'Control Your Client'

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

65% : But the indications have been so negative for Trump that he may feel he has nothing more to lose at the trial phase; his best hope is an appeal.
62% : Rules that govern such statements and business laws -- those are for little guys, Trump seemed to believe.
57% : Donald Trump was determined to make one more scene in his fraud trial in New York today, and he succeeded.
53% : Earlier this week, he sat in a different courtroom, in Washington, D.C., and listened as a different set of lawyers argued before federal judges that Trump should in effect be allowed to break any law he wants so long as 34 senators are willing to look the other way.
51% : In the exchange, Kise announced that Trump intended to speak in closing.
46% : After a Fox News town hall last night in Iowa, Trump flew to Manhattan, where he rose to speak during closing arguments in the trial -- or perhaps more accurately, to rant.
41% : I am among the many observers who have said that Trump evinces no respect for the rule of law.
38% : "There wasn't one witness against us," Trump said, as The New York Times reported.
38% : And at its core, the whole case is about Trump believing that he needn't follow the same laws as other citizens.
35% : Neither is a strong suit for Trump.
33% : Trump feels he should not have to play by the same rules as everyone else, and this trial has shown two different levels on which that occurs.
30% : When Trump showed up anyway, Engoron seemed displeased but agreed to let him speak if he stuck to the law and the facts.
30% : James alleged that Trump inflated and deflated the declared value of his properties, with an eye toward either lowering his tax bills or obtaining more favorable loan terms.
29% : Engoron wrote that he would allow Trump to speak only if Kise never agreed to the conditions.
28% : " David A. Graham: The cases against Trump -- a guide As a legal strategy, this was not especially prudent.
27% : In any event, when the court returned after a lunch break following his speech, Trump was gone.
25% : Given how much Trump has gotten away with, it's no wonder he thinks the rules don't apply to him.
23% : Engoron warned Trump, twice.
21% : Engoron, who has already tangled with Trump's lawyers and fined the former president $15,000, reportedly stared stonily at Trump as he spoke before eventually cutting him off.

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