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Jun 8, 2021 • 6 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
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Breaking news: Biden's DOJ will continue to defend Trump in the defamation case that accuses him of raping journalist E. Jean Carroll.

It argues Trump should get immunity... and taxpayers should pick up the tab.

thedailybeast.com/biden-doj-will…
The Justice Department is trying to walk a fine line here. Right up at the top of its filing tonight, it draws this distinction.
But throughout its brief, the DOJ reiterates that Trump was very much doing his job when he essentially called E. Jean Carroll a liar.
This goes to the heard of the current DOJ position here. If the government won't defend Trump... then maybe it won't defend other federal employees too.
This is legalese for: Even if Trump lied about raping someone... and tarnished his victim's reputation by claiming she lied about the whole thing... he's protected.
Again, the DOJ is distancing itself from Trump's behavior. But it's still taking the stance that he's entitled to a massive, trillion-dollar shield.

The immunity and profound legal resources of the United States of America.

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May 28
It's the 21st day of trial during the 22nd week of the year.

Manhattan's roads are brilliant as the sunlight pierces the city's east-west streets at a perfect angle.

Donald Trump is back in court on the day jurors could begin to decide his fate.

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@thedailybeast After taking a full week off for the Memorial Day holiday, the trial is back on.

Defense lawyers and prosecutors will take turns delivering their last messages to jurors.
@thedailybeast DA Alvin Bragg walks in and takes a seat on the right side of the courtroom behind his prosecutors.

Donald Trump struts in a minute later, flanked by a dozen of his advisers and supporters. This time the entourage includes one of his daughters, Tiffany Trump.
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May 21
Day 20 of Donald Trump's trial. We're in the final stretch.

Prosecutors will cross-examine Robert Costello, aka "Backchannel Bob," the MAGA lawyer who tried to establish a covert comms line running from Michael Cohen to the Trump White House.

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The judge briefly ejected all journalists from his courtroom on Monday to reprimand Costello for challenging his authority.

The transcript, released that night, revealed what happened.

thedailybeast.com/trump-trial-ju…
@thedailybeast Also, Michael Cohen admitted to stealing $30k from his former employer—lining his pockets as a reward to himself for fronting $20k the previous year to a tech company.

The longer tale, told later in his testimony, involved Trump rigging a CNBC poll.

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May 20
It's the 19th day of trial on the 20th day of May.

The DA will rest its case. Now it's Donald Trump's turn.

For all his bluster outside the court, will he remain silent within it?

The kitten fancies himself a lion. We'll see if he roars.

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His loyal followers are already showing up. Former congressman Trey Gowdy just stepped into the line with journalists outside the courthouse. Image
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a long overdue process the nation needs to slog through to figure out what’s next.

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May 16
Day 18. Donald Trump's lawyers get another chance to try locking this down and destroying Michael Cohen.

Last time, it didn't work. I'll be in the courtroom for ⁦@thedailybeast⁩. Image
@thedailybeast The wannabe king has arrived, followed by his new batch of court jesters: Lauren Boebert, Matt Gaetz, Anna Paulina Luna.

Alas, those who toil hardest sometimes get overlooked. Despite his insurrection efforts, Andy Biggs got the worst seat in the room.

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@thedailybeast After quite the lengthy 15-min sidebar between lawyers and the judge, Justice Juan Merchan apologized for "all the whispering."

Michael Cohen walks in. It's time to start this up again.
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May 14
Day 17 of trial. A battle is about to ensue.

Michael Cohen will probably finish answering prosecutor's questions, and that means Donald Trump's lawyers will try to rip him apart.

Your trusty reporter will be here, as always. Stay tuned @thedailybeast. Image
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As lawyers like to say, he "breathed life" into the prosecutors' documents.

thedailybeast.com/michael-cohen-…
@thedailybeast We also heard that "locker room talk" was Melania's idea. This has "big if true" energy. But if it's legit, then she might not be the idle onlooker she's made out to be.

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May 13
It's Day 16 of Donald Trump's NYC criminal trial. The moment has finally arrived.

The consigliere. The disbarred lawyer. The author of Revenge. Michael Cohen.

Prosecutors question him first, so get ready for a finger-pointing session.

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We learned details about the severance agreement the Trump Organization is using to keep former CFO Allen Weisselberg quiet.

Prosecutors say he's owed $750k that'll keep him from testifying against his former boss.

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@thedailybeast Friday afternoon, the Manhattan DA's Office also made clear that it intends to wrap up the presentation of its case this week.

That means we'll hear from Cohen, potentially Weisselberg, then that's it. It'll be Trump's turn.
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