The defense counsel made a motion to declare a mistrial because Stormy Daniels allegedly went into too much detail about her dalliance with Trump. The judge denied it, of course.
I think it's important to remember that the prosecution doesn't have to prove the sex act occurred. The charge is that Trump illegally paid her off because he was afraid the story would come out just before the election. Whether or not it's true is irrelevant.
#Politics #SocialSecurity #Medicare
"Officials project that Social Security will be insolvent by 2035, and Medicare by 2036, which would force benefit cuts for both programs. Thatโs better, though, than many experts had expected โ last year, federal actuaries said the programs could go belly-up sooner. Instead, the low unemployment rate means more workers are contributing to the programs, shoring up their finances even while record numbers of retirees enroll for benefits."
#Politics From #WaPo: #SocialSecurity and #Medicare may run out of money in a decade unless Congress acts.
#Politics From #OrlandoSentinel: Bill awaiting #DeSantis signature would end 16 years of #Florida renewable energy policies.
#Politics from #CNN: #DOJ indicts Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and wife for allegedly accepting $600,000 in bribes.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/03/politics/henry-cuellar-indictment-doj/index.html
#Politics From #CNN: #Trump Media accounting firm charged with "massive fraud."
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/03/business/trump-media-accounting-firm-charged-fraud/index.html
#Politics #Abortion From #CNN:
#Arizona Democratic Governor Katie Hobbs signs bill repealing 1864 abortion ban.
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/02/politics/arizona-abortion-repeal-governor/index.html
#Politics Breaking from #CNN: Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) says she will move next week to oust Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA).
https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/01/politics/marjorie-taylor-greene-mike-johnson-vacate/index.html
#Politics From #FloridaToday:
In court, State of #Florida argues that its book bans are protected speech because public school libraries are "a forum for government speech," not "a forum for free expression."
#Politics After being found guilty of violating Judge Merchan's gag order nine times, #Trump just texted on Truth Social attacking the judge -- which isn't covered by the gag order.
https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-04-30-24/index.html
#OAN admits the story they ran about a Michael Cohen - Stormy Daniels affair was false.
(Wanna bet they're going to be sued anyway?)
https://www.cnn.com/2024/04/29/business/oan-retracts-michael-cohen-stormy-daniels/index.html
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