CNN Legal Analyst Pans Trump Prosecution As Hush-Money Trial Wraps: ‘They Fell Way Short’

CNN legal analyst Randy Zelin, a defense attorney, told CNN anchor Kate Bolduan that he did not believe the prosecution had come anywhere close to meeting its burden in the hush-money trial against former President Donald Trump.

Bolduan set Zelin up for the question, noting that in every court case, the burden of proof rests on the prosecution — and the prosecutor’s ability to prove the case “beyond a reasonable doubt” to the jury.

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“They fell way short…There is reasonable doubt all over this case,” CNN legal analyst Randy Zelin said.

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“The burden of proof is an important one to remind everyone: It’s on the prosecution, right? They need to prove beyond reasonable doubt that he commit — that Donald Trump broke the law. And you think after listening to all of this, you think they fell short,” Bolduan began. “How?”

“They fell way short, because let’s start with reasonable doubt. What is reasonable doubt? And it’s not simply a doubt based upon reason,” Zelin began.

“Any time a human being needs to make an important decision in life, if you have enough information, for example, doctor says you need open heart surgery. ‘Doc, go ahead and schedule. I don’t have a reasonable doubt.’ Conversely, if I say, ‘I appreciate it, but I need a second opinion, I need more information,’ that is having a reasonable doubt. There is reasonable doubt all over this case,” he continued.

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Zelin went on to name several of the prosecution’s key witnesses and explain why he did not think they had made the case against Trump in a credible way.

“How did Michael Cohen get away with stealing $30,000? Hold a pity party for him — made $4 million on this, thought he’d be chief of staff. He’s a fixer! If the plumber comes to my house to fix my leak, I could be home. That doesn’t mean I know how he’s doing it and what it’s taking to be fixed,” Zelin said, suggesting that Trump may have hired a “fixer,” but still could have been unaware of the methods Cohen had employed.

“Stormy Daniels, let’s hold a pity party for her. Why do we need to know whether or not the former president wore a condom or not?” he continued. “It’s simply about: Did the former president know that books, his records, false entries for legal fees — Michael Cohen was his lawyer — getting intent to cover up the election or to protect his family? It’s everywhere. Everywhere!”