In a recent court hearing, Trump attorney Emil Bove attempted to argue a point regarding Michael Cohen's testimony about the agreement involving ex-National Enquirer publisher David Pecker. Bove wanted to use Cohen's statement that Pecker deemed the agreement 'bulletproof' and that Cohen relayed this to Trump as evidence of Trump's state of mind and intent to defraud.
However, Prosecutor Matthew Colangelo dismissed Bove's argument as a 'retread' of previously rejected points related to the presence of defense counsel. Judge Juan Merchan concurred with Colangelo, stating that the concept of 'presence of counsel' had now evolved into 'involvement of counsel.'
