New York lawyer and former Watergate prosecutor Nick Akerman discussed the case against Trump that involves alleged “hush money” payment to the adult movie star Stormy Daniels. The trial is set for the end of March, and Akerman commented that the case is “strong” and “extremely important.”
The disagreement
Talking on CNN NewsNight with Abby Phillip, the Watergate prosecutor faced some quotes by a legendary criminal lawyer, Ronald Kuby. Kuby told the Washington Post, “This was the first indictment of Trump, but quickly became seen as the runt of the litter, compared to bigger, more consequential cases.” When Phillip asked Akerman about this assessment, he proclaimed, “Absolutely incorrect. I take issue with that.”
Akerman explained why this case matters
The lawyer told CNN, “The whole point was after the ‘Access Hollywood’ tape, Donald Trump could not afford to have other people coming out and basically saying the same thing he said on the tape. So this case is extremely important.” Akerman was talking about the tape with Billy Bush, where Trump was filmed saying the infamous “grab them…”
Strong case
The trial is set for March 25, and Akerman explained the importance of the case, “I think it’s easily just as strong as the other cases, and you have two accomplices with Michael Cohen, and you’ve got David Pecker from the National Enquirer, both of whom are going to corroborate each other over the scheme that Donald Trump had in order to try and pay off various women to keep them from telling their stories before the 2016 election.”
“Defrauding the voters”
The former Watergate prosecutor noted, “This case involves Donald Trump basically defrauding the voters in the 2016 election.” He added, “That’s what it says right up front in the statement of facts for that indictment.”
Still, Kuby had valid points
The lawyer told The Washington Post that the Manhattan case is less complex because it “does not involve any question of presidential immunity” or “lengthy proceedings” like the Mar-a-Lago case, and there is only one defendant, “unlike the Georgia case, it is not a sprawling indictment of 18 people.”
Akerman on presidential immunity
In January, the Watergate prosecutor, who has been practicing civil law for 40 years, shared his thoughts on Trump’s claims of presidential immunity. Akerman stated, “It’s pretty clear what the law is. The idea that a president can kill his political opposition and not get prosecuted is completely off the charts. There’s no way anybody is going to buy that.”
Akerman thinks Trump will end up in jail
While on MSNBC’s The Katie Phang Show, Akerman emphasized the importance of the D.C. case, adding, “The minute that Donald Trump is in the dock, the jury is sworn in, he is gone.”
Predicted delays
Akerman commented, “He’s going to be convicted and be on his way to the big house. That is what he is concerned about. His only legal defense here is not the facts or the law but delay.” Many legal experts agreed that Trump’s best bet is to delay until the elections and get re-elected.
Judge Chutkan scraped Trump’s trial date
Judge Chutkan postponed Trump’s election interference trial until the presidential immunity question is resolved. The trial was scheduled for March 4. On February 2, days before the jury selection, Chutkan wrote, “The court will set a new schedule if and when the mandate is returned.”
Pre-trial for Manhattan case should start soon
The last pre-trial hearing is set for February 15. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg announced the indictment on March 30, 2023, and charged Trump “with 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree.”
Daniels is ready to testify
In mid-January, Daniels said in a podcast, “Obviously, things have been next-level crazy since I am set to testify in, at this point in time, March — obviously, that can change at any moment — in the hush money case.”
Good news for Bragg
Cohen stated that a longtime Trump Organization executive, Allen Weisselberg, helped coordinate Cohen’s repayment. According to the N.Y. Times, Weisselberg is working on a perjury plea with the office of Alvin Bragg. This would potentially affect the decision in the fraud case and intermingle two cases against the former president.
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