None political Legal expert's couldn't name crime some left wing Political experts couldn't name a crime. The jury stated they couldn't find. A crime the only one saying s crime happened was the DA in Charged of City with highest crime in the country
Trump said “If they can do this to me, they can do it to anyone”. I heard that as “If I could’ve gotten away with it, anyone can get away with it”. Thank sweet baby Jesus he didn’t get away with it.
That tired response..."If they can do this to me..." Wow, equality in the eyes of the law. How novel. Edit: I should add that I know we don't have true equality just yet. But this is a decent start.
A lot of people are theorizing that his ego was a big part of the reason he lost. Not only did he sideline a great defense lawyer, most likely because she was a woman, but he also allegedly forced his lawyers to say what he wanted them to, aka to consistently bash Cohen and deny the encounter with Daniels ever existed.
The average citizen can't afford all the appeals, judge shopping in far off counties, and time spent in court to delay and fight. It's definitely a two tiered system, one for the rich, and one for the poor.
An average citizen would have never been charged with this. They literally had to change the law to order to indict him. Not something the prosecution would have done to a nobody.
@@JohnSmith-cn4cw If I really cared enough to check again I would but I don't however I am pretty sure somewhere around 1800 people have been hit with this particular charge in the past decade in New York so no Trump doesn't even rank first at being hit with this particular charge.
I remember when misspelling the word potato was grounds for voters not wanting to vote for someone. Even a guy yelling 'Yaaaaa!' in his speech was enough to tank someone's campaign. Sadly these days people will accept just about anything including a woman who has been arrested before many times and even racism isn't enough for some people to not vote for someone.
I wasn't happy when I heard the verdict. I was profoundly sad. Not over the conviction. It makes me sad knowing none of this means anything. He can still run for president and vote, and won't get punished any more severely than probation. White collar crimes are only punished with a slap on the wrist while blue collar crimes destroy lives.
Why can't he get given community service for a few hundred hours? Custodial would be ridiculous (secret service), a fine is meaningless (because they're capped), make the man who has NEVER done a full days work pick up trash on the highway.
Is there anything that can be done to stop a felon (who legally can nolonger own a firearm) from being able to be in charge of our military forces and having access to the nuclear codes? This is insane! He should be barred from running!!
Yes. Vote for the other guy so the felon doesn't win. There are a few other methods that aren't as likely to succeed. BUT, if political opponents could be barred from running by giving them a felony charge, then using the DOJ against your political opponents would be an effective means to stop their campaign, and Trump could legitimately claim that they are trying to stop him from running...which means his cries are crocodile tears, since he absolutely can still run, even if they threw his sorry butt in prison, and he knows it. But his voters are mostly ignoramuses' so his appeals of political persecution will work on them and the corporate media outlets won't inform the public because they are oligarch simps that are okay with fascism.
No, a convicted felon can run for the presidency - Eugene Debs did it in 1920. If we want this guy barred from the White House, it up to We The People to do it in November.
I dont understand why he cant go to jail or prison because of the secret service. Treat him like they treat every person who may be in danger because of who they are. Put him in solitary confinment with secret service standing outside the door. Why is that so hard? They do this all the time. No ones above the law right?
@@TheRatsintheWalls Yes. Despite his charity Foundation, University, civil fraud cases & E.Jean Carroll, he is a first-time criminal offender (first time caught & convicted anyway.) Although with 34 guilties first time out, you or I might expect to get some prison time. At least for Contempt.
@@alexvaraderey As far as I'm aware, none of that's considered in what makes a first offense, but the judge will have some leeway to factor it all in. You don't need to convince me that man should be in prison for the rest of his pitiful life, but it's not reasonable to expect it from this trial.
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If a poor minority member were to get convicted of 34 felonies at once, they'd be given an extremely harsh sentence. Not giving him some sort of actual jail sentence would absolutely be a bias.
I see you did zero research. For THIS crime in NY state ALL previous convictions got probation. No prison sentence EVER has been given in NY fr THIS law. So that leaves your chest-thuming complete nonsense. For THIS stuation. You have a valid point. Just learn something before spouting off and making the valid point look like a whine. Yo
@@kurtwicklund8901- The “pot calling the kettle black” might want to look at the difference between sentences for misdemeanors and what happens to those misdemeanors when elevated to felonies, particularly _why_ they were elevated to felonies. It sticks in my craw that DJT will never get comeuppance for the hundreds of thousands of excess COVID deaths caused by his inept response, and especially his fomentation of an anti-mask, anti-vax, and anti-science movement. Those hundreds of thousands were just in the US alone, and the effects of his anti-(everything good) movement are far from over. This case involves crimes which, very likely, helped him become president, therefore enabling the aforementioned, so we shouldn’t take kindly to its being swept under the rug as an overblown misdemeanor without prior jail time sentencing in NY. There is _nothing_ “prior” about DJT, and we should treat him accordingly.
@@kurtwicklund8901this is a novel case. Never been tried before and we still don't know what underlying crime made code 175 misdemeanors become felonies.
Why do we have laws saying that convicts cannot vote, yet they can still run for office, including president? And make no mistake, Trump always was a ConMan, but for the first time now he is a convict as well.
Unfortunately I feel like even being found guilty on all 34... it's not gonna do shit. It's gonna do jack diddly squat shit. It's nice to know that famous people still don't have to go to jail over things that normal people would People, please. It's not about the lesser of 2 evils... it's about the lesser of who is actually truly evil. Biden isn't the best, but he's far better than the worst. It's such a shame that the democratic party seems so obsessed on making sure it self-destructs. We really need to start voting for people who are young enough to actually make change. Someone who is nearly 80, in a more broad form of a minority (65+)17%, CANNOT speak for the majority of the country, that is under 65. Which is 83% of the country. The 65 retirement age should be STRICTLY implemented for government positions.
oh, it's gonna do something! It's gonna be polarizing. (Y'know, with one side screaming it's just further proof the other guys are abusing the system! Now watch them apply that as 'proof' of election tampering come November if they lose.)
Ok, I agree with your main point about Biden, and about wanting younger people in office. That said, minorities of all kinds have a right to run for office. Voters can decide which candidate will better represent them. And lots of people work past 65, often out of financial necessity. If an organization can give good financial incentives to retire, great. But we shouldn’t force people to lose their income for arbitrary reasons. As long as they’re still capable of doing a job, they have a right to work.
@catsmom129 ok but if you've held any position like congress, president, vp... they get this thing called a "civil service retirement system." Basically it's like getting $175k/y for sitting at one of their vacation homes drinking martinis on a Monday morning. And when we are talking about a minority like age in politics... no. Not at all. Not when it comes to making decisions based on the country. They've proven time and time again that they don't respect the younger generations. Just look at the 2016 election. The 2020 election. They have fucked up consistently for over 10 years now. It's time to force retirement on politicians. They can get a civilian job after, if they want to keep working. Because yes. They deserve to work if they want. Just not in politics.
I've referred to him as "the adjudicated rapist " ever since that appeals judge said his actions in the sexual abuse finding met the common definition of rape.
No dude - for work I sometimes service bar equipment and overhear redneck conversations that boggle my mind. They argue an issue until every vestige of true thought has been eradicated and when it's as stupid as they can make it, they agree. I put in my headphones to prevent bar brainworms infecting me.
Get caught with some weed and it's an instant jail sentence. Get caught doing a white collar crime and its a slap on the wrist at best. The fact trump is allowed to be free right now is insulting. The average person isnt afforded that luxury
My dad always taught me to vote. His explanation was “if you don’t vote, you don’t get to bitch about how things are going. Your person may have lost but at least you let the world know how you feel”
Excellent coverage Leeja! Thank you for your calm and non-sensational discussion of the important issues. Your reports cover more ground at better quality than many others who do multiple daily videos that are mostly opinions and repetition. It's appreciated!
Kinda love how part of Trumps defense argument is legitimately just a clever acronym to dunk on a star witness. Do they think they're on twitter or something?
