Former President Donald Trump denounced Democrats as a group of “fascists” after a “very good day” in court that included continued testimony from defendant Michael Cohen.
“‘The problem for Democrats is that massive polling shows that voters see through their fraud and don’t like what’s going on,'” Trump said Tuesday afternoon. He spoke outside the courtroom, reading excerpts from Fox News contributor Charlie Hart. “You’ll see just how much Democrats fear President Trump this Saturday night as 100,000 enthusiastic people gather on a New Jersey beach boardwalk to cheer him on. ”
President Trump interjected: “I don’t think they’re afraid of anything. They’re fascists.”
President Trump went on to read other news excerpts denouncing the incident as “election interference” and went on to say in court that Tuesday was “a very good day.”
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Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. president Donald Trump faces charges as his criminal trial continues on charges that he falsified business records to hide money he paid to hush porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016. Speaking to the media (May 7, 2024, New York, USA). (Reuters/David Dee Delgado/Pool)
“I had a very good day. I think it will expose this scam for what it is,” he said.
Tuesday’s trial continued with testimony from President Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen. The lawsuit focuses on Cohen’s alleged $130,000 payment to settle allegations of a 2006 affair with former porn performer Stormy Daniels. President Trump has denied any relationship with Daniels.
5/11/2024 General view: A large crowd gathers on Wildwood Beach today as presidential candidate Donald Trump takes the stage at 5pm ET. Trump supporters reportedly camped on the beach overnight for the former president’s rally today. (Fox News Digital Image Direct)
Prosecutors allege that the Trump Organization reimbursed Cohen and fraudulently recorded the payments as legal costs. Prosecutors are working to prove that President Trump falsified records with criminal or criminal intent. cover up a second crime. Trump has maintained his innocence and maintained his innocence in the case.
Mr. Cohen faced cross-examination on Tuesday, during which Mr. Trump’s defense team asked a series of questions about Mr. Cohen’s numerous TikTok videos. They included videos calling Trump a “crying son of a bitch” and a “dictator’s filth bag.” Cohen told the court that he had trouble sleeping at night and that posting TikTok videos about Trump was “out.”
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Stormy Daniels will testify in former President Donald Trump’s criminal trial on charges that he falsified business records to hide money paid to hush porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016. This courtroom sketch at the Manhattan State Courthouse on May 9, 2024 in New York City, USA. . (Reuters/Jane Rosenberg)
Trump’s lawyer, Todd Blanche, asked Cohen whether he has regularly commented on his podcast that he wants Trump to be convicted in the case. Mr. Cohen responded that he may have said that because he wanted Mr. Trump to be held accountable.
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Cohen’s testimony on Tuesday detailed in court that he used his own money to pay Daniels in 2016, and also acknowledged in court that he secretly recorded Trump’s remarks on his iPhone that same year. It follows the statement.
Former President Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen is scheduled to testify Monday. (Yuki Iwamura/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
The case stalled again on Tuesday, with the Appellate Division of the New York Supreme Court issuing an order denying the Trump campaign’s attempts to repeal the gag order, which the 45th president has repeatedly denounced as “unconstitutional.” It was day.
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“We recognize Judge Marchand’s commitment to the First Amendment rights of appellants and the Court’s historic commitment to ensuring the fair administration of justice in criminal cases, and to those involved in or connected to criminal proceedings. “We find that the right to be free from intimidation, intimidation, and harassment was properly weighed,” and harm,” the New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department, said in an order Tuesday.
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On May 14, former President Donald Trump was indicted in Manhattan State Court in New York City on charges of falsifying business records to hide money he paid to hush porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016. Defendant Michael Cohen is cross-examined by defense attorney Todd Blanche during his criminal trial. , 2024 in this courtroom sketch. (Reuters/Jane Rosenberg)
Presiding Judge Juan Marchan imposed a gag order on Trump before the start of his criminal trial in New York, banning the presumptive Republican presidential nominee from testifying against witnesses, lawyers in the case, or court or prosecutor’s office staff. ordered not to speak publicly or instruct others to do so. Or a staff member’s family.
During the trial, Marchan later ruled that Trump violated the order on 10 occasions and was fined a total of $10,000. The violations stemmed from messages President Trump posted on Truth Social and his campaign website.
Trump’s lawyers now have the opportunity to appeal the gag order to the New York Court of Appeals.
“The gag order imposed by Judge Juan Melchán, a rival judge in the Manhattan lawless district prosecution case, is unconstitutional and un-American. “The threat to jail a leading candidate is a Third World authoritarian tactic typical of crooked Joe Biden and his ilk,” Trump campaign spokesman Stephen Chan said Tuesday. He first spoke to FOX News Digital.
Various political allies of former President Trump showed up Tuesday. (Getty Images)
Also on Tuesday were Trump allies, including 2024 presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy, Florida Rep. Byron Donald, Florida Rep. Cory Mills and North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum. It was also noticeable that he joined the former president’s court.
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Trump’s allies also held a press conference on Tuesday, calling the trial a “sham.”
Michael Cohen, the prosecutor in state court in Manhattan, New York, faces Trump’s criminal trial on charges of falsifying business records to hide money he paid to hush porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016. Former President Donald Trump and his lawyer Emil Bove watch as he is interrogated by prosecutor Susan Hoffinger. York City, USA, May 14, 2024 Courtroom Sketches. (Reuters/Jane Rosenberg)
“This is fake. This is not the United States of America. This is a third-rate banana republic,” Ramaswamy said.
“There was nothing wrong here. There was nothing wrong with President Trump,” Donald added. “The only thing that’s wrong is this judge. His daughter is making money, she’s raising money for the Democratic Party, and all of her fundraising emails, all of her fundraising, she’s using this website. It’s about a trial. He wouldn’t do that.” This is a travesty of justice. It’s an abuse of the judicial system. ”
Trump’s lawyers had previously asked that Marchand’s daughter be removed from the case because she works as a Democratic consultant.
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The trial resumed Thursday at 9:30 a.m. and is scheduled to end a little earlier at 4 p.m. due to a prior agreement with the jury. Mr. Cohen is expected to return to the stand to continue his cross-examination.
The prosecution team revealed Tuesday that Cohen was the final witness.
