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THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

Why Trump Is “Very Close” to a Conviction, Per This Former Prosecutor

THE DAILY BLAST with Greg Sargent

The New Republic

News, Politics

4.4800 Ratings

🗓️ 21 May 2024

⏱️ 23 minutes

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Summary

On Monday, the prosecution rested its case in Donald Trump’s hush money trial in Manhattan. This comes after Trump’s defense team concluded their efforts to destroy former Trump fixer Michael Cohen’s credibility as one of the chief witnesses against Trump. So has the prosecution proven its case? We talked to New York Law School professor Rebecca Roiphe, who has prosecuted cases like these in New York, about why she thinks a conviction is now likely—even as it still remains very possible that Trump could beat the rap. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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I'm your host, Greg Sargent.

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On Monday, the prosecution rested its case in Donald Trump's hush money trial in Manhattan.

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This comes even as Trump's defense has concluded its efforts to destroy Michael Cohen's credibility as one of the prosecution's chief witnesses.

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The defense is now calling their own witnesses, and closing arguments are expected next week.

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