Members phkrause Posted April 25 Author Members Share Posted April 25 National Enquirer tell-all In his two-hour-long testimony today, former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker told jurors how he would suppress stories critical of Trump and encourage stories targeting his rivals during the 2016 election, Axios' Sophia Cai reports from the courtroom. Pecker is expected to return to the witness stand on Thursday and provide details on his role in intercepting the story of Trump's alleged affair with adult film star Stormy Daniels. Go deeper Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted April 25 Author Members Share Posted April 25 👀 MAGA's trial target Screenshot: Via X Donald Trump's allies have found a target in Matthew Colangelo, the Manhattan prosecutor who delivered the opening statement in the historic hush-money case against the former president, Axios' Stephen Neukam writes. Why it matters: Trump frequently jabbed at Colangelo before a gag order theoretically muzzled the ex-president. A barrage of attacks from Trump supporters in Congress and beyond has filled the void. This week, top Trump allies on Capitol Hill claimed that Colangelo, a former attorney with President Biden's Justice Department, left the DOJ specifically to go after Trump. "Joe Biden's former No. 3 official at the Department of Justice left D.C. to help go after President Trump in New York," Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) told Axios. House Republican Conference Chair Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) accused Colangelo of being "part of the far left's witch hunt to wrongfully prosecute President Trump." Such comments continued a pattern of Trump and his backers trying to link cases that aren't in federal courts to Biden, even though the Justice Department isn't involved in them. 🥊 Reality check: Former DOJ official Michael Zeldin told Axios it's not unusual for a federal prosecutor to leave for a gig at the Manhattan DA's office. Zeldin said federal prosecutors who want to handle more cases go to Manhattan for the bigger caseload. Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted April 27 Author Members Share Posted April 27 The National Enquirer was the go-to American tabloid for many years. Donald Trump helped change that NEW YORK (AP) — Catch and kill. Checkbook journalism. Secret deals. Friends helping friends. https://apnews.com/article/trump-national-enquirer-catch-kill-57f0c462af437fb07967a041b6f66022? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted April 28 Author Members Share Posted April 28 Trump’s lawyers try to discredit testimony of prosecution’s first witness in hush money trial NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s defense team attacked the credibility of prosecutors’ first witness in his hush money case on Friday, seeking to discredit testimony detailing a scheme to bury negative stories to protect the Republican’s 2016 presidential campaign. https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-hush-money-david-pecker-868e6b9d30a039d5009ec6a9d7e96ff7? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted May 1 Author Members Share Posted May 1 Trump’s Hush-Money Judge Has Already Made Some Good Rulings It may be early days, but the judge handling Donald Trump’s historic hush money trial—in which the former president is accused of falsifying business records to cover up a $130,000 payment to porn star Stormy Daniels prior to the 2016 presidential election—has already made some important rulings. https://www.thedailybeast.com/trumps-hush-money-judge-has-already-made-some-good-rulings? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted May 1 Author Members Share Posted May 1 Hush money trial judge raises threat of jail as he finds Trump violated gag order, fines him $9K NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case. If he does it again, the judge warned, he could be jailed. https://apnews.com/article/trump-stormy-daniels-hush-money-election-2024-d2f9badee0b28a60d32bc98c0d4e783f? Trump trial Day 9 highlights: Judge rules Trump violated gag order Donald Trump was held in contempt of court Tuesday and fined $9,000 for repeatedly violating a gag order that barred him from making public statements about witnesses, jurors and some others connected to his New York hush money case. If he does it again, the judge warned, he could be jailed. https://apnews.com/live/trump-trial-hush-money-day-9? Trump could be jailed over gag order violations in hush money trial, judge warns The judge overseeing former President Trump's New York criminal trial on Tuesday ruled he violated the gag order against him. He was ordered to pay a $9,000 fine. https://www.axios.com/2024/04/30/trump-contempt-hearing-gag-order-new-york? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted Saturday at 09:14 PM Author Members Share Posted Saturday at 09:14 PM Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call on plan to buy affair story NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump heard a recording Thursday of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer a plan to purchase the silence of a Playboy model who has said she had an affair with the former president. https://apnews.com/article/hush-money-trial-new-fines-testimony-trump-fe6995afbc96650b67f46d813ab05f06? