Defense attorney Randy Zelin voiced his belief that the prosecution in former President Donald Trump’s hush money case failed to meet its evidentiary burden during a segment on CNN Tuesday morning. The network’s Kate Bolduan interviewed Zelin ahead of closing arguments in the case.
“The burden of proof is an important one to remind everyone: It’s on the prosecution, right? They need to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he commit[ed] — that Donald Trumpbroke the law. And you think after listening to all of this, you think they fell short. How?” Bolduan asked Zelin.
“They fell way short, because let’s start with reasonable doubt,” the legal analyst replied. “What is reasonable doubt? And it’s not simply a doubt based upon reason. Any time a human being needs to make an important decision in life, if you have enough information, for example, doctor says you need open heart surgery. ‘Doc, go ahead and schedule. I don’t have a reasonable doubt.’ Conversely, if I say ‘I appreciate it, but I need a second opinion, I need more information,’ that is having a reasonable doubt. There is reasonable doubt all over this case.”
Zelin further questioned the absence of key figures such as Keith Schiller and Allen Weisselberg in the proceedings. He also raised skepticism about the credibility of Michael Cohen, noting that Cohen had financial and personal motivations.
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