in re the thread topic about not naming names: our fearless leader (who for these purposes will remain anonymous) may wish to retract, delete and deny any previous comment about being selected for a certain jury pool if he knows what’s good for him. Donald Trump Judge’s Unusual Instructions to Jury Raise Eyebrows (newsweek.com) A decision by the judge in Donald Trump’s E. Jean Carroll case to make jurors in the case remain anonymous has caught the attention of commentators. […] Judge Kaplan said Trump will face an anonymous nine-person jury, with the names, addresses and places of employment of prospective jurors kept secret, saying he found “strong reason” to provide special protections for jurors at the civil trial. He cited the Republican criticizing Carroll in public and the “extensive media coverage” of her case as well, as his conduct in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud lawsuit against him, where Trump has been fined twice for violating a gag order with comments about his clerk. If juror identities were disclosed, “there would be a strong likelihood of unwanted media attention to the jurors, influence attempts, and/or harassment or worse by supporters of Mr. Trump [and/or by Mr. Trump himself],” Kaplan wrote. These measures were used in the first trial regarding Trump and Carroll. Jurors will also be transported together to and from the courthouse and be looked after by U.S. marshals during breaks in the trial. Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Harry Litman said anonymizing the jury showed “how much Trump has twisted and corrupted the system.” [see twiXt] In another tweet, he said Trump was being treated like a “mob boss” and that he had not heard of anonymous jurors being used in a civil case. [see twiXt] X user Christopher Webb said Judge Kaplan “is clearly not messing around” and suggested jurors should be concerned. [see twiXt] Glenn Kirschner, a former assistant U.S. attorney and frequent critic of the former president, said he had only worked on cases with anonymous juries in two cases in over 30 years and that they were in cases involving large… Read more »
The former president values votes more than the lives of his voters, his opponent Nikki Haley thinks she lives in a country free from racism, and Vivek Ramaswamy lovingly embraced the GOP frontrunner after exiting the presidential race.
[…]
Gravano infamously turned on his boss — the original “Teflon Don,” John Gotti — to become a witness for the government in the early 1990s, helping put Gotti behind bars until his death. Trump earned the same nickname during his political career for repeatedly managing to survive scandal after scandal that would likely sink other elected officials.
After serving his time in prison, Gravano has appeared in documentaries about the Mafia and launched his own true crime podcast, where he also talked about the former president.
“Trump ran around in some different circles all over the place,” Gravano said in an episode last year.
“He was very wealthy. Came from a very wealthy family. Not self-made. His father was a heavyweight construction guy with a ton of fucking money, and a ton of connections with the government. And you start getting people that connected — fucking with them is not a smart move. Trying to shake them down is not a smart move.”
[continues]
Trump’s ridicule of Carroll’s testimony yesterday in front of the jury was, as one commentator who was there said, like assaulting her all over again. Cannot imagine how much money the jurors are going to conjure up.
He also chided her for not standing up to voice an objection and for inappropriately making a third request to postpone the trial for a Trump family funeral.
“It’s denied. Sit down!” Kaplan said.
He also …
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scolded Habba for issues involving courtroom decorum, including when he admonished her repeatedly on Wednesday for improperly trying to introduce exhibits and suggested she use a break in the action to “refresh your memory” about the trial procedure.
“I think a lot of people in this country are out of touch with reality and will accept anything Donald Trump tells them. You had a jury that said that Donald Trump raped a woman. And that doesn’t seem to be moving the needle. There’s a lot of things about today’s electorate that I have a hard time understanding.” (CNN)
other than the individual number assigned to each juror and what is visible in the courtroom, does the defendant’s attorney have any more identifying info or way to get it? i wouldn’t put it past their client to plant private investigators in the room to covertly (perhaps with cell phone cameras et al) find out the names in addition to scouring questionnaires the prospective jurors had filled out prior to voir dire. after which said client would see to the names & addresses & work info be leaked on his social media platforms.