Great? This Stormy Daniels thing has been running for almost 8 years now! It took our justice system 8 years to hold this man accountable. He had already finished a Presidential term of office and probably committed hundreds of other crimes by the time this conviction came down. This case still does not keep this twice impeached convicted felon from the White House. In all likelihood he'll be back in the White House before he sees a conviction from the other 3 trials against him and we'll probably never hear from any of those after he does. It seems to me that our Justice system has failed almost as spectacularly as our Legislative bodies did to check Executive power.
Thank you for your dedication, Leeja. The world needs more people loudly speaking the truth to make up for the many, many slimy lies of those who would gut this country for their own profit.
The choice is clear: I'm voting for Biden. If nothing else, it prevents our country from becoming a fascist theocracy. Then, we can focus on fixing our own party. Please vote
Did you do anything in these past few years? If not, it's just delaying the inevitable. People need to work on organizing. The oligarchs have a plan(Project 2025) and are ready to go should a Republican win, I haven't seen any evidence of anyone working towards that on the "left" in the past few years. Can't just vote and sit on your hands to avoid fascism.
I fully understand your trolly problem choice and your voting. I would also understand people voting 3rd party and for the policies they actually agree with. Never the less, it ain't over till the fat lady has sung. I am mentally prepped to deal with hearing Trump won the elections. It will be a fight never the less, fascism from the right, or from the left. It being from the right would keep the left more alert and awake, but also would make the fight harder. The false trust in team blue is part of the problem. So a vote for Biden is also a vote for Harris, and the continuation of Clinton politics. Trump win would be a possible dictatorship and maybe a civil war. But his lose might also trigger a form of a civil uprising (war). A 3rd party win, how unlikely this might be, would be a break with the standard. Never-the-less; what is the plan? Biden wins in your ideal situation... then what? Life goes on as usual? Bidens new bill (antisemitic act, HR 6090 can be a problem for all types of protesters, not just the pro-Palestine protesters. Resistance could be labeled terrorism, all kinds of "resistance". Fascism from the left. IMHO.
@@hunglikeahorse---flythe NDA itself wasn’t necessarily for something illegal, it was the use of campaign funds for the bribe to sign the NDA. The NDA was to hide potentially embarrassing info from the public before the election bc it could affect the outcome.
Indeed and LOL. Trump says the NDA was real. 'Everyone has them. It wasn't hush money'. Not 'hush' money but it was money as Trump said himself. But h never had sex wth her. He just signed a $130,000 NDA wth a person he never met. Riiiiiiight. But MAGAhats are not known for processing information so they never catch on.
The NDA and hush money was to hide the affair he had 20 years ago. Affairs aren’t illegal. Here are the details you’re looking for. 1. Alvin Bragg engaged in Selective Prosecution. There’s precedent on this. Trump is being charged with recording the payments as legal expenses instead of campaign expenses. Keep in mind that these payments were being made to his lawyer. (There were 34 payments so that’s how they arrived at 34 counts.) In 2022, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) determined that Hilary Clinton committed the SAME campaign finance violation when she funded the Steele Dossier (to get dirt on Trump) and she recorded the payments as legal expenses instead of campaign finance expenses. Her campaign was headquartered in NYC (same jurisdiction as Trump) and they did not prosecute her. They only fined her $8,000. → (That’s the precedent.) Additionally, when Alvin Bragg was running for office, he said over and over that he was the best candidate to go after Trump. He repeatedly denounced Trump’s policies. Once he got into office, he literally went out of his way to look for crimes that he could prosecute Trump for. His office floated around several ideas until they settled on this one. A very common phrase in Stalinist Russia was, “Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime.” This is exactly what he did. Also, let’s not forget there’s precedent. 2. It violated his 6th amendment right to not tell him what he is being charged with. Not only is this in the constitution, but there’s also precedent for this as well. Falsifying business records is only the primary charge, there’s a part B to that, which they refused to reveal even after it was requested. 3. Unanimity is required in all felony prosecutions. Falsifying business records is a misdemeanor but falsifying business record with the intent to conceal a second crime is a felony. The jury was not unanimous about the second crime because the judge said they didn’t have to be since the judge was going off of New York State law. However, this is a felony prosecution so constitutional law trumps New York State law and the jury has to be unanimous on the second crime as well. For example, if there are 6 jurors who believe a defendant killed a man but they think he shot him, and the other 6 jurors also believed the defendant killed a man but they think he stabbed him, that is not unanimous. The New York election statute says it’s illegal for two or more people to agree to work in concert to influence an election through unlawful means (i.e., by violating some other statute) and Judge Merchan told the jury that they did NOT have to be unanimous with respect to those unlawful means. The judge mentioned a few different theories: (a) It could be a tax law violation, (b) It could be a campaign finance violation, (c) It could be a violation of New York’s business records falsification statute, which in itself introduces a second element to the case, which would actually be a third element. 4. Not only is it illegal for judges to make campaign donations, the fact that Judge Merchan made a $35 donation to the Biden campaign shows his partiality. That by itself isn’t catastrophic, but the fact that Judge Merchan’s daughter stands to make millions if Trump is convicted is enough that he should’ve recused himself. His daughter runs a progressive political agency that does fundraisers and the Biden-Harris campaign is her client. These are just to name a few. He’s technically not convicted until the judge delivers the conviction. That will most likely happen on July 11th unless something changes before then.
Leeja thank you for covering the case and provide your excellent commentary. And I felt great all day yesterday celebrating the 34 count guilty verdict!!! It's the symbolism of the whole thing. I am hoping that the few people sitting on the fence, but who are staunch old-school Republicans who are black-and-white thinkers will decide they can't vote for a convicted criminal into office.
I forget the lady's name, but she had released a 3-or-so-hours-long video about voting in the 2024 election a while back, and one thing she said that really stuck out to me was essentially: don't think of it as voting for the lesser of two evils; think of it as voting for the person who is a weaker opponent to you legally. As in, vote for the one who will stand in your way the least. For me, that's absolutely Biden. Gaza is unforgivable, but so was Iraq and Afghanistan under Bush, Obama and Trump.
That argument isn't strong at all. Blood is already on our hands, okay, we're already complicit in the deaths of millions, I agree, but voting Biden won't change that at all, he's looking the other way as Republicans are subpoenaing college and university presidents pressuring them to call in the booted thugs to bloody the heads of students, and he's giving Israel the green light and the means to bombing people to extinction, he hasn't changed position on that at all, and he and the Democrats are also failing to organize against or present any counter to Project 2025, which means if we the people don't start organizing, we're doomed to be ruled by fascists eventually, voting Biden may delay it a little longer, but he's doing nothing to stop it and voting him in will mean more blood on our already blood soaked hands. So it's completely understandable if people cannot bring themselves to vote for either of these two horrible options, but for the love of good, people need to start organizing or face the reality of the consequences to their actions/inactions. I'll vote Biden to give people the best chance they have, more time to start organizing. But if they don't organize, which I haven't seen much evidence of happening for the past few years, they're doomed.
Republicans/MAGA are doubling down in support of Trump. They seem to have a death wish of self destruction. Help them with their endeavor. VOTE BLUE ACROSS THE BOARD!
yes...lets be stupid and follow the idea of Maga and vote only blue no matter who....i mean look how will that turned our for republicans...very wise you are...who cares if the person is a disgusting person or who has policies that align more with republicans but says he is a democrat so he gets my vote. Thats how dumb your statement reads
Hopefully this case isn’t appealed up to the supreme court, while it’s EXTREMELY rare for a state case to be appealed all the way to the supreme court, it also used to be rare that a supreme court would repeal a decision with a 50 year precedent, take up a case that a president has full immunity after it was already determined by a federal appeals court that it was a resounding no, a president doesn’t have full immunity, and a supreme court that doesn’t recuse themselves when their wife had involvement in Jan 6, as well as another who hung an American flag upside down after Jan 6. I digress
Proving ANYTHING is possible. THEREFORE, ANYTHING is ALSO possible IN OUR FAVOR. We/politicians can DEFUND the SCOTUS. NOTHING is sacred or impossible with regards to bullshit like law/politics. Only PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCES of people's decisions are DETERMINISTIC. NEVER the decisions themselves.
Thank you for sharing such an awesome message.Glory to God my family are happy once again and can now afford anything for my family even with my Retirement.$57k weekly returns has been life changing, after so much struggles.
