‘It was fireworks’: Trump defense team tries to paint Stormy Daniels lawyer as extortionist

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Published 2024-05-02
Andrew Weissmann, former top prosecutor at the Justice Department, Susanne Craig, New York Times Investigative Reporter, and Yasmin Vossoughian, MSNBC Correspondent join Nicolle Wallace on Deadline White House with reaction to Day 10 of the Trump Hush Money trial defined by the Trump legal team coming at Stormy Daniels lawyer Keith Davidson much stronger than they did for David Pecker, painting a picture into Trump 's legal team strategy to make Donald Trump look like the victim of an extortion attempt. 

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All Comments (21)
  • @artzinrezidenc
    Thanks for keeping us updated on this sleazy situation!
  • @jaygoren815
    It's just amazing that someone can look at a statistical fact, and say, "well, that is not true, because I don't like it" In reality, there are no "alternate facts" there is only the hard truth of actual numbers.
  • If the candidate thought he was being extorted, he should have called police. Maybe reported to the FBI or election officials. No matter what, the reimbursements were not legitimate legal fees.
  • Why do you continue to call it HUSH MONEY? Please use the legal terms and the indictments, we’re grown ups and we can handle it.
  • @ronaldcole7415
    People that are innocent that are just doing business with their lawyer don’t change their names in agreement documents to hide themselves.
  • @mstreich
    He always plays the victim. Such a weak man.
  • @TheOrangeRoad
    What do you mean "paint him as"? He is currently in jail for that
  • @JimKoonz
    Stormy's attorney says no hush money payment was made but a legally binding consideration was. What exactly was Stormy's promise?
  • Imagine ruining your life for a confirmed NY grifter who cheated on all 3 of his wives, doesn't pay his taxes, doesn't pay building contractors, tried to re-write his Dad's will to rip off his own family, barges in on teenage beauty contestants, defaulted on billions in loans and steals government documents that 100% do not and never belonged to him! Embarrassing.
  • No one should receive such preferential treatment just because they’re a former president. Trump should be treated just like anyone else.
  • @RiversRider
    They didn’t try to, they did…because it’s the truth!
  • @rhymereason3449
    Trump looked us straight in the eye on Air Force One and said he knew nothing about payments... now he says he was extorted. One thing about Trump... his story ALWAYS changes....
  • @BoebertsDentist
    I bet Barron Trump is super excited that some guy he barely knows says he's planning to show up for his graduation so he can turn it into a three ring circus.