‘We Were There!’ CNN’s Kaitan Collins Calls BS On Blatant Lie In Rant From ‘Rattled’ Trump

CNN anchor Kaitlan Collins called out a blatant lie from ex-President Donald Trump about the trial that a “rattled” Trump ranted about late into the night.

The defense rested its case in the Stormy Daniels hush money-election interference trial Tuesday, with closing arguments beginning after Memorial Day Weekend before the 34 felony counts go to the jury for deliberations. Trump has been ranting late into the night about the case, including a false claim about a ruling by Judge Juan Merchan.

On Friday night’s edition of CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins, Collins opened the show with commentary on the trial, and alongside a graphic calling Trump “Rattled” revealed he was “posting up a storm.”

Collins debunked one flatly false “rant” by explaining to viewers that the very thing he blamed Merchan for was actually Team Trump’s doing:

We’re really finding ourselves on the cusp of history tonight, because by this time, next week, we may finally know whether or not Donald Trump will be a convicted felon, or whether a jury of his peers, here in Manhattan, will find him not guilty.

It’s hard to think of a more memorable, or really, a more stressful Memorial Day weekend. It’s hard to even imagine what it’s like, for this jury that is made up of seven men and five women, all 12 of whom are about to decide the former President’s fate.

Both the defense and the prosecution are now preparing for their closing arguments that they’ll deliver this coming Tuesday.

And we’ve just learned tonight that both parties now have in their hands, the jury instructions. It’s a crucial document given — it’s what jurors will hear from the judge, before they begin to deliberate, and make their decision. It’ll outline what they should consider, when they’re determining if Trump is indeed guilty or not.

And all of that is certainly on the former President’s mind tonight. It’s not hard to tell, because he is posting up a storm about the case. In one post, tonight, he’s ranting that the judge blocked him from having an election expert testify.

But that’s not true! We were there! We witnessed this discussion that happened inside the courtroom. Trump’s attorneys, in the end, chose not to call that election expert, because the judge refused to broaden the scope of what he could testify to. He was worried it would become, as the judge put it, a battle of the experts.

As we know, Trump also could have testified in his own defense here. He said that he would, at the beginning. But in the end, he opted not to, as is his choice.

So, what happens if Trump is convicted next week? The possibility of prison time, we know, does exist. But prosecutors aren’t expected to ask that of the former President that he be taken into custody immediately if he is. And of course, that is a big if, tonight.

Watch above via CNN’s The Source with Kaitlan Collins.