Jonathan Turley wrote an opinion article on Saturday about the judge, charges, evidence and instructions amid the former president’s criminal hush money trial.
Following former President Donald Trump’s guilty verdict in his criminal hush money case, attorney and legal analyst Jonathan Turley outlined his thoughts on four «compelling problems» in the trial on Saturday.
In a case brought forward by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg, a New York jury on Thursday found Trump, the presumptive GOP presidential nominee, guilty on 34 counts of falsifying business records relating to a hush money payment made to adult film star Stormy Daniels by Trump’s then-lawyer Michael Cohen shortly before the 2016 presidential election. Daniels alleged she had a sexual encounter with Trump in 2006, which he denies. Trump has maintained his innocence and says the case is politically motivated. His legal team says they will fight the case, which will include an appeal, if necessary.
In an opinion piece published by The Hill on Saturday titled, «Bragg’s thrill kill in Manhattan could prove short-lived on appeal,» Turley, a professor at George Washington University Law School who has been highly critical of Bragg’s office prosecuting the former president, discussed how «some of the most compelling problems can be divided into four groups,» including the judge, charges, evidence and instructions.
Newsweek has reached out to Bragg’s office via email for comment.The Judge
In his opinion piece, the attorney pointed out problems with Judge Juan Merchan, who presided over the case, as he wrote that Merchan was «hand-picked for this case rather than randomly selected» as he took aim at the judge for «a record of highly biased decisions.»
He added: «This is only the latest in a litany of Trump cases where Merchan has meted out tough rulings against Trump and his organization.
