The focus of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial is expected to shift Thursday from what witnesses are saying in the courtroom to what the former president has said when he leaves.
Contempt hearing puts renewed focus on Trump's rhetoric about witnesses, jurors in hush money trialThe focus of Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial is expected to shift Thursday morning from what witnesses are saying in the courtroom to what the former president has said when he leaves.
Trump is on trial for allegedly falsifying business records to hide the reimbursement of a hush money payment his then-attorney Michael Cohen made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels in order to boost his electoral prospects in the 2016 presidential election. The former president has denied all wrongdoing.
While the nine earlier statements were posted to Trump's social media account or campaign website, the four additional alleged violations occurred during Trump's remarks to the media, including one alleged violation that took place steps from the courtroom itself. "Well, Michael Cohen is a convicted liar and he's got no credibility whatsoever," Trump said. "David Pecker, I don't know exactly what he's going to be testifying against but or about, but he'll be testifying today."
"This is a message to Pecker: Be nice," prosecutor Christopher Conroy told Judge Merchan last week. "It's a message to others: I have a platform, and I will talk about you and I can say things like this, or things like what I said about Cohen. It's a message to everyone involved in this proceeding, including this Court."
Prosecutors, for their part, have suggested that Trump -- who has compared himself to a "modern day Nelson Mandela" -- might actually be aiming for incarceration.
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