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#Steinglass starts a timer & pretends to have the exact same conversation, he adds a bunch of asides & silences. He plays the role of Cohen, talking first to #KeithSchiller & then to #Trump.

The call feels loooong. When Steinglass stops the timer, it’s only been ~49 secs, about as long as the call in question.

The point:
#MichaelCohen could have easily talked to both men, as he testified.

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#Steinglass telling the jurors something #MichaelCohen has long said about #Trump:
“These guys know each other well. They speak in coded language, & they speak fast.”

Steinglass counters defense's argument that Cohen called Trump's bodyguard, #KeithSchiller, not Trump himself, on the evening of Oct 24. Defense argued that the call was about a teenage prank caller, not about arranging the #HushMoney payment, as prosecutors had said.

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#Blanche mocks #MichaelCohen’s testimony about the evening of 24 Oct, 2016. The testimony on which the defense lawyers felt they had scored a key point, because they presented #evidence that Cohen had talked to #KeithSchiller, #Trump's bodyguard, about a 14-yr-old pranking him. Cohen clarified on redirect that he had talked to both Schiller & Trump during the call & prosecution entered into evidence photos of Trump & Schiller next to each other mins before the call.

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Former U.S. attorney Barbara McQuade: "Blanche is arguing the photo isn't relevant, but it's huge. It tends to corroborate Cohen by showing Trump was exactly where he says he was minutes before the call & Schiller could have easily passed Trump the phone."

https://www.rawstory.com/trump-hush-money-trial-2668322512/

#Trump #CriminalTrial #MichaelCohen #testimony #KeithSchiller #StormyDaniels

#Blanche, who now has to contend w/the visual #evidence of #Trump w/his bodyguard, #KeithSchiller, on 24 Oct 2016, tries to address it directly. He asks Cohen to again confirm that he told Trump that day that he had arranged to pay #StormyDaniels the #HushMoney.

Cohen says once more that he spoke to both Schiller & Trump.

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So to be clear, we will not hear from the #CSPAN witness again. We are continuing w/the prosecutors’ re-direct of #MichaelCohen, who is back on the stand. The photo of #KeithSchiller & #Trump on 24 Oct 2016, which is what the lawyers were arguing about, is immediately entered into #evidence.

Note the jury is never present / privy to these types of arguments. They just hear Susan Hoffinger, the prosecutor, entering the stills into evidence.

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#Steinglass is obviously frustrated w/Justice #Merchan’s ruling, saying he doesn’t understand why they have to jump through so many hoops just to show that #KeithSchiller & #Trump were together that night. He asks to bring the #CSPAN witness in again. Merchan asks Trump atty #Blanche if he objects to the prosecutors bringing in the CSPAN witness after the defense rests. Blanche does protest.

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Justice #Merchan returns from lunch w/a ruling on the evidentiary issue raised before the break, involving stills from a video that show #Trump w/ his bodyguard #KeithSchiller on the evening of 24 Oct 2016.

Defense sought to cast doubt on #MichaelCohen’s account of talking to Trump on Schiller’s phone that day.

Merchan says he will NOT allow in video stills that show Schiller w/Trump.

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In response to prosecution’s photographic #evidence, #Blanche argues that the defense never said or implied that #KeithSchiller & #Trump were not together that evening.

I’m guessing #Merchan allows the evidence, defense opened introduced the idea, prosecution should be allowed to rebut.

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Prosecutors have pictures of #Trump w/ his bodyguard #KeithSchiller on 24 Oct 2016, right around 7:57PM. The defense had sought to suggest that #MichaelCohen had talked to Schiller that night instead of Trump, as Cohen originally testified. Now, the prosecutors will fight to get this piece of #evidence in, which shows that Cohen easily could have talked to both Schiller & Trump on the call, as he testified.

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#Blanche scolds #MichaelCohen: “You did not talk to President #Trump on that night. You talked to #KeithSchiller about what we just went through.”

Cohen, calmly: "I'm not certain that is accurate." Adding, "I believe I spoke to Mr. Trump about the #StormyDaniels matter."

Blanche shot back: "We are not asking for your belief. This jury does not want to hear what you think happened."

Justice #Merchan recesses the court for lunch until 2:15 PM US ET.

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#Blanche, emphasizing his point, raises his finger & his voice gets higher. He is suggesting it is ridiculous that #MichaelCohen might have simultaneously reported a prankster to #KeithSchiller & told #Trump that a #HushMoney payment had been made.
(This whole thing is ridiculous)

Blanche is trying to get Cohen to crack, but he’s holding firm. “You can admit,” Blanche says, that you lied. “No sir, I can’t,” Cohen responds, sticking to his story.

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Defense: You asked Schiller who to speak to on harassing texts & he says call me, then you call him back at 8:02 for a minute thirty... then you text him the number of the 14-yr-old... You said the Oct 24th call was not w/ #KeithSchiller …. “That was a lie."

Blanche suggests that Cohen was not reporting the #HushMoney payment to #Trump but reporting that he was being pranked by a teenager. (Seriously?)

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#Blanche starts a long series of questions about whether #MichaelCohen received harassing phone calls from a 14-yr-old prankster in Oct 2016. [WTF?] He seems to be suggesting an alt reason for Cohen's call to #KeithSchiller, #Trump’s bodyguard.

