LIVE UPDATES FROM INSIDE TRUMP TRIAL: TGP Contributor Paul Ingrassia Reports from Inside New York Court Room
President Donald Trump is back in court today for Alvin Bragg’s show trial in New York City.
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President Donald Trump is back in court today for Alvin Bragg’s show trial in New York City.
Serial liar Michael Cohen is back on the stand today after his questionable testimony last week.
The prosecution has yet to define the alleged criminal act that President Trump committed.
BREAKING: @Lawrence seen in the press overflow section at the Trump trial. He has a mad scowl on his face — clearly all the years of his chronic TDS has worn him out badly!
These people are letting their Trump hatred destroy them, and it shows! Sad!
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: BREAKING: President Trump enters Judge Merchan’s kangaroo courtroom. Making appearances at the courtroom with the President today are @AlanDersh@EricTrump@AlinaHabbaamong others.
BREAKING: President Trump enters Judge Merchan’s kangaroo courtroom. Making appearances at the courtroom with the President today are @AlanDersh, @EricTrump, and @AlinaHabba, among others.
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: BREAKING: Judge Merchan opens the day by disrespecting the President yet again. He referred to the Defendant as “Mr. Trump,” rather than “President Trump.” Show some respect for the 47th President, loser!
BREAKING: Judge Merchan opens the day by disrespecting the President yet again. He referred to the Defendant as “Mr. Trump,” rather than “President Trump.” Show some respect for the 47th President, loser!
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: BREAKING: It seems like the trial will go at least another week, based on Judge Merchan’s introductory remarks. Says summations will not be scheduled until early next week, likely on Tuesday.
BREAKING: It seems like the trial will go at least another week, based on Judge Merchan’s introductory remarks. Says summations will not be scheduled until early next week, likely on Tuesday.
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: BREAKING: Judge Merchan is extremely limiting the scope of what the Defense expert witness can testify to. The defense is attempting to bring a former commissioner from the FEC, who happens to also be a lawyer, as their expert to the witness stand, presumably to ask and clarify for the jury, in part, why this case has not been preempted (or ‘barred’) by federal law, since this case is, after all, allegedly a federal election law violation. Judge Merchan is not allowing the Defense to clarify the meanings of technical legal jargon for the jury. He seems to not be allowing them to read statutes or ask statute-related questions, or ask about how the law has been previously interpreted by other courts. Merchan is attempting to restrict the direct examination to very general questions, and it’s obvious why: this case should not be in state court at all! If the law was being fairly applied, this case would not have gotten off the ground in the first place!
BREAKING: Judge Merchan is extremely limiting the scope of what the Defense expert witness can testify to.
The defense is attempting to bring a former commissioner from the FEC, who happens to also be a lawyer, as their expert to the witness stand, presumably to ask and…
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: Emil Bove (Trump defense attorney): The charge here is only unlawful if there’s unlawful activity, so otherwise it’s just an agreement to try to win an election.
Merchan: You’ve known for months what my position would be. You ask for further legal guidance, but that’s why we had a pre-charge conference. It would be inappropriate to tell you right now what my charge is going to be without hearing both sides of the argument.
Emil Bove: The government has not even established that there was an intent to defraud and intent to conceal a crime. It would only be a crime, under New York law, unless there was an intent to commit a crime.
Emil Bove (Trump defense attorney): The charge here is only unlawful if there’s unlawful activity, so otherwise it’s just an agreement to try to win an election.
Merchan: You’ve known for months what my position would be. You ask for further legal guidance, but that’s why we had…
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: Bragg attorney: The defense is not entitled to have an expert (a lawyer, law professor, and former commissioner at the FEC) to opine on federal election law! Because his testimony would be based on interpretation, it would be inappropriate!
Bragg attorney: The defense is not entitled to have an expert (a lawyer, law professor, and former commissioner at the FEC) to opine on federal election law! Because his testimony would be based on interpretation, it would be inappropriate!
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: BREAKING: Liar, perjurer, and fraudster — Michael Cohen — takes the witness stand for a fourth day now.
BREAKING: Liar, perjurer, and fraudster — Michael Cohen — takes the witness stand for a fourth day now.
