Redirect is over & #Trump atty #Bove returns to question Daus again to clarify his cross-examination arguments, saying he was asking about “unknowns” — “gaps in the handling of this data that created risks” for tampering.

Prosecutor #Conroy returns to ask Daus another question in a 2nd re-redirect.

This is a lot of questioning & requestioning for a custodial witness.

Justice #Merchan calls a sidebar hopefully to get these folks to tighten up their questioning.

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial

Cross-examination ended

Redirect by prosecutor #Conroy.

On re-direct, Conroy is asks questions that mock #Bove’s cross, implying to the jury that Bove's line of questioning was BS.

Some questions:

“I take it you’re not a friend of Michael Cohen’s?”

“Is it unusual for a phone to be used?”
[Making fun of Bove’s basic #tech questions]

Public in the overflow room reportedly got what Conroy was doing & laughed at the questions & answers

#criminal #law #Trump #TrumpTrial

Chris #Conroy, the prosecutor, says they need to go through the articles but that it's "odd" that the defense is asking for an advance ruling.

When Conroy says that he thinks the #GagOrder is "very specific," #Trump vigorously shakes his head.

#Merchan says he is not going to pre-judge Trump's postings. "I'm not going to give advance rulings," he says.

"There is no ambiguity, I believe, in the order." He says that if Trump is in doubt, he should "steer clear."

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial

After the break, the People call #GaryFarro to the stand as the 3rd #witness.

#Farro was a banker at #FirstRepublic when #MichaelCohen was seeking to arrange the $130k #HushMoney payment to #StormyDaniels. Cohen, seeking the money, was contacted by Farro's asst.

Rebecca #Mangold will question Farro for prosecution. She’s been on the team several yrs, & typically sits w/Chris #Conroy, another prosecutor, behind the main table.

#criminal #law #Trump #TrumpTrial #ElectionInterference

As #Conroy, laid out the #GagOrder violations, #Trump whispered to his lawyer Todd Blanche & frowned.

After they spoke, #Blanche rubbed his face several times.

#criminal #law #Trump #TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney

"He's doing what the order tells him not to do," Christopher #Conroy, a prosecutor, about #Trump's alleged additional violations of the #GagOrder.

They described Trump's comments at an event this morning as another violation.

Trump was asked by reporters about David #Pecker's testimony, & Trump called Pecker
"a nice guy." Prosecutors say it was a message to Pecker & others: be "nice," or get attacked. (yeah I don’t know about that one)

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial #ElectionInterference

DA prosecutor Christopher #Conroy, responded briefly.

#Merchan will not give a decision right away.

The hearing about violations of a #GagOrder, ended up being sort of a challenge to the entire Trump belief system.

Merchan clarified that everything that Trump does is not “#politics” per se & insisted on hearing #GoodFaith arguments, & the #truth.

Then there was a break.

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial#CatchAndKill #ElectionInterference #HushMoney

#Conroy says prosecutors will not seek #jail for now, even though #Trump seems to be “angling" for that
[#martyr complex, #megalomaniac]

New York state's #criminal #contempt #law permits a $1k fine & jail time of up to 30 days for each violation of the #GagOrder.

And Conroy is asking the judge to warn Trump that he could face custody.

[he’s been warned! Repeatedly!]

#TrumpTrial #CatchAndKill #conspiracy #ElectionInterference #HushMoney

#Conroy is talking about #Trump seeking to use #politics as a defense, saying it "makes no sense," eviscerating the clear language & meaning of the #GagOrder. "There's no indication that his claim that he's responding to attacks is anything more than an after-the-fact justification," Conroy says.

"He knows about the order, he knows what he's not allowed to do, & he does it anyway," Conroy says, adding: "It's #willful."

#criminal #law #TrumpTrial #ElectionInterference #StochasticTerrorism