NEW: Trump's team pushes back on the district attorney's argument that Nathan Wade's cell phone records are inadmissible and irrelevant.
Trump says that Judge McAfee should admit the evidence & allow the defense to call a witness to testify on the data.
documentcloud.org/documents/2444…
Trump says that Judge McAfee should admit the evidence & allow the defense to call a witness to testify on the data.
documentcloud.org/documents/2444…
The state argued that Trump's team didn't provide sufficient notice of their intention to introduce the phone records through expert testimony.
Trump, however, says the prospective witness, Charles Mittelstadt, would not testify as an expert--he would just summarize the data.
Trump, however, says the prospective witness, Charles Mittelstadt, would not testify as an expert--he would just summarize the data.
Trump also argues that the cell phone data is admissible as "extrinsic impeachment" evidence and as relevant substantive evidence.
Specifically, Trump says, the cell phone records tend to show that the romantic relationship between Willis and Wade began before they say it did.
Specifically, Trump says, the cell phone records tend to show that the romantic relationship between Willis and Wade began before they say it did.
As for the state's suggestion that the cell phone data was obtained unlawfully, Trump's attorney, Steve Sadow, writes in a footnote that the claim is "patently frivolous."
"The records were obtained by valid subpoena issued to AT&T," according to the filing.
"The records were obtained by valid subpoena issued to AT&T," according to the filing.
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