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2024-05-29 Government Corruption

'Former president Donald Trump is innocent'

[GEO.TV] As the hush money trial of former US President Donald Trump
...New York real estate developer, described by Dems as illiterate, racist, misogynistic, and whatever other unpleasant descriptions they can think of, elected by the rest of us as 45th President of the United States...
is nearing its conclusion, both parties have started their closing arguments.

The 77-year-old was indicted last year in March for paying hush money to Stormy Daniels in 2016 before the presidential elections.

During the closing remarks, Todd Blanche, who is Trump’s attorney, said that the former president is innocent, questioning the credence of the testimony by Michael Cohen

...sleazy lawyer who worked for Trump as his ''fixer,'' then turned on him after the Stormy Daniels shakedown. Mikey told about six hundred different stories, most of them contradfictory and some physically impossible. In August 2018, Cohen pleaded guilty to eight counts including campaign-finance violations, tax fraud, and bank fraud. As Alvin Bragg's star witness against Trump, he admitted on the stand to enbezzling from the Trump Organization...
"We see you paying close attention to the evidence all day every day, and we really appreciate that," Blanche added.

"I started out by saying something that I’m going to repeat to you right now. It's as true right now as it was on April 22. And that is President Trump is innocent. He did not commit any crimes, and the district attorney has not met their burden of proof — period. The evidence is all in," Blanche said.

"The evidence should leave you wanting more. You should want and expect more than the testimony of Michael Cohen," Blanche stated.

Defense attorney Todd Blanche maintained that the case is about documents, not Stormy Daniels. He said: "It’s a paper case. This case is not about an encounter with Stormy Daniels 18 years ago."

"An encounter that President Trump has unequivocally and repeatedly denied occurred," the Republican’s lawyer said.

"You cannot convict President Trump of any crime beyond a reasonable doubt on the words of Michael Cohen. They were lies. Pure and simple," Blanche said. # id) ?>

Posted by Fred 2024-05-29 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1821 views ] Top

1 Trump's defense dismantles prosecution's imaginary crimes. But did jury listen?

Posted by Skidmark 2024-05-29 04:45|| 2024-05-29 04:45|| Front Page Top

2 It doesn't matter. He is going to be convicted.

Posted by Rambler in Virginia 2024-05-29 06:59|| 2024-05-29 06:59|| Front Page Top

3 Unfortunately, their desired end-state is not "conviction" but something far worse.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-05-29 07:11|| 2024-05-29 07:11|| Front Page Top

4 Judge will allow prosecution to present 'evidence' in final argument.

This is reprehensible. Wonder what the jury will think of it.

Posted by Lord Garth 2024-05-29 09:07|| 2024-05-29 09:07|| Front Page Top

5 They surely know a "conviction" will be thrown out on appeal. It's the felony conviction media headlines they want. A horse that can be ridden for months, possibly years.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-05-29 09:25|| 2024-05-29 09:25|| Front Page Top

6 My biggest fear is that they know it will be overturned but force a conviction and the judge immediately remands him to prison and bail denial. Much easier to assasinate him in prison.

Posted by DarthVader 2024-05-29 10:33|| 2024-05-29 10:33|| Front Page Top

7 ^^^ Yeah, they proved that with Epstein.

Posted by Uleating Theger5049 2024-05-29 11:23|| 2024-05-29 11:23|| Front Page Top

8 ^ But the records will be sealed and we won't know the facts go 60 years or so.

Posted by Besoeker 2024-05-29 11:26|| 2024-05-29 11:26|| Front Page Top

9 Jury instructions conclude in Trump's NYC criminal trial, here's what the jury was told

Posted by Skidmark 2024-05-29 13:33|| 2024-05-29 13:33|| Front Page Top

10 ^So, Bee scores again?

Posted by Grom the Reflective 2024-05-29 14:04|| 2024-05-29 14:04|| Front Page Top

11 The Bee has become the prophet of our political times.

Posted by DarthVader 2024-05-29 14:45|| 2024-05-29 14:45|| Front Page Top

12 ^ I have come to believe that is in fact what the Bee is. The satire bit is just cover.

Posted by Rex Mundi 2024-05-29 19:36|| 2024-05-29 19:36|| Front Page Top

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