Maggie Haberman Names Moment Trump Judge ‘Finally Just Had Enough’
7 months, 2 weeks ago

Maggie Haberman Names Moment Trump Judge ‘Finally Just Had Enough’

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LOADING ERROR LOADING The New York Times’ Maggie Haberman on Thursday pinpointed the development in Donald Trump’s hush money trial that she believes signaled Judge Juan Merchan “had finally just had enough” of antics from the defense. Haberman acknowledged on CNN that Trump’s legal team “really doesn’t like” Merchan but said he’s actually “tried being really fair on a bunch of points.” One moment in particular stood out to Haberman. “This was the moment I thought when Merchan had finally just had enough and was making clear he didn’t think the arguments that Blanche was putting forward were in good faith,” said Haberman. Haberman also suggested Trump attorney Susan Necheles’ relentless cross-examination of porn actor Stormy Daniels could come across to the jury as “badgering” and felt “like a losing prospect.” Trump’s alleged falsification of business documents to cover up a hush money payment to Daniels before the 2016 election is the basis of the case.

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NYT's Maggie Haberman pinpoints moment Judge Merchan 'had enough' of Trump's defense team
7 months, 2 weeks ago

NYT's Maggie Haberman pinpoints moment Judge Merchan 'had enough' of Trump's defense team

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One reporter thinks that push has come to shove for Judge Juan Merchan when it comes to Donald Trump's lawyers. Merchan used a sidebar to coax Trump's attorney Blanche to subdue Trump's swearing outbursts and get him to stop "cursing audibly." Haberman, who had attended Trump's defamation trial involving columnist E. Jean Carroll where he openly challenged Judge Lewis Kaplan …

Trump 'shakes head in disgust' as his attorney agrees with Judge Merchan: court insider
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Trump 'shakes head in disgust' as his attorney agrees with Judge Merchan: court insider

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During a hearing Thursday over claims Donald Trump again defied a gag order issued by the judge in his hush money trial, the former president's lead lawyer agreed with Judge Juan Merchan — and that appeared to infuriate his client. Just days after the New York Times reported that Trump is butting heads with attorney Todd Blanche, complaining that he …

Judge Merchan was 'apoplectic' during warning to Trump about jury comments: insider
8 months ago

Judge Merchan was 'apoplectic' during warning to Trump about jury comments: insider

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During an appearance on MSNBC's "The Alex Witt Show," Guardian reporter Hugo Lowell emphasized how angry Judge Juan Merchan was when Donald Trump made comments that could be overheard by prospective jurors and in the audio feed to the overflow room where reporters were gathered. Speaking with the host, Lowell said he was in that overflow room due to the …

Here's the moment when Judge Juan Merchan 'lost confidence' in Trump lawyer: ex-prosecutor
8 months ago

Here's the moment when Judge Juan Merchan 'lost confidence' in Trump lawyer: ex-prosecutor

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Three days into Donald Trump's hush money criminal trial and one of his attorneys has lost the judge's trust, according to Andrew Weissmann, former senior prosecutor on Robert Mueller's special counsel team. During an appearance on MSNBC, Weissmann said it was astonishing that prosecutors convinced Manhattan Supreme Court Justice Juan Merchan to box out former President Donald Trump's attorney Todd …

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