The lawyers have returned now that the jury has left for the day.
The first issue has been resolved: The prosecution has decided NOT to call Karen McDougal as a witness.
The second issue: Trump wants to be able to respond to Stormy Daniels by amending the gag order.
BLANCHE: “There’s voters out there and there’s questioners that will ask him questions about it, and he can’t say anything.”
The first issue has been resolved: The prosecution has decided NOT to call Karen McDougal as a witness.
The second issue: Trump wants to be able to respond to Stormy Daniels by amending the gag order.
BLANCHE: “There’s voters out there and there’s questioners that will ask him questions about it, and he can’t say anything.”
Blanche: Daniels' friend was on TV last night talking about what happened and corroborating what Daniels said.
The prosecution:
CONROY: “Modifying the gag order now to attack Ms. Daniels… “let’s not pretend [Trump] wants to engage in high-minded discourse”
CONROY: “Modifying the gag order now to attack Ms. Daniels… “let’s not pretend [Trump] wants to engage in high-minded discourse”
CONROY: The fact that witnesses are brave enough to come in here, under subpoena and under oath, “Shouldn’t expose them to this defendant’s barrage of threats.”
MERCHAN: “My concern is not just with protecting Ms. Daniels or a witness who has already testified. My concern is protecting the integrity of the proceedings as a whole."
MERCHAN: I can't take your word for it that it’s going to be low key, that it's not going to be an attack. Because “that’s just not the track record.”
MERCHAN: “Your client’s track record speaks for itself. I can’t take your word for it.”
MERCHAN: “Your client’s track record speaks for itself. I can’t take your word for it.”
Judge Merchan: Your application to modify the gag order is DENIED.
On to Issue 3: The Defense's renewed motion for a mistrial.
BLANCHE: the idea that the completely made-up encounter with President trump “may have been nonconsensual?”
BLANCHE: Before the testimony started we objected again and the Court indicated it would allow testimony about it, but said we don’t need to know the details of the intercourse, and Hoffinger said that’s correct.
BLANCHE: the idea that the completely made-up encounter with President trump “may have been nonconsensual?”
BLANCHE: Before the testimony started we objected again and the Court indicated it would allow testimony about it, but said we don’t need to know the details of the intercourse, and Hoffinger said that’s correct.
BLANCHE: We don't need to know the details of what the suite looked like and this is extremely prejudicial testimony, this is not a case about sex. whether or not it happened has nothing to do with this case
BLANCHE: “This wasn’t a witness that was out of control.” she was answering the prosecution’s questions
BLANCHE: “This wasn’t a witness that was out of control.” she was answering the prosecution’s questions
MERCHAN: there was an objection and it was sustained. After many of these anecdotes, there were objections that were sustained
BLANCHE: But jury still heard the answers, that’s why this is so prejudicial
BLANCHE: But jury still heard the answers, that’s why this is so prejudicial
Steinglass responds: In the Defense Opening Statement: the defense invited the testimony they are now trying to exclude: They claimed in their opening that her story was false but are now trying to exclude the details that corroborate that the story is true.
STEINGLASS: The prosecution went out of their way to avoid certain details even though they were highly corroborative.
STEINGLASS: The People are happy to file something under seal “About some of the very salacious details that were intentionally omitted because we did not have the desire to embarrass the defendant”
STEINGLASS: The People are happy to file something under seal “About some of the very salacious details that were intentionally omitted because we did not have the desire to embarrass the defendant”
STEINGLASS: “The defense has not alleged anything remotely approaching grounds for a mistrial, and their motion should be denied.”
MERCHAN: “Following your motion for a mistrial on Tuesday, I went back to chambers, I pulled out my decisions on both motions for limine, the omnibus decision, and the transcript from Tuesday.”
MERCHAN: I went back to make sure that there were guidelines and no inconsistencies and after having done so, I came away satisfied, let me back up – ….
Going back to opening statements, Mr. Blanche in your opening statement, you denied there was ever a sexual encounter between your defendant and Stormy Daniels.
“Your denial puts the jury in a position of having to choose who they believe: Donald Trump, who denies that there was an encounter, or Stormy Daniels, who claims that there was.”
The more specificity Daniels provides the better than can weigh her credibility.
MERCHAN: I went back to make sure that there were guidelines and no inconsistencies and after having done so, I came away satisfied, let me back up – ….
Going back to opening statements, Mr. Blanche in your opening statement, you denied there was ever a sexual encounter between your defendant and Stormy Daniels.
“Your denial puts the jury in a position of having to choose who they believe: Donald Trump, who denies that there was an encounter, or Stormy Daniels, who claims that there was.”
The more specificity Daniels provides the better than can weigh her credibility.
MERCHAN: “There were many times, not once or twice, but many times that Ms. Necheles could have objected, but didn’t.”
MERCHAN: "Trailer park." I felt that was not necessary but there was no objection but i had it struck from the record , and virtually every one of Necheles objections was sustained
MERCHAN: "Trailer park." I felt that was not necessary but there was no objection but i had it struck from the record , and virtually every one of Necheles objections was sustained
MERCHAN: "I disagree that there has been a change in Daniels' story."
MERCHAN: You didn’t attack that there was a falsification of business records, you didn't attack any other lines of defense.
MERCHAN: You said my client never had a sexual encounter: that pits your client against Ms. Daniels. So the prosecution can rehabilitate her credibility.
MERCHAN: “YOUR MOTION FOR A MISTRIAL IS DENIED. I’LL SEE YOU TOMORROW AT 9:30”
MERCHAN: You didn’t attack that there was a falsification of business records, you didn't attack any other lines of defense.
MERCHAN: You said my client never had a sexual encounter: that pits your client against Ms. Daniels. So the prosecution can rehabilitate her credibility.
MERCHAN: “YOUR MOTION FOR A MISTRIAL IS DENIED. I’LL SEE YOU TOMORROW AT 9:30”
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