YES!!! That's exactly her name (Maria Angelina Alexander) so many people have recommended highly about her and am just starting with her from Brisbane Australia.
Some at least, like my deaf and dumb to reality brother, don't believe it, they believe every lie uttered by Trump. So they believe she blackmailed him into paying her hush money, and that he never had any kind of sex with her.
Multiple affairs! And the fact that he cheated on their mothers doesn't seem to affect his childrens' support. If my dad had cheated on my mom, I don't think I'd ever forgive him.
A Secret Service spokesman has stated that Orange would receive standard SS protection even if jailed. (Can’t imagine what sins an agent would have to have committed to warrant getting that ‘choice’ assignment!)
Scrolling through these comments, was like that moment you walk into a bar, a restaurant and everyone turns and looks at you and you just know you're in the wrong place. Lol
@@the937chef ow yeah you are right. I still don't understand the electoral college. I know that China used it under Mao Zedong, South Korea used it under their Military dictatorship, Brazil used it under its military dictatorship, and South Africa used it under Apartheid. I wonder what they all have in common.... It is really easy to fake results and win without a majority of votes, just like the republicans have done.... Since 1988 except for 2004....
Okay well Mother Theresa was a monster. So. Yeah, I'd hope if she had ever been charged she would have been found guilty. But she's dead so I guess we'll never know.
Leeja, thank you very much. At this point I don’t know what I would do without you. Your explanation of complex legal issues is always very enlightening and really help me ( and I hope others) to navigate these bizarre times in American politics. I can only hope Trump is not the end for American democracy, 😢
I'm glad this case was not broadcast live. The press was already wasting time focusing on silly details like "he's falling asleep in court," so not having live recording made sure they also covered the substance of the case.
Leeja, you are great. Thanks for the ground news link. I never heard of it before I signed up here. I now have read it almost everyday for the last few months. Thanks for your diligent research on this channel.
I want Trump to get community service for a couple of years. Nothing will satisfy me more than a billionaire having to take up positions of people he had stepped on to amass his wealth. I'd also like his assets seized for further investigation.
Yeah, Trump said that during the campaign but did he do it? No, he did not arrest her. You Leftists actually do everything you accuse Trump of doing. Leftists - Trump will start WWIII. He didn't. Biden has brought us closer to WWWIII than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Leftists - Trump has weaponized the DOJ against his political opponents. Trump did not. Biden has actually weaponized the DOJ by bringing 2 federal cases against Trump, one of which, Biden has done himself (You know storing Classified documents in his garage). At least Trump had them locked away in his near fortress Mar-a-Lago. I could go on and on but what's the point? You people are complete hypocrites and you project your own behavior on other people.
"Voting third party (or not voting at all) is not the way to change the system." Truer words were never said. Every election is the time for adults to adult.
Voting doesn't change the system, either. The system isn't designed to be altered through continued use. The fact that genocide isn't enough of a clear-cut indication that the system is innately immoral shows that you aren't being an adult by participating in it.
Trump is a convicted felon AND his values are in direct opposition to my own. Leaving that last part out is kind of why people are able to justify not voting or voting third party. All the things that are unacceptable about Biden are also unacceptable about Trump, and then some. Don’t reduce him down to just a felony.
Vote early, vote often. I know its too late now but you can try and get candidates you want in those seats by voting in EVERY election and not just the general one.
why not vote third party? if enough of us do, maybe trump and biden would both lose and america isn't stuck with either a corporate shill or a wanna be dictator
@@petervizzini4006 They weren't false charges. Y'all are just so desperate for a Traditionalist Christian Theocracy that you refuse to say anything negative about the man that can get you there. ( I'm not a Biden Supporter so don't even try with that)
@@ethandollarhide7943 1. Alvin Bragg engaged in Selective Prosecution. There’s a qualifying comparator for this. Trump is being charged with recording the payments as legal expenses instead of campaign expenses. Keep in mind that these payments were being made to his lawyer. (There were 34 payments so that’s how they arrived at 34 counts.) In 2022, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) determined that Hilary Clinton committed the SAME campaign finance violation when she funded the Steele Dossier (to get dirt on Trump) and she recorded the payments as legal expenses instead of campaign finance expenses. Her campaign was headquartered in NYC (same jurisdiction as Trump) and they did not prosecute her. They only fined her $8,000. → (That’s the comparator.) Additionally, when Alvin Bragg was running for office, he said over and over that he was the best candidate to go after Trump. He repeatedly denounced Trump’s policies. Once he got into office, he literally went out of his way to look for crimes that he could prosecute Trump for. His office floated around several ideas until they settled on this one. A very common phrase in Stalinist Russia was, “Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime.” This is exactly what he did. Also, let’s not forget the comparator. 2. It violated his 6th amendment right to not tell him what he is being charged with. Not only is this in the constitution, but there’s also precedent for this as well. Falsifying business records is only the primary charge, there’s a part B to that, which they refused to reveal even after it was requested. 3. Unanimity is required in all felony prosecutions. Falsifying business records is a misdemeanor but falsifying business record with the intent to conceal a second crime is a felony. The jury was not unanimous about the second crime because the judge said they didn’t have to be since the judge was going off of New York State law. However, this is a felony prosecution so constitutional law trumps New York State law and the jury has to be unanimous on the second crime as well. For example, if there are 6 jurors who believe a defendant killed a man but they think he shot him, and the other 6 jurors also believed the defendant killed a man but they think he stabbed him, that is not unanimous. The New York election statute says it’s illegal for two or more people to agree to work in concert to influence an election through unlawful means (i.e., by violating some other statute) and Judge Merchan told the jury that they did NOT have to be unanimous with respect to those unlawful means. The judge mentioned a few different theories: (a) It could be a tax law violation, (b) It could be a campaign finance violation, (c) It could be a violation of New York’s business records falsification statute, which in itself introduces a second element to the case, which would actually be a third element. 4. Not only is it illegal for judges to make campaign donations, the fact that Judge Merchan made a $35 donation to the Biden campaign shows his partiality. That by itself isn’t catastrophic, but the fact that Judge Merchan’s daughter stands to make millions if Trump is convicted is enough that he should’ve recused himself. His daughter runs a progressive political agency that does fundraisers and the Biden-Harris campaign is her client. These are just to name a few. He’s technically not convicted until the judge delivers the conviction. That will most likely happen on July 11th unless something changes before then.
If voting between the lesser of two evils wis ‘just how it is’, seems pretty fucking clear we need a new system. Now, tell me, how will voting for the two major parties who stand to benefit from maintaining this system get us out of this conundrum? It IS still the lesser of two evils, but how do we fix that being our choice to begin with?
I think it's wild that people are like "Biden supports Isreal". It's like yea that's not great but what do you think would happen if Trump was in power? Do you think he would stand with Palestine? OR would he make things magnitudes worse?? 🤨
I literally just had this argument with somebody on FB and it was just as bad as trying to change a MAGA moron's mind about Trump. Some people would rather burn the world to ashes than choose to live in an imperfect one it seems.
Excellent recap - thank you! Your videos are always top-notch. Re: not allowing the jury to have/read the court transcript, another analyst said that the transcript includes *everything*, including things the jury may not have been privy to, such as asides/conversations between prosecutors/defense lawyers at the bench, which might be prejudicial. I do find it odd that the jury instructions wouldn’t be printed for them for reference.
It is ridiculous the jury is not allowed the written instructions or transcript. If they know any information they may miss in the witness box will be supplied later, they are better able to watch the body language, tone of voice and demeanour. They can make notes of anything that strikes them. The problem will be the jury will not be able to remember all the evidence. I think it is rather bizarre the jury is not allowed to discuss the case with each other until the judge delivers his instructions.
A juror is allowed to take notes. They also get a copy of the jury instructions during deliberations. Also, during deliberations, they can request to have any testimony they choose re-read to them. Further, in the deliberation room jurors are given a hard copy of all exhibits entered into evidence during the trial. These exhibits are agreed upon by both sides. Trial exhibits can include important parts of deposition testimony that witnesses usually testify to when on the stand. Have you ever been a juror or worked on a trial? I recommend sitting on at least one jury in your lifetime.
