OK - now Senate hearing on the UN & @EliseStefanik - will ending UNSG @AntonioGuterres' censorship & ban of Press actually take place? Chair @SenatorRisch starts with "decay" of UN. Inner City Press knows & is banned from the UN and will live tweet, thread below
Ranking member of @SenateForeign @SenatorShaheen calls UN imperfect but argues for continued engagement or else China will just take it (more) over. Fine - but shouldn't even pro-UN @SFRCdems ensure UN @MelissaFleming doesn't ban US Press? pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/…
@SenateForeign @SenatorShaheen @SFRCdems @MelissaFleming Now @SenatorRicketts asks how to combat China buying the UN. On personal knowledge, Inner City Press says start at the top: UNSG @AntonioGuterres hid his financial links to the SDNY-convicted bribery firm China Energy Fund Committee: innercitypress.com/unsgguterres2u…
OK - now at Rudy Giuliani final pre-trial conference, yesterday Judge Liman barred 2 of his witnesses, he filed appeal, Inner City Press wrote the book (From Prosecutor to Defendant in SDNY: amazon.com/dp/B0DS9MD7RR
and will live tweet, thread below x.com/innercitypress…
All rise!
Judge Liman: We are here for a final pre-trial conference. I order that the Yankee World Series rings continued to be held in intervenor's apartment.
[Rudy Giuliani has not come in person today, but it listed as witness at trial beginning Jan 16]
Giuliani's lawyer Cammarata: We filed an appeal last night to the bar on 2 witnesses-
Judge Liman: I'm prepared to hear a request for reconsidertion.
Cammarata: It seems they know they cannot win-
Judge: Don't repeat yourself. Anything new?
OK - now at Trump sentencing by NY Justice Merchan, after Supreme Court denied stay, 5-4. Inner City Press covered the trial (verdict book here: ) and will live tweet the sentencing, thread belowamazon.com/dp/B0D5QW4RB9
All rise!
Trump is on the video screen from Mar-a-Lago, sitting next to Todd Blanche. Emil Bove is here in the courtroom.
Justice Merchan: Virtual sentencing is permitted here in New York. First, please look at the probation report
[Copies handed to each side]
Justice Merchan: Mr. Blanche, do you have any objections to the report?
Blanche: It is out of date. But given what we expect to be happening today, no objection.
[Trump is leaning in toward the camera, Blanche leaning back, toward the two American flag behind]
Judge Engelmayer: When was the superseder unsealed?
Assistant US Attorney Jared Lenow: January 2.
Judge: He was been arraigned?
AUSA: Yes.
Kwon counsel Michael Ferrara: We haven't had much time with Mr. Kwon in person
[Do Kwon is in yellow jump suit: Essex?]
AUSA: This case is about a massive and highly sophisticated fraud leading to over $40 billion in losses. Mr. Kwon between 2018 and 2022 was at Terraform, he promoted himself as a visionary. There were many products that were just coin. His novel thing was a system
OK - now at Rudy Giuliani contempt hearing Day 2, Inner City Press published new book "From Prosecutor to Defendant" here:
and will live tweet, thread belowamazon.com/dp/B0DS9MD7RR
OK - Rudy Giuliani is on a video screen with a blue, green, orange, red and pink background, American flag lapel pin on.
All rise!
Judge Liman: Be seated. I see Mr. Giuliani on the monitor. Can you see us?
Giuliani: I can, Your Honor
[Giuliani has changed his background to the American flag]
Judge Lewis J. Liman: Can we change that background to something other than the flag?
Giuliani: That's what we use for the show. But we can change it to a black background
Plaintiffs' lawyer: No objection
OK - now at Rudy Giuliani Georgia collections case, with civil contempt on the table. Rudy is here, saying "just a pad." Florida condo and Yankee rings at issue. Inner City Press is covering the case(s) and will live tweet, thread belowpatreon.com/posts/rudy-doc…
All rise!
Judge Lewis J. Liman: Good morning, Mayor Giuliani.
Giuliani: Good morning, your Honor.
Judge: We are hear on contempt and sanctions. Mr. Nathan, it's your motion.
Plaintiffs' lawyer Aaron Nathan: The defendant refused to produce discovery
Plaintiffs' lawyer: There is an inference from his refusal-
Judge: What is the corpus of the discovery?
Plaintiffs' lawyer: The court can take judicial notice of it, Mr. Giuliani's deposition.
Judge: What about the deposition of his former attorney [Caruso]?