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A Manhattan judge DENIES Trump's bid to block testimony by Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, and Karen McDougal.
Lots decided in a pair of limine rulings.
Thread with highlights and docs:
On the People's motion
On Trump's nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/pre…
nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/pre…
A Manhattan judge DENIES Trump's bid to block testimony by Michael Cohen, Stormy Daniels, and Karen McDougal.
Lots decided in a pair of limine rulings.
Thread with highlights and docs:
On the People's motion
On Trump's nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/pre…
nycourts.gov/LegacyPDFS/pre…
Trump wanted to preclude prosecutors from arguing that the hush-money scheme sought to influence the 2016 presidential election.
The defense also wanted to block even the mention of "catch and kill."
DENIED
The defense also wanted to block even the mention of "catch and kill."
DENIED
Some nuance on the ruling as to Daniels, McDougal and Dino Sajudin.
Prosecutor CANNOT introduce lie detector evidence for Daniels — and there may be limitations to the testimony for the other two witnesses.
Prosecutor CANNOT introduce lie detector evidence for Daniels — and there may be limitations to the testimony for the other two witnesses.
Trump wanted to block the admission of nearly 100 statements attributed to him.
DENIED, subject to prosecutors laying the foundation at trial
DENIED, subject to prosecutors laying the foundation at trial
Trump CANNOT
* argue that his indictment is "novel, unusual or unprecented"
* complain about pre-indictment delay
* attack the purported motives of the DA, judge, or court staff to the jury
* try to gain sympathy from jurors about possible punishment.
* argue that his indictment is "novel, unusual or unprecented"
* complain about pre-indictment delay
* attack the purported motives of the DA, judge, or court staff to the jury
* try to gain sympathy from jurors about possible punishment.
This is a big one:
The Access Hollywood tape and the sexual assault allegations go to the DA's theory of the case — that Trump, reeling from the news, tried to cover-up a campaign liability.
Strong reasons under NY law for judge imposing limits
The Access Hollywood tape and the sexual assault allegations go to the DA's theory of the case — that Trump, reeling from the news, tried to cover-up a campaign liability.
Strong reasons under NY law for judge imposing limits
https://x.com/KlasfeldReports/status/1769838032499224831?s=20
Among those reasons, preserving any convictions on appeal — if the jury finds Trump guilty.
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