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Hush Money Closing Arguments & Battery Storage Facility Fire | 5.29.24
May 29, 2024
14:52
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Trump's hush money trial finalizes with defense attorney's points of reasonable doubt, Israel's actions against Hamas continue, and a fire at a lithium ion battery warehouse raises safety concerns. The episode also includes prominent political figures' perspectives, global events like Israel's military actions and challenges in extinguishing battery fires.
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- Defense Attorney Blanche highlighted lack of evidence in Trump's Hush Money trial, focusing on Cohen's credibility issues.
- Prosecutor Steinglass redirected focus on evidence aside from Cohen in Trump's Hush Money trial, aiming to sway jurors.
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Trump's Hush Money Trial Defense Strategy
In the closing arguments of Trump's Hush Money trial, Defense Attorney Todd Blanche presented ten reasons for reasonable doubt, emphasizing lack of evidence implicating Trump, no proof of intent to defraud, and no agreement to influence the 2016 election. Blanche referred to Michael Cohen as the 'gloat greatest liar of all time,' highlighting the defense's stance on Cohen's credibility. Despite a rebuke from Judge Mershan for suggesting Trump could go to jail, the defense's strategy aimed to create doubt among jurors.
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