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NY Court System Hands Major Advantage To Trump Prosecutors Before Jury Begins Deliberations On Tuesday

When a jury reconvenes next Tuesday in Manhattan in the criminal case against former president Donald Trump, they’ll hear closing arguments from prosecutors and Trump’s attorneys, be given instructions for the deliberations by Judge Juan Merchan, and then begin their deliberations to determine whether or not Trump should be a convicted felon.

And it’s those closing arguments that could wind up being the difference in the case, which means that prosecutors have a decided advantage thanks to the way New York courts work, where the prosecution gets the last word, according to conservative attorney George Conway.

Conway told MSNBC host Katie Phang, “It’s the story of the documents. The way it works in New York state courts, which is unlike in some other courts like federal court, is that the defense gets to sum first and then the prosecution gets to sum next — it’s not prosecution, defense, prosecution rebuttal like it would be in a lot of other courts.”

“So the prosecution can really figure out how to basically wrap it all up and get the last word,” he added. “And that is an advantage to the prosecution.”

The last side to speak in any trial has a decided advantage because the jury will have those words fresh in their minds as they begin to determine if Trump is guilty or not guilty. And considering the evidence indicates that the ex-president did indeed commit multiple felonies, it should be a slam-dunk case. Time will tell.

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Stephen King Goes Viral With His Mockery Of ‘Chickensh*t’ Trump’s Refusal To Testify

Like millions of Americans, novelist Stephen King is not a fan of failed one-term, twice-impeached, and multiply-indicted former president Donald Trump.

On Tuesday, Trump’s defense team rested their case in support of the ex-president without him taking the stand to tell his side of the story.

While most legal experts agree that it was a wise move to not testify, Trump’s refusal directly contradicted numerous statements he’d made over the past couple of months, insisting that he would indeed defend himself against charges that he allegedly falsified business records to hide hush money payments he made in response to extramarital affairs he had with at least two women, Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougal.

After getting pelted with massive online mockery for his cowardice, Trump was also swatted down on social media by King, who branded Donnie as “chickenshit.”

King’s tweet has been “liked” 31,000 times and retweeted nearly 5,000 more since he posted it on Tuesday morning, and it has also elicited over 6,000 responses. Here’s a sampling:

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‘Coward’ Trump Mercilessly Mocked After Refusing To Testify In Hush Money Case

After saying for weeks that he looked forward to testifying on his own behalf in the hush money and election fraud case brought against him by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, former president Donald Trump turned tail and ran today when offered a chance to take the witness stand.

As recently as last month, Trump insisted he planned to testify.

However, as most expected, Trump’s defense team rested without him saying a word under oath, probably because they knew he would have committed perjury.

Donald’s latest cowardly slinking was met with widespread mockery on social media, where he was called a coward and liar. Take a look:

Closing arguments will begin next week.

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This ‘Rookie Mistake’ By Trump’s Attorney Could Lead To A Guilty Verdict In Hush Money Trial

Former president Donald Trump’s penchant for hiring attorneys who don’t know what they’re doing could be on the verge of leading to a crushing defeat in the New York hush money and election fraud lawsuit currently underway in Manhattan.

Todd Blanche is the lead attorney for the ex-president, and his incompetence and failure to ask the right questions when cross-examining Michael Cohen could come back to haunt Trump, according to Barbara McQuade, a former U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Michigan.

As McQuade explained to MSNBC host Katie Phang, Blanche’s mistakes were “going on too long, not having a specific plan and asking one question too many.”

The “strategy of an effective cross-examination,” McQuade continued, is to “pick out a few key areas of impeachment, contradiction or getting the witness to agree with helpful points and be laser-focused on those things so that the jury can follow along.”

Instead, it appeared that Blanche was attempting to “exhaust” Cohen, McQuade said.

Blanche “seems to be going on and on and trying to get Michael Cohen to admit to lies. Just point out the contradiction and then you can use it yourself.”

Testimony in the Manhattan hush money trial is likely to be concluded next week.

 

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Legal Expert: Hush Money Jurors Just Gave A Clue They Believe Cohen Instead Of Trump

At least six of the twelve jurors who will decide whether or not former president Donald Trump falsified business records and interfered in the 2016 election clearly believe his former attorney, Michael Cohen, and showed that during testimony on Tuesday, according to CNN legal analyst Norm Eisen.

“I was watching the jury and at different points in Cohen’s testimony, you had the jury [who] doesn’t always do this. I counted six jurors who were nodding or smiling, or agreeing with Cohen at one point in his testimony,” Eisen noted.

“It’s like a presidential debate: both sides want to suppress expectations and the DA did that brilliantly in setting this moment.”

Eisen later expanded on his televised comments in an op-ed for CNN.

“At that moment and at multiple points during the day, I saw something I had not seen before with any witness in this trial: Cohen was talking directly to the jury, and all the jurors were looking at and listening to him. It seemed to me that he had established a genuine human bond with the jury over the course of his lengthy direct examination.”

With the defense continuing to cross-examine Cohen this morning, Eisen also had some thoughts regarding today’s courtroom fireworks.