Stormy Daniels testified Tuesday in Alvin Bragg’s hush money lawsuit against President Trump.
Judge Merchant agreed with Bragg and Biden’s attorneys that Stormy Daniels had the “credibility” to testify about the alleged affair, even though she had repeatedly denied any such affair for years, even making official public statements denying it. Affair. TGP writer Paul Ingrassia said inside the courtroom on Tuesday.
BREAKING NEWS: Judge Silk agrees with Bragg and Biden attorneys that Stormy Daniels has “credibility” to testify about alleged affair, even though she has repeatedly denied any such affair over the years, even going so far as to go on record The statement denies… pic.twitter.com/yPd1k1JBXK
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Trump’s lawyers refuted much of Stormy Daniels’ testimony before she took the stand, but the silent judge still allowed unnecessarily salacious details to appear in court.
When prosecutors began asking Stormy Daniels detailed questions about her sexual encounters with Trump, the judge appeared shocked and warned Trump’s lawyers not to object to her testimony!
TGP writer Paul Ingrassia reporting live from inside the courtroom: Prosecutors asked about her height relative to Trump and whether there was a power dynamic between them. Now ask them about the alleged sexual act, the position they were in, whether they were drunk, “uncomfortable” and “how they ended it.”
BREAKING: A judge flagrantly violated New York State’s rules of evidence and judicial ethics by allowing Stormy Daniels to “go wild” with her highly prejudicial testimony, ignoring the objections of Trump’s lawyers and allowing Daniels to graphically… …
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Trump’s lawyers moved for a mistrial over Stormy Daniels’ testimony, but the crooked judge denied the request.
“What does the jury have to do with this? It is still extremely prejudicial to bring security issues into a trial regarding business records. In our view, there is no way to sound the alarm,” Trump lawyer Todd Branch argued.
“As a threshold matter, Mr. Branch, I agree that some things are better left unsaid. I think the witness is a little bit unmanageable,” Judge Murcha said, according to ABC News. “
Merchant added: “I don’t think we’ve reached the point where we can have a mistrial. I’m also surprised there haven’t been more objections.
Incredible gaslighting!