First Witness: Publisher of the National Enquirer. 3 Questions for all:

[rightwinger]

He'll be under oath. Anything he says will be backed up by other evidence. Nothing depends here

A jury listens to testimony and decides how credible it is.

They will hear testimony from Pecker, Cohen and Daniels and decide if it sounds realistic based on other facts.

They will also hear Trump testimony of “I dint do nothin” and decide if it sounds realistic

 

[Seymour Flops]

They do at FOX

The story was not from FOX so it must be true.

 

[Seymour Flops]

no one considers the national; inquirer fabulists to be "journalists," do they ?

I was speaking of the story in The Hill.

 

[Seymour Flops]

The audio tape of their conspiring on how to pay off a porn star will be in evidence. Gonna be hard to look the other way on that one.

As has been explained over and over, paying for an NDA is not illegal. It is a valid legal expense.

 

[Polishprince]

What do you make of Mr. Trump's reputation for accuracy?

Trump isn't the witness, this Pecker fellow is the one who has to be accurate.

 

[Dante]

"Leaking?"

You post some of the most bizarre stuff. What else do you think Pecker would be testifying too other than conversations with Trump? What Michael Jackson was up to in Jehovah Witness Heaven?

again...

What else do the-people-of-the-cult think Pecker would be testifying too other than conversations with Trump?

 

[Dante]

Trump isn't the witness, this Pecker fellow is the one who has to be accurate.

What about Mr. Trump's reputation for accuracy?

 

[Seymour Flops]

again...

What else do the-people-of-the-cult think Pecker would be testifying too other than conversations with Trump?

Maybe about how the Queen on her deathbed selected Prince Harry as her successor instead of Prince Charles? That was a National Enqirer headline.

The prosecution leaked that Pecker will talk about conversations with Trump. When did I say I doubted that?

Question is how honest he is.

 

[Dante]

Maybe about how the Queen on her deathbed selected Prince Harry as her successor instead of Prince Charles? That was a National Enqirer headline.

The prosecution leaked that Pecker will talk about conversations with Trump. When did I say I doubted that?

Question is how honest he is.

You do know he's the publisher? He doesn't normally run the paper/mag. But he will step in to protect a powerful friend who has a history of abusing women.

 

[WorldWatcher]

The story said the information was from the prosecution.

No it didn't it said: "Citing a person familiar with prosecutors’ planned arguments,..."

That could be anyone claiming to be familiar. It could be a guess by someone on the defense side, it could be someone in the court, etc."

(DISCLAIMER: I don't doubt Pecker will be the first witness, makes sense in terms of laying a foundation.]

WW

 

[WorldWatcher]

As has been explained over and over, paying for an NDA is not illegal. It is a valid legal expense.

As has been explained over and over, he's not charged with paying for an NDA. He's charged with falsification of business records.

WW

 

[Seymour Flops]

You do know he's the publisher? He doesn't normally run the paper/mag. But he will step in to protect a powerful friend who has a history of abusing women.

So he’s not responsible for stories that are published?

 

[rightwinger]

Maybe about how the Queen on her deathbed selected Prince Harry as her successor instead of Prince Charles? That was a National Enqirer headline.

The prosecution leaked that Pecker will talk about conversations with Trump. When did I say I doubted that?

Question is how honest he is.

Again, Pecker is a known Trump supporter
The jury will have to ask if he is covering for Trump

 

[Seymour Flops]

As has been explained over and over, he's not charged with paying for an NDA. He's charged with falsification of business records.

WW

It is Candy Corn who thinks evidence about the NDA will be important.

 

[Seymour Flops]

Again, Pecker is a known Trump supporter
The jury will have to ask if he is covering for Trump

The prosecution is calling a witness to cover for Trump?

 

[surada]

Mr. Pecker has reported a lot of interesting stories over the decades, but I have doubts about his reputation for being 100% accurate. I'd say his credibility is really questionable at best.

I agree, but the question is will he lie in court under oath?

Is he a hostile witness?

 

[Dante]

So he’s not responsible for stories that are published?

He's not the one reporting any story. Nor is he the editor.

A publisher, implements policies, approves project acquisitions, monitors spending, assigns job titles and makes decisions about how the company operates.

 

[WorldWatcher]

It is Candy Corn who thinks evidence about the NDA will be important.

It is.

There are two aspects to the case:

• Falsification of business records
• Intent to use that falsification to commit or hide/aid in another crime

The NDA is important because it (a) shows intent and (b) is the crime Cohen committed that FPOTUS#45 was attempting to hide and aid in.

WW

 

[rightwinger]

The prosecution is calling a witness to cover for Trump?

They are calling a witness to discuss other evidence about Trump related to killing stories that harm Trump

 

[Dante]

I agree, but the question is will he lie in court under oath?

Is he a hostile witness?

He's already been deposed, no? His deposition and Grand Jury testimony if any has been vetted?

This is an irrelevant point being discussed and it is a deflection