Meanwhile, Justice Merchan's written order holding Trump in contempt of court is out.

Merchan suggests that he would impose a higher financial penalty if he could--and warns Trump that jail may be a 'necessary' punishment for future violations.

Read: s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2462…

The National Enquirer's secrets spilled out in Week One of Trump's trial.

We learned:

* Top AMI exec and Enquirer editor feared prosecution
* An insider thought the tabloid handed Trump victory
* 'Hush money' was just one facet

My latest @Just_Security justsecurity.org/95264/trump-na…

Good morning from New York.

An ex-senior managing director of First Republic Bank is expected to testify how Michael Cohen funneled a $130,000 home equity loan through a shell company to Stormy Daniels' lawyer.

The record came into evidence, but the jury hasn't seen it yet.🧵

Justice Merchan announces his ruling on the People's motion to hold Trump in contempt of court for gag order violations.

The court finds met people have met burden as to nine violations of the gag order. Trump fined $1000 for each violation.

“In all our years in animal rescue and the thousands of animals that have come through our door, we have yet to meet a dog that was so untrainable it deserved to be shot to death.” thedailybeast.com/south-dakota-a…

Trump's trial: where his “charisma” goes to die and his fundraising follows.
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Anyone who still supports Trump after reading this is a traitor to America and everything our nation stands for.

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1/ I am so tired of him.

I am tired of his face. I am tired of his style of speech. I am so tired of his lies. I am tired of his bluster, his narcissism. I am tired of his fraud and his crimes. I am tired of the relentless news coverage and the danger he poses to democracy.

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Nothing worked, Donald. You tried to delay the inevitable, but time's running out. You're gagged, your wife hates you, your dad's ashamed, and your lawyers know they can't put you up on the stand. You're going to lose, and you only have yourself to blame.

.Lindsey Graham was right about Trump in 2016:

“Donald Trump will be an absolute, utter disaster for the Republican Party...If we nominate Donald Trump and he carries the banner of the Republican Party...We've lost the heart and soul of the conservative movement.”

Jansing: NBC News has learned that Hunter Biden is planning to sue Fox News. According to a letter from his lawyers, the lawsuit is imminent

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Here’s another fine EditorialCartoonist to follow, John Buss John (repeat1968) Buss

Can someone explain to me the difference between what the Enquirer did for a year vs. what FOX News did/ continues to do, for 8 years? cnn.com/2024/04/24/med…

BREAKING: Rebekah Jones, the COVID scientist who Ron DeSantis fired for exposing his hiding the true numbers of COVID deaths in Florida, wins her primary & will now face accused child sex-trafficker and Trumper Congresman Matt Gaetz. RT IF YOU SUPPORT REBEKAH JONES AGAINST GAETZ!

I don't know about you, but I like a president who can laugh at himself and be okay with others poking fun at him.

Tonight, Joe Biden once hit a home run at the White House Correspondents Dinner, an event Trump skipped every year because of his very thin skin.

Dark Brandon for…

Not a joke.

President Biden’s message to the press: The defeated former president has made no secret of his attack on our democracy. He said he wants to be a dictator on day one, promised a ‘bloodbath’ when he loses again, and so much more. Eight years ago, you could have written it off as…

Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social President Biden spoke eloquently at the WH Correspondents' Dinner about the hard work journalists do & about the importance of our free press & an informed citizenry for the survival of American democracy. #GodBlessAmerica 🇺🇸