Ex-federal prosecutor compares Trump’s hush money case to a 'mafia trial'

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Ex-federal prosecutor compares Trump’s hush money case to a 'mafia trial'

When Donald Trump ally Roger Stone was on trial for obstruction of justice and witness tampering in 2019, Judge Amy Berman Jackson specifically asked jurors not to download Francis Ford Coppola's "The Godfather" on Netflix. That's because some of the testimony mentioned Frank Pentangeli, one of the characters in "The Godfather, Part 2." Trump and his close allies are known for making "Godfather" references. And in an MSNBC opinion column publish…