I think it’s a safe bet that Donald Trump’s weekend has just been ruined. It’s Friday night and Memorial Day is Monday. Back in court on Tuesday. The jury instructions were posted tonight around 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time, HERE’S THE LINK TO LAW 360, CLICK ON THIS AND THEN LOOK TO THE COLUMN ON THE RIGHT. You see where it says “Description?” That’s the column you want to be in. I don’t want to re-publish the instructions here because they print strangely when mixed with our software and you can actually get a better view from just looking at the column on the right.
Open up the instruction that says Joint — Accomplice As A Matter Of Law. That’s intriguing. That goes on to say that Michael Cohen is an accomplice and that you may not solely believe his testimony, but ONLY if his testimony is corroborated by evidence. And of course that’s the strength of this case. Every thing that Cohen said was documented meticulously by the prosecution. So Todd Blanche is probably biting his fingernails right now.
The Joint — FECA Jury Charge Request is interesting. It asks the jury to understand the basics about campaign contributions. It also spells out legal expenses and makes subtle distinctions. So far these two jury instructions form a good tutorial in a lot of what this case is about.
Look at Joint — Accessorial Liability. It basically puts forth the doctrine of joint and several liability and explains when a person can be held liable for the crimes of another. This is guaranteed to get Trumpty Dumpty reaching for the blood pressure medication or calling Dr. Ronny.
In all truth, I wouldn’t be surprised if Ronny Jackson showed up in court on Tuesday. He’s been defending Trump a lot on his Twitter feed and Trump probably needs the good *doctor’s* specialized services, if you know what I mean.
The last jury instruction is Joint — Falsifying Business Records. This is interesting. It defines intent. The point is made “a general intent to defraud any person or entity — including the government or the voting public — suffices.” I don’t think, from the evidence we’ve seen since April 15, that the jury is going to have a difficult time finding evidence that Trump had the intent to defraud.
These jury instructions will be parsed through and pored over by far more knowledgeable people than me. At first blush, I think they’re excellently written. There are standard jury instruction and then there are specially drafted jury instructions and these are the latter. They are sufficiently broad to encompass a lot of behavior but I don’t think they’re overbroad. Again, listen to the experts. I’m sure a lot of intriguing insight will come out.
And Trump’s goose a l’orange is cooked. I really think that’s the case. The jury instructions give you an idea of how the jury is being instructed to analyze the material that they’ve been presented and I think this is a good roadmap. There are not a lot of instructions, I count half a dozen and then some transcripts and supporting material. But as you read what the jury will be reading, you’ll see images of the testimony popping up in your mind.
This is a meticulously handled case. I’m starting to feel butterflies in my stomach, that this is headed for a day of reckoning for Trump. Remember, his chaotic witness on the stand, Robert Costello, didn’t do Trump any good by creating a circus sideshow. Costello may have become a right-wing media hero, at least for a news cycle or two, but he didn’t do Trump or the case any favors. The transcript at the bottom addresses that fracas in detail.
Poor Donald. His holiday was just ruined. Sad. And his lawyers are going to earn their fees this weekend. Donald is going to be displacing aggression right and left, is my guess.
cooked goose!
A l’Orange. 🪿🍊
long-wattled elephant-bird:
https://tinyurl.com/longwattled
Sic semper tyrannis (or wannabes)
It COULD be that Trump, with all his spouting vicious drivel at every turn against the court in general, open-ended rant rages, calling for assassinations’ against judges, blowing away at GAG orders completely, sacked with multi-millions in fines to be paid shortly and most importantly, disenchanted MAGATS …
Next, but not least, the very heart of his whole life, using and losing mega doses of money from REAL billionaires, botched bank loans, cooked books and IRS irresponsibility, he won’t have time to strut around the GOP losers at their convention in July …
With his obvious health-affecting panic, loss of everything, especially the Trump Empire …
HE IS TOASTED, prison bright orange garb will be a great reflection on his sweaty brow …
And to think, it has been the least significant trial and criminal intent of Trump, to once again to use and abuse women that might just close the doors behind him until after the elections in November … 😉 😉
“And Trump’s goose a l’orange is cooked.”
Goose? Considering it’s Trump of whom we’re speaking, a better fit would probably be “ostrich” (if we’re including extinct species, maybe the “elephant bird”).
Maybe, because of his physical slump appearance, looking more like the Tetradactyl every day, impressive presence giving way to useless wings surrounding his bodacious rotund body …
His mental acuity, has NEVER been his real gift, balancing on 2″+ heel lifts and his toes with custom made clown shoes that have no space for toes, just flat sewn leather, hence his unsteady action on sloping surfaces … Everything about Trump has always been a fake prop to use as a larger-than-life entertainer and grifter supreme … Trump has been showing publicly now, his desire to be a Lessor Hitler … In fact, he has been using Nazi terminology, how many people can he fit into a ballistic rocket to Siberia?
While he sits in prison and we ween our frustration from our lives, he can draw cartoons of his own rise to infamy and ruin, he probably has not calculated for the end run of Hitler, and his top management …
Cooked goose? Looks more like roadkill bloated by gas, flies, and maggots. Take it to the dump where he can rot in silence…something he hasn’t given us in the past 9 years.
Wouldn’t testify!