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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsPecker is the star witness, not Cohen
Cohens testimony will merely corroborate Peckers, not vice-versa. The prosecution has the goods, and short of a hung jury, which I believe is unlikely, Trump is going to be convicted. Pecker is spilling all the beans to show
1. This was a conspiracy to commit Election Fraud
2. It was effective
3. Trump was directly involved, making decisions and signing checks
I have no idea what Trump did to Pecker, but they are no longer friends (and havent been since 2017 according to Pecker).
On Edit: I am envisioning an RNC where Trump is giving a speech via Zoom from a prison cell!
GreenWave
(6,766 posts)Irish_Dem
(47,453 posts)(I cannot believe I just typed that sentence.)
Pecker lost revenue with the catch and kill scheme.
Pecker pays for stories he just throws away.
And loses the revenue he could have made running the story.
Trump probably was supposed to pay Pecker?
Probably stiffed Pecker.
FHRRK
(500 posts)And returned the Stiffy!
Irish_Dem
(47,453 posts)Just write about this Trump trial and every other word is x-rated.
cojoel
(958 posts)It seems he may have had to face his own legal reckoning had he not taken the immunity deal.
Irish_Dem
(47,453 posts)Deliberate conspiracy to interfere with a presidential election.
He had to cut a deal or face trial himself.
Dan
(3,580 posts)Trump, if he is lucky, will not be in the general population (which is to his advantage, cause no SS in the world could protect him); but will probably be in either a holding cell or some type of segregation cell. The only company he will have is - himself.
Not sure who will change his diapers.
Tree Lady
(11,498 posts)I found out Trump was initially supposed to pay back Pecker for Karen McDougal the $150,000 and Trump didn't pay just let his friend eat it. Pecker absorbed it into his other business expenses but was probably mad about that.
I thought that Pecker had agreed to pay for all the catch and kill stories but I think because this one cost more and it was right before election he wanted pay back.