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SandyG's avatar

Thx for this. More on opening statements. I am getting my trial coverage from lawyers at the Meidas Touch Network (https://www.meidastouch.com/). They include Karen Friedman Agnifolo who is a legal analyst for CNN. She noted about the defense's opening statement that Blanche said Trump was innocent. She said it was an odd thing to say. The defense only has to discredit the prosecution's case enough to produce reasonable doubt that he's guilty, in which case, the jurors find him not guilty. Innocence has nothing to do with it. Now Blanche is on the hook to prove his claim of innocence. I'd give DT a -1 for that.

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David Court's avatar

Blanche for sure; not sure TFG knew about it or caught it as you did, probably thinking that it was the right thing to say, knowing as much as about law and trial tactics as any stable genius would. I think that could also mean he knows his way around piles of horse manure, but that is probably not what he is contemplating at the moment. 😏

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SandyG's avatar

I meant DT's Defense when I said DT. It was such a goofy thing for a defense atty to say, I figured Trump insisted he say it.

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David Court's avatar

In that context, very likely so, but my "stable genius" comment still applies.😏

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SandyG's avatar

Oh, absolutely!

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SandyG's avatar

Like!

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