@@Purplenpinkk Unfortunately I am ineligible to sit on a jury, because in Australia lawyers are ineligible to serve on juries. So I was surprised to hear there were 2 lawyers on Trump’s jury. Most lawyers here would love to serve on a jury. I have always thought it ridiculous that jurors cannot get the transcript, but have to rely on their own notes. I do not work in criminal law, but I have worked on dozens of trials, including many years ago some civil jury trials. I have a table when I am taking notes during a trial, and I am hopeless at it. I do not look at the witness because I cannot take notes and watch the witness’s demeanour at the same time. If you could see the way the jury box in the Supreme Court building in Sydney is set up, then you would realise how unrealistic it is to expect the jurors to take their own notes. The Court may have changed the set up for jurors since I did a jury trial. However from my memory the jury have just seats and nothing to lean their note pads on, so taking notes would be cumbersome and uncomfortable. Of course this is just my opinion. However, if jurors knew they did not have to take notes because they would get the transcript, they could concentrate on the witness’s body language and demeanour.
@@Purplenpinkk Also it appears in New York the jurors do not get the judge’s instructions and are not allowed to discuss the case themselves until they are sent out to deliberate.
Karen Frieman Agnifilo on the Maidas Touch network, who used to be the #2 prosecutor in the same DA office, explained that the court transcription includes objections, sidebars, and other parts of the official record of the procedings in the court that are not intended to be heard by the jury. They end up calling the actual person who was present and made the the original notes to perform the readback of testimony for the jury.
I've been hearing the same nonsense about voting since I cast my first vote in the 80s. I have voted for both Democrats and third-party candidates based on my personal convictions, and I will continue to do so. I voted for Ralph Nader in 2000, and if I had the power to go back in time, I would do exactly the same thing again because I could not in good conscience vote for either Gore or Bush. I have watched voting for the lesser two evils steadily march the entire U.S. political system further to the right over the course of my lifetime, and it is exactly this rightward movement of the Overton Window that allows Trump to exist. Democrats should have rebelled when the Third Way neoliberals took over the party in the 90s but instead, they just kept marching in lockstep giving us terrible candidates like Hilary Clinton and Joe Biden. If the Democrats want my vote, they need a hell of a lot more than "not as bad as Trump."
Thank you for your coverage but especially your message about voting at the end. It’s nice for you to acknowledge how disillusioned people feel while realizing what’s at stake if we don’t vote!
Whoa Leeja, if I’m not mistaken, Michael Cohen doesn’t sell the Anti-trump shirts that’s meidas touch’s merch store, I think Todd made that same mistake during the trial.
One thing I don’t think I’ve seen through all of this since that you kind of hinted at was: what was Trump’s motivation for covering this up? Saving his marriage? Public opinion for his first run for president? Losing donors? It seems like he’d have more support from his base over an affair with a p-- star (because small brain); over the loss he’d have for a felony conviction. Especially with all the wild stuff he’s done since, this feels relatively tame to cover up so heavily
I've always been doubtful that Trump will see jail time. But then I started thinking that a fair judge would want Trump to serve a sentence equal in severity to whatever one of his underlings served. It really would be a travesty of justice if Trump didn't do time equal to what Cohen served.
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None political Legal expert's couldn't name crime some left wing Political experts couldn't name a crime. The jury stated they couldn't find. A crime the only one saying s crime happened was the DA in Charged of City with highest crime in the country
Jack Smith Dominion CEO Apparently Lying under oath is a winning Court stratagy
I agree please use your vote
There’s something I’m hoping you can confirm- paying hush money is not illegal by itself, correct?
Trump said “If they can do this to me, they can do it to anyone”.
I heard that as “If I could’ve gotten away with it, anyone can get away with it”.
Thank sweet baby Jesus he didn’t get away with it.
I heard "noone is above the law - not even and ex-president" and I smiled.
That tired response..."If they can do this to me..."
Wow, equality in the eyes of the law. How novel.
Edit: I should add that I know we don't have true equality just yet. But this is a decent start.
i would be thanking the jury, not your imaginary friend who apparently hasnt aged in over 2000 years.
@@sabin97 you’re so witty. Thanks for the input.
@@amfgoe255
it's not wit.
it's adulthood.
imaginary friends are for children.
"I have the best people" -Man whose legal defense's closing argument was schoolyard name calling
Okay, but that was the smoothest ad segue.
Also his lawyers said his best hope was a hung jury. 😂
A lot of people are theorizing that his ego was a big part of the reason he lost. Not only did he sideline a great defense lawyer, most likely because she was a woman, but he also allegedly forced his lawyers to say what he wanted them to, aka to consistently bash Cohen and deny the encounter with Daniels ever existed.
@@BirdPeopleArentReal "I have the best words" -Same guy
@@BenjaminGlatt 🤣🤣
People keep saying no one is above the law. BS! If that were the average citizen they'd already be behind bars
For his comments, how he talked about the judge and such, should have sent him behind bars, just for that.....
The average citizen can't afford all the appeals, judge shopping in far off counties, and time spent in court to delay and fight. It's definitely a two tiered system, one for the rich, and one for the poor.
An average citizen would have never been charged with this. They literally had to change the law to order to indict him. Not something the prosecution would have done to a nobody.
@@JohnSmith-cn4cw If I really cared enough to check again I would but I don't however I am pretty sure somewhere around 1800 people have been hit with this particular charge in the past decade in New York so no Trump doesn't even rank first at being hit with this particular charge.
@@killjoy1887 I know you don't care. Facts would hurt your feelings.
I remember when misspelling the word potato was grounds for voters not wanting to vote for someone. Even a guy yelling 'Yaaaaa!' in his speech was enough to tank someone's campaign. Sadly these days people will accept just about anything including a woman who has been arrested before many times and even racism isn't enough for some people to not vote for someone.
I can't take somebody serious who speaks of himself in the third person.
The bugs have become features.
I wasn't happy when I heard the verdict. I was profoundly sad. Not over the conviction. It makes me sad knowing none of this means anything. He can still run for president and vote, and won't get punished any more severely than probation. White collar crimes are only punished with a slap on the wrist while blue collar crimes destroy lives.
Gotta love when you can finally drop the word "allegedly" from your vocabulary 🎉
Since we don’t actually speak in a courtroom most of the time, including the word “allegedly” when everyone knew the truth was rather nonsensical.
The moment I heard the news, the countdown for this video started.
Lmao same here!
Absolutely! I saw the verdict and immediately checked UA-cam to see if Leeja had posted a short or something haha
I was really glad it happened later in the week, so the wait for this video wouldn't be long
It was barely worth acknowledging. Nothing will happen to him. The day we arrest presidents for crimes is the day Biden and trump share a cell.
Saaaaame ❤
Trump is finally #1 at something
He won the popular vote. 12 out of 12
What about lying he is definitely lier of that pack.
Perfect score! 34 for 34!!!
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Lame
My favorite headline on the verdict went like this: “Home Alone 2 actor gets convicted of 34 felonies”. 😂
Why can't he get given community service for a few hundred hours? Custodial would be ridiculous (secret service), a fine is meaningless (because they're capped), make the man who has NEVER done a full days work pick up trash on the highway.
Wish he could do it in Texas where they took away mandatory water breaks for outdoor workers.
Can't believe people re-elected Abbot or Desantis.
Congrats to Trump for his first real, fully earned accomplishment in life
silly you.. you forget he's the first twice impeached president
are you saying he didn't deserve the golden toilet
Trump better start laying golden easter eggs because his value value in politics is dropping like a rock.
He finally won a something by a vote.
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You get what you need 🎶
Is there anything that can be done to stop a felon (who legally can nolonger own a firearm) from being able to be in charge of our military forces and having access to the nuclear codes? This is insane! He should be barred from running!!
I believe you can run for presidency even from prison.
@@PaulRudd1941yes that’s correct. But, @lisaahmari7199 you make a great point!
@@PaulRudd1941It has been done before- Eugene Debs. However, his crimes were far less numerous and severe.
