WATCH: CNN Panel Shreds Alvin Bragg’s Case: ‘Precious Little Evidence’

Viewers of CNN lately may be excused if they feel confused about the direction of the network that famously sparred with former President Donald Trump for most of his time in office.

Another panel of analysts agreed on Thursday that the Manhattan case against Trump is all but doomed based on the lack of evidence presented over the past two weeks. David Chalian summed up the group’s feelings first, telling his colleagues, “I’ve seen precious little evidence presented yet that Trump wasn’t floating above. I mean, I’ve seen very little evidence of Trump’s direct involvement in getting this accomplished. Correct me if I’m wrong.”

“No, you’re right. A lot of that’s going to come from Michael Cohen,” CNN senior legal analyst Elie Honig said, the Daily Caller reports. “But also there was a few tidbits in David Pecker’s testimony, right, that there were direct communications, but it’s a great point, David. There hasn’t been much evidence yet directly of Donald Trump’s involvement and knowledge.”

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The opening days of the trial were focused on testimony by David Pecker, former National Enquirer publisher, who told the court that he worked with former Trump attorney and fixer Michael Cohen during the 2016 election to implement a “catch and kill” strategy toward stories that could hurt the Republican’s campaign. Cohen, who served 18 months in prison for lying to Congress, was found by Pecker to be “prone to exaggeration,” an estimation that CNN said is likely to hurt District Attorney Alvin Bragg’s case.

“Prosecutors certainly haven’t proven their entire case, you know, their burden now by any stretch of the imagination,” CNN legal analyst Elliot Williams said. “And in all likelihood, if they’re doing their jobs, future witnesses will help tease a lot of this information out. But something that certainly has not been established thus far, eight or nine days in is, ‘well, what can we say about the involvement of the actual defendant?’”

“Need the receipts,” CNN chief political analyst Gloria Borger chimed in.

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Keith Davidson, former lawyer to adult film star Stormy Daniels, faced a blistering cross-examination on Thursday as well as defense attorneys sought to characterize him as an extortionist and cast Trump as a victim of a shakedown, according to the New York Times. Secret recordings between Davidson and Cohen reveal that Trump hated “the fact that we did it,” referencing the payment to Daniels. When pressed on how many celebrities he has sought settlement payments from on behalf of clients, Davidson would frequently state “I don’t recall.”

Emil Bove, one of Trump’s attorneys, also shifted the blame on the payment to Cohen, whom he said was desperate for a job in the White House and became “despondent” when he didn’t get one. “I thought he was going to kill himself,” Davidson said of Cohen at one point.

President Trump faces 34 felony charges related to documentation around the payment to Daniels. Bragg’s case is the only one likely to be completed before Election Day and is generally seen as the weakest among Trump’s four criminal cases. Judge Juan Merchan is contemplating whether or not Trump one again violated a gag order by making social media posts about the case, including targeting him. He was fined $9,000 for previous violations.

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