CNN Panel: ‘Highly Improper’ for Todd Blanche to Tell Jury Trump Could Go to Prison Because of Them, ‘Overplayed Their Hand’

COATES You cannot connect ░░░░░░░░ Michael Cohen s word ░░░░░░░░ got an objection It ░░░░░░░░ have You cannot send ░░░░░░░░ to prison You cannot ░░░░░░░░ somebody based upon the ░░░░░░░░ of Michael Cohen Now ░░░░░░░░ Todd Blanche is a ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor He knows full ░░░░░░░░ the inappropriateness of that ░░░░░░░░ because it s not ░░░░░░░░ job of the jurors ░░░░░░░░ decide a sentence What ░░░░░░░░ you make of that ░░░░░░░░ ADAMSON Yeah that was ░░░░░░░░ improper And having that ░░░░░░░░ sustained was obviously correct ░░░░░░░░ Judge Merchan Pattern jury ░░░░░░░░ have wording to the ░░░░░░░░ of what you just ░░░░░░░░ which it is not ░░░░░░░░ the jury to consider ░░░░░░░░ that is for the ░░░░░░░░ Todd Blanche knows that ░░░░░░░░ was not a slip ░░░░░░░░ the tongue He knew ░░░░░░░░ he was doing Yes ░░░░░░░░ Merchan gave a curative ░░░░░░░░ to the jury but ░░░░░░░░ s like a tube ░░░░░░░░ toothpaste Once it has ░░░░░░░░ it s out of ░░░░░░░░ tube you can t ░░░░░░░░ it back in And ░░░░░░░░ jury heard it And ░░░░░░░░ he was a former ░░░░░░░░ prosecutor and he knows ░░░░░░░░ So he knew what ░░░░░░░░ it would have on ░░░░░░░░ jury And now they ░░░░░░░░ going to think oh ░░░░░░░░ well I might have ░░░░░░░░ convinced but he could ░░░░░░░░ to prison for this ░░░░░░░░ maybe they don t ░░░░░░░░ realize how influenced they ░░░░░░░░ become but it s ░░░░░░░░ a possibility So you ░░░░░░░░ he knew what he ░░░░░░░░ doing and it s ░░░░░░░░ for the prosecution really ░░░░░░░░ You ve been on ░░░░░░░░ sides of the courtroom ░░░░░░░░ Mm hmm COATES Would ░░░░░░░░ was it improper for ░░░░░░░░ defense counsel to do ░░░░░░░░ in this way Number ░░░░░░░░ And two what do ░░░░░░░░ think his motivation was ░░░░░░░░ it trying to suggest ░░░░░░░░ Elise is articulating here ░░░░░░░░ it was about the ░░░░░░░░ of a juror feeling ░░░░░░░░ or was it a ░░░░░░░░ as well ROSSI I ░░░░░░░░ it was politics and ░░░░░░░░ think Donald Trump may ░░░░░░░░ been a little bit ░░░░░░░░ this Was it improper ░░░░░░░░ And I m not ░░░░░░░░ wouldn t be surprised ░░░░░░░░ the judge makes a ░░░░░░░░ to bar council COATES ░░░░░░░░ ROSSI If I had ░░░░░░░░ that in the Eastern ░░░░░░░░ of Virginia I would ░░░░░░░░ been cuffed And every ░░░░░░░░ knows this But here ░░░░░░░░ the mistake that Todd ░░░░░░░░ made He s thinking ░░░░░░░░ jury is going to ░░░░░░░░ affected by this I ░░░░░░░░ with anybody who says ░░░░░░░░ ll be affected with ░░░░░░░░ due respect There are ░░░░░░░░ attorneys on that jury ░░░░░░░░ those two attorneys probably ░░░░░░░░ t done criminal maybe ░░░░░░░░ they know that you ░░░░░░░░ mention that a person ░░░░░░░░ go to prison if ░░░░░░░░ find them guilty So ░░░░░░░░ like calling Costello as ░░░░░░░░ last witness they overplayed ░░░░░░░░ hand And I think ░░░░░░░░ offended the two attorneys ░░░░░░░░ more that are on ░░░░░░░░ jury But is it ░░░░░░░░ to do what he ░░░░░░░░ Yes COATES Maybe on ░░░░░░░░ one hand if it ░░░░░░░░ been referencing a cooperating ░░░░░░░░ about what they are ░░░░░░░░ to and why they ░░░░░░░░ not going to have ░░░░░░░░ penalty but imagine a ░░░░░░░░ penalty case and instead ░░░░░░░░ the jurors thinking about ░░░░░░░░ burden of proof they ░░░░░░░░ now thinking about what ░░░░░░░░ they will make that ░░░░░░░░ have an impact on ░░░░░░░░ other person s life ░░░░░░░░ is part of the ░░░░░░░░ people are objecting and ░░░░░░░░ so.”