Former President Donald Trump's lawyer told jurors Tuesday they 'should want and expect more' from prosecutors who claim the presumptive GOP nominee engaged in business fraud to boost his first run for the White House.
Former President Donald Trump speaks alongside his attorney Todd Blanche following the day’s proceedings in his trial Tuesday, May 21, 2024, in Manhattan Criminal Court in New York. NEW YORK — Former President Donald Trump’s lawyer told jurors Tuesday they “should want and expect more” from prosecutors who claim the presumptive GOP nominee engaged in business fraud to boost his first run for the White House.
Prosecutors allege Mr. Trump used his lawyer Michael Cohen to pay $130,000 to porn star Stormy Daniels near the 2016 election because she was shopping a story about an alleged sexual encounter with Mr. Trump in 2006. They say Mr. Trump orchestrated an illegal plot to conceal repayment to Mr. Cohen. Mr. Cohen is a convicted felon with a penchant for lying, the defense said, warning jurors it would be foolhardy to accept his version of events.
When they’re over, state Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan will instruct the jury on the law so deliberations can begin in the first criminal trial of a former U.S. president.
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