By Grand Rapids Anonymous
monday, may 20, 2024 at 10:14:00 p.m. edt
“(Breitbart) democrat manhattan district attorney Alvin Bragg and his team of prosecutors rested their case against former [sic] President Donald Trump on monday afternoon, signaling that the end of the six-week trial is rapidly drawing near.
“the defense could call more witnesses or have Trump take the stand, which the former [sic] president has not ruled out yet. however, if the defense also rests its case, the trial would move to closing arguments and then to the jury for deliberations.
“on monday, Trump’s defense team delivered yet another decisive blow to the prosecution’s ‘star witness,’ Michael Cohen, by getting him to admit that he stole money from Trump.
“during cross-examination, Trump’s lead defense attorney, Todd Blanche, asked Cohen if he ‘stole from the Trump organization.
“‘yes, sir,’ Cohen responded.”
--GRA
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DEFENSE RESTS IN TRUMP PERSECUTION CASE,JURY LIKELY TO START MULLING A DECISION NEXT WEDNESDAY
(cbs)The judge overseeing former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York is hearing arguments from both sides about what instructions he should give jurors before they begin deliberating next week.
Justice Juan Merchan will craft what's known as the jury "charge," laying out the legal issues that jurors must consider to reach a verdict. Prosecutors and defense attorneys are debating what they think should be included — and omitted — from those instructions. Merchan will present his final charge next week, following closing arguments.
(GRA:"Disregard any evidence that would exonerate the defendant..."
The charge conference comes after Trump's defense rested its case earlier Tuesday, without Trump testifying. The former president has hinted for weeks that he might take the stand, and has railed against the judge's gag order limiting what he can say outside the courtroom about the witnesses who testified against him.
Ultimately, however, Trump looked on from the defense table as his attorneys called just two witnesses: a legal analyst and Robert Costello, an attorney who got a harsh dressing down from the judge on Monday.
Costello's testimony was aimed at discrediting the prosecution's star witness, Michael Cohen.
Costello told jurors that Cohen told him in 2018 that Trump "knew nothing" about the $130,000 "hush money" payment that Cohen made to the adult film star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election. Cohen put up the money himself, and testified that Trump knew of a plan to cover up the payments reimbursing him. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsification of business records stemming from the reimbursements.
For his part, Cohen said he never trusted Costello, and lied to him to protect himself.
After today, the trial will adjourn until next Tuesday, when both sides will begin presenting their closing arguments. The jury will likely get the case next Wednesday.
GRA:The proceedings are moving faster than a black trying to escape a police chase.
--GRA
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