A view of Judge Juan M. Merchan's seat in the Manhattan Criminal Courthouse in New York on March 12. suffered arguably his worst loss in any criminal matter this week when, in his New York trial for alleged falsification of business records, Judge Juan M. Merchanfor trial that Trump believed might be exculpatory. That does not bode well for Trump’s chances to avoid conviction when the case goes to trial, likely in a few weeks.
Trump also tried to keep back evidence of his intent to influence the 2016 election and his intent to defraud. Having already ruled on these issues, Merchan scolded Trump’s counsel: “Rearguing this Court’s prior rulings in this manner is procedurally and professionally inappropriate and a waste of this Court’s valuable resources.” These motions were denied.
Even worse for Trump, the judge granted the prosecutor’s key motions to exclude evidence and arguments that Trump hoped would sway the jury in his favor. Merchan knocked out most of Trump expert Bradley Smith’s potential testimony.
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