Is saying to the jury. President trump did not pay mr. Cohen back 130,000. President trump paid Michael Cohen 420,000. Would a frugal businessman, would a man who pinches pennies repay a 130,000 debt to the tune of 420,000, this was no at payback. He paid more than he needed to so it cant be for a hush Money Deal of some sort. I think thats the argument they have to make. There are going to be facts they cannot ignore. Payments have been made. There are going to be bank records. So yes, a defense doesnt have the burden, but a jury needs to have use their Common Sense and a have a story or an understanding they can buy into. A jury has to say what happens. I think what Todd Branch is doing here, he has to offer them a counterexplanation. Its not enough to say the prosecution didnt meet the burden. Those documents are there. That money went, people received
was about to be indicted. what do we know about the strategy going forward? high is still involved, but? he has two lawyers right now who are looking for him. todd and chris who are respected in the legal well so far. todd branch has had decades of experience at major love forms. these are not sidewalk audiences. but trump needs more florida council he needs counsel that is local, that understands the judge, understands the courthouse, understands that part of the world works and he certainly does, but he doesn t have anyone else and when this indictment came, two of his lawyers quit. it left him and his team scrambling to find new lawyers. they found multiple interviews with various firms that had disagreements with them, some said no, some said they think about it. it s a fluid situation on who
might be careful because he just goes through these lawyers, you know, like cups of coffee here. i mean fast. and do you think he s had difficulty getting more lawyers? yeah. you are talking about todd blanche, but he wants others about. the problem with todd branch is that he doesn t know anything about the espionage act. it is a particular statute, this particular law that people have been prosecuted against for 100 years so they can t argue this is some newfangled law out there. it is established law, but you got to know about it and how it applies. and to go into court and not have that knowledge i think is a severe challenge for anybody on the trump team. and you wrote about that in your most recent books. jonathan, looking at what we re facing in terms of security, i thought it was interesting that our colleagues was talking about the miami police chief about how they prepare. let s listen to that. we ve been hearing from people in the building around that area that t
desk, the defendant s desk surrounded by his attorneys that we mentioned before. bill barr, you know, you have your own experience with this president. when you look at these pictures and he has been arrested and indicted and is in this courtroom, what goes through your mind? on a personal level. well, as people know, i ve had my differences with the president. but this situation, i think, he s being unjustly treated just as he was by the russia gate scam and the whole idea of the resistance. so i feel bad that this is happening. i don t think it s justified. so at that very human level, i feel bad for him. martha: what about these attorneys and what about the choice to bring in todd branch who people see on the left-hand side of the screen in we re getting a couple different images here. very limited ability to take
RCSD: Hispanic community âterrorizedâ by robbery suspects
Richland County sheriff discusses crimes targeting the Hispanic community By WIS News 10 Staff | February 9, 2021 at 11:57 AM EST - Updated February 9 at 2:26 PM
COLUMBIA, S.C. (WIS) - A recent string of armed robberies in Richland County appear to be targeted against the Hispanic community, Sheriff Leon Lott said Tuesday. Michael Knox (left) and Charles Clippard (right) face numerous charges related to a series of crimes that happened from Jan. 19 to Feb. 6. (Source: RCSD)
Two men Charles Clippard and Michael Knox face numerous charges related to the series of crimes that happened from Jan. 19 to Feb. 6.