Trump’s legal team says they will appeal the former president’s guilty verdict in the Manhattan hush money case.
Former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict is unlikely to survive in a federal appellate court, according to Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett on Saturday.
On Thursday, Trump, who is the GOP presidential nominee, was found guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records relating to a hush money payment made to adult film actress Stormy Daniels shortly before the 2016 presidential election by Trump’s then-lawyer and fixer Michael Cohen in a case brought forward by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg. The prosecution argued that the hush money payment was part of a broader scheme to « promote Mr. Trump’s election by unlawful means. »
Daniels alleges she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, which he denies. Trump has maintained his innocence, claiming the case was politically motivated against him. His legal team pledged to fight the verdict and appeal the case if necessary.
Appearing on Fox & Friends Weekend on Saturday, Jarrett, known for his pro-Trump commentary, did not have faith in a win for Trump in a New York appellate court and said, « Trump’s only real relief in this case can be found in the federal courts because those judges, who are a lot smarter, actually care about the right to a fair trial. »
He later added: « These due process rights are so important and they were so grievously violated, I can’t see this case surviving judicial scrutiny in the federal court. »
Jarrett also bashed the case saying it is « littered with reversible errors by Judge [Juan] Merchan [who presided over the trial] especially due process violations—refusing to tell the defendant what this secondary conspiracy crime is, that ignores Trump’s Sixth Amendment right.
