Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche had a number of objections to his cross of Michael Cohen sustained, and the choose denied a request to speak in regards to the objections in one other disastrous second for Trump.
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Norm Eisen posted from inside the courtroom:
Blanche struggling
A number of objections, all sustained
Level appears to be that DA advised NYT in regards to the indictment earlier than they advised Cohen
Cohen completely unfazed
WHO CARES
OMG, Blanche asks if can strategy and talk about all of the objections sustained
Choose: (quietly, shaking head) no
Smackdown.
Blanche shouldn’t be up for this
I didn’t suppose it might worsen that Tuesday’s begin to cross for Blanche
Possibly its not worse, however it ain’t a lot better
He wanted to return out swinging, impose his will on Cohen, rattle him & make impression on jury
Not taking place
Eisen additionally posted that Blanche lastly acquired some traction when he started enjoying elements of Cohen’s podcast, however the challenge of Cohen’s bias was already addressed by the prosecution in Cohen’s direct, so there isn’t a new floor being coated.
Trump’s protection wanted to undermine the credibility of Michael Cohen’s testimony and get the previous fixer off his recreation, however they haven’t been capable of.
It’s doable that Cohen, being a former lawyer and a longtime worker of Trump, knew precisely what was coming and was greater than prepared for it.
Nobody is aware of what the jury is considering, however Trump’s greatest shot at not being convicted is likely to be going down the drain as his legal professionals appear to be failing to put a glove on Michael Cohen.
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