Meanwhile....

Trump: The trial starts on Monday, which is long before a lot of people thought. The judge wants this to go as fast as possible. That’s for his reasons, not for my reasons. pic.twitter.com/1Ca5DjVbDW

— Acyn (@Acyn) April 19, 2024

It’s that winning attitude that’s going to persuade the jury to vote to acquit!

Watters floating the suggestion that Trump should force the court to throw him in jail by posting statements made by Watters on Fox pic.twitter.com/9FYXtLr4uw

— Acyn (@Acyn) April 19, 2024

Why do I think he doesn’t have Trump’s best interests at heart?

Watters: Never met a Biden fan in my life, except my mother pic.twitter.com/7ODgpF82tk

— Acyn (@Acyn) April 19, 2024

And all the pundits and Nate Silver cry with one voice: “We Told You So!”

Many people. Strongly. With tremendous tears in their eyes, I suspect. https://t.co/VxG56iqXCv

— Spiro’s Ghost (@AntiToxicPeople) April 19, 2024

Same answer.

Trump appears to reference E. Jean Carroll and says ‘I have no idea who this person was’ pic.twitter.com/H1xw7fimwz

— Acyn (@Acyn) April 19, 2024

He still thinks that matters. Although honestly, I’m hoping CNN gets wise next week and quits giving Trump the oxygen.

I gotta say, it’s a toss up which place is more interesting today:

Anna Paulina Luna says she has been told that as soon as a Motion to Vacate is brought to the floor, at least two moderate Republicans will resign immediately rather than wait until end of their term to flip the House to the Democrats. pic.twitter.com/DyXNDTXrJu

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 19, 2024

Gaetz says that he thinks that at least 1-3 of his “corrupt Republican colleagues” will take a bribe and vote for Hakeem Jeffries once a motion to vacate is successful. pic.twitter.com/cT7XlW7rkj

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 19, 2024

Winning hearts and minds. That, or Gaetz can count votes.🗳️  

Update on the Trump trial. pic.twitter.com/KmLkyOAWRk

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 19, 2024

(This do I subtly introduce a new topic.)

They are taking shifts on who has to be closest to the farts. pic.twitter.com/IM68qciilE

— Ron Filipkowski (@RonFilipkowski) April 19, 2024

This would be a bad comedy sketch if it wasn’t real life.

Justice Merchan just read this out loud in. front. of. trump.

I'm... not sure anyone's ever read this to Trump's face. pic.twitter.com/l51iJ0OavU

— Jose Pagliery (@Jose_Pagliery) April 19, 2024

This will take a few tweets, but it’s worth it.

It just doesn't stop. Trump's lawyers also want to stop the DA from bringing up a trial that—get ready for this—Justice Merchan oversaw himself.

Bove says there's "risk of confusion" to jurors if Trump gets asked about how the DA went after his companies for tax fraud. pic.twitter.com/xKlsSAA5Kh

— Jose Pagliery (@Jose_Pagliery) April 19, 2024

It’s about the Sandoval hearing, if Trump testifies. Among other things. Yeah, we’re pulling some threads together, here.

The judge says he'll make his ruling Monday morning.

— Jose Pagliery (@Jose_Pagliery) April 19, 2024

Trump's lawyers want to stop ex-White House staffers from testifying about about communications he had while in office.

They also want to prevent jurors from seeing tweets he made while president.

(Trump seems to think nothing he did while in office can be brought up at trial.)

— Jose Pagliery (@Jose_Pagliery) April 19, 2024

Of course he does. Rich white man Presidential privilege.

After denying Trump's *third* attempt to review a minor point in a previous ruling by the judge, Merchan shows he's had enough.

"Defense is literally targeting individual decisions one by one by one and writing pre-motion letters. That has to end..."

— Jose Pagliery (@Jose_Pagliery) April 19, 2024

Now we see why Trump thinks this trial is going too fast. And why he needs more fundraising.

Merchan now serving up a dish of reality to the former president's legal team, which seems to think they can still avoid the inevitable.

"There's nothing else to reargue. We're going to have opening statements Monday morning. This trial is starting."

S— Jose Pagliery (@Jose_Pagliery) April 19, 2024

Nope. Not over yet.

Trump stayed fuming in his seat until the judge left the courtroom, then he got up and made straight for the wooden double doors in the back.

He was furious. And he clicked his tongue as he walked.

— Jose Pagliery (@Jose_Pagliery) April 19, 2024

Now we’re done.  Gonna be a long six weeks for Trump.  Longer (and better) once CNN, et al., realize he has nothing new to say everyday.  Although he might be prompted to talk about witnesses/jurors, and get his ass thrown in jail.

There's an upside to everything, I guess.