“Donald Trump is a thrice-married man accused of covering up a sex scandal with a porn star after the world heard him brag about grabbing women by their genitals,” the New York Times reports.
“But when Mr. Trump’s lawyers introduced him to a jury at his Manhattan criminal trial this week, they dwelt on a different dimension: ‘He’s a husband. He’s a father. And he’s a person, just like you and just like me.’”
“That half-hour opening statement encapsulated the former president’s influence over his lawyers and their strategy. It reflected specific input from Mr. Trump, people with knowledge of the matter said, and it echoed his absolutist approach to his first criminal trial.”
“And while defendants often offer feedback to their lawyers, this particular hands-on client could hamstring them.”
