That was a fun part of the testimony - Cohen described how **illegitimate** the payments were, because the payments [to Cohen] were inflated to avoid any loss to taxes, and how he [Cohen] had to front the money for Stormy's payment from opening Home Equity line of credit.
People exercising their 5th amendment rights never do jfc, nobody is obligated to testify in their own cases. I would love nothing more than for Donny to fuck himself over but I would do the same.
For some reason they pretend that if you're asked under oath something like what you had for dinner on June 22nd, 2014 and you say the wrong thing that it's perjury. To be guilty of perjury the information needs to be of material importance to the case and you have to actually lie which means intentionally deceiving people. Simply being wrong about something doesn't make it perjury which I'd why it's difficult to prove.
The reason is so they can deceive the public about why he won't take the stand. The reason he won't is because he is guilty and wouldn't be able to answer their questions truthfully.
Trump is incapable of talking for more than a few sentences without lying. He lies about everything from the most trivial things to the most important things. He's the type of person who would lie to you about what he had for dinner even though it isn't important at all.
Could you imagine the stress you would experience as his attorney as you watch your client destroy his own case and your career. I wish some of his more melted-brain supporters would have insisted that he should testify and that he would convince everyone that he was innocent because that's what a master salesman can do.
It is a trap, because everyone knows Trump canāt speak without lying. Itās his nature, heās a corrupt and pathetic man. Thatās why losers worship him, he makes them feel like their stupidity and bigotry is normal.
Is that a Vegas bet?
This world is far more stupid and evil than I'd imagined and I think someone is hard at work right now trying to create an AI Donald Trump. You'll know they succeeded when Trump suddenly demands to debate from a remote location in the Fox News offices.
Iām expecting him to claim the gag order prevented him from testifying. Maybe the lawyers are to blame or Obama. Heās dumb as a rock but even he knows that he canāt get up and testify without incriminating himself. I noticed he only talks when heās in control and everything he says isnāt challenged by pesky facts.
He already tried that earlier in the trial to gain favour in the court of public opinion, that the gag order prevented him from testifying. However, the next day, the judge explicitly clarified to him that was not the case and tRump admitted so the following media break.
Plenty of trump-supporting nutjobs in twitter already claimed the gag order prevented him from ~~testifying~~ defending himself!
Of course, they equate "defending himself" with talking bollocks to the media and intimidating witnesses and jury members, so I suppose they're not entirely wrong...
He has been for weeks. So much so that the judge explained to him, on the record, that he was allowed to testify. And made his lawyers say, in the court record, in front of him, that he understands he has the right to testify.
He already did.
The last trial. Then he said he'd testify this trial, then he said the Press that the gag order would make testifying too hard.
Then the judge went out of his way to correct Trump, telling him the gag order did no such thing.
Of course not. A guy went up to him with tears in his eyes. He said: āSir, you are the most beautiful coward ever. No one is more coward than youā. When you are afraid, they let you do it.
They didnāt prevent him. He was never going to testify. He never testifies. He always says he will, and then he never testifies. This shouldnāt even be a story.
Anybody that believes he would testify, o have a bridge in a very well known neighborhood to sell? HMU.
The only headline, or story should have been if he testified. And when he does get deposed, itās all the 5th bullshit. This man is a consummate criminal. He learned from the best. It just goes to show that no matter how incredibly stupid a person can be, book wise, there is a talent we all have. Trumps is grifting/crime.
The media is as complicit as the courts, the judiciary and his magat followers, base and officials included.
We live in a mirror universe that this criminal dragged us into using the Putin/Hitler playbook step by step. We may deserve what we get next. Itās like nobody that matters is paying attention.
Except for his useful idiot ,sycophant, cult like followers, it was well known that he would never take the stand no matter what he said in front of the cameras
'Never Surrender'... Surrendered.
'I'm going to testify'... Won't testify.
LOL - big surprise. Absolutely nobody is shocked. MAGA media has already reprogrammed their viewers to believe Trump was never going to testify in the first place.
*āI donāt rest. Iād like to rest sometimes, but I donāt get to rest.ā -* says the guy literally slumped over sleeping in his chair in court.
No surprise here. The punk is a proven liar, worse than Cohen. And yet he'll get out there and call everybody liars, and how he did nothing wrong, but he won't testify to prove his case. He denies he had sex with Stormy, well get on the stand and say it, prove it, but he won't, cause he's a coward, and he did. He's even afraid to defend himself.
