Michael Popok: 'Donald Trump Lawyer STUNT Backfires in FRONT OF JURY'

Source:Meidas Touch- left to right: Defendant Don's defense attorney Todd Blanche & guess who.

"Trumps lawyer Todd Blanche just LOST ALL CREDIBILITY before the jury when a stunt he pulled on Friday SPECTACULARLY BACKFIRED as the prosecution found over the weekend VIDEO PROOF THAT TRUMP AND HIS BODYGUARD WERE together AT THE MOMENT THAT MICHAEL COHEN phoned Trump and the bodyguard to tell them THE STORMY DANIELS pay off happened! Michael Popok explains this CHECKMATE by the prosecution and how it bolsters Cohen’s testimony." 

From the Meidas Touch

As I wrote about Todd Blanche's cross-examination of Michael Cohen last week: 

"But if you are the prosecution you just say that almost everything that Michael Cohen has said under oath to this jury, has already been corroborated by other witnesses who used to work for the defendant. And the defense hasn't even tried to dispute any of that. And they have nothing to show that Mr. Cohen is lying them right now. Plus, all the paperwork and why the hush money scheme was covered up in the first place, which was to prevent the American voters from finding out about it, before the 2016 election." 

From The New Democrat

As my colleague Fred Schneider wrote earlier today: 

"So what has the defense established? Well, they haven't established much of anything, so far, other than additional lies that Michael Cohen gave, but not to this jury. And the fact that he pocketed some of the money for himself, that was supposed to used to payoff Stephanie Clifford (also known as Stormy Daniels) and Karen McDougal. 

And while the defense is establishing old facts, the prosecution has a new photo of Donald J. Trump and his bodyguard Keith Schiller, from the time that Cohen said he called Schiller to talk to Mr. Trump. As well as new corroborating witness from CSPAN (of all places) who saw them together, when Cohen said he was calling Schiller to talk to Mr. Trump. Guess what, the prosecution wins this exchange." 

From The New Democrat

I think Michael Poppok did an excellent job of explaining the importance of this new photo evidence. But I just want to give you my own summary as well (as a non-lawyer) of why it's so important. 

For anyone who has a memory that's more than 4 days olds, (hopefully that's not a select few) lets go back to last Thursday and to Todd Blanche's cross-examination of Michael Cohen. 

Remember, if you will, Todd Blanche was trying to get Michael Cohen to admit under oath that he lied about talking to Donald Trump October 24th, 2016 at all. And what he was really calling Keith Schiller about was to try to deal with some 14 year old online heckler that apparently Cohen was dealing with. And Blanche flat out said he never talked to Donald Trump that day and that Trump was no where near Keith Schiller, when this phone call happened. Well guess what, this is why corroborating evidence is so critical, especially when you have difficult witnesses that you have to have to back up your case, testifying for you. 

Todd Blanche said on Thursday there was no evidence that Michael Cohen talked to Donald Trump on that October day. But on Monday, after he gave the Manhattan DA a solid 3 days and some change to further corroborate Michael Cohen, they found both a video and a photo of Donald Trump standing next to Keith Schiller, with Schiller on the phone, at around the time that Cohen said that he was calling Schiller, to talk to Mr. Trump about the hush money payoffs. 

So, you know, it''s no longer about Michael Cohen's credibility here. It's now also about the defense attorney's own credibility here. Because Mr. Blanche has already said there was no evidence that Cohen and Trump talked when Cohen said they did. But now there's not just new evidence, but corroborating evidence, to back up Michael Cohen's whole damn story about this case, to this jury. 

You don't have to take Mr. Cohen's word alone to convict Donald Trump. You can trust all the previous witnesses, as well as your own eyes, ears, and old fashion commonsense. As well as all the corroborating testimony and evidence that backs up Michael Cohen's testimony to this jury.

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