Ex-Trump attorney: Judge giving lawyer ‘tongue-lashing’ a ‘bad moment’

Former President Trump’s former lawyer Jim Trusty said it was a bad moment Tuesday when Judge Juan Marchan “clicked his tongue” at Trump’s current lawyer, Todd Blanche.

“If you’re a lawyer, you have to say…no matter what side of the aisle you’re on…the C word is a scary word to hear about yourself, and it means credibility.”Trustee spoke on CNN In a clip highlighted by Mediaite.

“When you start listening to the judge, look, this can be a tongue-lashing that doesn’t do much damage, but if the judge starts saying, ‘You’ve lost credibility,’ then that’s it. ”A bad moment for everyone. And then we have to figure out a way to say, ‘How do we put this back together?'” Trusty continued.

Marchan, who is leading Trump’s hush-money case in New York, said Tuesday that he has “lost all confidence” in Bruns.

In 10 posts on his social media accounts and campaign website, Blanche maintained that the former president did not violate the gag order against him in the hush money scandal.

Former President Blanche said he was “extremely careful” not to violate the gag order, adding: “We are trying to comply with it.”

“Mr. Blanche, you have lost all credibility,” the judge replied. “You are losing all credibility with the court. Is there anything else you would like to argue?”

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In a post on Truth Social, Trump accused Marchan of stripping him of his constitutional right to free speech.

“Everyone is allowed to talk about me and lie about me, but I’m not allowed to defend myself,” Trump said. “This is a kangaroo court and the judge should step aside!”

President Trump’s hush money trial began last Monday, marking the first criminal trial of an American president. He was charged with falsifying business records related to repayments to then-lawyer Michael Cohen, who paid the adult film actor $130,000 to keep quiet about his alleged affair with President Trump before the 2016 election. He has been indicted. he denies.