Oh, that's never good. Not for lawyer, not for client. That is also the reason that this cross went on longer than I, as a former criminal trial lawyer, would have liked. Still, Necheles struck some telling blows. Daniels' testimony is not quite complete, but near so, and to me, the defense raised reasonable doubt on the key element in the charge: that Trumpie's motive in the payout was the election. The alternative defense motive is protection of marriage and family. The prosecution did not prove that beyond a reasonable doubt with this witness, in my opinion, not even close.
Necheles appears to be playing to her client’s ego
She resumed questioning by asking Daniels if she agreed that Trump was the “biggest celebrity” at the golf tournament where they initially met and if she recalled that people were following him around.
Trump was among the players in a field that included Ray Romano and Maury Povich, as well as football legends Jerry Rice, John Elway, and an early career Aaron Rodgers.
“He did very well at that golf tournament, right?” Necheles suggested.