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Defense Attorney Tells Jurors Donald Trump Is Innocent In Hush Money Case: “There Is Nothing Wrong With Trying To Influence An Election” — Update
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Posted on 04/22/2024 8:38:38 AM PDT by Tench_Coxe

UPDATE: A New York prosecutor told jurors that Donald Trump’s hush money trial was “about a criminal conspiracy and a cover up,” part of an effort to influence the outcome of the 2016 presidential election.

Assistant District Attorney Matthew Colangelo’s opening statement sought to elevate the criminal charges against Trump as no mere white-collar misdeed, but something that had an impact on the direction of the country.

“No politician wants bad press, but the evidence at trial will show that this was not spin or communication strategy. This was a planned, coordinated ongoing conspiracy to influence the 2016 election,” Colangelo said.

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To: Tench_Coxe

If you pay someone to talk good for you or pay someone not to talk bad about you what’s the difference?


41 posted on 04/22/2024 10:21:18 AM PDT by MCF (If my home can't be my Castle, then it will be my Alamo)
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To: Tench_Coxe

This was a planned, coordinated ongoing conspiracy to influence the 2016 election,
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Trump was still breathing oxygen. That was also a . . . conspiracy to influence the 2016 election.


42 posted on 04/22/2024 10:35:20 AM PDT by Scrambler Bob (Running Rampant, and not endorsing nonsense)
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>> If you pay someone to talk good for you or pay someone not to talk bad about you what’s the difference?

That, my FRiend, is a DARN good point!


43 posted on 04/22/2024 10:41:45 AM PDT by Nervous Tick ("First the Saturday people, then the Sunday people...": ISLAM is the problem!)
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To: Tench_Coxe

FUNNY how TED KENNEDY kept getting re-elected after killing Mary Jo in the pond.


44 posted on 04/22/2024 11:14:00 AM PDT by ridesthemiles (not giving up on TRUMP---EVER)
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To: Tench_Coxe

When candidates run tv adds against the opponent, is that election tampering or election fraud or election swaying!!

This is all garbage


45 posted on 04/22/2024 11:17:56 AM PDT by forYourChildrenVote4Bush
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To: Tench_Coxe

meanwhile plenty of business people and foreigners dump lots of money into influencing our elections and crickets. same goes for online influencing.


46 posted on 04/22/2024 3:49:26 PM PDT by b4me
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To: Tench_Coxe

After the fact.


47 posted on 04/23/2024 8:37:40 AM PDT by TBP (Decent people cannot fathom the amoral cruelty of the Biden regime.)
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