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🤦🏻‍♀️MSNBC: lawyers file new motion to have Judge Arthur Engoron removed in the former president's civil fraud case. reports

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@GottaLaff @Atticus1956

There should be a penalty for filing frivolous motions...maybe suspend the lawyer's right to practice in that state for 3 months for a first offense, and 6 months for a second.

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Via Anna Bower:

No Presidential immunity decision today from .

darthstar ,
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@GottaLaff Chickenshits.

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More rulings today.

darthstar ,
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@GottaLaff I'm trying not to think about it.

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Via Kyle Griffin:

's political operation has routed more than $3 million so far this year through a Delaware limited liability company whose owners are not publicly disclosed, according to campaign finance records — a strategy that mirrors past efforts to mask exactly how his campaign is spending donor cash.

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/mystery-fundraising-firm-takes-millions-trump-campaign-rcna156755

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@GottaLaff I used to work for a company that provided virtual visitation systems to jails and prisons. I got to do a tour of a few facilities. This popped up in my facebook memories today - Ada County Jail in Boise Idaho...not a pleasant place...but something I hope TFG gets to experience first hand.

https://photos.app.goo.gl/2P3pz5gK5mmNLESr7

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“Barrett, the newest conservative on the court, accused Thomas, the most senior associate justice, of a “laser-like focus on the history” that “misses the forest for the trees.”

https://www.cnn.com/2024/06/19/politics/amy-coney-barrett-clarence-thomas-originalism?cid=ios_app

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@GottaLaff @thepoliticalcat
Be nice if it shocked the dominionist crap out of her system and she suddenly realized what her decisions are doing to her daughters...that kind of awakening could make her the next Justice O'Connor.

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Hell yeah they went there:

https://youtu.be/MOEMX6_A8MM?si=3xjLseEqqqHQzCAC

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@GottaLaff
Hit him early and hit him often. Run these ads on TV not just the internet.

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The average of all polls on the day before Trump's conviction had Trump in the lead by 1.2 percentage points.

Then he was found guilty on all 34 counts of falsifying business records, and it has been all over the news for more than two weeks.

The result? Trump is in the lead by 1.1 percentage points.

Something is seriously wrong in the US.

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@randahl
Polling techniques are antiquated and have been -5 to -7 pts in special elections and primaries.

But the fact that he's still a candidate is indicative that something is in fact seriously wrong in the US.

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polls point to 'electoral extinction' for Prime Minister Sunak's Conservatives https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uk-polls-point-electoral-extinction-prime-minister-sunaks-conservatives-2024-06-15/

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@GottaLaff Imagine putting MAGA through that.

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🤦🏻‍♀️ says House will go to court for audio after Justice Dept. refused to prosecute https://apnews.com/article/8f38c7178fb0c996442781243f65ab97

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@GottaLaff They just want it so they can make edits and use them in the genreal.

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Via Elie Mystal:

And we're back to . First opinion is in a bankruptcy case that I haven't been following and probably wouldn't understand if I was. It's a Jackson opinion with a Gorsuch dissent, which I would usually find very interesting but... bankruptcy. :(

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@GottaLaff
Since Trump had such a shitty birthday, today would be a good day to deny him immunity.

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Rudy Told by Creditors to Sell Apartments 'as Soon as Possible'

“Lawyers allege Giuliani using his expenditure on upkeep of apartments as an excuse to keep spending $ that legally belongs to creditors. They said that he wrongly alleged that he was keeping "equity in his 2 apartments for the benefit of creditors."

The filing also says that Giuliani has shown a "blatant disregard" for a court order to reveal his income and assets to the creditors” https://www.newsweek.com/rudy-giuliani-must-sell-apartments-asap-bankruptcy-1912833

darthstar ,
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@GottaLaff Court appointed liquidator would be appropriate at this point.

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Hrs b4 meeting w/his about his , a leading candidate for went on a bizarre rant about .

Sharks, claimed, were attacking more than usual (not true) & posed a new risk bc boats were being required to use batteries (not true), which cause them to sink bc they’re too heavy (really, really not true—the world’s heaviest cruise ship, Icon of the Seas, stays afloat bc of laws of despite weighing >550M lbs).

https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2024/06/trump-shark-rant/678666/

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@Nonilex
The media is working hard to normalize his insanity.
It's a dangerous game they're playing, hoping to profit from the audience he brings without him actually winning the election.