Yes. Vote for the other guy so the felon doesn't win. There are a few other methods that aren't as likely to succeed. BUT, if political opponents could be barred from running by giving them a felony charge, then using the DOJ against your political opponents would be an effective means to stop their campaign, and Trump could legitimately claim that they are trying to stop him from running...which means his cries are crocodile tears, since he absolutely can still run, even if they threw his sorry butt in prison, and he knows it. But his voters are mostly ignoramuses' so his appeals of political persecution will work on them and the corporate media outlets won't inform the public because they are oligarch simps that are okay with fascism.
No, a convicted felon can run for the presidency - Eugene Debs did it in 1920. If we want this guy barred from the White House, it up to We The People to do it in November.
I dont understand why he cant go to jail or prison because of the secret service. Treat him like they treat every person who may be in danger because of who they are. Put him in solitary confinment with secret service standing outside the door. Why is that so hard? They do this all the time. No ones above the law right?
It's more relevant that this crime wouldn't typically result in prison for a first-time offender than that the SS would have to come along.
@@TheRatsintheWalls right. I mean later down the road. Since this keeps being a big talking point.
@@cassandral.5840 That's fair.
@@TheRatsintheWalls Yes. Despite his charity Foundation, University, civil fraud cases & E.Jean Carroll, he is a first-time criminal offender (first time caught & convicted anyway.) Although with 34 guilties first time out, you or I might expect to get some prison time. At least for Contempt.
@@alexvaraderey
As far as I'm aware, none of that's considered in what makes a first offense, but the judge will have some leeway to factor it all in. You don't need to convince me that man should be in prison for the rest of his pitiful life, but it's not reasonable to expect it from this trial.
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If a poor minority member were to get convicted of 34 felonies at once, they'd be given an extremely harsh sentence. Not giving him some sort of actual jail sentence would absolutely be a bias.
I see you did zero research. For THIS crime in NY state ALL previous convictions got probation. No prison sentence EVER has been given in NY fr THIS law.
So that leaves your chest-thuming complete nonsense. For THIS stuation.
You have a valid point. Just learn something before spouting off and making the valid point look like a whine.
Yo
@@kurtwicklund8901- The “pot calling the kettle black” might want to look at the difference between sentences for misdemeanors and what happens to those misdemeanors when elevated to felonies, particularly _why_ they were elevated to felonies.
It sticks in my craw that DJT will never get comeuppance for the hundreds of thousands of excess COVID deaths caused by his inept response, and especially his fomentation of an anti-mask, anti-vax, and anti-science movement. Those hundreds of thousands were just in the US alone, and the effects of his anti-(everything good) movement are far from over.
This case involves crimes which, very likely, helped him become president, therefore enabling the aforementioned, so we shouldn’t take kindly to its being swept under the rug as an overblown misdemeanor without prior jail time sentencing in NY.
There is _nothing_ “prior” about DJT, and we should treat him accordingly.
Won't see a day in jail for this.
@@kurtwicklund8901this is a novel case. Never been tried before and we still don't know what underlying crime made code 175 misdemeanors become felonies.
Why do we have laws saying that convicts cannot vote, yet they can still run for office, including president? And make no mistake, Trump always was a ConMan, but for the first time now he is a convict as well.
Unfortunately I feel like even being found guilty on all 34... it's not gonna do shit. It's gonna do jack diddly squat shit.
It's nice to know that famous people still don't have to go to jail over things that normal people would
People, please. It's not about the lesser of 2 evils... it's about the lesser of who is actually truly evil. Biden isn't the best, but he's far better than the worst. It's such a shame that the democratic party seems so obsessed on making sure it self-destructs. We really need to start voting for people who are young enough to actually make change. Someone who is nearly 80, in a more broad form of a minority (65+)17%, CANNOT speak for the majority of the country, that is under 65. Which is 83% of the country. The 65 retirement age should be STRICTLY implemented for government positions.
oh, it's gonna do something! It's gonna be polarizing. (Y'know, with one side screaming it's just further proof the other guys are abusing the system! Now watch them apply that as 'proof' of election tampering come November if they lose.)
Ok, I agree with your main point about Biden, and about wanting younger people in office. That said, minorities of all kinds have a right to run for office. Voters can decide which candidate will better represent them. And lots of people work past 65, often out of financial necessity. If an organization can give good financial incentives to retire, great. But we shouldn’t force people to lose their income for arbitrary reasons. As long as they’re still capable of doing a job, they have a right to work.
@catsmom129 ok but if you've held any position like congress, president, vp... they get this thing called a "civil service retirement system." Basically it's like getting $175k/y for sitting at one of their vacation homes drinking martinis on a Monday morning.
And when we are talking about a minority like age in politics... no. Not at all. Not when it comes to making decisions based on the country. They've proven time and time again that they don't respect the younger generations. Just look at the 2016 election. The 2020 election. They have fucked up consistently for over 10 years now. It's time to force retirement on politicians. They can get a civilian job after, if they want to keep working. Because yes. They deserve to work if they want. Just not in politics.
Trump should have learned something from both Nixon and Bill Clinton: It's not the crime, but the cover-up what gets you.
No he is so smart.
All I heard was "guillotine, guillotine, guillotine, guillotine" for some reason...
Wishful thinking
At least if he wins the Presidency again, god forbid, I can just call him "the criminal."
I've referred to him as "the adjudicated rapist " ever since that appeals judge said his actions in the sexual abuse finding met the common definition of rape.
The Dreamsicle (sarcasm is obvious there, I hope).
@@peacelovehopecharityexactly
@@peacelovehopecharitywhat case was that?
So Biden would be better? Hell nah. Out of the two Trump is a much better president.
I chose the wrong damn year to get sober cus this calls for the most epic party of all time!
No dude - for work I sometimes service bar equipment and overhear redneck conversations that boggle my mind. They argue an issue until every vestige of true thought has been eradicated and when it's as stupid as they can make it, they agree. I put in my headphones to prevent bar brainworms infecting me.
I am in the same boat. I don't even like champagne but I desperately wanted drink some!!
My boyfriend & I had Tequila shots to celebrate. I thought that was the appropriate drink for that racist pig's 34 felony count conviction! 😂
@@tatchik77
What kind of tequila? (brand and type)
Martinelli's sparkling apple cider is damn underrated
Get caught with some weed and it's an instant jail sentence. Get caught doing a white collar crime and its a slap on the wrist at best. The fact trump is allowed to be free right now is insulting. The average person isnt afforded that luxury
My dad always taught me to vote. His explanation was “if you don’t vote, you don’t get to bitch about how things are going. Your person may have lost but at least you let the world know how you feel”
Excellent coverage Leeja! Thank you for your calm and non-sensational discussion of the important issues. Your reports cover more ground at better quality than many others who do multiple daily videos that are mostly opinions and repetition. It's appreciated!
Leeja is the bomb!
Kinda love how part of Trumps defense argument is legitimately just a clever acronym to dunk on a star witness. Do they think they're on twitter or something?
Well considering his other defense was "you can't trust Cohen, that guy is a well known liar, he lied to protect me all the time, very bad guy"
And just like that America was made great again.
how? nothing will change, if anything it gives Trump more support 😥
Yay he finally did it!
Great? This Stormy Daniels thing has been running for almost 8 years now! It took our justice system 8 years to hold this man accountable. He had already finished a Presidential term of office and probably committed hundreds of other crimes by the time this conviction came down. This case still does not keep this twice impeached convicted felon from the White House. In all likelihood he'll be back in the White House before he sees a conviction from the other 3 trials against him and we'll probably never hear from any of those after he does.
It seems to me that our Justice system has failed almost as spectacularly as our Legislative bodies did to check Executive power.
@BabyMaharaja0 those who would vote for him was going to anyway. It's the swing voters that decide elections
I'm too cyncial to believe that
Thank you for your dedication, Leeja. The world needs more people loudly speaking the truth to make up for the many, many slimy lies of those who would gut this country for their own profit.
The choice is clear: I'm voting for Biden. If nothing else, it prevents our country from becoming a fascist theocracy. Then, we can focus on fixing our own party. Please vote
Did you do anything in these past few years? If not, it's just delaying the inevitable. People need to work on organizing. The oligarchs have a plan(Project 2025) and are ready to go should a Republican win, I haven't seen any evidence of anyone working towards that on the "left" in the past few years. Can't just vote and sit on your hands to avoid fascism.
I fully understand your trolly problem choice and your voting.
