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Respond to Turley: Will The Trump Jury Realize They Are Being Played By The ProsecutionAuthored by Jonathan Turley, dramatic implosion of Michael Cohen on the stand on Thursday with the exposure of another alleged lie told under oath , even hosts and commentators on CNN are now criticizing the prosecution and doubting the basis for any conviction. CNN anchor Anderson Cooper admitted that he would “absolutely” have doubts after Cohen’s testimony.declared “I don’t think I’ve ever seen a star cooperating witness get his knees chopped out quite as clearly and dramatically.” they did not get the legal theory of the prosecution or understand the still mysterious crime that was being concealed by the alleged book-keeping errors . The question is whether the jury itself is realizing that they are being played by the prosecution. “if you look around the table and you can’t tell who the sucker is, it’s you.” former President Donald Trump careens toward its conclusion, one has to wonder if the jurors are wondering the same question.The judge has allowed this dangerously undefined case to proceed without demanding greater clarity from the prosecution. Ocean’s Eleven .” Let’s look at three key things.1. The Prosecutors First, there are the prosecutors. Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg originally (as did his predecessor) rejected this ridiculous legal theory and further stated that he could not imagine ever bringing a case where he would call former Trump personal attorney Michael Cohen, let alone make him the entirety of a prosecution. Pomerantz also met with Cohen in pushing the case. political consulting .” So a former high-ranking official in the Biden Justice Department and a past consultant to the DNC is leading the prosecution.2. The Judge Judge Juan Merchan has been criticized not only because he is a political donor to President Biden but his daughter is a high-ranking Democratic political operative who has raised millions in campaigns against Trump and the GOP. 3. The Star Witness Michael Cohen’s checkered history as a convicted, disbarred serial perjurer is well known. Now, Rep. Dan Goldman, D-N.Y., is under fire after disclosing that “I have met with [Cohen] a number of times to prepare him.” Goldman in turn paid Merchan’s daughter, Loren Merchan, more than $157,000 dollars for political consulting. Outside the courtroom, there is little effort to avoid or hide such conflicts. While Democrats would be outraged if the situation were flipped in a prosecution of Biden, the cross-pollination between the DOJ , DNC, and Democratic operatives is dismissed as irrelevant by many in the media.The most striking aspect of these controversial associations is how little was done to avoid even the appearance of conflicts of interests. There were many judges available who were not donors or have children with such prominent political interests in the case. Bragg could have selected someone who was not imported by the Biden administration or someone who had not been paid by the DNC.There was no concern over the obvious appearance of a politically motivated and stacked criminal case. Whether or not these figures are conflicted or compromised, no effort was taken to assure citizens that any such controversies are avoided in the selection of the key players in this case.They were the marks and, like any good grift, the prosecutors were counting that their desire for a Trump conviction would blind them to the con. New Yorkers are a curious breed. Yes, they overwhelmingly hate Trump, but they also universally hate being treated like chumps. When they get this case, they just might look around the courtroom and decide that they are the suckers in a crooked game.
