Manhattan Criminal Court — Laughter erupted Thursday during former President Donald Trump’s criminal hush money trial when his attorney made a plea to the judge — and received a swift and stern “No.” Todd Blanche asked to approach Judge Juan Merchan within the first 15 minutes of his second day of cross-examining Trump’s former fixer Michael Cohen. The first five minutes saw Blanche apologize three times and prosecutors successfully object to his wording twice. Want more breaking political news? Click for the latest headlines at Raw Story. Blanche appeared to struggle to frame questions about …