Jeffrey Tobin said Trump may have hurt his hush money case with comments outside court that “could be played before the jury.”
A former federal prosecutor said Donald Trump may have implicated himself when he addressed reporters outside court in New York on Tuesday.
Jeffrey Toobin, who previously served as an associate counsel to the Department of Justice on its investigation over the Regan administration’s Iran-Contra scandal and now works as a legal analyst, said Trump’s rant may have hurt his case with comments that “could be played before the jury.”
The former president was speaking after leaving court on the second day of jury selection for the historic criminal hush money trial. The case was brought by District Attorney Alvin Bragg over payments allegedly aimed at keeping alleged affairs with adult film star Stormy Daniels and Playboy model Karen McDougall a secret ahead of the 2016 presidential election. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records.
Seven jurors have been seated after the trial began on Monday, with 11 more expected to follow, including alternates.
