Jeffrey Toobin Suggests Trump Hurt His Own Case with Rant [Video]

Former federal prosecutor Jeffrey Toobin said Donald Trump may have implicated himself during a post-court rant on Tuesday.

Jury selection in the ex-president’s criminal trial began on Monday and so far, seven jurors have been seated. Trump has pleaded not guilty to 34 counts of falsifying business records to conceal hush money payments meant to prevent reporting on his extramarital affairs before the 2016 presidential election.

As he did the day before, Trump ranted to reporters on Tuesday after court adjourned.

“I was paying a lawyer and we marked it down as a legal expense — some accountant,” Trump stated, alluding to his former attorney Michael Cohen, who made the payments and was ultimately convicted and imprisoned for his role. “I didn’t know. Mark it down as a legal expense. That’s exactly what it was. And you get indicted over that?”

CNN’s Anderson Cooper aired the clip on AC360 and asked law professorJessica …