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: Blanche: Since last Thursday, how many reporters have you spoken to?
Cohen: I didn’t speak to reporters.
Blanche: You didn’t speak to reporters?
Cohen: I spoke to reporters to say ‘hello’ and ‘how you’re doing?’ but nothing about this case.
Blanche: How many times have you spoken to reporters just this year?
Cohen: More than a dozen.
Blanche: More than a dozen? Like, more than 12, like 20 times?
Cohen: Probably, yes. Blanche: I’m not looking for an exact number, but was it closer to 20 or closer to 12?
Cohen: Closer to 20.
Blanche: And you met with these reporters, sometimes, longer than an hour?
Cohen: Yes, sir.
Blanche: When you spoke to them, they asked you questions similar to questions on the stand, right?
Cohen: The same topics, yes.
Blanche: When the prosecutors asked you questions Monday and Tuesday, you had heard them beforehand from the press, correct?
Cohen: I heard many questions that I had not heard before.
Blanche: Since last Thursday, how many reporters have you spoken to?
Cohen: I didn’t speak to reporters.
Blanche: You didn’t speak to reporters?
Cohen: I spoke to reporters to say ‘hello’ and ‘how you’re doing?’ but nothing about this case.
Blanche: How many times have you…
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: Blanche: Any time you’ve testified under oath, you’ve prepped for it?
Cohen: Yes, sir.
Blanche: You met with your lawyer, maybe not 20 times, but you’ve prepped with your lawyers before testifying, right?
Cohen: That’s correct.
Blanche: You’ve met with Rep. Dan Goldman to prepare for congressional testimony?
Cohen: Yes, sir. Blanche: How many times have you met with him?
Cohen: I believe twice.
Blanche: You realize he’s a former federal prosecutor?
Cohen: Yes, sir.
Blanche: During the testimony you gave in February of 2019, that’s one of the times you’ve lied, right?
Cohen: That’s correct.
Blanche: Any time you’ve testified under oath, you’ve prepped for it?
Cohen: Yes, sir.
Blanche: You met with your lawyer, maybe not 20 times, but you’ve prepped with your lawyers before testifying, right?
Cohen: That’s correct.
Blanche: You’ve met with Rep. Dan Goldman to…
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: Blanche: You did steal from the Trump organization, correct?
Cohen: Yes, sir.
What a scumbag!
Blanche: You did steal from the Trump organization, correct?
Cohen: Yes, sir.
What a scumbag!
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: Blanche: You told everybody you were the personal attorney of Donald J. Trump?
Cohen: I didn’t tell everybody but I was certainly proud of it.
Blanche: You told TMZ?
Cohen: Correct.
Blanche: You told The NY Times?
Cohen: Correct.
Blanche: You went on Sean Hannity’s show to talk about it?
Cohen: Yes, sir.
Blanche: You told everybody you were the personal attorney of Donald J. Trump?
Cohen: I didn’t tell everybody but I was certainly proud of it.
Blanche: You told TMZ?
Cohen: Correct.
Blanche: You told The NY Times?
Cohen: Correct.
Blanche: You went on Sean Hannity’s show to…
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: Blanche: You got paid $4 million for your consulting work in 2017?
Cohen: Yes.
Blanche: What did you do?
Cohen: I did consulting and advisory work for AT&T.
Blanche: Did you tell President Trump about the consulting work you did?
Cohen: He introduced me to the CEO of AT&T.
Blanche: But you didn’t disclose to him that you had independent agreements with AT&T to do consulting work?
Cohen: That’s correct.
Blanche: And once President Trump he was frustrated, correct?
Bragg prosecutor: Objection! Merchan: Objection sustained.
Blanche: You got paid $4 million for your consulting work in 2017?
Cohen: Yes.
Blanche: What did you do?
Cohen: I did consulting and advisory work for AT&T.
Blanche: Did you tell President Trump about the consulting work you did?
Cohen: He introduced me to the CEO of AT&T.…
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: Blanche: How much is the most you’ve made over an 18 month period in your life?
Cohen: Over $5 million.