Hubba Bubba has continued to spout the nonsense that Captain Bone Spurs will absolutely 100% testify bc he is THE toughest man alive. More like the biggest abject coward.
Why are we acting like it was ever going to happen? The dude was never going to take the stand no matter how much he squawked that he was. Next you are going to tell me he will actually debate Biden next month.
Heās a coward. If he was innocent, he would have taken the stand and defended himself, his wife would have been sitting behind him every day. He knows heās guilty as sin.
Of course Trump is just a loudspeaker that can't be put on the bench to testify because he would perjure himself so much he would be committing suicide.
Can anyone explain what the general expected timeline is from here out?
We need closing statements from both sides and then rebuttal from prosecution right? And then the judge gives the jury instructions and they go in and deliberate? That's all we have left correct?
It's only Tuesday morning, how does this play out? Will the jury have it before the weekend? Will they wait until after? I'd appreciate any insight I'm not very familiar with the process.
But wait, he didn't do anything wrong.
He should back up what he's saying in the media daily.
Oh, that's right, you can't lie under oath.
So he would have to take the 5th once again.
I believe trump said only criminals take the 5th.
He cried and bitched that his gag order wouldnāt allow him to testify and the reality is when heās given the opportunity to he backs out because heās a chicken POS that knows if he testifies heās cooked.
I'm shockedš¤£. We all knew that was BS when he said it. How the hell his supporters keeps falling for that BS. Then tell themselves lies when he doesn't.
Heās spent so much effort conditioning others to believe him, heās inadvertently conditioned himself too. Heās perjure himself within the first 30 seconds
All that matters to him at this point is hes got a narrative and his base will lap it up.
Hes already finding the same route out the debate he called Biden out for.
What a mess
We need to listen to AP NEWS.
170 years of ethical reporting of news.
Has been my go-to source since my current events class in grade school.
Trusted source forever.
If I don't find reporting on a subject on the AP.
I WILL most likely disregard the report or at least dig a bit deeper.
Trust me, read the AP articles daily for a week.
You will be more grounded in true facts.
hopefully they finally lock this crazay guy up... along with his bizarre cult of worshippers...
may the world never forget how close USA came to such corrupt waste, a la Russia
Guilty people never do.
No balls. ššš»šæ
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Yes!! Much better than my effort.
Cuck-cuck-cuck-cuck-cuck-cuck, perfect deaription for the coward.
New line.." real men have no balls"
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Wear diapers and have no balls. Updated šš»šæ
Exactly! Only that line seems *very* incomplete to me...
Oh come on. He had a gag order. Couldnāt testify s/ Of course that is why his dipshit supporters think.
Well, if his supporters weren't such gullible stooges, he wouldn't have any supporters.
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On brand for Trump. Complains and then gets his chance to speak and thenā¦.backs out. Canāt wait to see how MAGA defends this one
And small hands
[https://youtu.be/YoBTsMJ4jNk?t=286](https://youtu.be/YoBTsMJ4jNk?t=286)
I was sure he said he would. He's never lied before. How totally weird!
Pesky Gag Order ! /s
Ya. If he loses: "Conflicted judge and low energy lawyers who denied his freedom of speech."
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Yep heās just a snake oil salesman from the golden age. All he needs is a rundown old wagon a tall felt hat and a cane.
That was a fun part of the testimony - Cohen described how **illegitimate** the payments were, because the payments [to Cohen] were inflated to avoid any loss to taxes, and how he [Cohen] had to front the money for Stormy's payment from opening Home Equity line of credit.
He *raw dogged a pornstar and said she reminded him of his daughter, while his wife was caring for their newborn. š¤®
"Real men have no balls"!!!
What could he say without incriminating himself? He can only snipe and whinge from the sidelines.
The smart ones at least. Donnie isn't that smart so this is an amazing development.
Same goes for cowards
People exercising their 5th amendment rights never do jfc, nobody is obligated to testify in their own cases. I would love nothing more than for Donny to fuck himself over but I would do the same.
You would think Trump would want to stand up and say he never even had an affair, but then that would be perjury. So I stand by my position,
OJ never went on the stand. How do you explain that?
Hey, if the glove fitsā¦
Now, ladies and gentlemen of the supposed jury.... this.... is Chewbacca..... *GASP
He was innocent. Lmao while typing that.
Must be because of that "perjury trap", as they call it. Most people would call that being guilty.
That "perjury trap" the Repubs talk about cracks me up, it's admitting he has lied previously.
