Todd Blanche…may also seek to call jurors’ attention to two key characters who did not testify: Allen H. Weisselberg, Mr. Trump’s longtime moneyman, who prosecutors say devised the structure of the reimbursement, and Keith Schiller, Mr. Trump’s longtime bodyguard. In late 2016, both men had crucial dealings with Mr. Cohen revolving around the hush-money payment. (NYT)

He couldn’t do that in Florida state courts. The defense has equal access to witnesses and could have called Weisselberg and Schiller if they had wanted to.