‘It’s a Bad Self-Inflicted Wound’: Litman on Blanche’s Overpromise in Trump’s N.Y. Criminal Trial

RUSH TRANSCRIPT PHANG For ░░░░░░░░ lead up panel here ░░░░░░░░ want to start there ░░░░░░░░ I just ended because ░░░░░░░░ is a promise that ░░░░░░░░ made to the jury ░░░░░░░░ he has not only ░░░░░░░░ to deliver on but ░░░░░░░░ prosecution brought out evidence ░░░░░░░░ prove that this payment ░░░░░░░░ a reimbursement to Michael ░░░░░░░░ There is the handwritten ░░░░░░░░ by Allen Weisberg on ░░░░░░░░ bank account statement showing ░░░░░░░░ 130 000 wire transfer ░░░░░░░░ Stormy Daniels s lawyer ░░░░░░░░ noting the breakdown of ░░░░░░░░ gross repayment plan You ░░░░░░░░ got Trump s signed ░░░░░░░░ public financial disclosure report ░░░░░░░░ says that Michael Cohen ░░░░░░░░ reimbursed And Trump s ░░░░░░░░ tweet from May of ░░░░░░░░ Will the prosecution cover ░░░░░░░░ on redirect or wait ░░░░░░░░ closing to tie it ░░░░░░░░ together LITMAN It s ░░░░░░░░ They have a very ░░░░░░░░ choice here Blanche is ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor by background You ░░░░░░░░ taught as a prosecutor ░░░░░░░░ never never overpromise in ░░░░░░░░ opening And there it ░░░░░░░░ just tailor made for ░░░░░░░░ absolute bludgeoning of this ░░░░░░░░ point Will they bring ░░░░░░░░ home It s already ░░░░░░░░ to the jury really ░░░░░░░░ it s been a ░░░░░░░░ They may hold it ░░░░░░░░ summation New York is ░░░░░░░░ little different In New ░░░░░░░░ the prosecution will go ░░░░░░░░ and the defense first ░░░░░░░░ will have their final ░░░░░░░░ I think a good ░░░░░░░░ move would be to ░░░░░░░░ hold it and say ░░░░░░░░ what Mr Blanche promised ░░░░░░░░ well what have you ░░░░░░░░ It s really an ░░░░░░░░ promise that he made ░░░░░░░░ the evidence seemed so ░░░░░░░░ from the start that ░░░░░░░░ s what this was ░░░░░░░░ think it s a ░░░░░░░░ self-inflicted wound.”