# Manhattan Prosecutors file criminal charges for Trump re Stormy Daniels case - ongoing discussion here (Guilty on all 34 counts, May 30, 2024) **URL:** \ **Category:** Politics & Elections\ **Tags:** trump\ **Created:** [March 9, 2023, 10:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953 "2023-03-09T22:53:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 18
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/341 "2023-03-22T22:08:30Z")
> [@MulderMuffin](#): > > He didn’t support J6 “patriots” who protested for him last time. “Don’t expose your back, because Trump does not have yours,” one user on a pro-Trump social media group wrote. “And he never will.” Really? Are they, and I mean this non-sarcastically, actually starting to figure this out? ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/342 "2023-03-22T22:08:53Z")
I just read on twitter theres an official attorney letter stating Cohen paid the woman with his own funds, and wasn’t reimbursed by Trump. ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/343 "2023-03-22T23:31:07Z")
> [@Joey\_P](#): > > Are they, and I mean this non-sarcastically, actually starting to figure this out? _One_ of “they” has. Only 149,999,999 to go. ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/344 "2023-03-22T23:51:16Z")
> [@MulderMuffin](#): > > It’s a trap set by the Deep State! (despite the fact that the only one calling for protests is Trump himself) Hey, motivations can get [complicated](https://www.gocomics.com/doonesbury/1980/01/29). ---
**Author:** ![Toxgoddess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f08c70/32.png) [@Toxgoddess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Toxgoddess)\ **Post date:** [March 22, 2023, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/345 "2023-03-22T23:58:52Z")
(Golf clap). Brilliant! (Dammit, now I have that earworm in my head). ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/346 "2023-03-23T00:05:21Z")
That was Giuliani’s attorney…and hasn’t it already been conceded by Trump that he reimbursed Cohen, but that he didn’t know it was for that purpose? ---
**Author:** ![simster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/simster/32/1047_2.png) [@simster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/simster)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/347 "2023-03-23T00:06:36Z")
So the serial felon and liar\*, Cohen, swore that Trump didn’t pay him back. And that is what Trump is hanging his hat on? \*(according to Trump and, of course, his conviction) ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 12:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/348 "2023-03-23T00:10:37Z")
Is there a link to that lawyer’s press conference? I was listening to it on the way to work the other day and I couldn’t believe what that dude was saying. ---
**Author:** ![dougrb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/76d3ee/32.png) [@dougrb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dougrb)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/349 "2023-03-23T01:17:30Z")
> [@Win\_Place\_Show](#): > > Goshdam I hope Jordan Klepper is already making travel arrangements [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vcG3A7iR7NI/maxresdefault.jpg "Jordan Klepper Takes On a Handful of Trump Arrest Protesters | The Daily Show") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vcG3A7iR7NI) ---
**Author:** ![Joey\_P](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/919ad9/32.png) [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 1:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/350 "2023-03-23T13:23:38Z")
> [@LSLGuy](#): > > _One_ of “they” has. Only 149,999,999 to go. Maybe the floodgates are opening > **['He Betrayed Us': Why Trump's Call To Protest Is Flopping](https://time.com/6264838/trump-protests-indictment-flopping/)** > > The vast majority of pro-Trump online groups seemed to shrug off the former President's rallying cry > “He’s [Alex Jones] not protesting either. We’ve both got enough going on fighting the government,” he wrote. “No billionaire is covering our bills.” > “Why would I protest for a man that left the [Jan. 6 protesters] high and dry?” > “Has he called for protests about these poor guys? No. But he’s calling for us to protest about his arrest,” > “He’s right. Trump betrayed the J6 patriots. How can anybody still support [him]?” > “Don’t expose your back, because Trump does not have yours,” one user on a pro-Trump social media group wrote. “And he never will.” ---
**Author:** ![DavidNRockies](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/davidnrockies/32/6279_2.png) [@DavidNRockies](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DavidNRockies)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 1:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/351 "2023-03-23T13:57:58Z")
Anybody remember “A Beautiful Mind?” (about 30sec - should be cued up): [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/nMqctJYJokU/hqdefault.jpg "Beautiful Mind, "She never gets old"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nMqctJYJokU) One at a time. All we can hope for is to chip away at the margins, because not _every_ Dr. Nash still has any vestigial sanity to return to. ---
**Author:** ![rocking\_chair](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rocking_chair/32/2918_2.png) [@rocking\_chair](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rocking_chair)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/352 "2023-03-23T14:03:40Z")
the grand jury is not expected to work on the trump case today. ---
**Author:** ![MulderMuffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldermuffin/32/2862_2.png) [@MulderMuffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MulderMuffin)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/353 "2023-03-23T14:08:59Z")
As much as I’ll relish the moment that he’ll start to face some consequences to his many, many crimes, I’m feeling just absolutely delighted right now at the sword of Damocles just dangling over his head. Every “not today, but SOON” just tickles me pink in this instance. ---
**Author:** ![JohnT](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnt/32/15048_2.png) [@JohnT](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JohnT)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/354 "2023-03-23T14:20:58Z")
To that point, the thing which has brought me great joy, [as well as validation](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/7-jan-2021-and-beyond-the-aftermath-of-the-storming-of-the-capitol/930020/3780), is the fact that (almost) not a single damn soul bothered to protest for the son of a bitch. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 2:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/355 "2023-03-23T14:33:59Z")
> [@rocking\_chair](#): > > the grand jury is not expected to work on the trump case today. Cite: [https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3914270-manhattan-grand-jury-not-meeting-thursday-in-trump-probe/](https://thehill.com/regulation/court-battles/3914270-manhattan-grand-jury-not-meeting-thursday-in-trump-probe/) ---
**Author:** ![Eric1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/3bc359/32.png) [@Eric1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eric1)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/356 "2023-03-23T15:00:33Z")
David, that was excellent comedy you wrote there-so funny! ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/357 "2023-03-23T15:00:54Z")
I wonder if on some level Trump begrudgingly respects how the DA is keeping the country on edge with anticipation. It feels like Trump would be loving this if only someone else was the target. ---
**Author:** ![Gyrate](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gyrate/32/3588_2.png) [@Gyrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gyrate)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/358 "2023-03-23T15:13:35Z")
I see you shiver with anticip ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/359 "2023-03-23T15:21:49Z")
“Say it!” ---
**Author:** ![ZipperJJ](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/zipperjj/32/211_2.png) [@ZipperJJ](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ZipperJJ)\ **Post date:** [March 23, 2023, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/manhattan-prosecutors-file-criminal-charges-for-trump-re-stormy-daniels-case-ongoing-discussion-here-guilty-on-all-34-counts-may-30-2024/980953/360 "2023-03-23T16:22:20Z")
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