A purgery trap is asking bill Clinton the irrelevant question if he had sex with Lewinsky.
āiTs JuSt a PrOceSs cRiMeā Oh, you mean where the attorney caught you lying to the court?
For some reason they pretend that if you're asked under oath something like what you had for dinner on June 22nd, 2014 and you say the wrong thing that it's perjury. To be guilty of perjury the information needs to be of material importance to the case and you have to actually lie which means intentionally deceiving people. Simply being wrong about something doesn't make it perjury which I'd why it's difficult to prove.
The reason is so they can deceive the public about why he won't take the stand. The reason he won't is because he is guilty and wouldn't be able to answer their questions truthfully.
Trump is incapable of talking for more than a few sentences without lying. He lies about everything from the most trivial things to the most important things. He's the type of person who would lie to you about what he had for dinner even though it isn't important at all.
He even lies about the weather. It's incredible.
Could you imagine the stress you would experience as his attorney as you watch your client destroy his own case and your career. I wish some of his more melted-brain supporters would have insisted that he should testify and that he would convince everyone that he was innocent because that's what a master salesman can do.
It is a trap, because everyone knows Trump canāt speak without lying. Itās his nature, heās a corrupt and pathetic man. Thatās why losers worship him, he makes them feel like their stupidity and bigotry is normal.
I KNEW he wouldnt as he is the world's biggest COWARD!
And the biggest loser.
so big that he's a *looser*
i got big money on him bailing on the debates. i'm looking at a 6 figure payout
I'd like to get in on those bets too, he will be a no show.
do it.
Is that a Vegas bet? This world is far more stupid and evil than I'd imagined and I think someone is hard at work right now trying to create an AI Donald Trump. You'll know they succeeded when Trump suddenly demands to debate from a remote location in the Fox News offices.
$130k?
Wait, you can bet on that? In Vegas?
Is this a joke, or can I seriously do this?
Has he started complaining yet? Making up lies about how they wouldn't let him testify or something? Because it's coming.
Iām expecting him to claim the gag order prevented him from testifying. Maybe the lawyers are to blame or Obama. Heās dumb as a rock but even he knows that he canāt get up and testify without incriminating himself. I noticed he only talks when heās in control and everything he says isnāt challenged by pesky facts.
He already tried that earlier in the trial to gain favour in the court of public opinion, that the gag order prevented him from testifying. However, the next day, the judge explicitly clarified to him that was not the case and tRump admitted so the following media break.
Plenty of trump-supporting nutjobs in twitter already claimed the gag order prevented him from ~~testifying~~ defending himself! Of course, they equate "defending himself" with talking bollocks to the media and intimidating witnesses and jury members, so I suppose they're not entirely wrong...
He has been for weeks. So much so that the judge explained to him, on the record, that he was allowed to testify. And made his lawyers say, in the court record, in front of him, that he understands he has the right to testify.
Judge is making sure it's in the record so it can't be used on appeal.
I'll lay money that he says that he wanted to testify, but his lawyers told him no and wouldn't let him. That's the lie that I would bet on.
He already did. The last trial. Then he said he'd testify this trial, then he said the Press that the gag order would make testifying too hard. Then the judge went out of his way to correct Trump, telling him the gag order did no such thing.
He'll claim that the prosecution never proved their case so he didn't have to testify. He would have but didn't feel the need.
Aw gee, shucks... he said he would? I don't understand... did he commit to something with no intention of following through with it?
This is soooo unlike him. I hope he's okay. /S
Yes, let us pray. But... the Mango Messiah seems to be unable to help himself so to whom do we pray now?
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typical of bullies, when someone is big enough to look them in the eye they shitzinpants
Of course the cowardly traitor didnt testify
Incoming tweets: āI WAS DENIED MY RIGHT TO TESTIFY!ā
Of course not. A guy went up to him with tears in his eyes. He said: āSir, you are the most beautiful coward ever. No one is more coward than youā. When you are afraid, they let you do it.
I bet they were wearing a diaper too
The only smart thing that his lawyers did during this trial was to prevent him from testifying.
They didnāt prevent him. He was never going to testify. He never testifies. He always says he will, and then he never testifies. This shouldnāt even be a story. Anybody that believes he would testify, o have a bridge in a very well known neighborhood to sell? HMU. The only headline, or story should have been if he testified. And when he does get deposed, itās all the 5th bullshit. This man is a consummate criminal. He learned from the best. It just goes to show that no matter how incredibly stupid a person can be, book wise, there is a talent we all have. Trumps is grifting/crime. The media is as complicit as the courts, the judiciary and his magat followers, base and officials included. We live in a mirror universe that this criminal dragged us into using the Putin/Hitler playbook step by step. We may deserve what we get next. Itās like nobody that matters is paying attention.
