The criminal trial of Donald Trump didn’t have to end this way.
If Mr. Trump’s lawyers had played their cards right, they most likely would have ended up with a hung jury or a misdemeanor conviction.
The defense lost a winnable case by adopting an ill-advised strategy that was right out of Mr. Trump’s playbook.
I have practiced criminal law for over 20 years, and I have tried and won cases as both a federal prosecutor and criminal defense attorney.
The defense needs its own story, and in my experience, the side that tells the simpler story at trial usually wins.
Persons:
Donald Trump didn’t, Alvin Bragg, Trump’s, I’ve, marshaling
Locations:
Manhattan