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submitted 8 months ago by MicroWave@lemmy.world to c/news@lemmy.world

Prosecutors made the unusual decision this week to remain almost entirely mum about the order in which they planned to call their first witnesses in former President Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York.

Joshua Steinglass, a prosecutor working on behalf of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, said Friday evening he would let Trump’s attorneys know the name of their first witness on Sunday night, the day before opening arguments in the case are set to begin, according to a report from the courtroom. Trump's defense team had asked for the names of the first three witnesses that prosecutors would call.

“Mr. Trump has been tweeting about the witnesses," Steinglass told Judge Juan Merchan. "We’re not telling them who the witnesses are.”

Blanche then asked Merchan if he could have the information if he promised Trump would not post on social media about the witnesses, to which Merchan replied that he did not believe Blanche could make such a vow.

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[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 84 points 8 months ago

I don't know, witness intimidation is pretty damn big. And a pretty damn big admission of guilt.

[-] Skua@kbin.social 10 points 8 months ago

The thing is, he wouldn't do it openly. He'd pass the names to an assistant who would make some anonymous posts online and let it go from there. Sure, maybe that can be proven in another trial, but that's too far away to help the witnesses or to avoid slowing this case

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 28 points 8 months ago

You're talking about the guy who just says whatever the hell is on his mind at the time.

[-] jkrtn@lemmy.ml 21 points 8 months ago

He is too stupid to keep his mouth shut. The problem is the courts are too cowardly to enforce their own gag orders.

"Please stop tweeting about the clerks and family members of the court." [He immediately tweets about the clerks and family members.] "Oh, ok, please have a 10 day extension and we'll give you a far lesser bond."

[-] CareHare@sh.itjust.works 7 points 8 months ago

Once you put it like that, it's just laughable how much they've pampered this asshole. And he still. Fucking. Complains.

[-] azimir@lemmy.ml 4 points 8 months ago

The entire right wing and Christian movements in the US seems to be based on nothing on persecution syndrome. It's just moaning about how oppressed they are day in an day out.

[-] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

he wouldn't do it openly

...where have you been for the past 7 years plus change?

He does MOST of his crimes openly and the rest he publicly brags about later!

There's literally NO way he'd ever try to make his witness tampering discreet. That would be like expecting Guy Fieri to cook without ketchup 😛

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