Even Anderson Cooper asks:
‘Is it novel, is it pie in the sky?‘
Is it a bird, or a plane? In one comedy skit on classic TV, Steve Allen parodied Superman. Cape flowing thanks to an off-camera fan, the TV pioneer held his hands held straight out (no doubt for aerodynamic purposes) while suspended inches from the ground, accompanied by the sound effect of rushing wind. Still wearing his trademark eyeglasses.
“Those people down there look like ants! Wait a minute,” Steve Allen exclaims in mock surprise, “Those ARE ants! What are those ants doing here?”
Pretty much describes most coverage of the Donald Trump hush money trial currently playing on the New York stage. Prime seats are at a premium. The reviews are mixed, depending on political inclination. As theater, we find the Alvin Bragg production less compelling than State of Wisconsin v. Kyle Rittenhouse. (The young defendant was more sympathetic and more aggrieved.) We call the current production, “Long Day’s Journey Into Trivia.” News commentators outside Fox are obsessed by who paid what to whom in order to avoid 🎶 Stormy Weather! 🎵 Seldom is described the big pikshah: what’s it all about, Alfie?
Sleaze? Most certainly! Donald Trump, a porn queen, and National Enquirer? Lacks only space aliens and Tommy Lee Jones.
NOW CNN is worried about fake news?
But for one unscripted moment Friday evening 04-26-24, a rogue guest on cable news channel CNN dared question the emperor’s attire by asking the $64,000 Question (since we’re recycling classic TV): Where is the crime?
At the end of a long table of eight talking heads emceed by Anderson Cooper, an irreverent New York criminal defense attorney by the name Arthur Aidala sparred with CNN legal analyst Karen Friedman Agnifilo in a Friday Night at the Fights worthy of Wm F. Buckley socking Gore Vidal so that he stays good and socked.
Arthur Aidala: If I could ask the professor one more question: … If the choice, the menu they’re giving us are all misdemeanors that are out of the statue of limitations, can a misdemeanor — the false records, … and another misdemeanor — which is the bump-up misdemeanor that is also out of the statute of limitations …. can you put two misdemeanors … both out of the statute of limitations — do those two things equal a felony?
Karen Friedman Agnifilo: The answer is yes, the prosecution theory is “yes,” but it has never been …
Arthur Aidala: … done before in the history of America!
At this point, Aidala sings — SINGS on CNN!
🎼 “God 🎵 bless America!”🎶
Karen Friedman Agnifilo: It has been done but it hasn’t been tested on appeal.
Anderson Cooper: How would you describe this? Is it a novel prosecution …
Arthur Aidala: I guess!
Anderson Cooper: … pie in the sky? Is it interesting?
Blaska’s Bottom Line: Or all of the above? The Werkes believes Donald Trump is like John Garfield in The Postman Always Rings Twice. He’s guilty of something, just not this.
5 responses to “The prosecution theory in Trump’s hush money trial:”
I guess Donald Trump is a ham sandwich except with a gag order.
“For Now More Than Ever, We Must Keep In The Forefront Of Our Minds The Fact That Whenever We Take Away The Liberties Of Those We Hate, We Are Opening The Way To Loss Of Liberty For Those We Love.” — W. Willkie
The Gotch
Jurors don’t have to understand the case. Who are you gonna believe? Trump, a politician, or Stormy, an award-winning director, actress, and entertainer, star of film and stage? She definitely had a hand in the Prosecution’s briefs, and some of the jury will be familiar with the body of her work.
Gut Laugh Leader Board entry, p******rts; congrats!
The Gotch
CNN can provide great entertainment, like they did when Anderson Cooper interviewed E. Jean Carroll. Cooper was visibly uncomfortable during the whole thing, but you could hear him squirm when Carroll said that most people think rape is sexy. CNN of course scrubbed that part from their archived footage.