Bombshell Report Reveals Team Trump Is Rewarding Key Trial Witnesses ( newrepublic.com )

A new report shows witnesses who testify at Donald Trump’s criminal trials are receiving some very nice financial perks.

Donald Trump’s campaign and the Trump Organization paid off nine witnesses called to testify in criminal cases against Trump, an explosive new report from ProPublica reveals. Witnesses who testified in defense of Trump for his numerous criminal cases received massive raises, new jobs, cushy severance packages, and more, all conveniently coinciding with being called to testify or after providing testimony favorable to Trump—and the excuses from Team Trump couldn’t be weaker.

Barbara McQuade, a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan, told ProPublica witness tampering is often difficult to prove because the gimmick is often not done explicitly. But the trend could assist prosecutors in their efforts to call into question the credibility of witnesses testifying in Trump’s defense for his innumerable legal battles.

JimSamtanko ,

Soooooo…. This is a crime, right? Like- an actual “go get his ass, and lock him up while he waits for trial” kind of crime, right?

Diplomjodler3 ,

Add it to the list. Any regular person would be locked up for life if they did just one percent of his crimes.

null ,
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Yeah, right up there with taking and refusing classified government documents.

BambiDiego ,

They'll jail him aaaaaaaaaany day now

someguy3 ,

It'll be another trial in about 2-3 years.

beebarfbadger ,

If you can prove that influencing the testimony was the intention behind it and if you can furthermore prove that he himself did it.

If he says the magic words "nope, the timing and the people benefiting from it were pure coincidences" and "I knew nothing, it was once again that one criminal underling whom I don't even know despite him having been my fixer for years", historically he gets away with it with very few exceptions.

Snapz ,

"Rewarding" huh?

Sanguine ,

Lol I love the fact that he sits there with a completely blank notebook opened somewhere in the middle. What are the odds every page before and after are completely blank and he just sits that way to look like he's paying attention / about to take notes.

GreyEyedGhost ,

Hey, if it got him through school...

BigMacHole ,

Uh oh! Now that this information is known Trump might get a $1000 Fine!

enbyecho ,

Perhaps even a sternly-worded admonishment!

fukurthumz420 ,

or the whole case most likely dismissed because the bar of proof is so high. we CANNOT depend on the justice system people. we have to make justice ourselves. these slimy bastards are getting bolder and bolder. are you going to watch it happen and do nothing? you WILL reap the consequences.

jordanlund Mod ,
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And gee, it's worked out so well for him so far. :)

E. Jean Carroll - $88.3 million here:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._Jean_Carroll_v._Donald_J._Trump

Judge ruled that while rape charges weren't listed, he is a rapist.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2024/01/29/donald-trump-rape-e-jean-carroll/72295009007/

34 felonies:

https://www.npr.org/2024/05/30/g-s1-1848/trump-hush-money-trial-34-counts

So if he is paying witnesses to defend him, like usual, he's doing a terrible job at it!

Nougat ,

Even so, if there's any effectiveness in his scheme, his outcomes would have been so very much worse without it.

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    Nougat ,

    I BOW BEFORE YOU, MY LIEGE!

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    Nougat ,

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