During a recent sitdown interview with Donald Trump, Dr. Phil McGraw blasted Judge Juan Merchan for muzzling Trump’s defense in his New York City criminal trial; “The scales get tipped,” McGraw says.
“What I was concerned about with everything that happened in this New York trial is — one of the big myths is that the burden of proof lies within the prosecution,” Dr. Phil said. “That is the law, but I can tell you after years and years and years of trial, the truth is that the jury sits there and says, ‘Hmm, I’m looking at all this, and if we’re not down here for the reason they say we’re down here, somebody needs to give me an alternative explanation of why we are down here. So if we’re not down here because of what the prosecutors are telling us, then what’s the alternative story? Whats the alternative explanation?’”
“And when you get muzzled in the way that this judge muzzled this case, they’re sitting there saying, ‘What’s the rest of the story?’ You’re not allowed to testify because you’re in jeopardy if you do,” Dr. Phil continued. “They let all of this other stuff in that should never get into the jury box. And so, you know, the scales get tipped.”
“And it’s very, very difficult to get even one juror because there’s not an alternative story that if you could tell without being in peril, that you could tell without being intimidated, it would be a very different situation,” Dr. Phil told Trump. “The burden, legally, is on the prosecution. But logically, the jury—”
“You’re guilty until proven innocent,” Trump interjected.
“That’s exactly the truth,” Dr. Phil agreed.
Watch the clip below:
🚨 NEW: Dr. Phil says Judge Merchan “tipped” the scales against Trump.
“When you get muzzled in the way that this judge muzzled this case … it gets very, very difficult to get even one juror [on your side] because there’s not an alternative story.”
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[h/t The Daily Caller]
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