The defense of the former president donald trump (2017-2021), accused of falsifying documents to buy the silence of porn actress Stormy Daniels and thus protect his 2016 electoral campaign, assured this Monday that the Republican politician is “innocent” and that he acted under the umbrella of the “democracy”.
“I have a spoiler alert: there is nothing wrong with trying to influence an election. It’s called democracy. They try to make it something sinister“, completed the lawyer Todd Blanchein charge of opening today this first day of the initial arguments phase by the defense of trump.
Blanche maintained that payments made to Michael Cohena former lawyer who worked for Trump until 2017, worth US$420,000 were made to compensate for his “services“legal and not to compensate him for orchestrating a plan to hide information that could harm the former president, as the Prosecutor’s Office alleges.
Blanche argued that trump has the right to the presumption of innocence,something that some of its critics lose sight of“, and that the Prosecutor’s Office has presented “a very nice and simple story“because they do not understand that the figure of the former president”overflows reality”.
Likewise, he took advantage of this statement to criticize Stormy Danielswhom he described as a person “partial“that has”made a career” selling his alleged affair with trump.
And he also charged against Cohenwho pleaded guilty in 2018 to federal charges arising from the payment, which he defined as “obsessed” with trump.
“He has a goal, an obsession with taking down President Trump. You can’t trust him, I assure you.“, Blanche concluded.
Finally, Blanche He addressed the jury asking them to use the “common sense” when making a decision in this case, the first criminal case faced by a former president of the United States in the entire history of the country.
“Use your common sense. We are New Yorkers. That’s why we are here. If they do, there will be a very quick not guilty verdict.”Blanche concluded.
Source: Gestion
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