.
“All this was going over your head?” ADA Matthew Colangelo asked: “You were told to do something and you did it?”
McConkey said yes to both.
We still don’t know who is left on the witness list. But as I mentioned earlier, besides Trump, the star of this trial has been Michael Cohen, whose name and actions are at the center of nearly every witness’s testimony.
McConkey was the 10th in the lawsuit. We will know who is at number 11 when the trial resumes at 2.15 pm.
Trump must then remove any Truth Social content related to his gag-violating comments about the jury.
oliver o’connell6 May 2024 18:29
Leaked audio shows Trump discussing his potential running mates
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The court will resume at 2.15 pm.
Expect a new witness to take the stand…
oliver o’connell6 May 2024 18:03
Assistant District Attorney Colangelo is back for some questions in the redirect.
Did McConkey later learn that “there were conversations about which Weisselberg left you in the dark?” Yes.
“All this was going over your head?” Yes.
“You were told to do something and you did it?” Yes.
That’s all for McConkey as a witness.
Judge Merchan excused the jurors to lunch.
alex woodward6 May 2024 17:55
Bove notes that the 1099 form does not make room to note whether Cohen’s paid “legal expenses” were for expenses incurred while working as an attorney, and that it was up to Cohen to tell him so. Didn’t know “how to account for those individual payments on his taxes”
“You don’t know what he did with it, right?” he asks.
Basically, if Cohen didn’t pay attention to what he did with his money elsewhere, Trump isn’t to blame.
Bove concluded the cross-examination. He also noted that one agent signed government ethics forms.
alex woodward6 May 2024 17:54
Bove: “Retainer agreements can be verbal, right?”
Bove noted that McConkey’s instruction to pay Cohen’s first invoice from the trust was “an effort to figure out how to pay President Trump’s expenses while he’s in DC.”
Don Jr. and Eric can sign them. McConkey agrees.
Bove says it is “an attempt to deal with that practical issue”. McConkey agrees.
alex woodward6 May 2024 17:48