Donald Trump's 'Frankenstein' Case Slammed by Legal Analyst

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Jonathan Turley said the former president's hush money case was 'bizarre.'

Donald Trump's Manhattan hush money trial has been described as 'a Frankenstein case' by a legal analyst who slammed its credibility.Speaking on Fox News, legal analyst and attorney Jonathan Turley called the case 'bizarre' and said prosecutors had slim evidence to convict the former president.

'They took a dead misdemeanor, they attached it to a dead alleged federal felony and zapped it back into life. Many of us are just amazed to watch this actually walk into court because it's not a recognizable crime that any of us have seen.''This bizarre indictment is now going to be an equally bizarre trial,' he added.Newsweek reached out to representatives for Trump via email for comment.Other legal analysts have said the case has merits.

 

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