Monday, April 15, 2024

BREAKING!

Also, too, as well.
New York City Judge Juan Merchan set the deadline Monday after Assistant District Attorney Josh Steinglass said Trump's attorneys had failed to turn over any of the exhibits they plan to use in the former president's defense, according to Law 360 reporter Stewart Bishop. 
Trump's legal team was ordered to do so back in February, Bishop notes. 
This demand spurred outrage from Todd Blanche, who complained to Merchan that 24 hours was not enough time to prepare the hand-over amid ongoing jury selection preparation, according to Bishop. 
It was a wry Merchan that reminded Trump of their many filings delivered in the weeks before the trial — which include multiple failed efforts to delay the trial and toss the charges — and one whirlwind 30-minute period that saw Trump's lawyers file three motions. 
“The way you choose to use your time is your business,” Merchan reportedly told Blanche.
Coincidence? I think not! Six more weeks. And some of that time will be jury selection. "STOP HELPING!" Really curious to see how long that lasts. This, too:
Justice [Juan] Merchan tells Trump’s attorneys they have 24 hours to do so, or such evidence will be precluded from use," reported Law360's Stewart Bishop. "Trump counsel Todd Blanche complains, says that’s not enough time, what with jury selection and all." 
That is the situation that appeared to set Trump off. 
"This is where it gets interesting," said MSNBC's Katy Tur reading an update from inside the courtroom. "Donald Trump is now personally getting involved here. He's pushing Todd Blanche — his lawyer — to fight harder about these documents and this compliance saying that they need more time." 
She turned to Catherine A. Christian, a 30-year veteran of the Manhattan D.A.'s office. 
"What do you make of Donald Trump getting into this, Catherine? Getting up and telling his — or getting into his lawyer's face and telling him that he needs to fight — to fight harder?" Tur asked. 
"It's going to be a long trial for Mr. Blanche because he is out of control. He is one of those clients that you hope to not have because if he's acting this way now, he's going to do it throughout the trial," she said.
That was the defense requirement to produce documents, which they should have done in February. 

This is the guy who wants to listen to every sidebar. And I strongly suspect this is why Merchan shortened the time for the contempt hearing. Trump is cutting his own throat.

Somebody give him a supply of knives. We have six weeks left.
Six weeks.
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