In the Donald Trump hush money trial, his lawyers spent disproportionate time saying things just to flatter his ego – things which were not directly related to his case and did nothing to improve his chance of acquittal.

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/news/big-huge-golf-how-trumps-lawyers-used-the-trial-to-flatter-him

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Big, Huge, Golf: How Trump’s Lawyers Used The Trial To Flatter Him

NEW YORK — Stormy Daniels was almost done testifying. She was showing signs exhaustion after hours of withering cross-examination from Trump attorney Susan Necheles, who prompted Daniels to describe…

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Bigs Following TPM, as usual

For everyone who enjoyed our recent series on The Chesebro Document Trove and our exclusive on Ken Chesebro's sock puppet Twitter account (BadgerPundit) I wanted to flag this follow up on Badger…

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Ukraine & Philadelphia Roll:

"And everyone thinks Ukraine's national dish is borscht. But what I've actually realized is that Ukraine's national dish is really the Philadelphia Roll. OK, Ukrainians are obsessed with sushi, but, they're like weirdly and uniquely obsessed with the Philadelphia Roll in particular." 🍣 🍥 😅

- Tim Mak, with Kate Riga & Josh Kovensky on TPM podcast Belaboring the Point

https://talkingpointsmemo.com/edblog/introducing-belaboring-the-point

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Introducing Belaboring The Point

Readers, listeners, TPM fans of all stripes — I’m thrilled to announce that we’re debuting a new podcast under the TPM banner. Belaboring the Point, hosted by me, will encapsulate what I love most…

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