Down goes Donald Trump

| 7:29 pm EDT May 4, 2024
Dear Palmer Report readers, we all understand the difficult era we're heading into. Major media outlets are caving to Trump already. Even the internet itself and publishing platforms may be at risk. But Palmer Report is nonetheless going to lead the fight. We're funding our 2025 operating expenses now, so we can keep publishing no matter what happens. I'm asking you to contribute if you can, because the stakes are just so high. You can donate here.

At the tail end of her testimony yesterday, Hope Hicks hit Donald Trump with a dagger when she acknowledged that Trump was involved in the attempt to silence Stormy Daniels. This immediately destroyed Trump’s defense strategy of arguing that Michael Cohen paid off Daniels without Trump’s involvement. The moment left Hicks crying on the stand and apologizing to Trump, because she knew she’d just helped cement his conviction.

At the time I characterized this moment as Hicks utterly destroying Trump. It turns out I’m not the only one who saw it this way. Legal expert Andrew Weissman tweeted that the moment was a “COUP DE GRAS” or a death blow.

Hope Hicks’ testimony wipes away any ability for Trump’s attorneys to spin up a reasonable doubt argument. It’s even worse for Trump that the jury saw Hicks apologizing to Trump and such, because it makes clear that she’s not doing this out of spite. She’s reluctantly confirming his guilt because she legally has no choice – which is the most damning kind of testimony. Trump is more firmly on track for conviction than ever.

Dear Palmer Report readers, we all understand the difficult era we're heading into. Major media outlets are caving to Trump already. Even the internet itself and publishing platforms may be at risk. But Palmer Report is nonetheless going to lead the fight. We're funding our 2025 operating expenses now, so we can keep publishing no matter what happens. I'm asking you to contribute if you can, because the stakes are just so high. You can donate here.