re: #198 No Malarkey!

Judge Merchan is going to allow a lot of evidence Trump would prefer the jury not hear about: the catch and kill deal with the National Enquirer, planting negative stories about his opponents, and his affair with the Playboy model. The judge did rule that the jury shouldn’t hear that Melania was pregnant with Barron during Trump’s affair.

from today’s electoral-vote.com

When the trial finally starts, one key witness will be Stormy Daniels. The judge might address her by her legal name, Stephanie Clifford, but it’s still Stormy. She will be asked what happened that fateful day. She is quite articulate and will describe what happened in as much detail as the prosecutors want. Remember that Trump is not accused of having an affair, but of cooking the books to hide it in order to win an election. Still, the prosecutors have to first establish that Trump had something he wanted to hide. Daniels can testify to that.