re: Trump Trial: Judge Merchan won't allow certain Defense testimony

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Init is not typical in criminal trials to bring in “experts” to explain the law. That is the Court’s job.

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Wait what? The defense already has their expert on the witness list and intended to call him to refute the testimony of Smith. It’s weird that they would also have an expert on campaign finance law already on the witness list if it is not typical in a criminal case.

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Adav Noti—Noti is the Executive Director of Campaign Legal Center (CLC). Prior to CLC, Noti served more than ten years within the Office of General Counsel of the Federal Election Commission, in nonpartisan capacities. On March 1, 2024, the DA’s office informed Trump that it intended to call Noti as an expert witness to address the same topics as Trump’s expert, Bradley Smith (see below). Among other items, Noti might speak to the rules regarding a third-party’s payment of a candidate’s expenses and about how corporate expenditures, made for the purpose of influencing an election and in coordination with or at the request of a candidate or campaign, are unlawful.

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