Trump’s trial continues for third day, witness David Packer testified

Former National Investigative Publisher David Packer is expected to be on Thursday Donald Trump’s criminal trial in New YorkHis third day in court.

The court is scheduled to reconvene at 9:30 a.m. to resume proceedings and will overlap with another major legal development for the former president. The Supreme Court will hear arguments on the matter. Should Trump be free of backlash? Federal prosecution brought by special prosecutor Jack Smith. The judge overseeing the trial declined Trump’s request to participate in the debate in the nation’s capital.

in him testified on TuesdayOn the final day of the trial, Pekar recounted his efforts during the 2016 presidential campaign to bury negative stories about Trump and attack his rivals. Peck served as CEO of the National Enquirer’s parent company until 2020.

Pekar testified that he agreed to be Trump’s “eyes and ears” in 2015 and warned Trump’s lawyer, Michael Cohen, about damaging stories that could damage the campaign. Cohen, now a fierce critic of Trump, is expected to be a key witness for prosecutors against him.

Pekar described a technique called “catching,” in which he bought the rights to stories about Trump but would not publish them, effectively hiding them.

His testimony is expected to last throughout much of Thursday’s proceedings.

Prosecutor charges $130,000 in “hush money”. Cohen’s comments to adult film star Stormy Daniels were linked to the “Catch” program days before the election. Trump pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records related to Cohen’s compensation. He accused Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg of pursuing the case for political gain.

Judge Juan Marchant is also expected to rule Thursday on a motion filed by prosecutors seeking to hold Trump in contempt of court over a series of social media and campaign posts he says violated the “Constitution.” joke order In this case.

The order restricts Trump’s public comments about many people involved in the case, including witnesses like Cohen and Daniels.

Marchin held a contentious hearing on the proposal on Tuesday. Prosecutors sought fines of $1,000 per post and ordered Trump to remove them.

Prosecutor Chris Conroy said: “His attack on the witness was a clear breach of the order, deliberate and blatant. The court should now hold him in contempt of court for his 10 posts “No defendant can attempt to attack and intimidate anyone he seeks to serve.”

Trump’s attorney, Todd Branch, argued that his client was responding to political attacks on his posts and did not believe he violated the order when he retweeted or quoted others. The judge seemed incredulous but did not immediately rule.

“Mr Branch, you are losing all credibility. I have to say now. You lose all credibility with the court,” Marchian said at one point.