Last updated on May 17, 2024 at 05:27 pm
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Trump lawyer Todd Branch was reportedly giving a lengthy speech to please his client while Michael Cohen and the jury stayed in touch.
Adam Klarsfield, MSNBC Released in the courtroom before the lunch break:
Blanche was agitated and delivered an unmistakable angry speech:
“We’re not asking about your faith. […] This jury…”——
Prosecutor: Objection.
Judge: uphold
In response to harassing phone calls from a 14-year-old boy, Branch continued to make angry statements rather than ask questions.
Prosecutor: “Objection.”
Judge: “Upheld.”
On that note – lunch break.
Earlier:
Cohen frequently delivered his testimony directly to jurors — who continued to maintain eye contact with him even during contentious cross-front court proceedings.
Todd Branch did seem more interested in placating his client and sounding like an angry warrior than presenting the jury with reasons that might undermine Cohen’s testimony.
The prosecution has reams of documents and reams of witness testimony, and Trump’s legal team still hasn’t offered much defense beyond claiming that Cohen acted alone.
It’s reasonable to ask whether this cross-examination fiasco did more harm than good to Trump.
Of course, this performance made Trump feel better, but it didn’t seem to accomplish anything.
Donald Trump is set to debate President Joe Biden in six weeks, and the likelihood that he will do so as a convicted felon appears increasingly likely.
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