Former federal prosecutor Andy McCarthy said Friday there are notable differences between how the judges in Hunter Biden’s case and former President Donald Trump’s trial handled the case.
Judge Maryellen Noreika, who is overseeing Hunter Biden’s federal lawsuit in Delaware, ruled on Friday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) cannot present certain evidence in the case, including the president’s son’s discharge from the Navy, his child support case and his upcoming tax trial, NBC News reported. reportFox News host John Roberts suggested on “America Report” that the rule reflected a difference in the way Judge Juan Marchan ruled in Trump’s case, and McCarthy strongly agreed. (Related article: “It doesn’t make sense”: Jonathan Turley says Michael Cohen may have committed perjury again)
“So the defense tried to hide a ton of information from the jury, including references to child support proceedings in the Arkansas case, information about Hunter’s Navy discharge, money he allegedly spent on adult entertainment and escort services, and unnecessary salacious details about his lifestyle and past addictions. The judge agreed. That then highlights the difference between the Hunter Biden trial and the Trump trial in New York, where the judge forced Stormy Daniels to spill all of that,” Roberts said.
Judge Marchan denied a motion by Trump lawyer Todd Blanche to seek a mistrial after porn star Stormy Daniels testified against his client, which Blanche called “unfairly prejudicial.”
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“That’s a really striking contrast,” McCarthy responded. “I think in the Hunter Biden case, the prosecutors are saving themselves because the evidence of guilt on those specific narrow charges is overwhelming. So, as you said, in the failed plea deal, I think the prosecutors wanted to get rid of all the evidence. They shouldn’t need all that evidence, and they’re only going to get themselves into trouble by introducing a ton of irrelevant evidence. I think the prosecutors should stick to the evidence that looks pretty strong.”
“The judge questioned why Trump’s defense did not raise more objections during Daniels’ testimony. Daniels testified about details that were unrelated to the case, including an alleged $130,000 payment from Trump to the porn star, and Marchant suggested he would tell the jury to consider only limited parts of her testimony.
The president’s son was indicted in September by Special Prosecutor David Weiss on three felony firearms charges. His lawyers have sought to have the case dismissed and stayed, arguing that the indictment has constitutional problems, that the charges violate the terms of a pretrial diversion agreement that was part of a failed plea deal, that the special prosecutor was illegally appointed and that their clients are the targets of a retaliatory and selective prosecution.
The trial is scheduled to begin in Delaware on June 3. Noreika recently Rejected Hunter Biden’s lawyers attempt to delay the trial.
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