(C) Daily Kos This story was originally published by Daily Kos and is unaltered. . . . . . . . . . . Previous Guy took the Fifth like the Mob, over 400 times in a Stormy August sitting [1] ['This Content Is Not Subject To Review Daily Kos Staff Prior To Publication.', 'Backgroundurl Avatar_Large', 'Nickname', 'Joined', 'Created_At', 'Story Count', 'N_Stories', 'Comment Count', 'N_Comments', 'Popular Tags'] Date: 2023-01-31 It was video released of the August 2022 deposition, in one of over a dozen investigations to come. All about megaphones and cash registers. Donald Trump, in an attempt to deflect blame, just CONFESSED on Truth Social to the crime of paying off Stormy Daniels – just as Manhattan DA attorneys are seeking to try him in court. Thanks for just admitting that I was telling the truth about EVERYTHING. 😂 Guess I'll take my "horse face" back to bed now, Mr. former "president". Btw, that's the correct way to use quotation marks. 💋 pic.twitter.com/VSG867kwk8 Can we assume new evidence has been uncovered that has allowed the SDNY DA to strengthen its case? Trump did just that, repeating “same answer” over 400 times during the course of the nearly four hours of questioning, according to CBS News. Senior enforcement counsel Kevin Wallace of the attorney general’s office then told Trump he could say, “same answer” to “speed things up,” instead of repeating the formal response. In reinstating former President Donald Trump’s Facebook and Instagram accounts, Meta is also pushing Trump toward a moment of decision about the fate of his financially troubled social media app, Truth Social. Why it matters: Trump raised hundreds of millions of dollars to create Truth Social after he got barred from many social platforms following the Jan. 6 assault on the U.S. Capitol. Now he must decide between recommitting to his new company or reaping the benefits of getting back on Facebook and Instagram. Driving the news: Wednesday, after the decision's announcement, Meta staffers met with Trump associates to explain the new policies that are being implemented as Trump's accounts are reactivated, sources told Axios. Trump did not participate, per the sources. Be smart: During Trump's campaigns and presidency, Twitter served as his megaphone, but Facebook was his cash register. Re-engaging on Facebook and Instagram would give Trump the ability to advertise to his more than 57 million followers across them as he pursues his 2024 presidential campaign. Yes, but: It would also sends a clear signal to investors in the company that is looking to take Truth Social public that he’s not confident Truth Social can deliver on its promise of reaching 56 million users by 2024. “If Trump elects to start using Facebook and Instagram again it will be a sign of weakness and an admission that his efforts to reach audiences more directly have failed,” a former senior Trump official told Axios. Those platforms "smacked him in the face, and if he comes back crawling, it’s pathetic,” the former official added. “It highlights how useless Truth is. It’s a test of who needs who more.” By the numbers: Shares in Digital World Acquisition Corp., the blank-check company looking to take Truth Social public, have fallen more than 80% since they peaked last March. www.axios.com/... [END] --- [1] Url: https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2023/1/31/2150448/-Previous-Guy-took-the-Fifth-like-the-Mob-over-400-times-in-a-Stormy-August-sitting Published and (C) by Daily Kos Content appears here under this condition or license: Site content may be used for any purpose without permission unless otherwise specified. via Magical.Fish Gopher News Feeds: gopher://magical.fish/1/feeds/news/dailykos/