Lawyers in Donald Trump's hush money trial have sparred over evidence and witnesses as they made their closing arguments to jurors Tuesday.
by MICHAEL R. SISAK, JENNIFER PELTZ, JILL COLVIN AND ALANNA DURKIN RICHER | Associated PressFormer President Donald Trump gives a thumb up as he goes for a break during his hush money trial in New York, Tuesday, May 28, 2024.
As the defense has done throughout the case, Blanche attacked Cohen as a liar with a personal vendetta against his former boss. While Blanche tried to chip away at Cohen’s credibility, the defense showed jurors a PowerPoint slide that read: “Case Turns on Cohen.” “The defendant chose Michael Cohen to be his fixer because he was willing to lie and cheat on the defendant’s behalf,” Steinglass said. Furthermore, he said, there is “a mountain” of evidence and corroborating testimony connecting Trump to the crime.
The defense, meanwhile, told jurors that “every campaign in this country is a conspiracy to promote a candidate, a group of people who are working together to help somebody win.” Trump’s alleged efforts to suppress negative stories were no different, Blanche said. Trump’s campaign staffers followed with their own news conference at the same spot. Jason Miller, Trump’s senior campaign adviser, told reporters the Biden campaign’s press event shows that the trial is political.
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