President Trump on Monday came to a Manhattan court house in New York City for Alvin Bragg’s Stormy Daniels ‘hush cash’ case.
Trump blasted the case as a witch hunt in remarks beyond the court house.
” This is a witch hunt. This is a scam,” Trump stated as he went into the court house with his lawyers.
WATCH:
BREAKING: Trump makes declaration as he goes into NY courtroom in case brought versus him by DA Alvin Bragg:
” This is a witch hunt. This is a scam.” pic.twitter.com/BF4KWAPByE
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) March 25, 2024
Far-left New York judge Juan Merchan set the Stormy Daniels hush payment trial for April 15
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg formerly submitted for a hold-up of as much as 30 days in the Trump-Stormy Daniels ‘hush cash’ trial in New York City.
Judge Merchan pointed out discovery issues for his choice to enable a hold-up.
Trump’s attorneys requested for a 90- day hold-up so they can put over the countless pages of discovery, however the judge rejected their demand.
” That you do not have a case today is actually disturbing due to the fact that the claims that the defense makes in all of your documents is exceptionally major. Amazingly severe,” Merchan stated to Trump’s attorneys, according to the AP. “You’re implicating the Manhattan district lawyer’s workplace and individuals associated with this case of prosecutorial misbehavior and of attempting to make me complicit in it. And you do not have a single mention to support that position.”
Alvin Bragg prosecuted Trump last April on 34 felony counts associated to ‘hush payments’ he made to Stormy Daniels.
Trump was implicated of paying pornography star Stormy Daniels, AKA, Stephanie Clifford, ‘hush payments’ through his then-attorney Michael Cohen in a plan to silence her and stop the story about their declared affair from being released in the National Enquirer.
The payments made to Stormy Daniels did NOT originate from Trump’s 2016 governmental project.
The payments were made through internal organization records– there was no tax reduction taken and there was no responsibility to submit it with the FEC, according to Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina.
Trump pleaded innocent to all charges.
Trump was struck with a criminal charge for each payment he made to his previous attorney Michael Cohen in connection with the ‘hush payments’ to the 2 ladies.
Manhattan DA Alvin Bragg went through the Trump Organization’s journal and charged him down the line per payment to Cohen.
Every single payment to Michael Cohen was made in 2017 while Trump was president.
Bragg’s workplace copy and pasted the very same charge 34 times and simply changed out the check or coupon number.
Alvin Bragg didn’t discuss exactly what he wished to found guilty Trump of in the charging files.
Bragg informed press reporters he does not need to inform anybody what the underlying felony is.
He’s simply permitted to charge Trump with 34 felonies without describing what the underlying offense was.
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