Cohen had testified he made that call to inform Trump of the #HushMoney payment to #StormyDaniels. Blanche is suggesting to jurors that Cohen lied about the call's purpose.

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#MichaelCohen is now describing talking to #Trump every single day, multiple times a day, before the #2016election. It was either in person or by cell phone, Cohen testifies.

He says that if he needed to reach Trump, depending on who Trump was with, he could have reached out to #RhonaGraff, his exec asst; #KeithSchiller, Trump’s #bodyguard; #HopeHicks, his press sec, or the Trump *kids*.

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#Manochio testifies that she sent the checks to #Trump via his 2 aides - #KeithSchiller & #JohnMcIntee - at their HOME ADDRESSES.

It isn’t yet clear why prosecutors are presenting this, but it seems sketchy as hell, a clear effort to keep the checks Manochio was sending Trump outside any ofcl record by the #WhiteHouse.

#Manochio testified that she handled Trump’s checks so frequently that she could recognize his signature.

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#Manochio testifies that she sent the checks to #Trump via his 2 aides - #KeithSchiller & #JohnMcIntee - at their HOME ADDRESSES.

It isn’t yet clear why prosecutors are presenting this, but it seems sketchy as hell, a clear effort to keep the checks Manochio was sending Trump outside any ofcl record by the #WhiteHouse.

#Manochio testified that she handled Trump’s checks so frequently that she could recognize his signature.

#law #TrumpTrial #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #MobTactics

#Manochio testifies that she sent the checks to #Trump via his 2 aides - #KeithSchiller & #JohnMcIntee - at their HOME ADDRESSES.

It isn’t yet clear why prosecutors are presenting this, but it seems sketchy as hell, a clear effort to keep the checks Manochio was sending Trump outside any ofcl record by the #WhiteHouse.

#Manochio testified that she handled Trump’s checks so frequently that she could recognize his signature.

#law #TrumpTrial #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #MobTactics

#Manochio testifies that she sent the checks to #Trump via his 2 aides - #KeithSchiller & #JohnMcIntee - at their HOME ADDRESSES.

It isn’t yet clear why prosecutors are presenting this, but it seems sketchy as hell, a clear effort to keep the checks Manochio was sending Trump outside any ofcl record by the #WhiteHouse.

#Manochio testified that she handled Trump’s checks so frequently that she could recognize his signature.

#law #TrumpTrial #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #MobTactics

#Manochio testifies that she sent the checks to #Trump via his 2 aides - #KeithSchiller & #JohnMcIntee - at their HOME ADDRESSES.

It isn’t yet clear why prosecutors are presenting this, but it seems sketchy as hell, a clear effort to keep the checks Manochio was sending Trump outside any ofcl record by the #WhiteHouse.

#Manochio testified that she handled Trump’s checks so frequently that she could recognize his signature.

#law #TrumpTrial #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #MobTactics

Prosecutors like to connect each witness to multiple other witnesses, to show that this cast of characters is an ensemble, & not just individuals who were randomly chosen to testify. Here, we're hearing about Rebecca #Manochio sending unsigned checks to #Trump through #KeithSchiller, his personal #bodyguard. #StormyDaniels just told a story in which Schiller was a character.

#law #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #MobTactics

Prosecutors like to connect each witness to multiple other witnesses, to show that this cast of characters is an ensemble, & not just individuals who were randomly chosen to testify. Here, we're hearing about Rebecca #Manochio sending unsigned checks to #Trump through #KeithSchiller, his personal #bodyguard. #StormyDaniels just told a story in which Schiller was a character.

#law #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #MobTactics

Prosecutors like to connect each witness to multiple other witnesses, to show that this cast of characters is an ensemble, & not just individuals who were randomly chosen to testify. Here, we're hearing about Rebecca #Manochio sending unsigned checks to #Trump through #KeithSchiller, his personal #bodyguard. #StormyDaniels just told a story in which Schiller was a character.

#law #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #MobTactics

Prosecutors like to connect each witness to multiple other witnesses, to show that this cast of characters is an ensemble, & not just individuals who were randomly chosen to testify. Here, we're hearing about Rebecca #Manochio sending unsigned checks to #Trump through #KeithSchiller, his personal #bodyguard. #StormyDaniels just told a story in which Schiller was a character.

#law #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #MobTactics

Prosecutors like to connect each witness to multiple other witnesses, to show that this cast of characters is an ensemble, & not just individuals who were randomly chosen to testify. Here, we're hearing about Rebecca #Manochio sending unsigned checks to #Trump through #KeithSchiller, his personal #bodyguard. #StormyDaniels just told a story in which Schiller was a character.

#law #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney #MobTactics

#HopeHicks is asked about #KeithSchiller, who was #Trump’s longtime bodyguard. Schiller is a fmr NYPD detective.

Hicks is asked about others who were in Trump's close circle, such as the #TrumpOrganization's fmr CFO, #AllenWeisselberg, & Trump’s assistant, #RhonaGraff.

Trump’s eyes are glued onto Hicks as she begins her testimony. This is the most alert he’s been since the trial started.

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