by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book Substack
100 CENTRE ST COURT, May 20 – In the Trump Trial what was supposed to be the last morning of the prosecution case ended with a fight whether C-SPAN footage of Trump with his bodyguard Keith Schiller on the evening of October 24, 2016 was relevant and if so, it is is hearsay.
Justice Merchan rules that it's relevant, and said he would return from the hastily called lunch break with his views on hearsay and its exception. Would the prosecution have to arrange to fly back in their C-SPAN witness from Ohio?
Already, closing argument were pushed a full week back, from May 21 to May 28, after Memorial Day. Would Justice Merchan maintain his Wednesday breaks, inserting an off day between summations and deliberations?
Near the end of cross examination of Cohen, Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche got Cohen to admit stealing $30,000 due to Red Finch (for buying IP addresses to juice Trump up to ninth place in a CNBC poll).
But then, in the style of Earl Stanley Gardner's Perry Mason, the photo Googled from CSPAN's website.
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