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8 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

I could listen to that on The View and it would sound just as stupid.

So you admit to watching The View?  Maybe you should get a hobby or a job? Maybe go back and complete that GED, which would put you one up on R Rep Boebert?

What about it is 'stupid'? That it contains facts, such as Hope Hicks' testimony and the documents?

I appreciate facts are anathema to trumpers. They prefer Kellyanne's "alternative facts" (aka lies) and Rudy's 'truth isn't truth'. Good trumpers lower the Rebel Flag on the F-150 pickup to half mast on the anniversary of Kellyanne's "Bowling Green Massacre". Do you?

6 minutes ago, Yagoda said:

Because the only way Trump could win was to have the Russians interfere in our elections. If the Russians hadnt microtargeted Hillary voters and conviced them, almost by brainwashing, to vote for The Most Sublime Orangeness, she would have won.

Incidentally, that is willful cooperation, and was even noted by the Republican-led Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, when it released its report on Russia and trump.

The silly "no collusion" claims of trumpers was laid bare as a lie even by Republican Senators. Lucky donny had lapdog Barr as his AG back then.

As for 'microtargeting'...trump voters tend toward gullibility and stupidity. trump owns the QAnon demographic, and his goobers buy into virtually all of trump's lies. Putin is clever enough to know what works with the feeble minded.

donny claims he cannot wait to take the stand. Well, among Stormy, donny and McDougal, at least one is lying, and possibly---though it seems unlikely to rational people---two.

Thus, if all three testify, somebody will have committed perjury.

trump's defense likely knows two things:

---who is telling the truth about the two alleged affairs

---donny's propensity to mouth off and be his own worst enemy

donny tried to claim earlier, that as much as he wanted to testify, the gag order would prevent him from doing so. In the early minutes of the next day in court, the judge advised donny and his defense that the gag order absolutely did not prevent him from taking the stand, and that donny is welcome to testify under oath.

Let's see if donny's bluff is called, or if the defense wisely intervenes and stops donny from taking the stand. Also, if the prosecution so chose, it could subpoena phone records going back the time of the alleged affair and check out Stormy's claims of calls, plus do the same after McDougal takes the stand. While not damning in and of themselves, they would lend credence to the two women's testimony.

Meanwhile, The Third Wife is sitting somewhere listening to the descriptions Stormy gave in court today. 3rd wifey knows if she slept in separate rooms back then, and she also knows if donny has or had a set of black satin or silk pajamas. I doubt she is going to think, "Wow! Good guess, Stormy". Separate bedrooms may well be replaced by separate States.

Again, establishing the fact of the affair just corroborates previous testimony of Hope Hicks (trump feared exposure could hurt his election chances), which along with the documents detailing the payoff scheme and accounting, back up the case that all was done because of election fears. That is what elevates the actions---per NY State statute---from misdemeanor to felony.

A much better, and much more believable defense---using the Stormy and upcoming McDougal testimony as slow pitch softballs---would have been that trump is admittedly embarrassed about what the impish Universe handed him in terms of male junk, and that the payoff scheme and subsequent fraudulent accounting was not aimed at influencing the election, but rather just saving trump public embarrassment.

Had his defense done that, and made the jury believe it, the charges would be reduced to a mere misdemeanor, not a felony, and a small fine would have been the worst case.

Instead, the prosecution is making a strong case that trump's intent was directly related to influencing the election. The jury may or may not agree, but given the Stormy testimony, would definitely have bought the argument the payoff was all about shame and embarrassment.

Lost opportunity.

Here’s what the prosecution did today, after previous witnesses had already noted:

---trump voiced concern that news of the Stormy affair would hurt him in the voting booth (Hope Hicks)

---handwritten documents noting the manner in which the hush money payoff would be accounted for fraudulently in the business records, including grossing up the amount of repayment to Michael Cohen to account for tax liability

---a series of checks for the payoff all signed by trump

---a statement by trump that he always signs all checks

Having established the fraudulent method and intent (so that it meets the NY State statute for a felony), the prosecution then puts Stormy on the stand so she can give her side of an incident trump denies ever happened. The jury then has to listen to that and---after the Access Hollywood transcript---assess trump’s believe-ability re not only the affair, but more importantly his intent involving the payoff scheme. Trump’s own statement on the Access Hollywood tape certainly lays out the framework for why Stormy’s testimony might be believed by the jury vs trump’s ongoing denials.

