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New York prosecutors offered the jury with their closing argument within the case in opposition to former President Trump Tuesday, saying the case is “a few conspiracy and a cover-up,” and maintained that they’ve offered “highly effective proof” to convict.
Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying enterprise information within the first diploma. He has pleaded not responsible.
Prosecutors have to show past an affordable doubt that Trump falsified information to hide a $130,000 cost to Stormy Daniels, a pornographic performer, within the lead-up to the 2016 election to silence her about an alleged affair with Trump in 2006. The previous president has maintained his innocence.
New York prosecutor Joshua Steinglass offered the closing arguments for Bragg. Steinglass offered his closing argument for greater than 5 hours.
Trump speaks to the media on Might 13. (Picture by SETH WENIG/POOL/AFP through Getty Photographs)
Steinglass stated Trump’s intent to defraud “couldn’t be any clearer,” arguing that it will have been far simpler for him to pay Stormy Daniels immediately. As a substitute, the prosecutor stated, he concocted an elaborate scheme and every little thing he and his cohorts did was “cloaked in lies.”
“The secret was concealment and all roads lead inescapably to the person who benefited probably the most: the defendant, former President Donald Trump,” Steinglass stated.
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Steinglass defended their use of Michael Cohen as a witness, telling the jury: “I’m not asking you to really feel dangerous for Michael Cohen. He made his mattress.”
“However you may hardly blame him for creating wealth from the one factor he has left, which is his data of the internal workings of the Trump Group,” he stated.
“We didn’t select Michael Cohen to be our witness. We didn’t choose him up on the witness retailer,” Steinglass stated. “The defendant selected Michael Cohen to be his fixer as a result of he was prepared to lie and cheat on the defendant’s behalf.”
Cohen had testified he was “reimbursed $420,000” for the $130,000 he paid to Daniels. Cohen stated former Trump Group CFO Allen Weisselberg advised he “gross up” the funds and that Trump knew the main points of the reimbursement.
Former U.S. President Donald Trump’s kids, Tiffany Trump, Donald Trump Jr and Eric Trump together with his spouse Lara sit subsequent to Trump in a entrance row, as protection lawyer Todd Blanche presents closing arguments throughout Trump’s felony trial on costs that he falsified enterprise information to hide cash paid to silence porn star Stormy Daniels in 2016, in Manhattan state courtroom in New York Metropolis, U.S. Might 28, 2024 on this courtroom sketch. (REUTERS/Jane Rosenberg )
The prosecution offered Cohen with 11 checks totaling $420,000. Cohen confirmed they have been all acquired and deposited. The checks had an outline of “retainer,” which Cohen stated was false.
In the meantime, Steinglass argued the prosecution offered the jury with “smoking weapons,” referring to handwritten notes by former Trump Group CFO Allen Weisselberg and ex-controller Jeffrey McConney.
The 2 paperwork present calculations associated to the funds Cohen acquired in 2017. They included $130,000, along with in addition to an unrelated cost, a bonus, and cash to cowl taxes, in accordance with testimony.
“They’re the smoking weapons,” Steinglass stated, saying they “fully blow out of the water” the protection’s claims that the funds have been for authorized work.
Steinglass went on to accuse Trump of “lies” in financial institution accounts, shell corporations, false denials.
“The secret was concealment and all roads result in the person who benefited most, the defend, Donald Trump,” he stated.
Steinglass stated Trump was actively attempting to forestall “catch & kill” scheme from going public, saying “he had each motive to hide election fraud.”
Donald Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen’s concluded his testimony within the NY v. Trump trial.
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Midway via Steinglass’ presentation, Trump exited the courtroom, solely to put up on his Fact Social his opinion of the prolonged closing argument by the prosecution.
“BORING!” Trump posted on Fact Social Tuesday.
Steinglass went on to focus on a cellphone name between Cohen and Trump on Oct. 8, 2016 — the day after the “Entry Hollywood” tape was made public.
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“There’s simply no method — no method! — Cohen wouldn’t inform Mr. Trump about Daniels in that cellphone name,” Steinglass claimed.
Pointing to extra calls, many across the time of key developments within the Daniels negotiations, Steinglass requested, “Is that this timing all a coincidence?”
Wrapping up his five-hour presentation, Steinglass, echoing an notorious Trump line: “Donald Trump can’t shoot somebody on Fifth Avenue at rush hour and get away with it.”
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The remark prompted an objection from Trump’s lawyer, which was sustained.
Trump pleaded not responsible to all costs.
The Related Press contributed to this report.
Brooke Singman is a political correspondent and reporter for Fox Information Digital, Fox Information Channel and FOX Enterprise.
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