Trump attorneys descend into disaster at criminal trial

Not that Donald Trump seems like a particularly easy client to represent, but the lawyers defending him in the New York

criminal

trial

are getting a crash course in what happens when you get close to the former president, the

trial

has barely begun, and already It's from Trump. Attorney Todd Blanch has practically lost the trust of Judge Juan Maran. It happened during what's called a show cause hearing in which Trump's lawyer was explaining why Trump didn't violate his gag order, which, to be clear, prosecutors say at least he did. 10 times Blanch went so far as to suggest that Trump was making a good faith effort, he said, we're trying to comply and there's no question that we're here about 10 different alleged violations.

President Trump is being very careful about following his honors rules and I think that was so blatantly false that Maran later said that he is losing all credibility. I have to tell you that right now, I admit I'm not a lawyer, so I wasn't sure to what extent losing all credibility with the court would hurt Blanch, so I asked MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kersner exactly about that and This is what I had to say. You know, Brian, I'd say he's an 11 on the RoR reputation scale. You know, I know it sounds hyperbolic, but this is what I would tell him.

Ask our viewers to think about who in your life whose opinion is most important to you, maybe it's your spouse or your partner, maybe it's your employer, maybe it's your teacher or professor, if you're in school, if that person told you that you are losing. any credibility with me, how would that make you feel? You know a judge isn't necessarily involved in a personal relationship with lawyers, but when a judge criticizes you openly and harshly in court, I haven't been on the receiving end of any kind of criticism that approaches a judge saying, um, you know. that you're losing all credibility with me, but some judges have attacked me from time to time, I know how it makes me feel, uh, it makes me want to redouble my efforts to make sure I do better, maybe that's the impact it will have on Todd Blanch, Donald Trump's lead lawyer, but I think most

criminal

law professionals can tell you it's like death.

Well, you know it can affect the whole trial in the future. You know, if a judge loses. respect for a lawyer and the arguments that they are presenting in such a way that the judge feels obligated to say that he is losing his credibility with me, he knows that can really affect the rest of the trial and this is what I think will make it even worse later That show cause hearing ended where Judge Maran didn't even rule immediately. Trump then allegedly violated his gag order once again. Here is an interview that was recorded before the hearing but aired on ABC 6 Action News in Philadelphia the night after this. the hearing moves on to trial, if we could just for a second, what is your level of concern right now regarding David Pecker's testimony and Michael Cohen's testimony?

Well, Michael Con is a convicted liar and he has no credibility whatsoever and he was a lawyer and you trust your lawyers, but Michael Con was a convicted lawyer, he was a lawyer for many people, not just me, are you prepared to take the stand if Is the time coming? Oh right, I would gladly take the stand right now if you look at what uh the legal academics are saying and like I said Jonathan Turley McCarthy uh dtz last night they say there's no case there's no case they presented a case that doesn't exist and They are right, apart from the fact that we have a very confrontational judge, a judge is very confrontational, he should be recused immediately, there has never been a judge as confrontational as this guy, he should be recused absolutely immediately, that's all they have, they have a good judge for them, but other than that, they have no case once again attacking the Witnesses and supposedly violating their gag order is the same gag order that Trump's lawyer had just put his own reputation on the line and suggested be She was quoting Trump very carefully, so if you're wondering why Blanch is losing all credibility with the court, you should put things into perspective. and yet this is what Trump doesn't seem to care about.

I don't think his priority is following the rules of this trial. To me, he is doing everything he can to get free. That's why he's so hell-bent on intimidating jurors and witnesses. In this trial, by stating, for example, that the jury is made up exclusively of liberal Democrats, he is inciting his supporters, his dangerous supporters, to believe that if they return a guilty verdict it is because the problem had already been solved and, Given their propensity to be dangerous, January 6 is a test. To that I think Trump knows he can try to pressure the jury to rule a certain way if they want to preserve their own safety, that's what they'll have to do with boss tactics for an indicted mob boss while he presents himself as the Victim constantly claims that her first amendment rights are being taken away by virtue of being gagged.

Let's be clear. Trump may take his supporters for fools, but the reality is that criminal defendants do not have unlimited rights to free speech; Judges can impose limits to protect the integrity of the trial, meaning Trump has no right to taint the jury or intimidate witnesses, for example, because that would undermine the trial's ability to proceed fairly. If Trump wanted full and complete free speech rights, he should have considered not allegedly committing 34 felonies, but no, Trump is not the victim here, in fact, if it were any other defendant, I think they would have been familiar with each other long ago. with the inside of a jail cell.

You know, he would have been fined right away the first time and he would have done it. They have been jailed the second time Donald Trump has supported at least 10 criminal contempts for which he has not been held accountable even with a fine, so yes, the entire system is doing everything possible to make Donald Trump treat him like they would not treat to any other accused. and in the process sacrificing the safety of all the other Witnesses, jurors, prosecutors, judges and their respective family members, so yes, if it wasn't Donald Trump, this person would have been imprisoned a long time ago and would probably be on remand for the entire time. of the trial so that Trump's lawyer can continue to be embarrassed while he risks his reputation for a client who is apparently hell-bent on burning him down.

I think Trump's legal team is about to learn the lesson that everyone who ends up in Trump's orbit learns: You won't be rewarded the way you think, but instead you'll be discarded with your reputation in tatters. . Before you go to watch more MSNBC content, make sure to subscribe to this channel by clicking the link here on the screen and you can also follow the link to watch exclusive content only on Tik Tok.