In this courtroom sketch, former President Donald Trump sits while his lawyer Todd Blanche, right, speaks during the second day of jury selection in his hush money criminal trial on April 16, 2024.
Former President Donald Trump at his New York hush-money trial, where his lawyer Todd Blanche delivered closing arguments Tuesday.
  • In closings Tuesday, Trump's lawyer Todd Blanche tried the classic "but if he did do it" defense.
  • If Trump did falsify documents, he didn't do it with the required criminal intent, Blanche argued.
  • He then showed jurors three prosecution exhibits where Trump admitted to the hush-money reimbursement. 

It's the classic defense closing argument: My client didn't do it, ladies and gentlemen — but if he did do it, it wasn't intentional.