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Todd Blanche, one of the lawyers representing former President Donald Trump in his hush money case, wrapped up his closing argument on Tuesday — but not before he got a lashing by Judge Juan Merchan.
As he concluded his final argument before the jury in the defense of Trump — who is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business documents — Blanche reportedly made a request to the jury to “not send his client to prison.”
According to Harry Litman of The LA Times, Merchan responded harshly, saying: “I think that was outrageous, Mr. Blanche. Someone who has been a prosecutor as long as you should know. It’s hard for me to imagine how that was accidental in any way.”
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