Posted on 05/07/2024 11:47:36 AM PDT by thegagline
Porn star Stormy Daniels is on the stand at former President Donald Trump’s “hush money” trial in New York today — a pivotal moment in the case.
Daniels is describing their alleged sexual encounter, at times in so much detail that Judge Juan Merchan scolded the prosecution, saying the nitty gritty was “unnecessary.” *** “In fairness to the people, I think the witness was a little bit difficult to control the witness," Justice Merchan said***
Trump attorney Todd Blanche moved Tuesday for a mistrial, citing what he called Stormy Daniels' "prejudicial" and salacious testimony about an alleged sexual encounter with Trump.
Daniels mentioned some details about her alleged tryst with Trump — like that there was an "imbalance of power" between her and the real estate mogul — that could unfairly "inflame the jury," Blanche argued.
“It’s extremely prejudicial to insert safety concerns in a trial about business records," he told the court.
“The issue is she has testified today about consent, about danger – that’s not the point of this case. That’s not the point of her testimony," he added.
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Blanche also accused Daniels of changing her story about the encounter over the years.
Judge Merchan declined to grant the mistrial, but said he agreed with Blanche "that there are some things that would have been better left unsaid."
In fairness to the prosecutors, though, he added, "I believe that the witness was very difficult to control."
Donald Trump appeared to write a note on a legal pad as the judge tossed his attorneys' move for a mistrial.
He then passed the legal pad in the direction of Todd Blanche, his attorney.
“I was surprised there were not more objections to this testimony," Justice Juan Merchan says, after Trump attorney Todd Blanche moved for a mistrial.
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And unfortunately, the mediapukes are eagerly and willing to oblige and give her star status. Have we had enough folks? Have we had enough of what is happening to this nation? Are you sick and tired of seeing all this crap along with the illegals smiling from ear to ear as they go about daily business grocery shopping without even caring because they have enough money in their pocket to buy steaks , milk and eggs while we the American people are suffering to buy those staples. And our veterans are sleeping in the park while the invaders get cushy beds and free medical care…without sweating a drop because everything is paid for them! Our government has betrayed the American people. I would think this situations would’ve broken the camels back, but apparently it hasn’t. HAVE WE HAD ENOUGH?!
Instead, the Defense just sat there and let Stormy say anything she wanted to say. The Judge did nothing. He just sat there like a buffoon.
Generally, in order to have an appealable issue your objections must be timely or you risk waiver. In addition, an attorney who intentionally engages in ineffective assistance of counsel is engaging in a very dangerous game.
What do you mean the trial is over? Stop speculating and let’s see what is going on here. That was their and the corrupt judge playing hand. Let her lie and spew without stopping her to convince the jury who most likely will convict that she was raped. I don’t know about you all, but I’ve got a bad feeling about this. Trump doesn’t have a prayer with these corrupt POS double standard fixing the law to get a conviction bastards. I’m praying I am wrong and if I am, I will eat all the crow in the world. This trial might be over for Trump and that is not good. Unless you Heard something different than what I did. So elaborate.
I agree.
The issue is...why is Stormy there?
Trump has publicly acknowledged a Non-Disclosure Agreement was signed, and that money changed hands.
Beyond those two facts, no other Stormy testimony is necessary to prove - or disprove - the criminal charges.
Case closed. Trial over.
“... Stormy Daniels describes alleged sex with ex-president...”
She’s confusing him with some of the other 2,000 guys she banged.
And that is exactly what all the hullabaloo is and has been about since the suit was filed.
“This trial is a travesty of a mockery of a sham.”
To be expected from New York City, the cloaca of America.
My understanding is there was a period of time he defense attorneys sat quietly while she gave testimony that was clearly out of bounds. They should have been objecting.
By objecting to her giving ANY testimony prior to it - which Judgey-boy denied - objections stood by. The jury could get antsy if every single inquiry was met with an individual objection.
Stay calm, Rose.
Trump is charged with violating a New York state law that forbids false entries in a business accounting ledger.
That is the only issue.
Stormy has no knowledge of what Trump did - or did not - do in regard to the accounting ledger.
I think Merchan realized that he made massive reversible error letting 90 per cent of her testimony in whose prejudicial value far outweighed its probative value and was irrelevant to the issue of the intent of the disclosure agreement. I say this because judges have a tendency to cover their asses when they realize they made error and make statements to the lawyers justifying their screwup that are really intended for the appellate court that will eventually review his actions. He did this when he said a lot of her run ons were irrelevant and she was uncontrollable and the defense did not object enough. Those statements were intended for the appellate court. But the reality is he wanted them in because this game is all about getting Trump convicted before the election. I am betting that next court date defense will make a formal motion for mistrial as well as a request to the judge to instruct the jury that day to disregard 90 percent of her testimony and just delineating the few specific pieces that were remotely relevant to the case
>> Lawsuits are not magic. Civil litigation is not the way forward and will absolutely fail
You do realize that this is NOT a “lawsuit”... don’t you? That it’s a CRIMINAL TRIAL with 34 FELONIES indicted?
That’s my thinking too. If the defense had constantly objected, the left/media would claim he “had something to hide” or was scared of what she had to say. They didn’t count on the defense letting her testimony go forward. IOW, Trump’s attorneys didn’t fall for the bait so now they’ve exposed the entire NYC judicial system as partisan frauds.
You wouldn’t be so Nervous, Nick, if you’d lay off the caffeine and take your finger off the caps lock key. Look at the post to which I was responding: the poster was suggesting Trump bring a lawsuit against the judge and prosecutor. That’s what I was responding to. Sheesh
I see that now. Sorry, my bad.
Also, running objections generally arise out of a line of inquiry which must contemplate both the depth and breadth of what is acceptable and what isn't. Opposing counsel will often try to push the envelope as to what falls within the constraints of the running objection. Also, in this case, the questions may be proper but the answers may not. Herein lies yet another problem with a running objection- a lay witness ( pun, noted) will be given deference in not fully understanding the running objection.
I have not read any motions in limine filed by the defense. However, if they filed a motion to exclude Daniels as a witness (prejudice vs probative value) and the judge denied the motion, defense must still timely object to her testimony.
Or her 15 minutes of fame.
Trump isn't perfect, find someone who is, but he doesn't deserve this.
Swine like daniels is why high profile people hire damage controllers.
I think Speaker Johnson is learning a lot about needing to control damage to his reputation right now and may be the victim of extortion over the kid he adopted or something else we don't know about.
Innuendo is a terrible thing to throw around. I've seen careers destroyed with one sentence or an utterance. Weak people and enemies thrive on innuendo. This is why bearing false witness is such a grave sin.
While I don’t think it’s beyond possibility that Trump has engaged in some sexual shenanigans, this doesn’t seem like the thing he would do. More than anything, Trump is attracted by excellence, high achievement, and being recognized as the best in your field. This woman doesn’t seem to possess any of the qualities he would be attracted to. On the other hand, she seems like the kind of willing storyteller that Cohen could convince to be part of a grift of Trump. As you say, Cohen ran this whole operation on Trump, and gave it to Bragg as some sort of revenge.
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