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Via Katie Phang 🧵1/…

JUST IN: The Fulton County DA's Office has moved to dismiss the appeal filed by and some of his co-defendants on Judge McAfee's denial of their motion to disqualify DA .

The Fulton County DA's Office argues that the appeal should never have been allowed to move forward in the first place b/c there is a "lack of sufficient evidence based on the explicit factual findings of the trial court."

darthstar ,
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@GottaLaff
Fani's back! Let's get this party started!

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BREAKING NYT:

Samuel told a woman posing as a Catholic conservative last week that compromise in America between the left and right might be impossible and then agreed with the view that the nation should return to a place of godliness.

"One side or the other is going to win," Alito told Lauren Windsor at an exclusive gala at the Court. "…there are differences on fundamental things that really can’t be compromised." https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/us/politics/supreme-court-alito.html

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@GottaLaff
She also approached Roberts with the same question - he said he knew good people of multiple faiths and did not think the US was only an Xian country.

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WHAT?!

“Federal judge overseeing ’s classified case struck down a small but significant part of the indictment on Monday, ruling that the government must remove from its charges an episode in which Trump is said to have shown a highly sensitive military map to one of his close aides after he left office”

Gift: https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/10/us/politics/trump-documents-charges-cannon.html?unlocked_article_code=1.y00.ZLXl.0R0squaYWTAc&smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare

darthstar ,
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@GottaLaff Time for some more superseding indictments.

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🤦🏻‍♀️ Via CNN’s Zachary Cohen:

As expected, ’s lead attorney in election subversion case, Steve Sadow, is requesting oral arguments at Georgia Court of Appeals on whether Fulton County DA should be disqualified.

If court OK’s request, oral arguments tentatively scheduled for October.

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@GottaLaff
Hold the oral arguments next week. There's no reason to just stick a four month gap between each activity. If they want her DQ'd then they should already have their argument documented.

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AFP- Centrist groups have retained a majority in the European Union parliament despite high-profile gains by far-right parties: projection

darthstar ,
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@GottaLaff
Maybe Macron should have waited. Hopefully this is a sign that far right and Russian sympathizing agents are not as popular as they want us to believe they are.

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@GottaLaff
I think we (i.e. the media)give them more authenticity and power than they deserve.

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The administration tightened fuel mileage standards as part of its effort to get carmakers to produce more electric vehicles. The new rule requires automakers to achieve an average of 65 miles per gallon across all models by 2031 -NYT

darthstar ,
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@GottaLaff Remember when Republicans lost their shit because President Obama wanted 35mpg minimum?

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👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin to address Congress on July 24

https://cbsn.ws/3x9XxN9

darthstar ,
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@GottaLaff isn't that Trump sentencing day?

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New decisions any minute.

darthstar ,
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@GottaLaff
They know that is the one case everyone is waiting for. If they are giving immunity Alito would have leaked it.

darthstar ,
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@GottaLaff Gah... that would be the worst response.

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#Trump Tues night on the conservative network #Newsmax:
“I said, ‘Wouldn’t it really be bad? … wouldn’t it be terrible to throw the president’s wife & the fmr secretary of state — think of it, the fmr secretary of state — but the president’s wife into #jail? … But they want to do it … So, you know, it’s a terrible, terrible path that they’re leading us to, & it’s very possible that it’s going to HAVE TO HAPPEN to them.”

#criminal #law #BidenHarris2024
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/06/04/trump-newsmax-opponents-jail-clinton/

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@Nonilex
He's so afraid of jail that putting his enemies behind bars is all he can talk about. He'll become even more unhinged as things like a drug test are put on his schedule.

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Decision Desk HQ projects Andy Kim wins the Democratic primary for US Senate in New Jersey.

DecisionMade: 8:02pm ET

Follow live results here: https://decisiondeskhq.com/results/2024/Primaries/races/new-jersey-us-senate-democratic-primary

darthstar ,
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@GottaLaff Good for Menendez not running. He should resign as well.

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On the 1st day of in ’s federal trial, heard his audio of his memoir, where he recounted his use in graphic detail. A federal prosecutor told jurors “no one is above the ,” & defense said the he did not “knowingly” lie when filling out forms to purchase a weapon.

Prosecutors showed the jury the laptop belonging to Hunter that has long been a target of activists & politicians, spurred by & ’s .

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@Nonilex
The chain of custody for that laptop is a mess. Nothing on it should be admissible.

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Big show of family support on the 1st day of #HunterBiden’s trial.