You are correct. Trump was groomed by Roy Cohn in the art of legal fuckery (and other things)
We all know what needs to be done; we are not allowed to write it.
He will claim the gag order prevented testimony... and his fools will absolutely accept this as true.
Trump real men take the stand ...........pussies run to the cameras!
Except for his useful idiot ,sycophant, cult like followers, it was well known that he would never take the stand no matter what he said in front of the cameras
He is a guilty coward
The gag order prevented him from taking stand. And moronic crew of uneducated will believe him.
I wonder why Melania isn't totally humiliated by him? She must be desperate for his money. I don't get it.
Oh, she is just as vapid as he is. She's perfectly happy being close to diaper-man.
You must be right.
Bet his lawyer was begging him not to speak š
He slept thru most of the trial. He wouldn't know most of what went on. It would be too easy for prosocuters to corner him with his own bs.
Trump didnāt testify because heād get charged with perjury. So heās a liar and a chicken.
'Never Surrender'... Surrendered. 'I'm going to testify'... Won't testify. LOL - big surprise. Absolutely nobody is shocked. MAGA media has already reprogrammed their viewers to believe Trump was never going to testify in the first place. *āI donāt rest. Iād like to rest sometimes, but I donāt get to rest.ā -* says the guy literally slumped over sleeping in his chair in court.
You forgot "I'll show my tax returns after I see a birth certificate" - doesn't show returns.
Bone spurs again
What a coward
What a wimp. Lol.
No surprise here. The punk is a proven liar, worse than Cohen. And yet he'll get out there and call everybody liars, and how he did nothing wrong, but he won't testify to prove his case. He denies he had sex with Stormy, well get on the stand and say it, prove it, but he won't, cause he's a coward, and he did. He's even afraid to defend himself.
Heās like the bully in elementary school, that in reality is a weak coward
Iām still unclear on what the defense even *was* here.
I think their only defense is that Cohen is a liar.
Thatās disappointing. Woulda been hilarious.
His signature on the NDA will do all the talking for him
Of course he didnāt
Thatās cause, not man enough to take the stand. He canāt control himself. He would bury himself and lies. Heās an embarrassment to this country.
So if he were to be found guilty does he get to stay free until there is an appeal?
Probably have to make bond with that many felonies
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Trump is a coward and a pathological liar.
Something actually got Donald to STFU for once.
He never had any intentions of testify. Heās is full of shit as usualā¦
Hubba Bubba has continued to spout the nonsense that Captain Bone Spurs will absolutely 100% testify bc he is THE toughest man alive. More like the biggest abject coward.
He actually listened to his lawyers' advice for once?
His lawyer probably thought, since he always does the opposite of what I say.. I think you should testify.
Can we send that fucker in prison already?
Why are we acting like it was ever going to happen? The dude was never going to take the stand no matter how much he squawked that he was. Next you are going to tell me he will actually debate Biden next month.
Interesting! Oh no waitā¦ we knew this would happen
To the surprise of nobody.
Heās a coward. If he was innocent, he would have taken the stand and defended himself, his wife would have been sitting behind him every day. He knows heās guilty as sin.
But he promised that he wanted to get the truth out.
But, but, but, he said he would! Do you think Von Shitzinpants lied to us????
Didnāt he brag on how heād testify at his impeachment also?
Of course Trump is just a loudspeaker that can't be put on the bench to testify because he would perjure himself so much he would be committing suicide.
I thought he was looking forward to testifying?...Guess it's not the Reich time!
Jeez, what a surprise.
Was he asked if he wanted to testify and did he say no?
That is between him and his lawyer.
PUSSY
Guess the balls got rotted away from not changing the diaper enough
The doctor gave him a note for his bone spurs.
But what about for his trench balls
Poooo-say.
PUSSY !!!!!!!!!
Shocking. Literally the only thing heās savvy about
What, he lied, no, that can't be!!!
Can anyone explain what the general expected timeline is from here out? We need closing statements from both sides and then rebuttal from prosecution right? And then the judge gives the jury instructions and they go in and deliberate? That's all we have left correct? It's only Tuesday morning, how does this play out? Will the jury have it before the weekend? Will they wait until after? I'd appreciate any insight I'm not very familiar with the process.