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted Saturday at 10:03 PM Author Members Share Posted Saturday at 10:03 PM Emails Reveal Top Trump Accountant Had Secret Campaign Role Not only was Allen Weisselberg handling the Trump Org’s books, he was also advising the former president’s campaign 2016 campaign, documents obtained by The Daily Beast suggest. https://www.thedailybeast.com/emails-reveal-top-trump-accountant-allen-weisselberg-had-secret-campaign-role? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted Sunday at 03:00 AM Author Members Share Posted Sunday at 03:00 AM Highlights from day 10 of the Trump hush money trial Testimony has concluded in the tenth day of Donald Trump hush money trial. Prosecutors asked a judge to impose additional sanctions for violating a gag order in the case, but the judge hasn’t ruled yet. https://apnews.com/live/trump-trial-updates-day-10? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted Sunday at 05:18 PM Author Members Share Posted Sunday at 05:18 PM Jurors in Trump hush money trial hear recording of pivotal call on plan to buy affair story NEW YORK (AP) — Jurors in the hush money trial of Donald Trump heard a recording Thursday of him discussing with his then-lawyer and personal fixer a plan to purchase the silence of a Playboy model who has said she had an affair with the former president. https://apnews.com/article/hush-money-trial-new-fines-testimony-trump-fe6995afbc96650b67f46d813ab05f06? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted Sunday at 06:55 PM Author Members Share Posted Sunday at 06:55 PM Hope Hicks, ex-Trump adviser, recounts fear in 2016 campaign over impact of ‘Access Hollywood’ tape NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign was seized with worry about the potential political damage from a tape that showed Trump bragging about grabbing women sexually without their permission, longtime Trump adviser Hope Hicks testified Friday at his hush money trial. https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-hush-money-stormy-daniels-manhattan-f4f26333698f3a5ed73943ff805734b3? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted Sunday at 08:34 PM Author Members Share Posted Sunday at 08:34 PM Hope Hicks takes the stand Hope Hicks today became the first member of former President Trump's inner circle to take the stand in his New York trial, Axios' Erin Doherty reports. Prosecutors hope Hicks' testimony will demonstrate that the release of the "Access Hollywood" tape prompted Trump to agree to hush-money payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels. 🎯 "There was consensus amongst us all that the tape was damaging and this was a crisis," Hicks testified. "I had a good sense to believe this was going to be a massive story and that it was going to dominate the news cycle for the next several days," she said. "This was a damaging development." Trump lawyer Emil Bove had just begun cross-examination of her, asking about her time at the Trump Organization, when she broke down, AP reports. Bove said: "Your honor, can we take a break?" Judge Juan Merchan asked Hicks if she needed time. The witness had turned away from the microphone and appeared to be in tears. "Yes," she said gently. ⚡️ Context: Hicks was one of Trump's closest and most trusted aides before and during his presidency. The jury will hear later in the trial from Michael Cohen, who was Trump's longtime lawyer and "fixer" before their very public falling out. Go deeper: What you need to know from this week's testimony Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted Sunday at 09:50 PM Author Members Share Posted Sunday at 09:50 PM Hope Hicks, ex-Trump adviser, recounts fear in 2016 campaign over impact of ‘Access Hollywood’ tape NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump’s 2016 campaign was seized with worry about the potential political damage from a tape that showed Trump bragging about grabbing women sexually without their permission, longtime Trump adviser Hope Hicks testified Friday at his hush money trial. https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-hush-money-stormy-daniels-manhattan-f4f26333698f3a5ed73943ff805734b3? ⚖️ Why Hope Hicks' testimony matters Hope Hicks is cross-examined by defense lawyer Emil Bove yesterday. Sketch: Jane Rosenberg for Reuters Hope Hicks' testimony — against her will — yesterday in the Manhattan hush-money trial of former President Trump "was key to the prosecution's case," the N.Y. Times' Ben Protess, Jonah Bromwich, Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan report: She recalled a potentially crucial conversation: "I believe I heard Mr. Trump speaking to [Michael] Cohen shortly after the [Wall Street Journal] story was published," reporting The National Enquirer had bought and buried the saga of Stormy Daniels, who claimed an affair with Trump. Prosecutors might use that to argue Trump was involved in the machinations. Hicks made a memorable observation that bolstered the prosecution's argument that Trump directed Cohen's payment: "She scoffed at a prosecution question prompting her to consider whether Mr. Cohen 'would have made a $130,000 payment to Stormy Daniels out of the kindness of his heart.'" She said that "would be out of character for Michael." Other testimony by Hicks seemed to help the defense, The Times adds: "When a prosecutor, Matthew Colangelo, asked about Mr. Trump's reaction to the initial The Wall Street Journal article, she said that he was 'concerned about how it would be viewed by his wife.'" "That response recalled the defense's opening statement, in which Mr. Trump was portrayed as a family man — and helped provide an alternative motive for efforts to cover up damaging information to which prosecutors have already linked him." Keep reading (gift link). Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted Monday at 11:50 PM Author Members Share Posted Monday at 11:50 PM What a judge’s gag order on Trump means in his hush money case NEW YORK (AP) — Virtually every day of his hush money criminal trial, former President Donald Trump talks about how he can’t talk about the case. https://apnews.com/article/trump-hush-money-trial-gag-order-fae616037d3606cc60abbffb0e91f7ee? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted yesterday at 08:25 PM Author Members Share Posted yesterday at 08:25 PM ⚖️ Trump gets warning Former President Trump began court today in New York with another threat of jail time after the 10th gag order violation in his criminal hush money trial, Axios' Erin Doherty reports. Judge Juan Merchan found Trump in contempt and fined him $1,000 over an interview the former president gave last month with right-wing Real America's Voice where he criticized jury selection. "The last thing I want to do is put you in jail," Merchan said today. "You are the former president of the United States and possibly the next president as well." 💬 What they're saying: Jeffrey McConney, a former Trump Organization employee, testified today. McConney said Trump's ex-attorney Michael Cohen was reimbursed for payments to adult film star Stormy Daniels from Trump's personal bank account in 2017. Go deeper. Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted 23 hours ago Author Members Share Posted 23 hours ago Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation in hush money case as ex-employee recounts reimbursements NEW YORK (AP) — The judge in Donald Trump’s hush money trial fined him $1,000 on Monday and, in his sternest warning yet, told the former president that future gag order violations could send him to jail. The reprimand opened a revelatory day of testimony, as jurors for the first time heard the details of the financial transactions at the center of the case and saw payment checks bearing Trump’s signature. https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-hush-money-c41df6a82434247352fe7a110daae981? 🚨 Jail threat gets real The idea that Donald Trump could land in jail for violating a gag order in his hush-money trial suddenly became real yesterday, Axios' Erin Doherty writes. Manhattan Judge Juan Merchan found Trump in contempt of court for a 10th time — and warned the former president that more violations could land him behind bars. Why it matters: Any jail time for Trump, no matter how long, would have ripple effects through the trial, the presidential campaign, New York's corrections system and even Trump's Secret Service detail. "The last thing I want to do is put you in jail," Merchan said. "You are the former president of the United States and possibly the next president as well. There are many reasons why incarceration is truly a last resort for me. To take that step would be disruptive to these proceedings." 🔎 Zoom in: Merchan's order represents "a significant increase in the pressure," former New York federal prosecutor Mitchell Epner told Axios. The length of any contempt jail sentence would be up to the judge — who also would determine where Trump would be sent. It could be as short as a lunch hour in a cell at the Manhattan courthouse on a trial day. But any multiple-day sentence would make the notorious Rikers Island jail the most likely option, Epner said. The Secret Service has been planning for weeks for the possibility Trump could be jailed, The New York Times reports. If Trump were sent to Rikers, he most likely would be held in the West Facility, which has separate housing units with a small number of cells, said Martin Horn, a professor emeritus at John Jay College of Criminal Justice and former commissioner of New York City's Department of Probation. "Each cell has an ... observation room attached to it and they're air-conditioned. That would be a place where the Secret Service could observe him ... [and keep him] separate from other prisoners." Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members phkrause Posted 21 hours ago Author Members Share Posted 21 hours ago Stormy Daniels describes meeting Trump during occasionally graphic testimony in hush money trial NEW YORK (AP) — With Donald Trump sitting just feet away, Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday at the former president’s hush money trial about a sexual encounter the porn actor says they had in 2006 that resulted in her being paid to keep silent during the presidential race 10 years later. https://apnews.com/article/trump-trial-hush-money-gag-order-d853768fff5fafbdee55623579889140? Quote phkrause By the decree enforcing the institution of the papacy in violation of the law of God, our nation will disconnect herself fully from righteousness. When Protestantism shall stretch her hand across the gulf to grasp the hand of the Roman power, when she shall reach over the abyss to clasp hands with spiritualism, when, under the influence of this threefold union, our country shall repudiate every principle of its Constitution as a Protestant and republican government, and shall make provision for the propagation of papal falsehoods and delusions, then we may know that the time has come for the marvelous working of Satan and that the end is near. {5T 451.1} Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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