They’re reading right now? Hi!!! Orange Adolf and his cult of former Republicans and the willfully ignorant MAGAts must not be allowed to destroy democracy for their wet dream of a fascist, white nationalist state. Everyone involved in J6 should be charged and tried, including members of Congress, like Hawley, Jordan and Mike Johnson, who were aware it was going to happen, and who continue to offer comfort to insurrectionists. Corporate welfare at the expense of the American people must halt. Single payer healthcare for all. (Denmark is doing healthcare right, since y’all like white folks so much.) Worker protection; no child labor. Tax the wealthy. Climate change is real. Tax churches whose leaders preach from the pulpit. Reproductive rights are human rights. Free the books!
For some bizarre reason Alina is reading Carrol’s text threats on cross and judge is fed up: Habba: Is Rodeo Clown replying to you? Judge Kaplan: Do you have many more of these? Habba: I have six more. Judge Kaplan: I’ll admit them if there is no objection. But you’ve taken enough time on this. Habba: May I be heard? Judge Kaplan: No.
She argues with every sustained objection: Habba: I can’t ask abou them? With all due respect- Judge Kaplan: With. All. Due. Respect – when I rule, you go on. Habba: So do you- Carroll’s lawyer: Objection. Judge Kaplan: Sustained. Stricken. Habba: On what basis? Judge Kaplan: Move on.
Orange Adolf must’ve watched an ep of The Beverly Hillbillies before his meandering speech. Black gold/liquid gold. He thinks he just came up with that gem. Maybe they should tweak his dosage of Aderall.
Wasn’t Idi Amin also syphallitic? He declared himself King of Scotland.
And I hope that anyone thinking about voting for any Republican doesn’t believe that Social Security and Medicare aren’t on the GQP chopping block.
“ U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, who is running to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz this year, was among three Texas Democrats who voted on Wednesday to condemn President Joe Biden’s handling of the southern border, rebuffing their party as Republicans continue to weaponize the migrant crisis in an election year.”
“The resolution “denounces the Biden administration’s open-borders policies” and “condemns the national security and public safety crisis” that Republicans claim the administration has created on the border.”
“State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who is running against Allred for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, blasted Allred for his vote, saying he “sided with GOP extremists.”
“The Democratic nominee that goes up against Ted Cruz should fight tooth and nail against Trump’s dangerous so-called policies. If our nominee agrees with Trump and Ted Cruz’s idea of border security then we’re in a hell of a lot of trouble,” Gutierrez said in a statement.
I don’t know how to fix it, but this is the one issue that POTUS Joe needs to get under control well before the general.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4416374-andrew-yang-biden-trump-the-sequel/
“At a New Hampshire campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips (Minn.) on Thursday, former presidential candidate Andrew Yang claimed that if President Biden becomes the party’s nominee, he will “deliver to us Trump the sequel.”
“Yang complimented Phillips’s efforts to find a younger, new candidate to represent the Democratic Party in 2024, and said Phillips went to California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and urged them to run against Biden but his efforts were unsuccessful.”
BiD, yes, Habba’s antics are the stuff of contempt by an irascible judge. Fines, exclusion from the Courtroom and in an extreme case, a night in jail although all of those things are extremely rare and take more than mere squabbles between the Court and counsel. Generally the Court will give fair warning and the smart attorney will tuck tail when they are warned.
