@Nonilex

People, even #MAGA people, have to ask why #Trump wants to dismiss charges without prejudice* in this high profile #corruption case against a #Democrat running a #sanctuarycity & why a #prosecutor who was awarded two bronze stars for #MilitaryService & served as a #lawclerk for #Republican #ChiefJusticeJohnRoberts is willing to loose their job trying to continue the #prosecution.

*a dismissal without prejudice means the charges can be filed without invoking #doublejeopardy.

@Nonilex

People, even #MAGA people, have to ask why #Trump wants to dismiss charges without prejudice* in this high profile #corruption case against a #Democrat running a #sanctuarycity & why a #prosecutor who was awarded two bronze stars for #MilitaryService & served as a #lawclerk for #Republican #ChiefJusticeJohnRoberts is willing to loose their job trying to continue the #prosecution.

*a dismissal without prejudice means the charges can be filed without invoking #doublejeopardy.

@JuanWild

People, even #MAGA people, have to ask why #Trump wants to dismiss charges without prejudice* in this high profile #corruption case against a #Democrat running a #sanctuarycity & why a #prosecutor who was awarded two bronze stars for #MilitaryService & served as a #lawclerk for #Republican #ChiefJusticeJohnRoberts is willing to loose their job trying to continue the #prosecution.

*a dismissal without prejudice means the charges can be filed without invoking #doublejeopardy.

The #case of #ClarenceThomas’s new #Lawclerk #taints the entire #judiciary.

In 2015, when #CrystalClanton was 20 and working for a #conservative #group allied with the #justice’s #wife, #GinniThomas, Clanton apparently sent #racist #texts to a fellow #employee “I HATE BLACK PEOPLE,” one text read. “Like f--- them all … I hate blacks. End of story.” (In Clanton’s text, the expletive was spelled out.)

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/02/24/crystal-clanton-clarence-thomas-supreme-court-clerk-texts/

Thursday, November 9, 2023, is DAY 26 in the #TrumpTrial. The #NYAG rested her case.*

#Trump defense begins Mon.

Today, just motions.

1. Trump seeks a “directed verdict;” a ruling saying the AG failed to back up her claims. (doomed)

2. NYAG seeks to bar 3 of 4 Trump experts for relevancy.

3. Defense also floated possibly moving for a mistrial using a bias argument centered on #Engoron’s principal #LawClerk. They’re on thin ice there.

*Weisselberg may be recalled.

#AlinaHabba made clear that the motion would be in part about Justice Engoron's principal #LawClerk.

#Engoron: "Don't file that motion, please. I think it's important for the safety of my staff. I am 1,000% convinced, & you don't have any right or reason to complain about my confidential communication."

#Kise: “There's no way to file that motion without referencing the subject matter.”

Engoron: “I'm directing you not to make that motion [...] I'm going to protect my staff, okay."

The trial is deciding the remaining counts of #InsuranceFraud, #falsifying #business #records, issuing #false #financial statements & #conspiracy to commit all of the #fraud.

Justice #Engoron issued a limited #GagOrder after #Trump posted disparaging comments on social media about the judge’s #LawClerk.

Trump violated the order 2X (so far). Last Fri, the judge was forced to extend the gag order to Trump’s attys when they took over the abuse after trump’s had to stop.

“…In view of Mr. Trump's repeated public statements w/respect to the plaintiff & court in this case as well as in other cases against him….”

The jury be protected by #anonymity, the #USMS & use of an #UndisclosedLocation to assemble.

In the order, #Kaplan cited #Trump's #attacks on Judge #Engoron's #LawClerk.

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#law #TrumpTrial #PoliticalViolence #MAGA #DomesticViolentExtremists #DomesticTerror
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nysd.543790/gov.uscourts.nysd.543790.222.0.pdf

“& that the passing of notes from a judge to a #LawClerk, or vice-versa, constitutes an improper ‘appearance of impropriety’ in this case. These arguments have no basis.”

(#Engoron cites the NY law allowing judges to consult court staff, & NY #ethics advisory opinion expounding on the topic)

“… As I have stated on the record, seemingly to no avail, my law clerks are #PublicServants who are performing their jobs in the manner in which I request.

“Over the past wk, defendants' principal #attorneys, namely, Christopher #Kise …& Alina #Habba…, have made, on the record, repeated, inappropriate remarks about my Principal #LawClerk, falsely accusing her of bias against them & of improperly influencing the ongoing bench trial. Defendants' attys have made long speeches alleging that it is improper for a #judge to consult w/a law clerk during ongoing proceedings,

FYI: The #Breitbart article that #Trump's attorney insisted on discussing in court today, only cites a SINGLE SOURCE — a twitter user — whose bio is:

"Applying the 69th Amendment to the Internet!"

The user's feed is filled w/ posts & retweets vilifying Justice #Engoron’s #LawClerk much like the one that prompted Trump’s original #GagOrder.

Also, FYI, Engoron said also in court he never received a complaint. It seems to only exist on a website run by the user.

#Journalism at its finest folks.

#NYAG's counsel Kevin #Wallace on the whole "sideshow” of the #LawClerk passing notes to the judge:

(exasperated) it is “designed to interrupt our ability to put an end to this! If there's something improper between a judge & a clerk passing notes, you should make your motion now”

That’s when Justice #Engoron said he’d issue a written decision on the matter.

More on today’s final exchange btwn Justice #Engoron, #Trump atty #Kise & #NYAG attys #Wallace & #Amer:

Engoron (to Kise): “If you want to make a motion at this point, go ahead & do it. …You've made speeches. You've made observations. …What more of a record do you want?"

Kise tried to use the "two adversaries" line again. (Apparently he’s used it 4X now)

Justice #Engoron tells #Kise et al, that he'd consider their complaints about his #LawClerk to be a continuing objection (that’s when a judge has already overruled the original objection, & instead of attys constantly stopping the trial w/objections, it is preserved as if they did. It's really for appealing).

Engoron: "I don't have any other comments about my staff or how I communicate w/them.”