Anonymous Jurors were "nodding" and "smi(...) 05/16/24(Thu)21:17:30 No. 1295652 Michael Cohen, the star witness in Donald Trump's hush money case, appears to have made an impact on some members of the jury, according to CNN legal analyst Norm Eisen. Eisen, an attorney who has been attending trial proceedings, observed "six jurors who were nodding or smiling, or agreeing with Cohen at one point in his testimony." Cohen's testimony, considered a key part of the prosecution's case, could persuade jurors that Trump was directly connected to the falsified business records used to cover up the money he paid for the silence of Stormy Daniels, an adult film actress he allegedly had sex with. And while he was expected to fall easy prey to cross-examination by Todd Blanche, a seasoned lawyer on Trump's defense team, Cohen appears to have exceed the low expectations. Prosecutors "very skillfully played the expectation game throughout the trial," said Eisen, comparing the dynamics to that of a presidential debate. "They elicited criticism of Cohen from every witness. The jury is the ultimate audience for the expectation, and they surpassed the jury and the judge's expectations." The testimony's effectiveness might have also been helped by a subpar performance from Blanche, who tried to pin Trump's former fixer as a man driven by financial profit and petty grudges but instead came across as meandering and off-topic. Cohen, who spent three years in a federal prison after he pleaded guilty to his involvement in the same hush money scheme at the heart of the Manhattan trial, simply acknowledged questions about whether or not he said or posted certain things about Trump with "that sounds like something I would say." Several jurors reportedly found such exchanges amusing. "You could see the judge berating Blanche," said Eisen. "And then he ordered the questions struck from the record, and the jury did hear that." https://www.salon.com/2024/05/16/jurors-were-nodding-and-smiling-as-michael-cohen-testified-which-may-be-a-sign-for/ >>
Anonymous 05/16/24(Thu)23:12:06 No. 1295666 >>1295652 Republicans will spin this to mean they're biased against Trump and the charges should be dismissed.>>
Anonymous 05/17/24(Fri)10:44:06 No. 1295751 Cohen got his knees chopped out from under him by the defense, per CNN Not to worry, we'll discuss this is the thread about the trial that reflects reality, not this leftist hugbox version >>
Anonymous 05/17/24(Fri)13:21:35 No. 1295782 The walls are closing in. >>
Anonymous 05/17/24(Fri)13:39:23 No. 1295783 >>1295751 Aren't all the Republican leaders showing up to the trail to act as Trump's hugbox?>>
Anonymous 05/17/24(Fri)13:43:25 No. 1295786 >>1295783 They're there to say the things to the cameras which Trump can't say because of his gag order.>>
Anonymous 05/17/24(Fri)15:06:27 No. 1295843 >>1295786 Which, if he's directing them to, would violate his gag order (he's not allowed to talk about it with anyone except his lawyers)>>
Anonymous 05/17/24(Fri)15:07:49 No. 1295844 >>1295843 To be fair no one is going to call him out on that, not Biden, not the judge, not Merrick Garland, not anyone.>>
Anonymous 05/17/24(Fri)15:13:14 No. 1295849 >>1295844 Merchan definitely would jail him. The other two I dunno, doesn't matter what they say.>>
Anonymous 05/17/24(Fri)15:13:44 No. 1295850 >>1295786 They're there to show their allegiance to and do the bidding of a man who does not hold any office in the United States, all while abandoning their duties and the oath they swore as United States representatives. All on the taxpayer dime, of course. Turns out Trump was the Deep State all along.>>
Anonymous 05/17/24(Fri)15:14:50 No. 1295852 >>1295843 OMG if I still had my penis I'd have a "Trump's going to jail!!" boner right now, sisters>>
Anonymous 05/17/24(Fri)15:16:08 No. 1295854 >>1295852 Good performance post.>>
Anonymous 05/17/24(Fri)15:30:45 No. 1295859 >>1295852 Ha this guy has no weiner>>
Anonymous 05/17/24(Fri)15:33:59 No. 1295861 >>1295859 And I'm wearing a dress.>>
Anonymous 05/17/24(Fri)16:17:57 No. 1295896 >>1295859 >guy IT'S "MAIMED"!!! You fucking transphobe!>>
Anonymous 05/30/24(Thu)23:50:54 No. 1299806 >>1295652 Well, looks like this was right.
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