in re the thread topic about not naming names: our fearless leader (who for these purposes will remain anonymous) may wish to retract, delete and deny any previous comment about being selected for a certain jury pool if he knows what’s good for him. Donald Trump Judge’s Unusual Instructions to Jury Raise Eyebrows (newsweek.com) A decision by the judge in Donald Trump’s E. Jean Carroll case to make jurors in the case remain anonymous has caught the attention of commentators. […] Judge Kaplan said Trump will face an anonymous nine-person jury, with the names, addresses and places of employment of prospective jurors kept secret, saying he found “strong reason” to provide special protections for jurors at the civil trial. He cited the Republican criticizing Carroll in public and the “extensive media coverage” of her case as well, as his conduct in New York Attorney General Letitia James’ civil fraud lawsuit against him, where Trump has been fined twice for violating a gag order with comments about his clerk. If juror identities were disclosed, “there would be a strong likelihood of unwanted media attention to the jurors, influence attempts, and/or harassment or worse by supporters of Mr. Trump [and/or by Mr. Trump himself],” Kaplan wrote. These measures were used in the first trial regarding Trump and Carroll. Jurors will also be transported together to and from the courthouse and be looked after by U.S. marshals during breaks in the trial. Writing on X, formerly Twitter, Harry Litman said anonymizing the jury showed “how much Trump has twisted and corrupted the system.” [see twiXt] In another tweet, he said Trump was being treated like a “mob boss” and that he had not heard of anonymous jurors being used in a civil case. [see twiXt] X user Christopher Webb said Judge Kaplan “is clearly not messing around” and suggested jurors should be concerned. [see twiXt] Glenn Kirschner, a former assistant U.S. attorney and frequent critic of the former president, said he had only worked on cases with anonymous juries in two cases in over 30 years and that they were in cases involving large… Read more »
The former president values votes more than the lives of his voters, his opponent Nikki Haley thinks she lives in a country free from racism, and Vivek Ramaswamy lovingly embraced the GOP frontrunner after exiting the presidential race.
also in reference to the cartoon caricature’s mention of one mr. bull
Trump Touts Ex-Mobster ‘Sammy The Bull’ As Moral Character Witness | HuffPost Latest News
Trump’s ridicule of Carroll’s testimony yesterday in front of the jury was, as one commentator who was there said, like assaulting her all over again. Cannot imagine how much money the jurors are going to conjure up.
So Judge Kaplan told Alina Habba…
He also …
Wapo
Poobah, I think you’re right about her.
Mitt Romney:
Well i rarely agree with Mittens.. he got it right now
other than the individual number assigned to each juror and what is visible in the courtroom, does the defendant’s attorney have any more identifying info or way to get it? i wouldn’t put it past their client to plant private investigators in the room to covertly (perhaps with cell phone cameras et al) find out the names in addition to scouring questionnaires the prospective jurors had filled out prior to voir dire. after which said client would see to the names & addresses & work info be leaked on his social media platforms.
Mitt thinks being obtuse is appealing
What’s that? If Biden’s hand look like that FOX would be reporting that he has leprosy
Defendant gets lots of identifying information about jurors. Since I am in the pool for March 4th case they’re probably reading Trail Mix right now
Stinkmata
They’re reading right now? Hi!!! Orange Adolf and his cult of former Republicans and the willfully ignorant MAGAts must not be allowed to destroy democracy for their wet dream of a fascist, white nationalist state. Everyone involved in J6 should be charged and tried, including members of Congress, like Hawley, Jordan and Mike Johnson, who were aware it was going to happen, and who continue to offer comfort to insurrectionists. Corporate welfare at the expense of the American people must halt. Single payer healthcare for all. (Denmark is doing healthcare right, since y’all like white folks so much.) Worker protection; no child labor. Tax the wealthy. Climate change is real. Tax churches whose leaders preach from the pulpit. Reproductive rights are human rights. Free the books!
ps – This one’s for Poo-tin: Slava Ukraine!
My MAGA peeps are unaware that Plumpty was in raised in the mob and in effect is a mobster.
Stigmata
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stigmata#:~:text=A%20st%C3%ADgma%20(%CF%83%CF%84%CE%AF%CE%B3%CE%BC%CE%B1)%20is%20a,the%20side%2C%20from%20a%20lance.
Craig, perhaps this will serve to get you off.
For some bizarre reason Alina is reading Carrol’s text threats on cross and judge is fed up:
Habba: Is Rodeo Clown replying to you?
Judge Kaplan: Do you have many more of these?
Habba: I have six more.
Judge Kaplan: I’ll admit them if there is no objection. But you’ve taken enough time on this.
Habba: May I be heard?
Judge Kaplan: No.
