Two CNN legal analysts informed a network correspondent that Judge Juan Merchan’s mistrial denial ruling was not fair to former President Donald Trump’s defense.
Merchan denied Trump’s attorney Todd Blanche’s motion for a mistrial Tuesday after porn star Stormy Daniels’ testimony, which he claimed was “unduly prejudicial,” with the judge questioning why the defense did not raise more objections. CNN anchor Audie Cornish echoed Merchan’s sentiment of saying it was the defense’s fault that Daniels‘ testimony was excessively detailed, but network legal analysts Elie Honig and Elliot Williams told her the judge could have stepped in at any time. (RELATED: Stormy Daniels Nearly Derails Alvin Bragg’s Case Against Trump As Testimony Frustrates Judge)
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