OK- #TrumpTrial re-starts, Stormy day after Justice Merchan threatened to jail Trump for contempt. NY says 8 days left in their case. Multiday were Pecker & Davidson - Inner City Press will live tweet, thread belowamazon.com/dp/B0D2V212N2
amazon.com/dp/B0D39TBQ7R Trump has arrived, blue suit and yellow tie. This time his lawyer Susan Necheles sets up in the lead counsel seat to his right. Apparently she'd be doing the Stormy cross examination today. But - contempt motion or argument first?

OK - now #TrumpTrial resumes May 6 after Hope Hicks (book about her and Keith Davidson as witnesses last week: ) Inner City Press is closely covering the trial and will live tweet, thread belowamazon.com/dp/B0D39TBQ7R
matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/extra-in-tru… Trump has arrived - blue suit, red tie - and is whispering with his lawyer Todd Blanche to his left. Emil Bove is to his right in the lead counsel / cross-examiner's seat.
All rise!
Clerk: This is People of the State of NY versus Donald J. Trump!

OK - now #TrumpTrial with prosecution's tech expert Daus still on cross - he's introduced audio of Trump & Cohen, and Cohen & Keith Davidson, subject of next booklet (Pecker audio/book here:
Inner City Press will live tweet, thread belowamazon.com/dp/B0D2V212N2 Trump has arrived - blue suit, blue tie - and is talking to his lawyer Emil Bove to his right in the lead counsel / cross examination seat. Blanche crosses aisle to confer with prosecution. Drum roll.

OK - now #TrumpTrial May 2, Keith Davidson still on direct examination - but first, contempt? Inner City Press on Trump campaign speech May 1 WISC & MICH Pecker book: Will live tweet, thread belowpatreon.com/posts/trump-on…
amazon.com/dp/B0D2V212N2 Trump has arrived, now whispering to Todd Blanche to his right in the lead counsel's seat. Seems contempt motion will be argued by Blanche, nor Bove or Necheles.

OK - now Trump Media insider trading trial US v. Garelick, Inner City Press is covering the case like NY criminal & Carroll Later today, a witness defense said it will blow to smithereens - live tweeted thread belowamazon.com/dp/B0D2FJBVJB
amazon.com/dp/B0CTFPXKGM Witness is Hartley Wasko of The Eleven Fund in Denver.
Assistant US Attorney: Have you heard of Rocket One?
Wasko: Yes, it's Michael Shvartsman's vehicle.
AUSA: Did you invest alongside Rocket?
Wasko: Yes, 5 or 10 times. I spoke with Michael every week

OK - now #TrumpTrial resumes with Michael Cohen's private banker Farro still on the stand. One contempt motion argued, another pending. Inner City Press put out book on 4 days of National Enquirer's Pecker and will live tweet, thread belowamazon.com/Trump-Trial-Na… [Trump has arrived, blue suit, red tie. Pool photos taken. Then Trump leans right and whispers in Todd Blanche's ear]
All rise!
Justice Merchan: Mr. Blanche, which days had you requested for the high school graduation?
Blanche: May 17 & June 3

OK- now #TrumpTrial Day 4 (after earlier 4 days of jury selection, book here:
David Pecker still on cross-examination; Justice Merchan foreshadowed a "curative instruction" at the end of Day 3. Inner City Press will live tweet, thread belowamazon.com/dp/B0D2FJBVJB Trump is in the courtroom; blue tie with blue suit this time.
All rise!
Clerk: People versus Donald J. Trump.
Justice Merchan: Next week's hearing, we're changing the time to Thursday at 9:30. The texts from Dylan Howard -
Prosecutor: We've proposed redactions

OK - now at #TrumpTrial April 25, National Enquirer's David Pecker direct examination will continue - but Justice Merchan's gag order contempt ruling before that? Inner City Press wrote the 1st booklet and will live tweet, thread belowamazon.com/dp/B0D2FJBVJB Trump has arrived, now sits whispering into ear of his lawyer Emil Bove. Poses for pool photographers. Blue suit, red tie. Still awaiting Justice Merchan, 9:34 am

OK - now in #TrumpTrial, contempt hearing 9:30 am then National Enquirer David Pecker continues at 11. Inner City Press is covering it (jury selection book here: ) and will live tweet, thread belowmatthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/literary-cou…
amazon.com/dp/B0D2FJBVJB Trump and his lawyers have arrived for the contempt of court hearing. Pool photographs are taken - there are repeated admonitions that no one else can take photographs, dark talk of people being banned for doing so. Drum roll...