In addition to #POTUS’ statement, Hunter’s wife, Melissa Cohen, his sister Ashley Biden, his friend Kevin Morris, Peter Neal, who is married to Hunter’s daughter Naomi, & #FLOTUS Dr. #JillBiden are in attendance.

President #Biden will be in Wilmington, DL, w/no appearances scheduled. But he has given no indication that he would be in the courthouse — a possibility that would require considerable security arrangements.

#law

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@Nonilex

Not unexpected. Republicans are pissed about Trump getting convicted and want to sling as much dirt at the Bidens as they can.

What this will likely do is alienate the jury, so it's not the verdict they care about.

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8 years later, #Trump haunted by rhetoric about candidates, crimes

By the reasoning Donald Trump pushed in 2016, his candidacy creates “an unprecedented constitutional crisis,” and he has “no right to be running.” https://www.msnbc.com/rachel-maddow-show/maddowblog/8-years-later-trump-haunted-rhetoric-candidates-crimes-rcna155138

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@GottaLaff
Just need to play that tape back to anyone still supporting him before and after each question.

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Via Katie Phang:

JUST IN: Judge #Cannon in the MAL classified #documents case enters a paperless Order directing #Trump to file a Response to Special Counsel #JackSmith’s Motion to Modify Bond Conditions on or before June 14. A Reply, if any, from Smith will be due on or before June 21st.

Clearly, Judge Cannon doesn’t seem to be worried about the safety of the law enforcement officers that have targets on their backs courtesy of Donald Trump’s spreading of lies about the MAL search warrant.

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@GottaLaff Judge DelayandDefer. A reply from Smith won't take a week. She's buying two weeks for Trump before she has to decide on the motion...which could take another two weeks I suppose.

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President on the verdict: "It's reckless, it's dangerous, it's irresponsible, for anyone to say this was rigged just because they don't like the verdict."

darthstar ,
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@GottaLaff he's right.

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NEW: THE JURY HAS REACHED A VERDICT IN THE TRUMP TRIAL.

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@GottaLaff I am so here for it.

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@GottaLaff

Sucks to be him.

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#TrumpTrial Thurs 30 May 2024 🧵#Deliberations continue

Justice #Merchan says he believes that the #jury wants him to repeat a significant portion of the #JuryInstructions.

He will read pages 6-35.

Each page yesterday took him just a little more than a minute, so this will take >30 mins.

Between that & the testimony readbacks, also expected to take >30 mins, there will likely be >1 hour this morning w/the jury in the courtroom, not actively deliberating.

#criminal #law #Trump

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@Nonilex
Thanks for your coverage of the trial. Looking forward to DC & FL - Georgia will be televised.

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Via Kyle Cheney

HAPPENING NOW: The jury says it wants Merchan to begin the instructions with the part about how they are supposed to consider the evidence and draw inferences -- including the metaphor about how if the ground is wet in the AM, you can infer it rained over night.

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@GottaLaff
The jury finally got to talk about the trial yesterday, and now they've had a night's sleep, so today should be a productive day for them.

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@GottaLaff
But he did prove something: He proved himself to be a petulant man-child who can't stand to not have everything his way and it was only the threat of incarceration that got him to change his behavior...temporarily.

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👀Decision Desk HQ’s 1st Forecast projects GOP favored to score trifecta w 58% chance of winning pres, 80% chance of taking Senate, 64% chance of retaining House. Our model uses advanced machine learning algorithms to analyze 100s of datapoints incl polling, econ indicators, political trends, candidate characteristics, campaign finance data.

Forecasts are not certainties but possibilities…range of outcomes..extensive data, runs 1000s of simulations to ID most likely paths
https://elections2024.thehill.com/forecast/2024/president/

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@GottaLaff
I feel better knowing they're not just pulling these predictions out of Nate Silver's ass, but also relying on "advanced machine learning algorithms"(AI) which digests the hot takes and small sample sizes and spits back the same answer it was fed.

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Tues 29 May 2024 🧵
Good morning! It’s the last day of the before jury .
Today Justice will give . Then they will discuss the case among themselves for the first time; they have not been allowed to even discuss it w/each other as yet.

Closing arguments took place yesterday, & the lawyers will have no further opportunity to address the jurors before they determine whether is or not guilty of 34 felonies.

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@Nonilex
This is when the seriousness of his situation will finally sink in for Trump. Don't expect he'll be keeping his eyes closed for this.

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@Nonilex Trump absolutely losing his mind as it dawns on him his fate lies in the hands of people he despises.

