Robert Ray on Hush Money Case: ‘Where Exactly Is the Crime Here?’

WATTERS Interesting So you ░░░░░░░░ getting the jury to ░░░░░░░░ I don t like ░░░░░░░░ prosecution I don t ░░░░░░░░ the crime They are ░░░░░░░░ to make me believe ░░░░░░░░ stone cold liar and ░░░░░░░░ us through this wasting ░░░░░░░░ s time RAY Right ░░░░░░░░ not only that but ░░░░░░░░ think there s a ░░░░░░░░ argument to be made ░░░░░░░░ Michael Cohen pleaded guilty ░░░░░░░░ a campaign finance violation ░░░░░░░░ federal law that probably ░░░░░░░░ not even a crime ░░░░░░░░ he did so by ░░░░░░░░ own admission in testimony ░░░░░░░░ the prosecution put him ░░░░░░░░ the position of having ░░░░░░░░ plead guilty or they ░░░░░░░░ going to go after ░░░░░░░░ wife which suggests that ░░░░░░░░ would have pleaded guilty ░░░░░░░░ just about anything Now ░░░░░░░░ will try to buck ░░░░░░░░ and deny that and ░░░░░░░░ that You know I ░░░░░░░░ guilty because in fact ░░░░░░░░ am guilty but I ░░░░░░░░ there s already serious ░░░░░░░░ about that I think ░░░░░░░░ are going to see ░░░░░░░░ of that explored which ░░░░░░░░ to your other point ░░░░░░░░ is where exactly is ░░░░░░░░ crime here I think ░░░░░░░░ a lot more cross ░░░░░░░░ through Cohen will export ░░░░░░░░ issues to answer your ░░░░░░░░ about where we go ░░░░░░░░ here WATTERS All right ░░░░░░░░ know you re a ░░░░░░░░ I hate lawyers don ░░░░░░░░ hate you but hate ░░░░░░░░ To say that you ░░░░░░░░ going to plead guilty ░░░░░░░░ 48 hours or your ░░░░░░░░ is going to rot ░░░░░░░░ jail that is dirty ░░░░░░░░ s about as dirty ░░░░░░░░ a gets RAY I ░░░░░░░░ t people realize t ░░░░░░░░ prosecution is hardball and ░░░░░░░░ be a very ugly ░░░░░░░░ I think that you ░░░░░░░░ going to see more ░░░░░░░░ that through cross examination ░░░░░░░░ for the purpose of ░░░░░░░░ the jury to hate ░░░░░░░░ this case WATTERS All ░░░░░░░░ Well I already hate ░░░░░░░░ Robert Ray thank you ░░░░░░░░ much for joining Jesse ░░░░░░░░ Primetime.’”
RAY: “Thank you.”