Blanche: Between the time you pled guilty and the time you published your book, you said you didn’t have an income, correct?
Cohen: Correct. Blanche: You had to pay tax deficiencies?
Cohen: Correct.
Blanche: Lawyers?
Cohen: Correct.
Blanche: So since you’ve released your podcast (Mea Culpa, in which he rants about Trump all day) and sold your book (an anti-Trump screed), how much have you made?
Cohen: In total, about $4 million.
Blanche: You earn over a million a year?
Cohen: Correct.
Blanche: You’re also pitching a television show based on your life?
Cohen: I’m not pitching it but there is a tv show.
Blanche: Who is pitching it?
Cohen: A gentleman who used to be associated with the Mea Culpa podcast, Phil Halberstat.
Blanche: But it was at your direction, right?
Cohen: Correct.
Blanche: So once the show gets picked up, it’ll make you money, correct?
Cohen: Correct.
Blanche: How much is the most you’ve made over an 18 month period in your life?
Cohen: Over $5 million.
Blanche: Between the time you pled guilty and the time you published your book, you said you didn’t have an income, correct?
Cohen: Correct.
Blanche: You had to pay tax…
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: Blanche: How long have you been working with your colleague to pitch your proposed reality show “The Fixer”?
Cohen: About three months.
Blanche: And you’re working on a third book?
Cohen: Correct.
Blanche: Are you also considering a run for Congress?
Cohen: Correct.
Blanche: You have said that you would make a great candidate for Congress because of your name recognition?
Cohen: That’s correct.
Blanche: And your name recognition is based primarily on your attacks on President Trump.
Cohen: My name recognition is based on my life journey.
Blanche: And a large part of your life journey includes daily attacks on President Trump, correct?
Cohen: Sure.
Blanche: The answer is yes or no. You have dedicated a significant part of your podcasts and books to attacking President Trump daily, correct?
Cohen: Correct.
Blanche: So that would comprise a large part of your life journey, correct? Cohen: Correct.
Blanche: How long have you been working with your colleague to pitch your proposed reality show “The Fixer”?
Cohen: About three months.
Blanche: And you’re working on a third book?
Cohen: Correct.
Blanche: Are you also considering a run for Congress?
Cohen: Correct.…
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: Blanche: Do you have a financial interest in the outcome of this case?
Cohen: Yes, sir.
Blanche: Do you have a financial interest in the outcome of this case?
Cohen: Yes, sir.
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: Blanche: Did you mean it when you said revenge is a dish best served cold?
Cohen: Yes, sir.
Blanche: You were willing to lie under oath if it affects your personal life, correct?
Cohen: I don’t understand your question.
Blanche: You testified under oath months ago that you were willing to lie if it affects your personal life, correct?
Cohen: Yes, sir.
Blanche: So I’m asking the same question to you now: would you still be willing to lie if it affects your personal life?
Bragg prosecutor: Objection!
Merchan: Objection sustained.
Blanche: Would you be willing to lie if it affects you personally?
Cohen: Yes, sir.
Blanche: Did you mean it when you said revenge is a dish best served cold?
Cohen: Yes, sir.
Blanche: You were willing to lie under oath if it affects your personal life, correct?
Cohen: I don’t understand your question.
Blanche: You testified under oath months ago that you…
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
Paul Ingrassia: President Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday that many people are thinking that Bragg’s office wanted to possibly drop all the charges, in light of Michael Cohen’s testimony, which court observers have described as “catastrophic” for the prosecution. Further proof of how bad this case has been is found in the fact that Anderson Cooper, Kaitlan Collins, and many other liberal commentators immediately took to CNN, MSDNC, and other networks, admitting they would acquit President Trump if they were jurors in this case! Cohen’s testimony has been so damning that even the fake news can’t deny reality!
President Trump posted on Truth Social on Friday that many people are thinking that Bragg’s office wanted to possibly drop all the charges, in light of Michael Cohen’s testimony, which court observers have described as “catastrophic” for the prosecution.
Further proof of how bad… https://t.co/TeN9GYoCid pic.twitter.com/DvkjlV5KUp
— Paul Ingrassia (@PaulIngrassia) May 20, 2024
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