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China demonstrates robot dog which can hunt down humans and kill them with automatic gun fire.

Man this is dystopian.

https://edition.cnn.com/2024/05/28/china/china-military-rifle-toting-robot-dogs-intl-hnk-ml/index.html

darthstar ,
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@randahl it's not a rip off, it's a purchase.

darthstar ,
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@randahl okay, maybe a design leak...I'm just pulling conspiracies out of my ass like most people online... but someone got them the plans. It doesn't matter until they start killing people we care about... sadly.

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Tues 28 May 2024 🧵 #ClosingArguments to Begin in #TrumpTrial

#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.

#law #ElectionInterference
https://www.nytimes.com/live/2024/05/28/nyregion/trump-trial-closing-arguments?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare&sgrp=c-cb

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@Nonilex Not required, but desired.

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😆🤦🏻‍♀️Just hours after asked libertarians for their party's nomination and votes, the party chair said he never submitted the appropriate paperwork to actually be considered at the party's nominating convention. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-doesnt-submit-paperwork-libertarian-party-nomination-soliciting-rcna154132
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2024-election/trump-doesnt-submit-paperwork-libertarian-party-nomination-soliciting-rcna154132

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@GottaLaff

And after getting booed continuously he whined on his private socal network that he didn't want it anyway because rules.

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After a long morning of loading the POD, stuffing the car, cleaning, scrubbing, double-checking, all on very little sleep… we’re off! here we come.

loves these long road trips.

First night: Sacramento-ish.

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@GottaLaff 60 miles north of Sac is Williams...Granzellas deli was my go to stop when I went to college and drove home to Redding on the weekends. There's a hotel attached now. Good place to pee the dog as well.

Just in case you didn't try it yet on your multiple trips up I5.

https://www.thetravelersinn.com/specials-packages?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQjwu8uyBhC6ARIsAKwBGpTcKGsKeZXmq1bIV0vqDw1mTEq6zGZ0SCHg_Ajh9WopBLZ2WtmNOoAaAkyuEALw_wcB

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I can't possibly reply to all your loving wishes and kindness, so please consider this one big ol' THANK YOU.

darthstar ,
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@GottaLaff
Safe travels.

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Heading into what may be the final week of the , here are links to my threads for each day of coverage starting w/opening statements & then testimony (excludes jury selection)

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@Nonilex Good coverage today. Thank you.

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A #Tesla owner says his car’s ‘self-driving’ technology failed to detect a moving train ahead of a crash caught on camera

A video viewed millions of times on social media shows a Tesla almost crashing into a train. Documents from Tesla show the car was in Full Self-Driving mode at the time.
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/tesla-owner-says-cars-self-driving-mode-fsd-train-crash-video-rcna153345

darthstar ,
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@GottaLaff Self driving isn't autopilot. And even autopilot requires human attention at all times.

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Via Kyle Griffin:

In her ruling, Judge Howell questions how could not have noticed he had highly sensitive in his bedroom.

"Notably, no excuse is provided as to how the former president could miss the classified-marked documents found in his own bedroom at Mar-a-Lago." https://www.politico.com/news/2024/05/21/trump-classified-documents-bedroom-00159182

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@GottaLaff
It gave him something to share when he was face timing with his favorite dictators.

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FYI, ...

Via Katie Phang:

Court has resumed. Judge Merchan is back on the bench. All counsel are present and Trump is also present.

First jury instruction argument over FECA (Federal Election Campaign Act).

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@GottaLaff

You knew they would try. Watch for them to slip that language into their summation.

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🧵starts HERE.

Plz remember to use NFL (Not For Laffy, no hashtag) so I can ignore those replies while live-posting. TY!

1/...Tyler McBrien:

Trey Gowdy again...

Per Trump's campaign, this is today's Greek chrous: Don Trump, Jr., Matt Whitaker, Pam Bondi, Sen. Eric Schmitt, Rep. Daniel Webster, Rep. Dan Meuser, Rep. Ronny Jackson, Rep. Troy Nehls, Rep. Dale Strong, Rep. Maria Salazar, Sebastian Gorka, Chuck Zito, Joe Piscopo, Bill White

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@GottaLaff
And don't worry about Tuesday - summation will just be Blanche calling Trump "Mr President" and playing to the jurors' sense of patriotism with his 'You can't CONVICT A PRESIDENT!' argument.

And the prosecution will say, "Review this stack of documented evidence and do what's right."

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