
Outlook Bleak for Prosecution in Trump New York Trial, Experts Indicate
Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s office has presented a weak case against former President Donald Trump in New York, attorneys told The Epoch Times. The contentious trial saw opening arguments from Todd Blanche, President Trump’s attorney, and Manhattan prosecutor Matthew Colangelo. Their statements, although just preliminary, offered a preview into how each side might try to convince the jury later in the trial. Mr. Colangelo attempted to establish a pattern of behavior in which President Trump purportedly used his former attorney, Michael Cohen, to quash negative stories about him ahead of the 2016 election. “This case is about a criminal conspiracy and a cover-up,” Mr. Colangelo said. “The defendant, Donald Trump, orchestrated a criminal scheme to corrupt the 2016 election, then covered it up.”...
