Trump BLOWS UP Entire Defense in Disastrous Interview AND How & knew Kristen Welker

Also be sure to watch a very entertaining Mea Culpa Podcast, with Michael Cohen & Harry Litman below.

Sep 18, 2023

"Donald Trump on Meet the Press just did two things: destroyed his reasonable “reliance on counsel” defense and helped Special Counsel Jack Smith prove the required criminal intent. Michael Popok of Legal AF also takes down Trump’s attempt to rely on Federalist Society “journalist” Molly Hemingway as part of his defense." 

In 1966 the Art Museum area was rundown. The leader of the 'Green St. Counts" gang was murdered across the street from us in 1965. 

Harvey Welker lived across the street. He was an engineer at Sunoco (If my memory is correct). Harvey testified at Philadelphia School Board meetings and was an early civil rights white guy. He met his future wife Julie at the school board meetings. 

In 1976 Betsy & me spoke to Harvey & Julie at a Berger King in East Falls.Their newborn daughter Kristen Welker, 

My first encounter with Kristen Welker as an adult TV news reporter at a City of Coatesville City Council meeting.

Patsy Ray and Kurt Schenk changed a scheduled Coatesville City Council meeting at the City of Coatesville City Hall City Meeting Room into a full blown Christian religious service. 

Call and response with Richard Legree in the first row saying "Amen".  Everything but the choir. 

I think the political plan was that It's hard for some people to criticize a minister of Christ.

I was telling people and sending emails to people about the insane and allegedly illegal stuff going on at Coatesville City Council meetings but no one paid any attention. The Daily Local News ignored the crazy possibly illegal stuff. Most people said in a condescending manner that this stuff goes on in many local government meetings.  

I decided to bring a pocket tape recorder, the kind Donnie Brasco used in the film. I began recording the Coatesville City Council meetings. I still have maybe 100 archived on my Box account. I learned how to create audio files that could be attached to emails. 

Unfortunately I lost the recording of the Coatesville City Council/Church Service meeting in a computer crash.

When I sent an audio recording of a Coatesville City Council/Church Service meeting in my emails to about 35 people, including Deanna Durante, the entire U.S. began to pay attention to the Coatesville City Council. 

Deanna Durante of Channel 6 WCAU and her cameraman visited me at home in the afternoon. I played my pocket tape recorder.  Her cameraman recorded it on his camera. At the Coatesville City Council meeting that night several TV news vans were parked outside.

Kristen Welker was at that meeting. 

Back then as now the Coatesville City Council members take an oath before becoming city council members:

"I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support, obey and defend the Constitution of the United States…

COATESVILLE, PA - The Coatesville City Council heeded warnings from the Freethought Society of Greater Philadelphia and the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania and backed down from Council members' statements that they would "never" stop using Council meetings to witness to their faith as Christians.

The Council drew public attention at its February 12, 2007 meeting, when Council President Ray, a minister, ordered everyone in the room to stand and hold hands. Councilman Kurt Schenk, also a minister, then delivered a Christian prayer.

The Freethought Society's president, Margaret Downey, asked Ray and Schenk in a February letter to apologize for the prayer. Ms. Downey also asked that City Council adopt a neutral policy on religion. Despite the request, the City Council opened the next meeting on February 26 with The Lord's Prayer, and Schenk and Ray refused to apologize, stating instead that they would continue to witness for their faith from the Council podium.

The ACLU then joined the Freethought Society in demanding an end to sectarian prayers at Council meetings. "Coatesville Council members must cease using their elected positions to promote their personal religious views. That is not only the law - which every elected government official has sworn to uphold - but is also the only way to show respect for the beliefs of all Coatesville residents, regardless of religion or creed," wrote Mary Catherine Roper, staff attorney for the ACLU.

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Coatesville City Council Ceases Preaching at Meetings

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A very entertaining discussion on the multiple trials coming up for defendant Trump and the ZERO chances of him winning any of them. 

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