Former President Donald Trump said prosecutors in the costly and unprecedented New York v. Trump trial “proved” his point that the legal system had been weaponized against him.
“‘This is becoming a game of Three-Card Monte: Where is the crime?’ Smart people, where is the crime?” Trump made the remarks Thursday outside a Manhattan courtroom, read Fox News before reading excerpts from other experts Insights from contributor and legal scholar Jonathan Turley “McDavis: ‘The United States will sanction a country that does this. ‘ I think that’s great, Steve Hilton: “It seems like every day these proceedings are going on, a judge or a prosecutor is doing their best to prove Trump’s point.”
After reading the excerpt, Trump added: “… when you think about it, they’re proving my point. That’s why I wrote some very sad things.”
Trump has repeatedly blasted the case as a “scam” and the presiding judge, Juan Merchant, as “corrupt” and “conflicted,” seemingly referring to the judge’s family ties to Democrats. Trump also denounced the case as a “law” pushed by the Biden administration to harm his chances of winning the 2024 presidential election.
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On May 30, 2024, former US President Donald Trump and his lawyer Todd Branch were interviewed by the media at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City as they went to face a criminal trial on charges of covering up hush money payments. Judge Juan Mercand gave instructions to the jury as deliberations entered their second day. The former president faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records in his first criminal case. (Michael M. Santiago/Pool via REUTERS)
Trump returned to court on Thursday as the jury continued to consider whether Trump was guilty of falsifying 34 business records. Prosecutors are working to prove that Trump falsified business records to conceal a $130,000 payment to former porn star Stormy Daniels before the 2016 election to quell her allegations of a 2006 affair with Trump.
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Trump has pleaded not guilty to all charges and denied having an affair with Daniels.
On May 30, 2024, in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, the United States, former US President Donald Trump left Trump Tower to participate in the criminal trial. He was accused of falsifying business records and concealing a 2016 payment to porn star Stormi Daniels’ silence charges. (Reuters/Eduardo Muñoz)
Trump repeatedly noted during the trial that security around the trial prevented most people from entering the courthouse’s blocks, a point he cited again on Thursday while lamenting that the trial had cost the city “millions of dollars.” loss.
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“It’s a disgrace. Millions of dollars are spent every day on this case. It looks like Fort Knox outside… I’ve never seen so many police officers. Now, with Columbia , you can put up a tent in front of the gate of New York University, no problem, just set up the tent, don’t worry… But I just want to say that this is a very sad day for the United States, and the whole world is paying attention to this day .
“Everything is rigged, the whole system is rigged.”
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s children Tiffany Trump, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump and his wife Laura sit next to Trump as defense attorney Todd Branch Closing arguments during Trump’s criminal trial, accusing him of falsifying business records to cover up the truth. On May 28, 2024, in Manhattan State Court in New York City, the United States, this courtroom sketch shows the 2016 trial of porn star Stormy Daniels. The price paid for remaining silent. (Reuters/Jane Rosenberg)
“The outside world is watching, but the outside world is not bringing their business to New York. It will cost the city and the country trillions of dollars. Businesses are leaving, people are fleeing,” Trump added, before entering. before court.
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Single and The City began in New York City when founder Amber Soletti worked in the beauty industry and struggled to find her partner. (iStock)
Court opened at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, and Merchant read out jury instructions again after the jury sent two notices to the judge on Wednesday. In New York criminal cases, juries are not allowed to receive printed copies of jury instructions or witness transcripts.
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If the jury sends a note to the judge, Trump must remain in court to hear the case.
A verdict could come as early as Thursday.