OK - now #TrumpTrial opening arguments, Inner City Press covered last week's jury selection (book here ) and will live tweet, thread belowamazon.com/dp/B0D2BTC2M1 All rise!
Clerk: This is the People of the State of New York against Donald J. Trump.
Justice Merchan: Who long are the openings?
Prosecutor Steinglass: 40 minutes.
Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche: 25 minutes.
Justice Merchan: Good, because we will break early

OK- now in Trump Trial "Sandoval" hearing, Part 59, seated 30 feet behind Trump. This hearing will be about what the prosecutors want to ask Trump if he testifies. Inner City Press wrote book on Carroll trial & will live tweet, thread belowamazon.com/dp/B0CTFPXKGM All rise!
Prosecutor Hoffinger: Before the Sandoval hearing, we move to seal four exhibits, including Michael Cohen's contacts.
Trump's lawyer Bove: PII, fine. But they are trying to seal trial exhibits.
[There's a loud banging, unexplained]

OK - #TrumpTrial Day 4 - and last? - of jury selection, amid issues of what can or should be reported: not jurors' place of employment, but political links? Inner City Press wrote the book on Carroll v Trump & will live tweet, thread belowamazon.com/dp/B0CTFPXKGM All rise!
Clerk: This is the People of the State of New York against Donald J. Trump.
Justice Merchan: I'm told that all 22 jurors are already here. Any reason we cannot bring them in? We are still working on the temperature in the courtroom
[It *is* cold]

OK - now at #TrumpTrial Day 3 of jury selection, starting with 7 of 12 chosen, then alternates - Inner City Press wrote the book on Carroll v Trump (by @MatthewLeeICP @SDNYLIVE) and is live-tweeting this criminal trial, thread belowamazon.com/dp/B0CTFPXKGM Trump come into the courtroom, blue suit and blue tie, this time. Defense lawyer Susan Necheles plugging in her laptop. Trump is, as before, between Blanche and Bove

OK - now People of the State of NY v Trump, Day 2 of jury selection. Trump at defense table. Inner City Press is covering this trial after book on Carroll v Trump and will live tweet, thread belowmatthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/literary-cou…
amazon.com/dp/B0CTFPXKGM Trump currently sitting alone at defense table, empty seats of Todd Blanche and Emil Bove on either side of him. Susan Necheles one seat away, writing on legal pad

OK - now People of the State of NY v. Trump, Day 1 (jury selection), Inner City Press wrote the book on Carroll v. Trump and will be live tweeting this, thread belowamazon.com/dp/B0CTFPXKGM Prosecutors are setting up at their table. The entire 15th floor of 100 Centre Street has been "locked down." Drum roll.

OK - now election fraud appeal in US v. Douglass Mackey a/k/a Ricky Vaughn, convicted of telling people in 2016 they could vote by text (to suppress voting), and sentenced to 7 months - still out, pending this appeal. Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below Mackey's lawyer: All the court needs to find to decide this appeal is that it was not clear in 2016 that it was illegal to mislead people about voting. Misleading is ubiquitous in campaigns. That's why the government called this "groundbreaking"

OK - Sam Bankman-Fried sentencing has arrived, Inner City Press wrote the book (Crypto Criminal and will live tweet, thread below amazon.com/dp/B0CMJF66XR
Courtroom is full, Assistant US Attorneys glad-handing with people sitting in the second row. (First row behind defense table left empty; SBF will be brought in from holding cell by US Marshals). T minus six...

OK - now Trump NY criminal hearing before Judge Merchan in Stormy Daniels case - Inner City Press published Trump Trial II (on E Jean Carroll by @MatthewLeeICP, series of books incl SBF @SDNYLIVE) and will live tweet this, thread belowamazon.com/dp/B0CTFPXKGM Update: Trump is now in the courtroom at defense table, blue suit, red tie. Still no Judge Merchan

OK - now in Narcos Honduras ex-Prez JOH trial, 2d day of jury deliberation as Stabile asks to re-open record based on JOH wife email - Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below, then book/ 2do día de deliberación del jurado - hilo a continuación, libro viene It's 10:15 am & so far nothing from Judge Castel, for example on JOH lawyer Stabile's request this morning. Will quote below from yesterday's sidebar:
STABILE: I did not make a strategic decision not to cross-examine Ms. Taul on that. I made a mistake.

OK - now in Narcos Honduras ex-Prez JOH trial, Judge Castel is instructing the jury then they will deliberate- Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below, then book/ El juez Castel está instruyendo al jurado luego deliberarán - hilo a continuación, libro viene Judge Castel: Jurors, consider this: conspirators do not usually broadcast their plans. A conspiracy is almost invariably characterized by secrecy. You need only find the defendant entered into the conspiracy with one or more other persons...

OK - now in Narcos Honduras ex-Prez JOH trial, he remains on cross-examination, denying photo below, then closing arguments - Inner City Press will live tweet, thread below / caso de defensa, dia 3, JOH - hilo a continuación matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com
All rise!
Judge Castel: We're going to mark the trial indictment as Court Exhibit 6, and the verdict sheet as Exhibit 7. Bring in the jury.
Jury entering!
Judge Castel: Mr Hernandez you are still under oath.
AUSA: Let's continue with Casa Presidencial