BALTIMORE — Marilyn Mosby took the witness stand Wednesday in her own defense at her federal mortgage fraud trial.
She began by describing her upbringing and her initial relationship with Nick Mosby, the Baltimore City Council President.
“I was drawn to Nick because I thought he was brilliant. He was charming. He was attractive. He was ambitious. He was really intelligent. It was alluring because he was dedicated to Baltimore.”
She said he later supported her decision to run for Baltimore City State’s Attorney.
Mosby said she “disagreed” with many of her predecessor Gregg Bernstein’s policies.
“People told me I was too young, too inexperienced. It was going to kill my husband’s political career,” Mosby told jurors.
“A lot of the media coverage was mysogynistic,” she said.
Mosby testified some people thought Nick Mosby was running her office and that hurt her.
“I had always relied so much on Nick. I wanted to establish my own leadership,” she said.