I would also understand people voting 3rd party and for the policies they actually agree with.
Never the less, it ain't over till the fat lady has sung.
I am mentally prepped to deal with hearing Trump won the elections.
It will be a fight never the less, fascism from the right, or from the left.
It being from the right would keep the left more alert and awake, but also would make the fight harder.
The false trust in team blue is part of the problem. So a vote for Biden is also a vote for Harris, and the continuation of Clinton politics.
Trump win would be a possible dictatorship and maybe a civil war. But his lose might also trigger a form of a civil uprising (war).
A 3rd party win, how unlikely this might be, would be a break with the standard.
Never-the-less; what is the plan?
Biden wins in your ideal situation... then what? Life goes on as usual?
Bidens new bill (antisemitic act, HR 6090 can be a problem for all types of protesters, not just the pro-Palestine protesters. Resistance could be labeled terrorism, all kinds of "resistance". Fascism from the left. IMHO.
Nah Biden is still fascist but he isn't a stooge like trump
yeah...my parents said the same thing and so did their parents and so on and look how well that fixing job has gone....lol
His lack of action with Israel is going to make that difficult.
I'm also voting for him but it's going to be close.
Why would he need the NDA/immunity, If nothing illegal happened????
@@catxtrallways agreed... and that's my point. Why need to hide something if he feels it's not a crime??
@@hunglikeahorse---flythe NDA itself wasn’t necessarily for something illegal, it was the use of campaign funds for the bribe to sign the NDA. The NDA was to hide potentially embarrassing info from the public before the election bc it could affect the outcome.
Indeed and LOL. Trump says the NDA was real. 'Everyone has them. It wasn't hush money'. Not 'hush' money but it was money as Trump said himself. But h never had sex wth her. He just signed a $130,000 NDA wth a person he never met. Riiiiiiight.
But MAGAhats are not known for processing information so they never catch on.
@@dino0228like when Biden said hunters laptop was fake Russian disinformation during the debate? A cover up to influence the election
The NDA and hush money was to hide the affair he had 20 years ago. Affairs aren’t illegal. Here are the details you’re looking for.
1. Alvin Bragg engaged in Selective Prosecution. There’s precedent on this. Trump is being charged with recording the payments as legal expenses instead of campaign expenses. Keep in mind that these payments were being made to his lawyer. (There were 34 payments so that’s how they arrived at 34 counts.) In 2022, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) determined that Hilary Clinton committed the SAME campaign finance violation when she funded the Steele Dossier (to get dirt on Trump) and she recorded the payments as legal expenses instead of campaign finance expenses. Her campaign was headquartered in NYC (same jurisdiction as Trump) and they did not prosecute her. They only fined her $8,000. → (That’s the precedent.) Additionally, when Alvin Bragg was running for office, he said over and over that he was the best candidate to go after Trump. He repeatedly denounced Trump’s policies. Once he got into office, he literally went out of his way to look for crimes that he could prosecute Trump for. His office floated around several ideas until they settled on this one. A very common phrase in Stalinist Russia was, “Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime.” This is exactly what he did. Also, let’s not forget there’s precedent.
2. It violated his 6th amendment right to not tell him what he is being charged with. Not only is this in the constitution, but there’s also precedent for this as well. Falsifying business records is only the primary charge, there’s a part B to that, which they refused to reveal even after it was requested.
3. Unanimity is required in all felony prosecutions. Falsifying business records is a misdemeanor but falsifying business record with the intent to conceal a second crime is a felony. The jury was not unanimous about the second crime because the judge said they didn’t have to be since the judge was going off of New York State law. However, this is a felony prosecution so constitutional law trumps New York State law and the jury has to be unanimous on the second crime as well. For example, if there are 6 jurors who believe a defendant killed a man but they think he shot him, and the other 6 jurors also believed the defendant killed a man but they think he stabbed him, that is not unanimous. The New York election statute says it’s illegal for two or more people to agree to work in concert to influence an election through unlawful means (i.e., by violating some other statute) and Judge Merchan told the jury that they did NOT have to be unanimous with respect to those unlawful means. The judge mentioned a few different theories: (a) It could be a tax law violation, (b) It could be a campaign finance violation, (c) It could be a violation of New York’s business records falsification statute, which in itself introduces a second element to the case, which would actually be a third element.
4. Not only is it illegal for judges to make campaign donations, the fact that Judge Merchan made a $35 donation to the Biden campaign shows his partiality. That by itself isn’t catastrophic, but the fact that Judge Merchan’s daughter stands to make millions if Trump is convicted is enough that he should’ve recused himself. His daughter runs a progressive political agency that does fundraisers and the Biden-Harris campaign is her client.
These are just to name a few.
He’s technically not convicted until the judge delivers the conviction. That will most likely happen on July 11th unless something changes before then.
I have a Trump toilet brush, but I’ve never used it. I just couldn’t bring myself to do that to my toilets.
I know right
The funniest part about the number of charges is that you can make the most elaborate Trump Rule 34 jokes.
As soon as I heard the news I was waiting for your video!
Well, he did spend everyday admitting to all 34 crimes in the court house lobby.
Trump SAT during the verdict!?!?!? Such disrespect!!!
He hasn't been able to take his Adderall
No he jad to sit to keep the shit from running down his legs
Leeja thank you for covering the case and provide your excellent commentary. And I felt great all day yesterday celebrating the 34 count guilty verdict!!! It's the symbolism of the whole thing. I am hoping that the few people sitting on the fence, but who are staunch old-school Republicans who are black-and-white thinkers will decide they can't vote for a convicted criminal into office.
Guilty, guilty, guilty!!!
X34
I forget the lady's name, but she had released a 3-or-so-hours-long video about voting in the 2024 election a while back, and one thing she said that really stuck out to me was essentially: don't think of it as voting for the lesser of two evils; think of it as voting for the person who is a weaker opponent to you legally. As in, vote for the one who will stand in your way the least. For me, that's absolutely Biden. Gaza is unforgivable, but so was Iraq and Afghanistan under Bush, Obama and Trump.
That argument isn't strong at all. Blood is already on our hands, okay, we're already complicit in the deaths of millions, I agree, but voting Biden won't change that at all, he's looking the other way as Republicans are subpoenaing college and university presidents pressuring them to call in the booted thugs to bloody the heads of students, and he's giving Israel the green light and the means to bombing people to extinction, he hasn't changed position on that at all, and he and the Democrats are also failing to organize against or present any counter to Project 2025, which means if we the people don't start organizing, we're doomed to be ruled by fascists eventually, voting Biden may delay it a little longer, but he's doing nothing to stop it and voting him in will mean more blood on our already blood soaked hands. So it's completely understandable if people cannot bring themselves to vote for either of these two horrible options, but for the love of good, people need to start organizing or face the reality of the consequences to their actions/inactions.
I'll vote Biden to give people the best chance they have, more time to start organizing. But if they don't organize, which I haven't seen much evidence of happening for the past few years, they're doomed.
Afghanistan is Bidens waterloo. Open borders skyrocketing inflation and going after the opposition candidate like Stalin did..no thanks
3rd party. Biden doesn't deserve your vote
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Yeah, it's choosing between foreigner's lives or the human rights of citizens. Tough choice
Next step is to actually arrest the convict
Republicans/MAGA are doubling down in support of Trump. They seem to have a death wish of self destruction. Help them with their endeavor.
VOTE BLUE ACROSS THE BOARD!
yes...lets be stupid and follow the idea of Maga and vote only blue no matter who....i mean look how will that turned our for republicans...very wise you are...who cares if the person is a disgusting person or who has policies that align more with republicans but says he is a democrat so he gets my vote. Thats how dumb your statement reads
No votes for Dems until they stop funding the genocide in Gaza
Campaign also.
Hopefully this case isn’t appealed up to the supreme court, while it’s EXTREMELY rare for a state case to be appealed all the way to the supreme court, it also used to be rare that a supreme court would repeal a decision with a 50 year precedent, take up a case that a president has full immunity after it was already determined by a federal appeals court that it was a resounding no, a president doesn’t have full immunity, and a supreme court that doesn’t recuse themselves when their wife had involvement in Jan 6, as well as another who hung an American flag upside down after Jan 6. I digress
Proving ANYTHING is possible. THEREFORE, ANYTHING is ALSO possible IN OUR FAVOR.
