12:50 p.m. ET, April 23, 2024
Prosecutor argues “entire case” is predicated on idea there was “conspiracy to influence the election”
Defense attorneys and prosecutors are having a sidebar after Donald Trump’s attorney objected to prosecutor Joshua Steinglass’ line of questioning.
Steinglass says he’s making the larger argument about the case including a conspiracy because this is an issue he expects the defense will raise again with future testimony.
“The entire case is predicated on the idea that there was a conspiracy to influence the election in 2016,” Steinglass tells the judge.
Steinglass argued that this is fair game because intent is an underlying element of falsifying business records in the first degree so prosecutors can use evidence like this to prove their allegations that Trump conspired or took steps to conceal the acts he’s charged with.
Pushing back on that, Trump’s attorney Emil Bove said anything involving Steve Bannon “was very normal, standard campaign work.”
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