'That will be a blockbuster': Ex-prosecutor says Trump's trial plan will 'impact the jury'
A former prosecutor put Donald Trump on notice about the "strong case" he faces at his criminal hush money trial, and flagged how the ex-president could hugely affect the jury.
Former federal prosecutor Jennifer Rodgers appeared on CNN on Sunday, where she was asked about the case Trump faces and what issues might pop up. Specifically, the host asked her about the "big picture" assessment of the hush money charges.
"Well, it's a strong case on paper, certainly," Rodgers said. "I mean, it's not a complicated case. There's nothing really in it that should give anyone any pause except the issue of his intent and whether the falsification of the business records was intending to interfere with the election. That's really the important thing here because it makes what would otherwise be misdemeanors into felonies. So that's the only even halfway challenging case."
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The "real challenge," according to the legal analyst, is in the jury.
"Can you see a fair jury? What will jurors think of Michael Cohen, who is corroborated by other evidence, but is so polarizing and has such obvious distaste for his former boss," she said.
But the big question for Rodgers is, "Will Trump testify?"
"And if he testifies, man, that will be a blockbuster and that will really impact the jury, however it goes, especially on cross-examination."