The afternoon session is beginning.

#Trump is back w/his posse, including #DonaldTrumpJr; #ChuckZito, the fmr #HellsAngel ldr; & the actor #JoePiscopo.

Justice #Merchan asks the defense to argue on behalf of one of its many requests: to add the word “willfully” in 2 places to the #JuryInstructions on a federal #ElectionLaw which isn’t charged.

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial #MobTactics

#Trump addressed a rally of bikers in DC in 2016 before the election.

“Do we love the bikers? Yes. We love the bikers,” he told the crowd.

A group called Bikers for Trump took part in several “Stop the Steal” rallies after Trump lost in 2020.

#ChuckZito was joined Mon by several Trump allies who have been charged w/ #crimes.

Zito has experience w/the #criminal #justice system, having served a prison term 1985–1991 for [#racketeering #conspiracy & #DrugTrafficking].

#law #TrumpTrial

#ChuckZito, helped found in the early 1980s the NY Nomads chapter of the #HellsAngels, the infamous club that started in California. The #DOJ described the org as a #criminal enterprise & linked the NY chapter to the #Gambino #crime family. Zito later left the biker group to try become a movie star in Hollywood.

#Trump has long shown an affection for macho bikers [#ToxicMasculinity]….

#law #TrumpTrial #MobTactics #GagOrder #StochasticTerrorism #criminals

A Former Leader of the Hells Angels Motorcycle Gang Joins Trump in Court

Chuck Zito, who did time on drug conspiracy charges, has tried to recast his persona as a general-purpose tough guy around town.

The New York Times