In an interview with Fox and Friends, legal expert Gregg Jarrett absolutely tore apart Alvin Bragg’s case against Trump in New York.
He criticized the NY hush money case as “punitive” and “politically-driven.”
Jarrett also called out the double standard in the case, comparing the allegations against Trump to Hillary Clinton’s involvement in the Steele Dossier — and pointed out the lack of prosecution in Hillary’s case.
“Hillary Clinton did pretty much the same thing,” Jarrett said, “She, too, used a lawyer to secretly pay for the phony Steele Dossier and booking it as legal expenses. She was fined by the FEC, but she wasn’t prosecuted and neither was Barack Obama, even though he was fined a whopping $375,000 for hiding donors and keeping illegal contributions.”
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The Daily Caller has more on Jarrett’s criticism of the double standard in Bragg’s hush money case against Trump:
Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett alleged that Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case against former President Donald Trump is held to a “different” standard, citing former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s campaign’s involvement in the Steele Dossier.
Trump’s trial over a $130,000 payout to porn star Stormy Daniels as part of a confidentiality agreement during Trump’s successful run for the White House starts Monday. Jarrett pointed out similarities between the case and the lack of prosecution towards Clinton, whose campaign financed a since-discredited dossier assembled by Christopher Steele alleging Trump colluded with Russia during the 2016 election.
“Hillary Clinton did pretty much the same thing,” Jarrett said on “Fox and Friends.” “She, too, used a lawyer to secretly pay for the phony Steele Dossier and booking it as legal expenses. She was fined by the FEC, but she wasn’t prosecuted and neither was Barack Obama, even though he was fined a whopping $375,000 for hiding donors and keeping illegal contributions.”
“But, if your last name is Trump, the standard of justice is completely different and turned on its head,” Jarrett added.
President Trump’s NY trial is currently underway.
Unlike Hillary, he is facing 34 counts of falsifying business records in the first degree stemming from a $130,000 payment made to Stormy Daniels during Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign as part of a confidentiality agreement.
Here are the highlights from Day One of the trial, from NBC News:
- The trial began today with jury selection, which could take up to two weeks because of the large pool of prospective jurors.
- The charges from Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg stem from a $130,000 payment Trump’s former lawyer Michael Cohen made to adult film actor Stormy Daniels at the end of the 2016 election cycle to keep her from going public with an allegation that she and Trump had had an affair. Trump then repaid Cohen in installments marked as legal fees in company records.
- The proceedings mark the first time a former president has faced a criminal trial; Trump is charged with 34 counts of falsifying business records. He has denied the affair and pleaded not guilty to the charges, which he says are politically motivated.
- Trump is required to be present for the trial, which will take place four days a week and could last eight weeks.
- Judge Juan Merchan began the day’s proceedings by reviewing pending motions. He ruled against a request that he recuse himself from the trial.
Watch the full interview where Jarrett systemically DISMANTLES the NY case against Trump here for yourself:
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