A longtime tabloid publisher was expected Tuesday to tell jurors about his efforts to help Donald Trump stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign as…
The case is the first criminal trial of a former American president and the first of four prosecutions of Trump to reach a jury.stifle unflattering stories during the 2016 campaign as testimony resumes in the historic hush money trial of the former president.
A defense lawyer countered by attacking the integrity of the onetime Trump confidant who's now the government's star witness. Trump faces 34 felony counts of falsifying business records — a charge punishable by up to four years in prison — though it’s not clear if the judge would seek to put him behind bars. A conviction would not preclude Trump from becoming president again, but because it is a state case, he would not be able to pardon himself if found guilty. He has repeatedly denied any wrongdoing.
But, the prosecutor noted, “Neither Trump nor the Trump Organization could just write a check to Cohen with a memo line that said ‘reimbursement for porn star payoff.'" So, he added,"they agreed to cook the books and make it look like the payment was actually income, payment for services rendered.” “President Trump fought back, like he always does, and like he’s entitled to do, to protect his family, his reputation and his brand, and that is not a crime,” Blanche told jurors.
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