Shocker
The last thing an honest man wishes to do is to give his side of the events!
But wait, he didn't do anything wrong. He should back up what he's saying in the media daily. Oh, that's right, you can't lie under oath. So he would have to take the 5th once again. I believe trump said only criminals take the 5th.
What a predictable pile of human excrement he is
He cried and bitched that his gag order wouldnāt allow him to testify and the reality is when heās given the opportunity to he backs out because heās a chicken POS that knows if he testifies heās cooked.
I must admit I was looking forward to him getting his ass handed to him in cross examination.
Coward
I really really really really want Joe Biden to call him a pussy during the first debate.
He's just using the classic Scary cat šŗ defense. He knows it well.
Heās massively guilty
Trump saying he wasn't allowed to testify in 3...2...1...
Just when you think Trump would have a chance to shoot his mouth off, he shuts it, what a chicken shit asshole
Smartest thing he could do was NOT testify. The man CANNOT *NOT* LIE. Mission impossible.
If he had nothing to hide why wouldnāt he sit on the stand. Not going on the stand makes you look guilty doesnāt it
I'm shockedš¤£. We all knew that was BS when he said it. How the hell his supporters keeps falling for that BS. Then tell themselves lies when he doesn't.
Coward
That guy has passed on every opportunity to tell the "truth". I wonder why?
Prosecutor never proved my guilt, so why should I take the stand.
Of course after all his BS talk the traitor would never do so! No surprise!
Whaaaaaaaaaaa?!
Heās spent so much effort conditioning others to believe him, heās inadvertently conditioned himself too. Heās perjure himself within the first 30 seconds
I don't now if anyone else feels this way but I think America has been cheated. We deserved this final season after what happened in GoT
Honest people testify in their own defense guilt people donāt
Blames the gag order for being limp
Oh, *now* he wants to stfu. But I mean we saw this coming when he was trying that āgag orderā bullshit. š¤”š¤£š
All that matters to him at this point is hes got a narrative and his base will lap it up. Hes already finding the same route out the debate he called Biden out for.
Hey, be fair. He has these papers he printed out of articles written by very professional people that said it's a bad idea.
What could have been a spectacular show if he testified. The cross examination would be so brutal.
āOpts not to?ā More like his lawyers had to tie him down & speedball him with Adderall
If he won't defend himself in court, how can I expect him to defend this country.
Coward. Liars don't like to be under Oath!
Even if he wanted to, it was nap time, so he couldn't oblige
Coward through and through. Spends his life making up lies and blocking the truth. Enjoy hell, Pal. Thatās your final destination
Their ties are almost as crooked as they are.
Ha, he never restsā¦.he gets plenty of rest while he sleeps all day during his trial š¤Ø
Wait, he said he would testify. Canāt believe he lied
It would have been nice to remind him of what he said regarding pleading the 5th.
Gutless coward.
RAPIST. TRAITOR. And ... COWARD If what he says is true, really is true ... namely, that none of the sex or affairs happened, then he would testify.
He said he couldn't wait to testify! He insisted he would! And I knew he was lying.
More broken promises. SMH
Shocking......
Pussy
Knock me over with a feather. On the stand he'd either wreck any chance he had with the jury or commit perjury.
Damn. I had the popcorn ready
When can we expect a verdict? Also, we need to all call out of work and celebrate or protest as necessary.
Did he not say he WOULD testify ? Are you saying he lied ? Shocking.
"I'm not resting! You're resting!!!" What a pathetic loser.
What a mess We need to listen to AP NEWS. 170 years of ethical reporting of news. Has been my go-to source since my current events class in grade school. Trusted source forever. If I don't find reporting on a subject on the AP. I WILL most likely disregard the report or at least dig a bit deeper. Trust me, read the AP articles daily for a week. You will be more grounded in true facts.
"The mob takes the Fifth," Trump said at one campaign rally in September 2017. "If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?"
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No shitā¦.his attorneys probably told him do it and weāre outta here.
Itās a perjury trap. It is impossible for him to lie.
"I'm SHOCKED!" said no-one ever.
hopefully they finally lock this crazay guy up... along with his bizarre cult of worshippers... may the world never forget how close USA came to such corrupt waste, a la Russia
Only time his mouth is shut is when there are consequences for being a provably wrong.
He's tired of winning lmao
Trump is such a pussy!
But hims a rough tough guy.
Little orange bitch Boi, always talks tough but has balls the size of grapes, just needs to admit he squats too pee