Trump’s defense in his criminal trial: “there is nothing wrong with trying to influence the election”

The defense of the former president donald trump (2017-2021), accused of forging documents to buy the porn actress’ silence Stormy Daniels and thus protect his 2016 electoral campaign, assured this Monday that the Republican politician is “innocent”And that he acted under the aegis 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 do something sinister“, added the lawyer Todd Blanchein charge of opening this first day of the initial arguments phase of Trump’s defense today.

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Blanche maintained that payments made to michael cohena former lawyer who worked for Trump until 2017, $420,000 worth of money was made to compensate his “services“legal and not to compensate him for orchestrating a plan to hide information that could harm the former president, as the Public Ministry alleges.

Blanche argued that Trump is entitled to the presumption of innocence, “something that some of his critics lose sight of“, and which the Public Prosecutor’s Office presented”a very cool and simple story“because they don’t understand that the figure of the former president”reality overflows”.

Likewise, he took advantage of this statement to criticize Stormy Danielswhom he described as a person “partial” what’s “made a career”Selling her alleged affair with Trump.

And he also accused Cohen, who pleaded guilty in 2018 to federal charges stemming from the payment, which he defined as “obsessed”With Trump.

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“He has a goal, an obsession with taking down President Trump. You can’t trust him, I assure you.“, concluded Blanche.

Finally, Blanche addressed the jury asking them to use the “common sense” in making a decision in this case, the first of a criminal nature faced by a former president of U.S throughout the country’s history.

“Use your common sense. We are New Yorkers. That’s why we’re here. If they do, there will be a very quick not guilty verdict.Blanche concluded.

Source: Elcomercio

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