This is the gist of today’s transcript of Stormy’s testimony, heard in graphic detail by the jury:

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Stormy is at a golf tournament representing a porn company that sponsored a hole at the tournament. Trump, with a 4 month old infant at home with his 3rd wife, has his bodyguard ask Stormy if she wants to join trump for dinner. She goes to his hotel room and is met by trump at the door in his black pajamas. There is no dinner. Stormy tells him to ‘get dressed’. Trump tells her he will get her on his Game Show and help her cheat by giving her the challenges beforehand, so she can prepare. He tells her that he and his 3rd wife don’t sleep in the same room. He asks her when she was last tested for STDs. He tells her she reminds him of his daughter (sicko!). Stormy goes to the bathroom, and when she returns trump has stripped down to his tighty-whities. She tries to leave, and he steps between her and the door. He says he thought she was “serious about what you want to do”, and “if you ever want to get out of that trailer park”…blah blah blah. They have sex and he doesn’t wear a condom. They meet several more times, where he makes more sexual advances, but they don’t have sex again. Only when he tells her he isn’t going to put her on his Game Show that she stops taking his phone calls.

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Later we will hear how defense explains away all of this, which is likely to include more denials of the affair. In the interim, Susan McDougal will take the stand and testify about her alleged 10 month affair with trump around the same time as Stormy. When defense denies that affair, too, the prosecution will be able to cross examine both Stormy and McDougal for corroborating details about trump’s physicality (or lack thereof)….all for the jury and the world to hear. That will make it more difficult for the jury to believe trump’s denials. Toss in the E Jean Carroll trial testimony and civic jury verdict, and odds favor Stormy and McDougal’s version of events. (Up to trump how he addresses things with his 3rd wife, who would know exactly what trump’s physicality looks like.)

The jury will be tasked with determining if the entire payoff scheme meets the level of felony according to the NY State statute, while the US electorate will have to decide if they want to elect an alleged small (nickname for Richard) serial philanderer and pathological liar as President. For the rest of his life people will not be able to help glancing at the fly on trump’s pants and laughing about what Stormy and maybe McDougal said he’s packing (or not packing) behind the façade of fake Alpha Male. If Biden stopped to trump’s level re nicknames, one can guess what it might be…Dickless donny or maybe Post-op Transtrump

Having the good fortune of spending my life around people of superior intellect, whether in school, university, or work, it took the rise of trump to remind me that the IQ Bell Curve has a left of the mean. Move a std dev or two left of the man, and one arrives in trumpistan. It's clear listening to the goobers at his rallies or reading any comment from people who support him. Ask his goobers what his policies are, and all they have to offer is a slogan, usually limited to four words or less. They are all losers who live vicariously through him...but remain losers. Such is life.

I suspect trump might win in November. His goobers will rejoice, until the US economy slips into Depression, UE soars to double digits, the dollar collapses, and trump tries to distract by nuking Iran. The idiot has no knowledge whatsoever of economics (he said recently he---not the Fed---will dictate interest rate policy, so expect massive inflation), and clearly a deep hatred for the ideals upon which the US was founded. Re elections, donny is heads I win, tails you lose. Even the clown sucking up to be his VP (Sen Scott) would not commit to accepting the results in November if trump loses. Scott is a disgrace to the Senate and the country.

Let his goobers suffer. Let they reap what they sowed. A vote for trump is a Darwin Award in waiting.

38 minutes ago, Robert Paulson said:

Trump derangement on full display. Imagine thinking trump is somehow worse than Biden,or any of them for that matter. 

In your mirror, is what I assume you mean.

