Hush money jury composition shows things aren't 'going to go well for Trump': legal expert
by Raw Story
Raw Story— Former President Donald Trump has drawn a difficult jury to defend against, former prosecutor Kristy Greenberg argued to MSNBC's Chris Hayes on Friday evening. "Let's talk about the jury, because we now have 12 jurors and six alternates," said Hayes. "What is your impression — what are your thoughts on how this jury has come together, what the composition looks like?""Well, you have two lawyers on this jury," said Greenberg. "Then you have in addition, three individuals who say close family...
Raw Story—'Critical' recording played at hush money trial shows Trump's criminal intent: expert. Jurors heard former President Donald Trump's voice on Thursday. An audio recording played of Trump talking with his former fixer and attorney, Michael Cohen, about buying the silence of an alleged affair.And for CNN legal analyst Joey Jackson that audio evidence is "critical" for the prosecution to hit home that Trump wasn't oblivious to the suspected scheme to quiet former Playmate Karen McDougal (alleging they carried on a love affair) before Americans voted for president in the 2016 election....
Raw Story—Trump faces 'lose-lose proposition' in imminent hush money trial decision: jury expert. Former President Donald Trump faces a lose-lose situation as he and his legal team grapple with the question of whether he should testify in his criminal hush money case, a legal strategist says. Jury consultant Steve Duffy told the Independent Wednesday that Trump can't win if he takes the stand in the ongoing Manhattan trial but takes a big risk if he does not. “Jurors generally don’t react well to criminal defendants not testifying, because it just leads to speculation about, 'Why – what do...
Raw Story—'Didn't go well': George Conway says Trump's hush money prosecutors flubbed key question. Prosecutors in former President Donald Trump's criminal hush money trial were stymied Tuesday by a flurry of objections as they tried to wrap the day's proceedings on their own terms, according to legal analyst George Conway.Manhattan District Attorney's office prosecutors appeared to edge toward asking Keith Davidson, the attorney for Playboy model Karen McDougal who negotiated with the National Enquirer on her behalf, about the assumed source of the payments, Conway reported to MSNBC host...