During the trial, Trump attorney Todd Blanche made a statement suggesting that the prosecution could have called Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump to testify if they believed the brothers were involved in the alleged conspiracy to reimburse Michael Cohen. Blanche presented evidence to the jury in the form of two checks signed by former Trump Organization CFO Allen Weisselberg and either Eric Trump or Donald Trump Jr.
Blanche emphasized that both checks were approved by Eric and Donald Jr., with no involvement from President Trump. He argued that there was no evidence linking President Trump to the checks. The check stubs indicated that the payments were for a 'retainer,' a description automatically generated by the system based on input from former Trump accountant Deborah Tarasoff, according to Blanche.
