CNN’s Narrative Falls Apart as Panelist Admits ‘No Evidence’ Against Trump [WATCH]

Criminal defense attorney Arthur Aidala told CNN NewsNight host Abby Phillip on Thursday that there was “no evidence” that President Donald Trump conspired to cause the January 6, 2021, riot at the U.S. Capitol.

The statement came during a discussion in which Phillip argued that Trump should have faced consequences for his role in the events of that day.

Phillip pressed Aidala, asking, “Do you think he should have faced charges for his role on January 6th?”

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Aidala responded, “The president of the United States, him personally? No. Why? Because he doesn’t meet the threshold for acting in concert or conspiracy. There was no evidence that there was a real conspiracy under the letter of the law.”

Trump issued a blanket pardon on January 20, 2025, to more than 1,500 individuals convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riot.

Aidala pointed out to Phillip and Pam Hemphill, a former January 6 protester who has since turned against Trump, that Trump’s actions did not meet the legal standard for conspiracy charges.

Phillip continued pressing the issue, asking, “So you don’t think that there should be any accountability for Trump’s role in spinning up a complete farcical lie about the election to draw people to the Capitol? He encouraged them. He directly encouraged them to come on that day, he said, it’s going to be wild. You don’t think there should be any consequences whatsoever for that kind of conduct?”

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Aidala responded, “Not federal criminal consequences.”

Republican strategist Melik Abdul countered Phillip’s argument, stating that Trump had already faced political accountability.

“Donald Trump was held responsible because Donald Trump was impeached,” Abdul said.

“Now, if there was a criminal case to be made, the Biden administration obviously could have filed charges against Donald Trump. It was being investigated.”

Aidala argued that the Biden administration and Democratic officials actively targeted Trump following the 2020 election.

“You have to say the DOJ was weaponized against Donald Trump, and you could say the Manhattan DA’s office was and the New York State attorney general was. I mean, there’s no doubt about it,” Aidala stated.

“I practice in this area of law. That case that was brought by Alvin Bragg and the Manhattan district attorney’s office was the first of its kind in the history of the United States of America, so they were definitely targeting him.”

Aidala also suggested that Trump had undergone significant legal pressure, saying, “I’m not talking about January 6th. I’m talking about Donald Trump himself, and I think he’s got PTSD. You know, he—it turned out all right for him, but he almost went to jail federally. He almost went to jail statewide. They called his three adult children to the stand in the finance case. They took his companies and said, you can’t run your companies in the state of New York. So in terms of Donald Trump, the whole system was definitely weaponized against him.”

New York Judge Juan Merchan issued an “unconditional discharge” to Trump on January 10, finalizing his May 30 conviction on 34 counts of falsifying business records in a case brought by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg.

Separately, the Colorado Supreme Court ruled on December 19, 2023, in a 4-3 decision that Trump was disqualified under the 14th Amendment from appearing on the state’s ballot.

The decision was later overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court in a 9-0 ruling.

Similarly, Maine’s Democratic Secretary of State Shenna Bellows declared on December 28, 2023, that Trump was ineligible to run for president, citing the same “insurrection” clause of the 14th Amendment.

Trump has also faced legal battles with Special Counsel Jack Smith, who secured a superseding indictment against Trump in August 2024—two months after the Supreme Court ruled in favor of Trump’s claims of immunity related to a 2023 indictment over his efforts to challenge the results of the 2020 election.

The debate over Trump’s legal battles continues, with many questioning whether political motivations played a role in the charges brought against him.

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