CNN legal analyst Randy Zelin told host Kate Bolduan that prosecutors in former President Donald Trump’s New York City case are far from proving beyond a reasonable doubt that Trump was directly involved in bribing Stormy Daniels.
Both the defense and prosecution delivered closing arguments on Tuesday after a weeks-long trial that has limited Trump’s ability to actively campaign in the 2024 election.
“The burden of proof is an important thing to remind everyone. It’s on the prosecutors. They have to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that Donald Trump broke the law. And after hearing all of this, do you think they fell short? In what way?” Bolduan asked Zelin.
“The issue is simply whether the former president knew about the misstatements in his books, records and legal fees, and that Michael Cohen was his lawyer.”
“Their decision had to start with reasonable doubt, and it fell short. What is reasonable doubt? It’s not just rational doubt. Anytime a human being has to make an important decision in life, if there is enough information, let’s say a doctor says I need heart surgery. ‘Doctor, schedule the surgery. There is no reasonable doubt.’ Conversely, if I say, ‘I appreciate that, but I need a second opinion. I need more information,’ then there is reasonable doubt. There is reasonable doubt all over this case,” Zellin explained.
“Where’s Keith Schiller? Where’s Allen Weisselberg? How did Michael Cohen get away with stealing $30,000? You should feel sorry for him. I thought he was going to be Chief of Staff because he made $4 million off of this. He’s a fixer! If a plumber comes to my house and fixes my leak, I can stay home. But that doesn’t mean I know how he does it or what it takes to fix it,” he continued.
“Stormy Daniels, let’s have a pity party for her. Why do we need to know if the former president was using a condom?” he asked. “The issue is simply whether the former president knew about his record, misrepresentations on his legal fees, that Michael Cohen was his lawyer, whether he was trying to cover up the election or protect his family. It’s everywhere. It’s everywhere!”
While Trump’s defense team was making their closing arguments, President Joe Biden’s campaign held a press conference outside the courthouse to emphasize the “contrast.” Actor Robert De Niro was called to the press conference, where he went on a lengthy rant about how if Trump wins the election, he could destroy not just the country but the world, and that it would be worse than 9/11.
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