by Matthew Russell Lee at Inner City Press via Threadreader
OK – now in #TrumpTrial, contempt hearing 9:30 am then National Enquirer David Pecker continues at 11. Inner City Press is covering it (jury selection book here: ) and will live tweet, thread below matthewrussellleeicp.substack.com/p/literary-cou…
Below is a link to Matthew Russell Lee’s substack that is also providing updates on the trial –
Trump and his lawyers have arrived for the contempt of court hearing. Pool photographs are taken – there are repeated admonitions that no one else can take photographs, dark talk of people being banned for doing so. Drum roll…
All rise!
Clerk: This is People of the State of New York against Donald J. Trump.
Justice Merchan: Counsel please come forward.
[They exit stage left – Trump remains alone at defense table]
Clerk: This is People of the State of New York against Donald J. Trump.
Justice Merchan: Counsel please come forward.
[They exit stage left – Trump remains alone at defense table]
[They’ve back]
Justice Merchan: On April 15, the People asked this Court to sign an order to show cause, that the Defendant had violated the gag order on three occasions. Then they alleged additional violations. People, I’ll hear you
Justice Merchan: On April 15, the People asked this Court to sign an order to show cause, that the Defendant had violated the gag order on three occasions. Then they alleged additional violations. People, I’ll hear you
Prosecutor: I am handing up 10 documents, the violations. Number Nine is the landing page of a Truth Social post linking to an article, 9A is the article that’s linked to. Judge, each of the 10 posts violate the order of April 1, which amended the March 25 order
Prosecutor: The defendant sought an emergency stay in the 1st Department. It was denied and defendant hasn’t stopped. Yesterday just outside this courtroom the Defendant violated the order again, on camera. He said, “Cohen is a lawyer, he wasn’t very good
Prosecutor: The defendant said Cohen put in an invoice, and he [the Defendant] got indicted. So the defendant should be held in contempt of court. On April 10 at 10:07 am, the defendant reproduced a post by Michael Avenatti. Defendant added, 2 sleazebags
Justice Merchan: Can you link this to the gag order?
Prosecutor: Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels are known to be witnesses… Next, defendant posted a picture of a document, Official Statement of Stormy Daniels. He added, Will the fake news report it.
Prosecutor: Michael Cohen and Stormy Daniels are known to be witnesses… Next, defendant posted a picture of a document, Official Statement of Stormy Daniels. He added, Will the fake news report it.
Prosecutor: Next Defendant posted, Has Mark Pomerantz been prosecuted? Or Cohen? Then he added, MAGA2024…. Next, while Defendant was likely in the courthouse, he posted on Truth Social, a series perjurer – a reference to Michael Cohen…
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