“Justice Juan Merchan harshly criticized Donald Trump’s defense attorneys as he denied another motion for a mistrial over Stormy Daniels’ weighty testimony,” Politico reports.
“After the jury was excused this afternoon, the judge heard arguments from the defense and prosecutors on the mistrial request — the second one lodged by the defense this week. Merchan bluntly pointed out what he saw as numerous missteps by Trump’s attorneys. The defense lawyers’ overall strategy, and their failure to object at key moments during Daniels’ testimony, allowed much of Daniels’ testimony to stand, the judge said.”
Axios: Trump denied second mistrial request.
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