She argues with every sustained objection:
Habba: I can’t ask abou them? With all due respect-
Judge Kaplan: With. All. Due. Respect – when I rule, you go on.
Habba: So do you-
Carroll’s lawyer: Objection.
Judge Kaplan: Sustained. Stricken.
Habba: On what basis?
Judge Kaplan: Move on.
Easy to see who trained her. Can misbehaving attorneys be thrown out of Court along with their clients?
today’s meme…
Can Habba’s behavior get her charged with contempt? She’s definitely showing contempt.
today’s meme part 2…
More nonsensical by the minute…debanking us from our non-liquid gold?
theories about the stinkmata (BTW big glittery gold star for sturge on that one) seem to range from signs of syphilis (see https://www.palmbeachpost.com/story/news/politics/2024/01/18/donald-trump-hand-sores-photo-social-media/72265930007/ for example) to a rather mundane list reported by We asked a dermatologist about the mystery marks on Trump’s hands. Here’s what he said. (msn.com).
my guess is red ink from a leaky pen he was using to calculate his current finances.
Orange Adolf must’ve watched an ep of The Beverly Hillbillies before his meandering speech. Black gold/liquid gold. He thinks he just came up with that gem. Maybe they should tweak his dosage of Aderall.
Wasn’t Idi Amin also syphallitic? He declared himself King of Scotland.
And I hope that anyone thinking about voting for any Republican doesn’t believe that Social Security and Medicare aren’t on the GQP chopping block.
https://www.texastribune.org/2024/01/18/colin-allred-biden-border-roland-gutierrez/
“ U.S. Rep. Colin Allred, who is running to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz this year, was among three Texas Democrats who voted on Wednesday to condemn President Joe Biden’s handling of the southern border, rebuffing their party as Republicans continue to weaponize the migrant crisis in an election year.”
“The resolution “denounces the Biden administration’s open-borders policies” and “condemns the national security and public safety crisis” that Republicans claim the administration has created on the border.”
“State Sen. Roland Gutierrez, who is running against Allred for the Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate, blasted Allred for his vote, saying he “sided with GOP extremists.”
“The Democratic nominee that goes up against Ted Cruz should fight tooth and nail against Trump’s dangerous so-called policies. If our nominee agrees with Trump and Ted Cruz’s idea of border security then we’re in a hell of a lot of trouble,” Gutierrez said in a statement.
I don’t know how to fix it, but this is the one issue that POTUS Joe needs to get under control well before the general.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4416374-andrew-yang-biden-trump-the-sequel/
“At a New Hampshire campaign event for Democratic presidential candidate Rep. Dean Phillips (Minn.) on Thursday, former presidential candidate Andrew Yang claimed that if President Biden becomes the party’s nominee, he will “deliver to us Trump the sequel.”
“Yang complimented Phillips’s efforts to find a younger, new candidate to represent the Democratic Party in 2024, and said Phillips went to California Gov. Gavin Newsom and Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and urged them to run against Biden but his efforts were unsuccessful.”
Ageism is an ugly thing.
RIP PDQ Bach. It is with sadness that we say goodbye to Peter Schicklele. The is article is free to read.
BiD, yes, Habba’s antics are the stuff of contempt by an irascible judge. Fines, exclusion from the Courtroom and in an extreme case, a night in jail although all of those things are extremely rare and take more than mere squabbles between the Court and counsel. Generally the Court will give fair warning and the smart attorney will tuck tail when they are warned.
She seems pretty bold. Her client probably promised her the moon/protection/magic beans.
Jimmy Kimmel did a piece on tRUMPsky’s possible syphilis. It starts at the 1:52 mark.
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12980173/barron-trump-donald-melania-mother-funeral-florida.html
“…Barron ‘almost certainly speaks Slovenian with… Ines, his aunt, who also lives in New York’.”
“Ines Knavs was the one who took care of all the paperwork at the Slovenia consulate in New York so that Barron could formally acquire Slovenian citizenship,’ he added.”
Barron has dual citizenship?
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