Internet weighs in as Trump's lawyer says he plans to focus on facts in opening arguments on 'Fox & Friends'
NEW YORK CITY, NEW YORK: Will Scharf, attorney to Donald Trump, joined the 'Fox & Friends' co-hosts to discuss the former POTUS' defense strategy for the hush money trial on Sunday, April 21.
With the opening statements set to begin the following day, Scharf appeared confident of the defendant's acquittal provided there was an "impartial jury."
According to NTD, Judge Juan Merchan swore in 12 jury members and 6 alternates on Friday. Trump has pleaded not guilty 34-count indictment that accused him of falsifying business records to conceal payments made to Stormy Daniels ahead of his 2016 presidential campaign.
Attorney Will Scharf believes facts are on Donald Trump's side in the hush money case
When asked about Trump's defense strategy, Scharf told the hosts, "While the prosecution and media are hell-bent on sensationalizing this case, we are focusing on the facts, because the facts show that President Trump did absolutely nothing wrong."
"This is a business records case. Those business records accurately reflected payments to one of President Trump's lawyers as legal retainer fees. Additionally, those records weren't actually entered by President Trump. He was busy running the country from the White House while all this was happening in Trump Tower in New York," stressed the attorney.
He further noted, "We believe the facts are absolutely on our side, that they are absolutely exonerative of the President, and as long as the jury focuses on the facts, as long as the jury can see through all the media coverage and all the sensationalism ... we believe we have a winning case."
Internet reacts to Will Scharf's statement about Donald Trump's defense strategy
Netizens appear skeptical about the impartiality of the jury and the chance of Trump's acquittal in the trial, judging by the comments left under a clip of the 'Fox & Friends' segment on YouTube.
One wrote, "Facts don't mean anything in today's court," and another echoed, "The truth and facts have nothing to do with these cases."
A person claimed, "The judge already said he's guilty until proven guilty," while someone else mockingly asked, "When is the last time trump won a court case?"
"If the facts were on Trump's side, he wouldn't have been desperate to delay the trial and whining and crying about the charges," declared an individual.
One more opined, "Okay, the flaw there is the highly biased jury aint interested in facts."
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