The main thrust of Blanche’s argument was that the prosecution’s key witness, Michael Cohen, could not be trusted.
He portrayed Cohen, Trump’s former fixer, as a greedy liar bent on revenge and labeled him the “G.L.O.A.T.,” or the greatest liar of all time.
Blanche’s calculus is simple: Cohen offered the prosecution’s most direct link between Trump and the alleged crime.
So if the jury doesn’t believe him, they may have a hard time finding Trump guilty.
“This scheme, cooked up by these men, at this time, could very well be what got President Trump elected,” he said.
Persons:
Donald Trump, Yorkers, Todd Blanche, Trump, Michael Cohen, Cohen, Trump’s, doesn’t, Joshua Steinglass, ”
Organizations:
Trump, National Enquirer