Donald Trump's Defense Undercut by 'Breathtaking' Bit of Testimony—Attorney

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Glenn Kirschner said an attorney's testimony in the former president's hush-money trial had undercut the defense.

Donald Trump's defense in his hush-money case has been undercut by 'breathtaking' testimony from a lawyer, an attorney has said.Speaking on The Legal Breakdown with host Brian Tyler Cohen, former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner said that Keith Davidson, a witness in the trial who used to be adult-film star Stormy Daniel's lawyer had demonstrated how hush-money payments were made to Daniels to influence the result of the 2016 election.

attorney and frequent Trump critic, called the testimony 'breathtaking.''That was a bit of testimony that was pretty breathtaking,' Kirschner said, 'and it actually undercuts one of the defense assertions that they're trying to use to wiggle out of Trump's criminal responsibility for this.

 

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