We/politicians can DEFUND the SCOTUS. NOTHING is sacred or impossible with regards to bullshit like law/politics.
Only PHYSICAL CONSEQUENCES of people's decisions are DETERMINISTIC. NEVER the decisions themselves.
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Funny because his supporters have shown they don't care that he had an affair.
But it's ok for Clinton to get a BJ and pay off that woman?
Some at least, like my deaf and dumb to reality brother, don't believe it, they believe every lie uttered by Trump. So they believe she blackmailed him into paying her hush money, and that he never had any kind of sex with her.
I care more about Joe forcing little girls to have " inappropriate showers " with him
Multiple affairs! And the fact that he cheated on their mothers doesn't seem to affect his childrens' support. If my dad had cheated on my mom, I don't think I'd ever forgive him.
@@scottplumer3668 true but Joe forced his daughter to take "inappropriate " showers with him Entirely another level of creepy
A Secret Service spokesman has stated that Orange would receive standard SS protection even if jailed. (Can’t imagine what sins an agent would have to have committed to warrant getting that ‘choice’ assignment!)
It’s probably a pretty uncomfortable assignment even out of prison, tbh.
i watched this live and popped a champagne bottle!
I had Tequila shots!!!
¡salud! 🍻
Lol I know what you mean. I did the same when Hilary lost.
Pretty sure Trump pooped a champagne bottle.
I bought a bottle of mead for the occasion.
Scrolling through these comments, was like that moment you walk into a bar, a restaurant and everyone turns and looks at you and you just know you're in the wrong place. Lol
Congratulations, Mr. Trump. You finally won a popular vote!!
A republican managed to the popular vote for the first time since 1988.
@@taiwanisacountry To be fair, Dubya took the popular vote in 2004. But aside from that, your assessment is correct for the presidential elections.
@@the937chef ow yeah you are right. I still don't understand the electoral college. I know that China used it under Mao Zedong, South Korea used it under their Military dictatorship, Brazil used it under its military dictatorship, and South Africa used it under Apartheid.
I wonder what they all have in common.... It is really easy to fake results and win without a majority of votes, just like the republicans have done.... Since 1988 except for 2004....
It's Leeja!!!🎉
Okay well Mother Theresa was a monster. So. Yeah, I'd hope if she had ever been charged she would have been found guilty. But she's dead so I guess we'll never know.
Leeja, thank you very much. At this point I don’t know what I would do without you. Your explanation of complex legal issues is always very enlightening and really help me ( and I hope others) to navigate these bizarre times in American politics. I can only hope Trump is not the end for American democracy, 😢
I'm glad this case was not broadcast live. The press was already wasting time focusing on silly details like "he's falling asleep in court," so not having live recording made sure they also covered the substance of the case.
It’s my opinion they did it primarily to protect the jury. But I honestly don’t know the reason for it.
Falling asleep in court is in fact a decent thing to write an article about. Much more understandable by the average person than a bunch of legal shit
Thank you for very clear explanations....you are absolutely marvelous communication star! Thank you for unpacking the the terms/words- of-art!
Leeja, you are great. Thanks for the ground news link. I never heard of it before I signed up here. I now have read it almost everyday for the last few months. Thanks for your diligent research on this channel.
I want Trump to get community service for a couple of years. Nothing will satisfy me more than a billionaire having to take up positions of people he had stepped on to amass his wealth. I'd also like his assets seized for further investigation.
From Individual #1 to Inmate #1!
When I heard the verdict, I honestly wanted more than anything to see Leeja's reaction. It was worth the wait.
Minor note, your subtitles said "convicted murderer" as opposed to "convicted perjurer".
So proud of the jury ❤
Cohen told the truth.
Leeja, I am not even a US citizen, but I appreciate your videos so much! Hreat job!
If they could do this with the press, you think they can't do this with the polling? And don't you wonder what they're going to do on election Day?
Apparently it means nothing to his supporters. In fact they're martyering him🙄
Not just Trump supporters. Lots of folks are switching.
@@KjoJean😢
To a lot of Chump supporters he is now just like them.
@@KjoJean I think the data isn't panningo ut on that. Polling from yesterday shows biden up
@@KjoJeanno one is “switching” to trump. His same hick supporters are just louder these days- the numbers show LESS republicans choosing trump.
Trump could run his mouth outside the court room and violate the gag 10 times.....but couldn't take the stand under oath. Hmm interesting that
"If it can happen to me it can happen to anyone" Yeah man that's how laws work.
G-U-I-L-T-Y!!!!
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Dr. Phil EP 224 on UA-cam, breaks down how this verdict was Rigged, for those who are Fair Minded & want to learn the Truth
“Lock him up! Lock him up! Lock him up!”
Yeah, Trump said that during the campaign but did he do it? No, he did not arrest her. You Leftists actually do everything you accuse Trump of doing. Leftists - Trump will start WWIII. He didn't. Biden has brought us closer to WWWIII than at any time since the Cuban Missile Crisis. Leftists - Trump has weaponized the DOJ against his political opponents. Trump did not. Biden has actually weaponized the DOJ by bringing 2 federal cases against Trump, one of which, Biden has done himself (You know storing Classified documents in his garage). At least Trump had them locked away in his near fortress Mar-a-Lago. I could go on and on but what's the point? You people are complete hypocrites and you project your own behavior on other people.
I swear we could pay off the National Debt by televising on pay per view Trump's walk to jail/prison...
@@Stephanie-we5ep You could probably say the same when Biden is evicted from the White House in 2025.
Great job recapping. The work you do is appreciated.
Literally bought champagne on Thursday. I will be celebrating Conviction Day every year. 🍾
What law did he break?
"Voting third party (or not voting at all) is not the way to change the system." Truer words were never said. Every election is the time for adults to adult.
Voting doesn't change the system, either. The system isn't designed to be altered through continued use. The fact that genocide isn't enough of a clear-cut indication that the system is innately immoral shows that you aren't being an adult by participating in it.
neither is voting two-party
Voting changes nothing because big corporations have bought all the major candidates before the polls open - no matter who wins, you lose.
@@muntu1221 Please tell us how you think not voting changes the system.
@@lynnstacks Please tell us how voting 3rd party for President changes the system.
Why did she denounce third party voting at the end there with no elaboration ??
She wants everyone to vote for Genocide Joe
Trump is a convicted felon AND his values are in direct opposition to my own. Leaving that last part out is kind of why people are able to justify not voting or voting third party. All the things that are unacceptable about Biden are also unacceptable about Trump, and then some. Don’t reduce him down to just a felony.
GREAT factual summary.
“Stop the count! Stop the count!”
-Trump watching the guilty verdicts pile up
Vote early, vote often.
I know its too late now but you can try and get candidates you want in those seats by voting in EVERY election and not just the general one.
why not vote third party? if enough of us do, maybe trump and biden would both lose and america isn't stuck with either a corporate shill or a wanna be dictator
Democrats vote only based on cnn holy gospel. And the third party is basically Democrats but with free speech and less taxes. Which is not helpful
All other actors in the crime all got some jail time,
its not fair for Trump not to do some time in the big house.
0:05 this verdict is gonna blow up in your face
We get it: Y'all want a Theocracy.
@@ethandollarhide7943 Arresting political opponents on false charges opens the door for retaliation
@@petervizzini4006 They weren't false charges. Y'all are just so desperate for a Traditionalist Christian Theocracy that you refuse to say anything negative about the man that can get you there. ( I'm not a Biden Supporter so don't even try with that)
The woke left is losing it, literally
@@ethandollarhide7943
1. Alvin Bragg engaged in Selective Prosecution. There’s a qualifying comparator for this. Trump is being charged with recording the payments as legal expenses instead of campaign expenses. Keep in mind that these payments were being made to his lawyer. (There were 34 payments so that’s how they arrived at 34 counts.) In 2022, the Federal Election Commission (FEC) determined that Hilary Clinton committed the SAME campaign finance violation when she funded the Steele Dossier (to get dirt on Trump) and she recorded the payments as legal expenses instead of campaign finance expenses. Her campaign was headquartered in NYC (same jurisdiction as Trump) and they did not prosecute her. They only fined her $8,000. → (That’s the comparator.) Additionally, when Alvin Bragg was running for office, he said over and over that he was the best candidate to go after Trump. He repeatedly denounced Trump’s policies. Once he got into office, he literally went out of his way to look for crimes that he could prosecute Trump for. His office floated around several ideas until they settled on this one. A very common phrase in Stalinist Russia was, “Show me the man and I’ll show you the crime.” This is exactly what he did. Also, let’s not forget the comparator.
