John Swinney has said that he would "engage with" Donald Trump if he wins the US election and then comes to Scotland.
21.05.2024 - 23:33 / deadline.com
UPDATE: The testimony is done in Donald Trump’s hush money trial, and the jurors are off until next Tuesday, but Judge Juan Merchan still found cause this afternoon to call out one of Trump’s lawyers.
Merchan scolded lawyer Emil Bove during a conference on jury instructions for trying to resurrect a defense that the judge rejected during pre-trial motions. Merchan said it was “disingenuous” of Bove to bring the matter up again. It was a moment reminiscent of the judge warning defense lawyer Todd Blanche that he was “losing all credibility” during a gag order hearing in April.
The subject today was “advice of counsel,” in which defendants can lessen or eliminate their guilt by providing evidence that they relied on what their lawyers told them. More than two hours into the negotiation, Bove raised the subject — but apparently under a different name, “involvement of counsel.” The language appeared in the defense team’s proposed draft for written instructions that jurors will receive from the judge next week to guide their deliberations.
Reporters covering the trial couldn’t see the drafts submitted by defense lawyers and prosecutors. Merchan could, and appeared unhappy with an item on page 12 of the defense’s document.
“Mr. Bove,” Merchan said wearily, “this is an issue that has been going on for a very long time.”
Moments earlier, Mr. Bove said the Manhattan District Attorney had opened the door to this previously disallowed line of defense because of testimony from two prosecution witnesses, Michael Cohen and David Pecker. Cohen is Trump’s former lawyer and Pecker is the former CEO of tabloid publisher American Media, respectively.
Bove referred back to testimony by Cohen about a legally “bulletproof,”
John Swinney has said that he would "engage with" Donald Trump if he wins the US election and then comes to Scotland.
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