Trump’s defense team has moved for a mistrial over Stormy Daniels’ testimony

“We move for a mistrial based on the testimony this morning,” defense attorney Todd Blanche said following the lunch break.

“The guardrails by this witness answering questions by the government were just thrown to the side,” Blanche said.

“There is no remedy that we can fashion … to unring this bell,” Blanche said about the impact of Daniels’ testimony.

Blanche argued the prosecutors wanted to embarrass Trump and inflame the jury and was far afield from a case about falsification of business records.

“She talked about a consensual encounter with President Trump that she was trying to sell,” Blanche said. “We heard a completely different story.”

Blanche argued that the testimony regarding condoms, being “blacked out” and and the “power dynamic” prejudiced the jury.

“This has nothing to do with the reason why we’re here,” Blanche said. “How can you un-ring a bell?”

The prosecution pushed back.

“Her account completes the narrative that precipitated the falsification of business records,” Hoffinger said. “It is precisely what the defendant did not want to become public.”

  • mad_asshatterOP
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    362 months ago

    Yes. The judge pointed it out to them:

    “I was surprised that there were not more objections” from the defense team, the judge added.

    “At one point, the court … objected, because there was no objection coming from the defense,” he said

    • Granite
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      2 months ago

      Because this was their plan all along.

      Edit: request already rejected, but I’m sure they’ll mention it on appeal.

      • Jaysyn
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        252 months ago

        That’s fine.

        Convicts in New York start their sentence during the criminal appeal process.