44 Presidents never had any need for immunity and the nation grew to become the world's major economy and power. Only trump tries to argue that lack of immunity would hamstring a President.

I assume trump has the self-awareness to know he is a career criminal, and that now that he chose to be in the public eye, he might finally be held accountable. Thus, his strategy is delay delay delay, and then hope he wins in November so he can pardon himself.

Puzzled by your not worse than Biden "or any of them for that matter"

Perhaps my history is a little weak, but I cannot recall any other POTUS who is also a convicted charity fraudster, a convicted sex offender, a convicted bank fraudster, a convicted insurance fraudster, and was under felony indictment for stealing highly classified documents and then lying about returning them, trying to play mob boss and pressure a State official to commit voter fraud, foment an insurrection aimed at stopping the peaceful transfer of power, and getting involved in a scheme to appoint fake electors who would certify a fake election result.

As for Biden, I do know the 'Freedumb Cockups' in the House have been trying for 3 years to manufacture some crime Biden ostensibly committed so they can impeach him, but despite their best efforts, have come up short (like 'Little Gym' Jordan) again and again.

26 minutes ago, stoner said:

 

what's wrong with you ? 

 

 

He responded to you, where you simply said "a provable liar". You need to back that up, rather than just state it as fact with no proof.

Here's an example of how to do it:

trump is a provable liar. See this LINK:

https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-bombardment-dishonesty-fact-checking-090029549.html

Of course proving trump is a pathological liar is easier than proving gravity exists on the planet Earth. Probably more than any public figure ever, trump fits that old Q&A "How do you know he's lying? His lips are moving."

1 hour ago, thaibeachlovers said:

The real Thai smile vanished decades ago.

Thailand isn't alone. I have not been in any country this century where the people are happy. Modern life sucks biggly.

Wow! I couldn't disagree more.

While there are some things unpleasant in today's world, life is largely as great as it has ever been, and certainly better than most times going back thousands of years. People are more equal under the law than at any time in human history. For anyone in a developed country, it has never been easier to gain knowledge and---if one is so inclined---to rise to a economic position, and with more conveniences, than the wealthiest people in the world a hundred years ago. It has never been easier to become stinking rich, if that is one's goal. Also, almost the entire body of human knowledge is within easy reach, owing to the internet and web. That is an astonishing advantage and a great equalizer. Look around and one can find decent and interesting people most anywhere, too, so long as one is open to it.

As for Thailand, there may well be more pressure on the average person due to rising prices, personal debt and a political system that is designed to never change, but if one behaves politely, most Thais are as friendly as ever. They are looking for a peaceful oasis as much as anyone, so be that oasis and they will respond. Yes, some do judge books by their cover, so the fat, tatted up gruff old foreigner in a wife beater t-shirt may well put some people off and have to work harder to win people over, but be well presented and under emotional control, and few will experience any problem or feel any resentment. (Sometimes foreigners are their own worst enemy...yesterday I was shopping in Siam Paragon and a young 30-ish Western male was walking around that major shopping center shirtless. That isn't going to win friends and influence people in a positive way.)

Though slightly off topic, I have a residence in the countryside of a European nation with a reputation for arrogant and dismissive people. On a recent visit there, the folks were incredibly welcoming and friendly.....in shops, restaurants, the airport, even in my gym. It seems in many places in this world there are pockets of friendliness breaking out. A good many people are simply sick and tired of wallowing in self-pity or depression.

To quote Andy Dufresne, Get busy living or get busy dying.

2 hours ago, Yellowtail said:

A one day riot

It was an attempt by terrorists, traitors and assorted moronic lowlife scum---orchestrated by the Loser-in-Chief---to overturn 245 years of American democracy. Two hundred years from now it will be held by historians on par with the Civil War, Pearl Harbor and 9-11, as one of the most egregious attacks against the United States ever.

All should have been Babbittized, including the one who fomented it.

I suspect that once the delay tactics are done, SC Smith---who can change his indictment as he wishes and as new data comes in---will charge trump with Sedition, a capital offense. Fry the fatty!

