The co-chair of the GOP Doctors Caucus claims Biden was jacked up on something during the 2024 SOTU. MAGA Rep’s Insane Biden Claim Is Too Much Even for Maria Bartiromo excerpt: “I’ll just be very plain and simple. I was at the State of the Union address and Joe Biden must have been jacked up on something that day,” Murphy declared. “I absolutely believe that from a medical viewpoint, and have a good bit of knowledge that happened. He can’t stand, and he can’t stand under the lights for that long, and I don’t think he can keep a concept in his brain for that long.”
Trump infuses his campaign with Christian imagery and rhetoric. Jesus is their savior, Trump is their candidate. Ex-president's backers say he shares faith, values
Ad dares Trump to testify at his criminal trial in NY. https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/17/politics/video/ad-trump-testify-terri-austin-sot-ebof-digvid
Biden needs to turn the tables on Trump and dare him to testify in his NY hush money criminal trial with phrases like 'Come on, Trump, you can do it.' Trump has used the phrase 'Come on, Joe, you can do it'.
Trump has been critical of the London mayor, claiming he opened the doors to terrorists. The mayor is urging leaders around the world to condemn Trump. London mayor urges foreign leaders to condemn Trump as racist, sexist, homophobic
Rubio reverses course. He's now supporting Trump's proposed deportation policy in a potential second term. Rubio backs Trump deportation plan, reversing previous statements: 'Invasion of the country'
At the end of his speech, Trump's morbid rant about America supposedly being in ruins lasted 14 minutes with the somber music playing in the background. He froze for 30 seconds at the start. He looked similar to McConnell when he froze like a statue at a public meeting. McConnell started having such issues after a head injury.
A quasi mob boss appeared with Trump in court this week. Trump is making himself look guilty. A Former Leader of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Gang Joins Trump in Court excerpts: "An entourage of more than a dozen supporters who joined President Donald J. Trump in a Manhattan courthouse on Monday included a former president of an outlaw motorcycle gang in New York City who spent years in prison on drug charges." "Mr. Zito is also something of a professional tough-guy-about-town with many acquaintances in New York and Hollywood. He once served as a boxing trainer for the actor Mickey Rourke, and when the mob boss John Gotti died of cancer in 2002, Mr. Zito was one of the few non-Mafia members to attend the wake at a funeral home in Queens."
Giuliani introduces his coffee brand, $29.99 for a two-pound bag. He's similar to Trump selling golden sneakers. Rudy Guiliani launches bizarre coffee brand as he grapples with crippling bankruptcy Rudy Giuliani shares his first coffee commercial and is instantly roasted by the internet - Queerty
Rioter from GA who said the mob could have burned down the Capitol pleads guilty. N. GA man who said he could’ve burnt Capitol to the ground takes plea over Jan. 6 insurrection Rudy Giuliani shares his first coffee commercial and is instantly roasted by the internet - Queerty
Judge Merchan reprimands Trump defense witness, Costello. Like Trump, Costello was reportedly making noises and rolling his eyes in reaction to Judge Merchan's statements. Furious judge clears court after Trump defense witness audibly reacts from the stand
Trump is afraid to answer questions about whether he's afraid to testify. Is Donald Trump Afraid to Testify? excerpt: “Mr. Trump, are you surprised your lawyers advised you not to testify?” one reporter asked Trump outside of the courtroom hosting the former president’s New York hush-money trial. The criminally charged presidential nominee refused to answer the question, pivoting instead to issues surrounding his campaign while continuing to complain that the trial and the judge overseeing it are “totally corrupt” and “interfering with an election.”
Trump is afraid to answer a simple question. Instead, Trump has a quasi mob boss appear in court with him on Monday so that he he latch on to him and pretend he's tough.
Trump's defense team is calling only a couple witnesses. One of them, Costello, has been a jerk in court. Trump's team seemingly doesn't care. It's like they've admitted they're going to lose and simply want to irritate the judge.
Summary of technical details of hush money case. Hush money, catch and kill and more: A guide to unique terms used at Trump’s New York criminal trial
Article that details the differences between Bragg's office and SDNY in the hush money case. Why Did Federal Prosecutors Drop Trump's Hush Money Case? excerpt: "Under New York law, falsification of business records is increased from a misdemeanor to a felony by linking that falsification to the “intent to commit another crime and aid and conceal the commission thereof.” Bragg has identified the federal law under which the Southern District charged Cohen, the Federal Election Campaign Act, as a possible “object offense,” that is, the intended or concealed crime that raises the misdemeanor to a felony. Bragg has explained in court filings how FECA also feeds into another potential object offense under New York Election Law § 17-152, which criminalizes conspiring to “promote … the election of any person by unlawful means”—such as, Bragg has suggested, by violating federal election law. At multiple levels, then, FECA is embedded within the § 175.10 charges. But because the charges themselves focus on business records falsification, it is much easier for Bragg to prove his case by walking the jury through the paper trail and using Cohen to flesh out the story around the edges—which is exactly what the district attorney’s office has done. As New York courts have interpreted the statute, prosecutors don’t need to prove a FECA violation beyond a reasonable doubt—only the intent to commit or cover up a violation—and the structure of Bragg’s legal theory provides a route by which the jury could conceivably find Trump guilty without relying on FECA at all, if jurors instead focus on another of the potential object crimes identified by Bragg."