The Frankish Reich

One of the Trumpy's favorites, Andrew Weissmann, now on MSNBC saying the cross "could be tough" because the defense position is she's lying. He's obviously a more accomplished attorney than yours truly, but I disagree: better not to question her credibility. That's why all her details were important. They set the scene. Why else was Trump inviting her to his room? Leave it alone. Just argue the old "we're not saying our client is perfect; all of that you heard from Stormy isn't relevant to what the prosecution is trying to prove." But that's where politics comes in - Trump may INSIST that they try to discredit her. And that would allow the DA on redirect to elicit even more details about the tryst. Mark Steyn (funny until he became Limbaugh's substitute host!) used to say this: like all American political scandals, it won't be over until it becomes a campaign finance violation. This case proves it.

Plus the point she made earlier: Trump told her that he and Melania weren't even sleeping together by this time, suggesting that she would be o.k. (and hardly shocked) with his philandering.

I'm sure those poor Columbia kids are regretting not going to Fresno State.

You know the saying: you lie down with dogs, you get up with fleas. There is no sex worker anywhere in the world who could testify as to what kind of deodorant I use. Trophy Wife only deals with lawyers when she's negotiating a revised pre (post) nup. Poor Barron, wherever they're hiding him. Now: Trump getting handsy with Stormy in 2007. She pulls out the old c*** blocker fave: "I'm on my period." Even NBC says jurors are yawning by this point. Unlike me. I'm lovin' it.

He invited her to attend the launch of Trump Vodka. How was I unaware that there was a Trump Vodka? I need to get out more or go to trashier places when I do.

File under: Some Things I Learned Today. No condom. But that's ok I guess because no sex with Melania either. Separate beds or bedrooms. So Trump nailed a "Horse Face." Seems likely to play out well in the media!

Apparently the defense didn't object for a long time to the "scene setting" testimony Stormy was going into. So the judge at first intervened (I've had this happen to me) by telling the DA "I'm not interested in that." Then we got some objections. The worst that can happen (realistically) is that the judge admonishes the jury not to consider certain things other than that Trump did have sex with her. Unlikely to be considered reversible error on appeal if he is convicted.

Well, there you go. Trump revealed as even more of a creep than we thought, so let's rehash every silly story about a Democrat.

Meanwhile: Biden going on and on in that special yelling style that he thinks communicates vim and vigor.

You mean he was elected because he paid off a sex worker to keep her quiet? (sorry, had to go there)

I've never done a "sex worker." Guess I'm in the minority on this one.

Giving me head on the unmade bed While the limousines wait in the street - L. Cohen Meanwhile: Biden stepping all over the big news of the day with boring Holocaust Remembrance speech. Ever heard of keeping them waiting for 20 minutes or so?

Stormy: Old Spice in his room. Unmade bed. MSNBC has gone all puritanical now. Say they're not going to relate "all the details" because they're graphic. Damn liberals.

I knew you'd be ready for this!

Yeah, saying to a sex worker "you remind me of my daughter" is the kind of press any creep desires.

Keep pretending. We all know you follow what I say. What's the stupid movie line your old namesake used to quote, something about living rent free in your brain?

What makes you think he didn't think he could get away with it 😁

Really deserves its own thread. She's still testifying. Trump's wingman invites her to "dinner" with the boss. She meets him in his hotel room. He answers in satin pajamas. Starts asking her about her life and career, whether she's tested for STDs, etc. Trump: "you remind me of my daughter." 🤮 Yeah, that's normal.

MSNBC (gasp!) is doing a good job of summarizing testimony in real time. And their legal commenters are surprisingly even-handed. So now we know a little more about Trump's game. It wasn't just "grab 'em by the p[]ssy." No, he had his wingman approach Stormy to say that Trump would like to have dinner with her. She goes to his room. He's in silk pajamas (!) She asks him to change for dinner. He doesn't "just start kissing her." He pretends to be interested in her life. And then? Well, I guess we'll hear that soon.

Glenn Reynolds is an actual law prof. He obviously is more interested in his blogging career now. But he is a serious person. And he's right: the "over criminalization" thing is a problem. So like he says, go ahead and try to correct what you think is selective prosecution through the political/electoral system. If we believe Trump, that is where Reynolds is wrong. Trump believes that these prosecutions make him more popular and more likely to be elected. So much for this comment:

You keep that up and I'm going to have to pretend to ignore you! (and what exactly was trolling about pointing out that blasting the national anthem at midnight harmed normal students more than pro-Palestine protesters?)

Guess who just can't ignore me anymore!

I don't know the percentage in the encampments who are students. But Harvard Yard is surrounded by freshman dorms ...

And succeeds in waking up all of those apolitical freshmen trying to get a decent nights' sleep before finals.

This is the stupidest "there must have been fraud" theory ever. How many people flocked to Eugene McCarthy rallies in 1968? George Wallace rallies that same year? As opposed to Nixon rallies. Did more people show up for Bernie vs. Hillary? What makes anyone think that those who attend rallies are representative of the electorate in general?