So a Hollywood actor has no right to have his opinions broadcast, but Performance Actors on Fox, like Hannity and Watters, do? Before he was fired, Tucker Carlson hyad plenty of opinions about both politics and individual people, though when he faced a court proceeding. Carlson's lawyer argued that his client should not be taken seriously and was just an entertainer.

Where is this rule book that makes De Niro bad or his opinions irrelevant, but Carlson, Hannity, Watters, etc., all okay?

1 hour ago, Yellowtail said:

Dozing off clearly proves how terrified he is.

 

You guys crack me up. 

Dozing off clearly proves how OLD and OUT OF SHAPE he is.

He looks like death warmed over, even when awake.

Dozing off and farting....heck of an Alpha Male...at least among his loser cult.

While I'm not a psychiatrist, I suspect Tucker is batsh!t crazy. He is on many YouTube videos discussing UFOs, claiming they are not "alien", but rather "demonic", and have always been here, apparently living in the ocean somewhere. He claims authorities have made a deal with these demons. He uses Biblical stories to back up his claims.

The clown trump sent out a post on his TS social media about how he just "closes my beautiful blue eyes" to focus, not snooze.

More trump lies.

The Cohen nickname (Von Sh!tzinPants) is childish, but absolutely appropriate for trump, who gives any and all critics and opponents similarly childish nicknames.

Jimmy Kimmel has called trump "Gasolini" and "The Founding Farter". Kimmel also took pride in the fact he was introduced as evidence in the trial, as he had Stormy on his show in 2018, which forced trump to go into damage control. Kimmel jokingly said he wished another part of his Stormy interview could have been entered, and then replayed the part where Stormy is asked to chose the most appropriate mushroom from a display Kimmel put before her. (For the record, Stormy chose a tiny little nubbin, saying "That's the closest one")

He might also just try to stop lying.

Outside the courtroom today, trump claimed that, though he really wants to testify, he is not allowed because he's under a gag order.

That, apparently, is the excuse he will float to his goobers when---after claiming he's ready to testify---he will not go anywhere near the witness stand.

Of course it's a lie. The gag order does not prohibit him from testifying. If he (and his lawyer) really wanted him to testify, he is welcome to do so.

I wonder if the fever swamps will run with his lie, or point out reality. I'm going to guess they run with his lie, and act all faux outraged.

While your argument has some validity, trump is unlikely to win over independents by admitting he's:

---a pathological liar

---a serial philanderer

---a career business fraudster (his previous convictions for bank, insurance and charity fraud just add to his negative image)

He will never lose his cult, as they have never been rational, nor do they care even if he was a pedo or cannibal. They would just worship him more for 'being who he is'. His cult lives vicariously through him. They have no clue what his policies are, other than to 'own the libs'. They see via him a chance to forget the banal and meaningless lives they have led, and 'get back' at all the people who have succeeded in life without excuse. trump's appeal is that he gives his cult an excuse for being what they are: losers.

"it depends on what the meaning of 'is' is".

Step aside, Bill Clinton. You've been one upped.

Witness denied 'a romantic sexual relationship' with Stormy and trump. Prosecution got 'romantic' taken away, and asked again.

Witness denied 'a sexual relationship' with Stormy and trump. Prosecution got 'relationship' taken away, and asked again.

"One night stand" held. Thus, this first witness is alleging trump lied.

Stormy takes the stand soon. Also Karen McDougal. If prosecution can get the jury to believe trump lied about both affairs, and both were done at the time wifey #3 was recovering from the birth of the boy trump now screams "UNFAIR" because he (lied) and said the judge won't let him attend the HS graduation of the kid, the jury impression of trump is going to keep sinking.

When the jury sees trump as the sleazeball he is, getting them to accept the prosecution link of the payoffs/accounting as a felony will be easier.

One other thing....poor little trump whines about having to sit in a 'cold' courtroom all day. Apparently he has zero sympathy for jurors, witnesses and court officials sitting in the same room all day solely because of trump's actions.  "Me Me Me" Everything is always and only about poor little trump.