In closings Tuesday, defense lawyer Todd Blanche tried the classic ” but if he did do it” defense. If Trump did falsify documents, he didn’t do it with the required criminal intent, Blanche argued. He then showed jurors 3 prosecution exhibits where Trump admits to the hush-money reimbursement. It’s the classic defense closing argument: My client […]
Todd Blanche was a partner at a prestigious law firm when he quit and took on Donald Trump as a client. He chose this life, in other words, deciding to chase fame at the cost of trying to represent an impossible client. And while we are still weeks away from a verdict – and being […]
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said he expects Oleksandr Syrskyi, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, to propose further changes in the Ukrainian army and planned operations early next week. Source: President Zelenskyy’s video address Quote from Zelenskyy: “The commander-in-chief has a carte blanche to make personnel changes in the army, in any of […]