#Politics Rachel #Maddow has joined the #MSNBC live coverage, in case you have access.

#Politics #Biden on Zombie Twitter at 5:27 PM EDT.

#Politics #Trump

Idle thought ... NOW, will Melania file for divorce?! 🤔

#Politics From #CNN:

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#Trump attorney Todd Blanche moves for an acquittal of the charges, not withstanding the verdict.

Blanche says there's no way the jury could've reached the verdict without the testimony of Michael Cohen, and that the defense believes Cohen committed perjury at this trial.

Judge Juan Merchan denies the acquittal motion.

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#Politics From #CNN:

"Frowning, the former president grabbed his son Eric's hand and shook it rapidly, before starting to walk out."

He shook his son's hand?! Jeez, any normal parent would hug his son.

#Politics

#Trump just called the trial rigged and a Biden plot.

But for those watching #FoxNews, I guess they know now what the charges are. 🤣

#Politics BREAKING from #CNN:

New York City jury finds #Trump guilty on all 34 counts.

https://www.cnn.com/politics/live-news/trump-hush-money-trial-05-30-24/index.html

From #CNN ... This is one reason I prefer Dulles to National. The latter is antiquated. Well, they're both antiquated, but Dulles has room to grow while National does not.

https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/30/us/reagan-national-airport-near-plane-collision/index.html

#Politics #Trump

From #NBCNews: Judge Merchan dismisses the jury for the day. They reconvene tomorrow morning at 9:30 AM EDT.

#Politics #Trump

Personal opinion ... However the jury concludes, my impression is that they're taking this seriously and doing their due diligence. This isn't the O.J. trial jury who blew it off because they wanted to go home.

#Politics #Trump From #CNN:

Judge Merchan has received a second note from the jury.

"We the jury request to rehear the judge's instructions," the note reads.

#Politics #Trump From #CNN:

"Judge Juan Merchan asked if they can disable the WiFi capability on the laptop that the jury has. Prosecutor Susan Hoffinger said they'd look tonight and make sure it's off."

To keep them from looking at anything not related to the case, methinks ...

#Politics #Trump From #NBCNews:

"As we await the jurors, prosecutors and defense attorneys are paging through binders, seemingly on a search for the passages in question."

#Politics #Trump Just my speculation, but given these requests from the jury it looks like they're focusing on the catch-and-kill through the National Enquirer, not on Cohen so much. Since Trump praised Cohen, and since the defense never attacked Pecker, this could mean the jury believes the catch-and-kill is the lynchpin of the scheme.

#Politics #Trump from #CNN:

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According to the judge, the jury wants:

* David Pecker’s testimony regarding a phone conversation with Donald Trump while Pecker was in the investor meeting.

* Pecker's testimony about the decision not to finalize and fund the assignment of Karen McDougal's life rights.

* Pecker's testimony regarding a Trump Tower meeting.

* Michael Cohen's testimony regarding the Trump Tower meeting.

#Politics #Trump From #NBCNews:

"Judge Merchan said the court has received a note from the jury. There are four requests in the note."

#Politics Something is going on in the #Trump election interference courtroom. A buzzer sounded, Trump and the attorneys have returned to the courtroom. #NBCNews reports, "The jury rang the bell, but it isn't yet known why."

#SpaceCoast In the late 1950s, placing a hospital in the middle of a river sounded like a good idea to somebody at some point. 🤔

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/weather/2024/05/29/cape-canaveral-hospital-readies-for-hurricanes-relocating-half-century-old-hospital/73804699007/

Today's "9 Chickweed Lane" by Brooke McEldowney, who really should be on #CoSo because he'd fit in just fine.

(The woman on the right is the twins' grandmother.)

#9CL

https://www.gocomics.com/9chickweedlane/2024/05/29

#Politics #SCOTUS This week's "This Modern World" by Tom Tomorrow on #DailyKos.

https://www.dailykos.com/blog/Tom%20Tomorrow/