2. It violated his 6th amendment right to not tell him what he is being charged with. Not only is this in the constitution, but there’s also precedent for this as well. Falsifying business records is only the primary charge, there’s a part B to that, which they refused to reveal even after it was requested.
3. Unanimity is required in all felony prosecutions. Falsifying business records is a misdemeanor but falsifying business record with the intent to conceal a second crime is a felony. The jury was not unanimous about the second crime because the judge said they didn’t have to be since the judge was going off of New York State law. However, this is a felony prosecution so constitutional law trumps New York State law and the jury has to be unanimous on the second crime as well. For example, if there are 6 jurors who believe a defendant killed a man but they think he shot him, and the other 6 jurors also believed the defendant killed a man but they think he stabbed him, that is not unanimous. The New York election statute says it’s illegal for two or more people to agree to work in concert to influence an election through unlawful means (i.e., by violating some other statute) and Judge Merchan told the jury that they did NOT have to be unanimous with respect to those unlawful means. The judge mentioned a few different theories: (a) It could be a tax law violation, (b) It could be a campaign finance violation, (c) It could be a violation of New York’s business records falsification statute, which in itself introduces a second element to the case, which would actually be a third element.
4. Not only is it illegal for judges to make campaign donations, the fact that Judge Merchan made a $35 donation to the Biden campaign shows his partiality. That by itself isn’t catastrophic, but the fact that Judge Merchan’s daughter stands to make millions if Trump is convicted is enough that he should’ve recused himself. His daughter runs a progressive political agency that does fundraisers and the Biden-Harris campaign is her client.
These are just to name a few.
He’s technically not convicted until the judge delivers the conviction. That will most likely happen on July 11th unless something changes before then.
Thanks for explaining the possible reason behind NY law prohibiting the jury from obtaining written transcripts of the given testimonies.
If voting between the lesser of two evils wis ‘just how it is’, seems pretty fucking clear we need a new system. Now, tell me, how will voting for the two major parties who stand to benefit from maintaining this system get us out of this conundrum? It IS still the lesser of two evils, but how do we fix that being our choice to begin with?
agreed. the system is irrevocably broken if all we're doing is voting for the lesser of two evils.
no firearms, but nuclear weapons are cool?
hm....
If rich people don't face jail time in real prison, the the justice system is broken, with no exceptions
Voting duopoly isn't going to change the system and you know it.
That GLOAT is about to swing back on Trump so hard lol
I think it's wild that people are like "Biden supports Isreal". It's like yea that's not great but what do you think would happen if Trump was in power? Do you think he would stand with Palestine? OR would he make things magnitudes worse?? 🤨
I literally just had this argument with somebody on FB and it was just as bad as trying to change a MAGA moron's mind about Trump. Some people would rather burn the world to ashes than choose to live in an imperfect one it seems.
Excellent recap - thank you! Your videos are always top-notch.
Re: not allowing the jury to have/read the court transcript, another analyst said that the transcript includes *everything*, including things the jury may not have been privy to, such as asides/conversations between prosecutors/defense lawyers at the bench, which might be prejudicial. I do find it odd that the jury instructions wouldn’t be printed for them for reference.
It is ridiculous the jury is not allowed the written instructions or transcript. If they know any information they may miss in the witness box will be supplied later, they are better able to watch the body language, tone of voice and demeanour. They can make notes of anything that strikes them.
The problem will be the jury will not be able to remember all the evidence.
I think it is rather bizarre the jury is not allowed to discuss the case with each other until the judge delivers his instructions.
A juror is allowed to take notes. They also get a copy of the jury instructions during deliberations. Also, during deliberations, they can request to have any testimony they choose re-read to them. Further, in the deliberation room jurors are given a hard copy of all exhibits entered into evidence during the trial. These exhibits are agreed upon by both sides. Trial exhibits can include important parts of deposition testimony that witnesses usually testify to when on the stand. Have you ever been a juror or worked on a trial? I recommend sitting on at least one jury in your lifetime.
@@Purplenpinkk Unfortunately I am ineligible to sit on a jury, because in Australia lawyers are ineligible to serve on juries. So I was surprised to hear there were 2 lawyers on Trump’s jury. Most lawyers here would love to serve on a jury.
I have always thought it ridiculous that jurors cannot get the transcript, but have to rely on their own notes. I do not work in criminal law, but I have worked on dozens of trials, including many years ago some civil jury trials. I have a table when I am taking notes during a trial, and I am hopeless at it. I do not look at the witness because I cannot take notes and watch the witness’s demeanour at the same time.
If you could see the way the jury box in the Supreme Court building in Sydney is set up, then you would realise how unrealistic it is to expect the jurors to take their own notes. The Court may have changed the set up for jurors since I did a jury trial. However from my memory the jury have just seats and nothing to lean their note pads on, so taking notes would be cumbersome and uncomfortable. Of course this is just my opinion.
However, if jurors knew they did not have to take notes because they would get the transcript, they could concentrate on the witness’s body language and demeanour.
@@Purplenpinkk Also it appears in New York the jurors do not get the judge’s instructions and are not allowed to discuss the case themselves until they are sent out to deliberate.
Trump 🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡🤡💯💯💯👎👎👎👎
Karen Frieman Agnifilo on the Maidas Touch network, who used to be the #2 prosecutor in the same DA office, explained that the court transcription includes objections, sidebars, and other parts of the official record of the procedings in the court that are not intended to be heard by the jury. They end up calling the actual person who was present and made the the original notes to perform the readback of testimony for the jury.
I've been hearing the same nonsense about voting since I cast my first vote in the 80s. I have voted for both Democrats and third-party candidates based on my personal convictions, and I will continue to do so. I voted for Ralph Nader in 2000, and if I had the power to go back in time, I would do exactly the same thing again because I could not in good conscience vote for either Gore or Bush. I have watched voting for the lesser two evils steadily march the entire U.S. political system further to the right over the course of my lifetime, and it is exactly this rightward movement of the Overton Window that allows Trump to exist. Democrats should have rebelled when the Third Way neoliberals took over the party in the 90s but instead, they just kept marching in lockstep giving us terrible candidates like Hilary Clinton and Joe Biden. If the Democrats want my vote, they need a hell of a lot more than "not as bad as Trump."
Lawyer or not, your biased has been showing throughout.
Ngl I'm still voting for him 😅
at least you're honest
Great recap of how we got here. Sending it along to those who are less informed for one reason or another. Thanks for all you do!
Never voting blue again!
Thank you for your coverage but especially your message about voting at the end. It’s nice for you to acknowledge how disillusioned people feel while realizing what’s at stake if we don’t vote!
Off topic but holy cow, LEEJA'S EYEBROWS ARE ACTUALLY KILLING IT RIGHT NOW. We stan.
Whoa Leeja, if I’m not mistaken, Michael Cohen doesn’t sell the Anti-trump shirts that’s meidas touch’s merch store, I think Todd made that same mistake during the trial.
What IS the way to change the system, then? Just keep picking between two ever-worsening evils?
One thing I don’t think I’ve seen through all of this since that you kind of hinted at was: what was Trump’s motivation for covering this up? Saving his marriage? Public opinion for his first run for president? Losing donors?
It seems like he’d have more support from his base over an affair with a p-- star (because small brain); over the loss he’d have for a felony conviction. Especially with all the wild stuff he’s done since, this feels relatively tame to cover up so heavily
Even Trump didn't realize back then how deranged his supporters were and are.
I've always been doubtful that Trump will see jail time. But then I started thinking that a fair judge would want Trump to serve a sentence equal in severity to whatever one of his underlings served. It really would be a travesty of justice if Trump didn't do time equal to what Cohen served.