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In what can only be described as a masterclass of legal defense, Todd Blanche, attorney for President Donald Trump, delivered a devastating critique of the prosecution\u2019s case and its star witness, Michael Cohen, in the closing arguments of Alvin Bragg\u2019s politically motivated \u201cshow trial\u201d in New York City.<\/p>\n
The Gateway Pundit contributor Paul Ingrassia is attending the ongoing show trial today in New York City today.<\/p>\n
It became increasingly clear that the prosecution\u2019s case hinged precariously on the testimony of Michael Cohen, a figure who has proven time and again to be unreliable and self-serving.<\/p>\n
Blanche masterfully dismantled Cohen\u2019s statements, branding him the \u2018GLOAT\u2019 \u2013 Greatest Liar of All Time and dubbing him the \u201cMVP of liars.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThey say Tom Brady is the GOAT. Michael Cohen is the GLOAT \u2013 Greatest Liar of All Time,\u201d said Blanche.<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s literally like an MVP of liars\u2026 he lies constantly. He\u2019s lied to Congress, he lied to prosecutors, he lied to his family, business associates,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n
BREAKING: Trump\u2019s lawyer just absolutely obliterated Michael Cohen in his closing remarks to the jury<\/p>\n
\u201cThey say Tom Brady is the GOAT. Michael Cohen is the GLOAT \u2013 Greatest Liar of All Time\u201d \u2013 Todd Blanche<\/p>\n
\u201cHe\u2019s literally like an MVP of liars\u2026 he lies constantly. He\u2019s lied to\u2026 pic.twitter.com\/siRCWDJaq2<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 George (@BehizyTweets) May 28, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n\n \u00a0<\/p>\n According to Paul Ingrassia:<\/p>\n \u201cTodd Blanche has so far been extremely thorough in his summation. He has touched upon every aspect of this case, including the alleged catch and kill schemes implicating Stormy Daniels and Karen McDougall, and explained why they weren\u2019t catch or kill \u2014 having been made years before Trump ever even thought about running for president of the United States, and long within the public domain.<\/p>\n He discussed the longstanding, decades long partnership between Trump, AMI, and David Spencer going back decades, explaining how suppressing stories was a routine part of the business \u2014 and how Pecker, a long time friend, found covering Trump financially lucrative. He articulated clearly how this was standard practice, nothing was abnormal about NDAs and hush money payments, certainly not unlawful.<\/p>\n And certainly the Daniels story, being publicized in 2011, had no bearing on 2016. He explained how this case lives and dies on Michael Cohen\u2019s testimony. He restated time and again, reinforcing his argument with countless examples, of why Cohen is a liar, seeking every opportunity to benefit himself financially and professionally. \u201cHe is the human embodiment of reasonable doubt.\u201d Blanche said \u201cCohen is the GLOAT: the Greatest Liar of All Time.\u201d<\/p>\n \u2026 Cohen lied to his family, his kids, his banker, the FEC, every single reporter he talked to for a year about a year. He is literally like the MVP of LIARS. He lied to prosecutors, to Congress, reporters, federal judges. He\u2019s also a thief, who literally stole tens of thousands of dollars, admitted on the stand, on his way out the door. Never prosecuted.<\/p>\n Stellar job driving that point home: He also explained how these allegedly erroneous filings were made while Trump was President, not before the 2016 race.<\/p>\n And so it was impossible that these filings had any fraudulent intent, let alone had anything to do with affecting the results of the 2016 election. He explained cogently that any campaign is a \u201cconspiracy\u201d to win an election. However, Trump had no knowledge about these filings. In any event, there\u2019s absolutely nothing fraudulent or criminal about marking legal expenses for what they are, namely, legal expenses.<\/p>\n He also explained how the other alleged crimes linked to the alleged record keeping error \u2014 tax fraud, FEC violation, and a books and records crime have absolutely no basis. Trump accurately reported this filing to the IRS, to a government ethics office, and on social media platforms like Twitter. \u201cThis is a very easy non guilty verdict,\u201d Blanche ends his scorching closing statement. President Trump should be proud of Todd Blanch\u2019s terrific work this morning.<\/p>\n Blanche proceeded to highlight several instances where he claimed Cohen had fabricated or misrepresented details. For example, he disputed Cohen\u2019s account of attempting to contact Trump after receiving a text message from Melania Trump, stating that phone records showed no such call took place.<\/p>\n The attorney also accused Cohen of committing perjury by falsely claiming he had warned Trump\u2019s bodyguard about the forthcoming Stormy Daniels payoff.<\/p>\n Seeking to further undermine Cohen\u2019s credibility, Blanche probed his motivations, suggesting the former Trump loyalist was driven by a desire for fame and vengeance against his former boss.<\/span><\/p>\n The attorney argued that Cohen was attempting to parlay his insider knowledge into personal gain, including a reduced sentence for his own crimes and a lucrative new career criticizing Trump.<\/span><\/p>\n Throughout the closing arguments, Blanche repeatedly emphasized the \u201c10 reasons\u201d why the jury should have \u201creasonable doubt\u201d about the prosecution\u2019s case, ranging from Cohen\u2019s alleged fabrication of invoices to the absence of evidence that Trump knowingly participated in any wrongdoing.<\/span><\/p>\n A possibly disturbing development has unfolded, leading many to believe the fix is already in for a Trump conviction or imprisonment.<\/p>\n Now, we\u00a0learn\u00a0that Secret Service officials have met with jailhouse officials to prepare for President Trump to go to\u00a0prison<\/a>.<\/p>\n LIVE UPDATES FROM INSIDE TRUMP TRIAL: TGP Contributor Paul Ingrassia Reports from Inside New York Show Trial \u2013 Closing Arguments Scheduled for Today<\/a><\/p>\n\n The post Trump\u2019s Lawyer Delivers Crushing Blow to Michael Cohen in Explosive Closing Remarks \u2014 Calls Him \u2018GLOAT\u2019 \u2013 Greatest Liar of All Time<\/a> appeared first on The Gateway Pundit<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Credit: Getty Images In what can only be described as a masterclass of legal defense, Todd Blanche, attorney<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-29825","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"\nYou can read all the updates here:<\/h5>\n