Donald Trump's Defense Stuck With 'Terrible Strategy'—Attorney

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Harry Litman says the former president's lawyers are hindered by not painting Trump in any negative light during hush money trial.

Donald Trump's legal team are stuck with a 'terrible' legal strategy during the hush money trial as they cannot suggest the former president committed any wrongdoing even if it's not a crime, a legal expert has said.

Speaking to MSNBC's The Reid Out, Litman referred to infamous mob lawyer Roy Cohn, who previously represented Trump and acted as a mentor to him in the 1970s and 80s, when noting how the former president may be stretching the jury's credulity by denying everything.'Even when a mob boss is under indictment and goes to see Roy Cohn, Roy Cohn says, 'All right, shut up and listen to me now, I know what needs to happen.

 

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