The primary felony trial of a former US president is underway, with Donald Trump dealing with 34 felony counts of falsifying enterprise data associated to hush-money funds allegedly made in 2016 to cowl up an affair he had with grownup movie star Stormy Daniels. Right here’s the newest—the important thing updates and absurd moments—from the historic trial.
Public birthday needs are a tough artwork. Some are cute! Others give the ick. However on the 54th birthday of Melania Trump, a brand new entry into the canon of birthday messages has emerged—and it defies neat categorization.
“I need to begin by wishing my spouse Melania a really comfortable birthday,” Donald Trump advised reporters on Friday. “It will be good to be together with her however I’m at a courthouse for a rigged trial.”
Trump begins right this moment’s rant by wishing Melania a contented birthday whereas concurrently whining about his case pic.twitter.com/qgAkHA2voJ
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) April 26, 2024
Trump is appropriate in that he’s legally restricted from being wherever however the Manhattan courthouse the place he faces 34 felony counts of falsifying enterprise data associated to an alleged affair he had with grownup movie star, Stormy Daniels. The trial, nonetheless, just isn’t rigged and is as an alternative the direct results of an alleged extramarital relationship, which reportedly concerned spanking and hours of watching Shark Week collectively, carried out simply months after Melania had given beginning.
So how does Melania really feel about her title being invoked this morning earlier than dozens of cameras, particularly for a birthday message that principally served as a template to rail in opposition to prosecutors? The previous first woman stays largely sequestered in Mar-a-Lago and has not accompanied her husband at his many court docket appearances (nor has any Trump member of the family for that matter). So I doubt we’ll hear from her.
As Trump’s legal professionals argue, moderately needlessly and hazardously, that Trump by no means had intercourse with Daniels or the opposite two ladies allegedly concerned in potential cover-up funds, Melania’s silence shouldn’t be misplaced on any of us. I interpret it as the one smart response to the humiliation of marrying Donald J. Trump.