| In Trump Trial Justice
Merchan Reserves Judgment on
Reposts Against Michael Cohen
by
Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon Book
Substack
SDNY
COURTHOUSE,
April 23 – The Trump Trial
testimony of the National
Enquirer's David Pecker was
broken up by the contempt
hearing Justice Merchan held
on April 23.
The prosecutor
presented 10 instances he said
violated the gag order.
Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche
said the responses had been
political and not about
Michael Cohen's or Stormy
Daniels' upcoming court
testimony.
Justice
Merchan told Blanche that he
is losing credibility, at
least with his Court. Alvin
Bragg's office is asking for a
$1000 fine per post, and that
they be taken off the Internet
or platform.
No ruling was
issued but it seemed clear
which way it's headed.
Pecker's
status as a witnesses
testifying only under subpoena
was highlighted by ADA
Steinglass told him that not
remembering the last name of
his assistant was not a good
way to begin.
Pecker said
he got along well with Trump,
then described two instance of
what he called catch and kill:
buying stories in order that
they not be published. By the
2 pm cut-off he had not even
gotten yet to Stormy Daniels.
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