#NewYork Judge Juan #Merchan partially lifted a gag order on Trump on Tues following the #Republican’s #conviction on criminal charges stemming from an effort to #influence the 2016 election by buying a porn star's silence.
The revised order now allows #Trump to speak publicly about #witnesses in the case, but keeps in place restrictions on his comments about individual prosecutors & others involved in the case.
Trump's attys argued the #GagOrder was stifling his #campaign speech, & said it might limit his ability to respond to attacks from Democratic #POTUS Joe #Biden during their coming #debate on June 27.
#RyanSelkis, a #cryptocurrency exec, was eating dinner at Mar-a-Lago last month when he got an unexpected invitation: #Trump wanted him to come to the stage & say a few words.
#Selkis, who runs the crypto data firm #Messari, was at an event for Trump’s #NFTs.
“There’s 50 million crypto holders in the US. That’s a lot of voters,” Selkis declared.
…voters’ supposed passion for #crypto may be less important than the industry’s #campaign#WarChest. #Ripple, #Coinbase & the VC firm #AndreessenHorowitz have each donated ~$50M to the crypto #PACs, which plan to spend those funds in several competitive #Senate races. In March, the largest #PAC, #Fairshake, spent ~$10M on attack ads against Rep #KatiePorter, a Dem candidate in the Cali Senate primary who was allied w/ Senator #ElizabethWarren, a longtime crypto critic. Porter lost her race.
#PresidentBiden should talk about economics (a kitchen-table topic where he has done so well), abortion, and democracy... but keep throwing in references to his crimes. Put far more words to the important topics, but don't let his crimes go unmentioned.
Trump's voters will vote for him if he is in a prison cell for mass murder, caught on video.
The GOP loyals will vote for him whether they like him or not.
#FauxNews will not air complete sentences that criticize their orange Messiah, but will mention jabs and name-calling.
As usual, the #2024election will come down to the independent and swing voters. Focus on what they care about, then branch out from there. Repeated jabs at the criminal are all that's needed.
The news media has been covering the #TrumpTrialsad nauseum. Anyone with half a brain who cares knows that Trump is a criminal. #Biden needs to NOT be just another part of that white noise.
#Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in connection w/a #HushMoney payment made to a porn star to influence the 2016 election. The case could be in the jury’s hands as early as Wed.
A Tues evening fundraising email from #Trump’s campaign &signed in his name arrived w/the subj, "They were authorized to shoot me!" & said of the #Biden admin, "You know they’re just itching to do the unthinkable ... Joe Biden was locked & loaded ready to take me out & put my family in danger."
Trump also wrote on TruthSocial:
"Joe Biden's DOJ, in their Illegal & UnConstitutional Raid of Mar-a-Lago, AUTHORIZED THE FBI TO USE DEADLY (LETHAL) FORCE."
Prosecutors in Trump’s #criminal trial say he has violated a #GagOrder barring him from attacking #witnesses, #jurors & others close to the case. Testimony is set to resume later Tuesday morning.
Regardless of whether the story was true or not, the #jury was shown a #contract the #NationalEnquirer reached w/ #Dino Sajudin, the #doorman, in which the words "Donald Trump's illegitimate child" feature prominently.
#Steinglass asked Pecker why he paid so much for the story.
“I made the decision to buy the story because of the potential embarrassment it would have to the #campaign & Mr. #Trump," Pecker said.
Alright, who’s ready to see #Trump get his just deserts? He fucked up the whole damn world & that’s not an overstatement.
PS #BabySquirrel & I had a lovely weekend. It’s as boy! (He’s developed discernible - stuff)
He is doing quite well! Name: “Ramone” because he’s a sweet little punk rocker.
Colangelo describes some NE headlines that helped Trump's 2016 #campaign, embarrassing campaign opponents incl’g #TedCruz & #MarcoRubio.
Prosecutors are limited to the HEADLINES per #Sandoval. They go to Trump’s #intent: to #influence the election by promoting negative stories about others & suppressing those about himself.
#Iowa Republicans head to their caucuses today to (likely) choose fascism.
It is a good day to check in on what steps you are taking to make sure you are prepared to vote and support elections and #democracy in your community.