Merchant is representing one of the co-defendants in the case.
I object to you getting records, Willis said to Merchant at one point.
You have been intrusive into peoples personal lives.
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You think I am on trial.
These people are on trial for trying to steal an election in 2020.
I am not on trial, no matter how hard you try and put me on trial.
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Willis brought the racketeering case against Trump and 18 other defendants last summer.
Four of those charged eventually accepted plea deals.
But the spectacle of the Willis-Wade hearing gave even some in media pause.
Live audio is appropriate, but am struggling to justify why we need the cameras.
Not serving the public good.
On CNN, anchor and chief legal analyst Laura Coates raised other concerns.
She warned of the danger of Willis having to expose her personal life in open court.
Just think of the people she is prosecuting, she said.
She said of Willis, Lets be very clear: She is not pulling any punches.
And why is that important?
She noted that Willis has gone to lengths to show that there are multiple sources of income.
She was very defiant in saying, He never took me anywhere.
He said that for safety reasons, Willis would limit her transactions.
There was no attempt to conceal the credit card.
He said that he booked another trip to California in May 2023.
He said that Willis also paid for the excursions on that trip and the expenses balanced out.
It actually was a point of contention between the two of us.
Per Politico, one witness testified that she observed the two of them kissing as early as November 2019.
