Trump’s press secretary claims Trump’s ad calling for a “UNIFIED REICH” was posted by a random unknown “staffer.”

Here is Trump saying that only he and his top right-hand man, Dan Scavino, have access to post on his social media accounts

HOFFINGER: You went and testified before Congress during Cohen's testimony here?

COSTELLO: Yes.

HOFFINGER: It was an effort to intimidate Cohen while he was testifying?

COSTELLO: Intimidate? No.

Nothing further.

HOFFINGER: Yesterday, you were asked if you cared about Trump's interests when you were representing Michael Cohen. You said no, your obligation was to Cohen. You recall that? Yes.

Then Hoffinger displays an email from Costello to his law partner.

Costello says that Cohen is slow playing 'us and the President...What should I say to this asshole? He's playing with the most powerful man on the planet.'

This email speaks for itself?

Yes, it does.

June 13, 2018, email from Costello to Cohen: 'My friend has communicated to me that he is meeting with his client this evening and he added that if there is anything you wanted to convey...my friend will bring it up for discussion this evening.'

Another 2018 email, this one from Costello to his law partner: 'Our issue is to get Cohen on the right page without giving the appearance that we are following instructions from Giuliani or the President,' Costello wrote.

The April 2018 emails keep coming.

'Rudy said this communication channel must be maintained...sleep well tonight, you have friends in high places,' Costello said to Cohen.

That means Trump, right?

'Friends in high places definitely means President Trump,' Costello says.

Costello takes the stand in a light grey suit and a polka-dot tie. Shock of white hair.

Trump, meanwhile, selected a gold tie today.

The jury enters.

The final Trump trial witness, Costello, called by Trump:
The series of emails by/to/with Costello, cited below, may well be viewed by the jury as crystal clear, classic, mob tactics to thwart cooperation with law enforcement and keep Cohen inside the tent.

Fun fact about former Florida AG Pam Bondi attending Trump's NYC trial today:

When the Florida AG's office was ready to join NY's prosecution of Trump University, Trump gave Bondi a $25,000 campaign donation -- and the case mysteriously disappeared.

'The MAGA ecosystem now picks up and echoes and repeats [propaganda] that's gone out on the Chinese and Russian and Iranian networks,' Anne Applebaum tells Tim Miller.

Together, they portray 'the democratic world ... as divided, chaotic, and ... degenerate.' lnk.thebulwark.com/3USJOBZ

This is the Hiroshima of community notes

'Cyberattacks against water utilities across the country are becoming more frequent and more severe, the [EPA] warned Monday as it issued an enforcement alert urging water systems to take immediate actions to protect the nation’s drinking water.' apnews.com/article/water-…

Trump choosing not testify today:
- CANNOT be used in court in any way as a defendant has a right not to testifying and it cannot be used against him.
-- CAN be used in court of public opinion as to why he won't answer questions about his deal with Pecker, his statements to

Today's data: inflation rate falls to 2.7% in April. Would have fallen more, but gasoline pushed the rate up. Shelter remains largest contributor, but pace of increase is falling.

www150.statcan.gc.ca/n1/daily-quoti… #cdnecon #cdnpoli

I spent a lot of time looking at Michael Cohen's face yesterday.

“What Republicans are doing now is a deeper and more stomach-churning abandonment of dignity, a rejection of moral agency in the name of ambition.” theatlantic.com/newsletters/ar…

Team Trump’s excuses as to why Trump posted a video calling for a “unified reich” are not adding up — and this is far from the first time Trump has echoed Nazi rhetoric. meidasnews.com/news/trump-pos…

This is one of the most inaccurate and unpatriotic statements I’ve heard from a US senator in a long time. I’m just going to assume that this clip was taken out of “context “. Really can’t believe that an American elected official would blame our country for Putins invasion of

Ein never could have imagined this.