CNN legal analyst Randy Zelin told host Kate Bolduan the prosecution in former President Donald Trump’s case in New York City was far from proving beyond a reasonable doubt that he was directly involved in paying off Stormy Daniels.
Both the defense and prosecution gave their closing arguments on Tuesday after the weeks-long trial that has limited Trump’s ability to actively campaign in the 2024 election.
“The burden of proof is an important one to remind everyone: It’s on the prosecution, right? They need to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he commit — that Donald Trump broke the law. And you think after listening to all of this, you think they fell short. How?” Bolduan asked Zelin.
‘It’s simply about: Did the former president know that books, his records, false entries for legal fees, Michael Cohen was his lawyer …’
“They fell way short because let’s start with…