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2024-05-04 Home Front: Politix
Stormy Daniels' Lawyer Just Destroyed Bragg's Case Against Trump
[PJ] Former President Donald Trump was back in New York City Thursday for his criminal trial, and it's been a pretty good day for him. During Thursday's proceedings, Keith Davidson, the lawyer representing adult film actress Stormy Daniels, gave revealing testimony that completely undermines Bragg's charges against Trump.

For starters, Davidson argued that the $130,000 payment to Daniels should not be construed as "hush money" but rather as a legitimate "consideration" payment.
Manhattan Assistant District Attorney Johsua Steinglass pressed Davidson on the witness stand about Daniels’ statement in January 2018, which Davidson prepared for his client, that denied any relationship with Trump and said that her only interaction with Trump was "a few public appearances and nothing more."

"Rumors that I have received hush money from Donald Trump are completely false," the statement says."I don’t believe that Stormy ever alleged that any interaction with Trump was ’romantic,’" Davidson testified Thursday. But it is his understanding that Daniels had a sexual encounter with Trump.

He also said the payment "wasn’t a payoff.""It wasn’t a payoff. And it wasn’t hush money. It was consideration," Davidson said. Davidson added that he would never use "hush money" to describe the money exchange.

He would only refer to it as "consideration." "Consideration" is a contractual legal term for what someone gives in return for the promise to abide by a contract; in this case, money. The payment was labeled "legal fees" in Trump's accounting, which prosecutors allege amounted to fraud.

Steinglass asked about the truthfulness of the Daniels’ statement. Davidson replied, "I think it’s technically true."

If that wasn't bad enough, Davidson also testified that Trump's former lawyer, Michael Cohen, was "despondent" when he didn't get a White House job after Trump won the presidency in 2016.
Posted by Besoeker 2024-05-04 01:13|| || Front Page|| [228 views ]  Top

#1 Michael Cohen, Donald Trump's former lawyer, leaves his Manhattan apartment to report to prison, May 6, 2019. Michael Cohen, the former personal lawyer for ex-President Donald Trump, has settled his lawsuit against the Trump Organization seeking $1.3 million in legal fees, NBC News reported Friday.Jul 21, 2023
https://www.cnbc.com › 2023/07/21
Posted by Angealing+B.+Hayes4677 2024-05-04 01:34||   2024-05-04 01:34|| Front Page Top

#2 Also, Stormy Daniels is not her real name. That is her acting and stripper alias.
Posted by Angealing+B.+Hayes4677 2024-05-04 02:01||   2024-05-04 02:01|| Front Page Top

#3 
LEGAL QUESTION:

Is it illegal to pay compensation for NDA agreements?
It is not illegal to pay someone compensation in exchange for an NDA. "

Say Trump did do Stephanie Clifford, once, back in July 2006, 18 years ago. Then in 2018, 12+/- years later, someone in his business group decided to draw up a NDA and pay her $130k to sign the NDA for business image issues/reasons.

Many USA Companies, International F-1000's, regularly use NDA's.
YES! Even the US Gov. has involved persons sign a SF312 and other NDA's all the time.
The US Gov. even offers $$,$$$.00 fines, property confiscation and 20 years in a cozy cell for violating their NDA's.

E.G. Over the course of any Business, employee and/or Consultant's career, they will likely sign to and be bound by dozens of individual, or employer NDA's for years afterward.


While Trumps timing was crappy.
What about Biden's well known and seen videos and photos of him "accidentally ☺" groping little girls. Or how about Biden's own adult daughter, now stating Biden had her taking showers with him as a child and teen?

When will we see ANY DOJ, or state related sexual assault charges, for Biden?
Posted by NN2N1 2024-05-04 06:08||   2024-05-04 06:08|| Front Page Top

#4 
Wondering out loud...
Did she pay taxes on the $130k.
Posted by NN2N1 2024-05-04 13:04||   2024-05-04 13:04|| Front Page Top

#5 While consideration for an NDA certainly isn't illegal, isn't the issue here whether the funds came from Trump's campaign, rather than his personal funds?
Posted by KBK 2024-05-04 13:09||   2024-05-04 13:09|| Front Page Top

#6 ^#5..
Well it was campaign related1🙂.
Posted by NN2N1 2024-05-04 14:27||   2024-05-04 14:27|| Front Page Top

#7 The jury is packed with left wing trial lawyers. I am sure rest of the jury works for cnn.
Posted by Angealing+B.+Hayes4677 2024-05-04 18:29||   2024-05-04 18:29|| Front Page Top

#8 And the bailiff is an illegal alien?
Posted by Angealing+B.+Hayes4677 2024-05-04 18:31||   2024-05-04 18:31|| Front Page Top

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