Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg filed 34 felony counts of falsifying business records against former President Donald Trump, but the prosecution's case fails to hold water, several legal experts told Blaze News.
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Will Chamberlain, with the Article III Project, told Blaze News that the New York criminal case against Trump "never should have been brought," explaining that the prosecution's arguments rely "on the testimony of a convicted felon, admitted perjurer, and disbarred attorney."
"[Cohen's] testimony is the only evidence at all on necessary intent elements of the alleged crime," Chamberlain stated. "No reasonable juror can rely solely on Cohen to prove anything beyond a reasonable doubt, and [Judge Juan] Merchan should have dismissed the case outright."
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Chamberlain told Blaze News that the most significant obstacles for the defense in this case "are the bias of the judge and the potential bias of the jury."
"Manhattan is a very blue area, and they have to worry that the jury will look to convict Trump regardless of what the evidence supports," he said.
Chamberlain argued that the prosecution has "failed" to prove its case beyond a reasonable doubt.
"The defense's best strategy is to try and make this case about the law and the facts and to point out how not credible Michael Cohen is," he added.
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