Batter Up!

NYT scoop: "David Pecker...is set to go first" as prosecution witness. ⬇️

Pecker could be key witness - in ways more devastating than Michael Cohen.

This also indicates DA is foregrounding unlawful election influence for jurors.

hat tip: @AWeissmann_ https://t.co/OulV04xeHt

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) April 21, 2024

Tim Parlatore told Ari Melber the SDNY dropped this case because Michael Cohen was a convicted liar, and that meant there wasn’t a case to prosecute.

3/ Pecker was principal at August 2015 Trump Tower meeting with Trump and Michael Cohen setting up catch-and-kill election operation.

Great WSJ reporting⤵️

"What can you do to help my campaign? he asked, according to people familiar with the meeting."https://t.co/RZzKXF4Y9n pic.twitter.com/HTMxEQJy3R

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) April 21, 2024

5/ Here's the "Statement of Admitted Facts" in David Pecker's AMI Company's Non-Prosecution Agreement (with the feds).⤵️

They admit to key facts that are now a part of the Trump criminal prosecution.

link: https://t.co/D846WsRGhc pic.twitter.com/RAm7UJHqm4

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) April 21, 2024

7/ Pecker also likely to testify about his conversations directly with Trump and Cohen in December 2016 - on the arrangement for Trump to reimburse Cohen for the hush money payment to Daniels. pic.twitter.com/qrh0Eop425

— Ryan Goodman (@rgoodlaw) April 21, 2024

You get the idea.  The DA has already told Trump there won’t be time for cross-examination tomorrow. Then there’s the show cause hearing on Tuesday, and more testimony after, if there’s time. Wednesday off, and maybe real cross on Thursday.

Gonna be a long week for Donnie.