Arthur Engoron

During an appearance on CNN early Sunday morning, former federal prosecutor Shan Wu laughed and seemed baffled why Donald Trump attorney Alina Habba chose to go on Fox News last Friday and admit she doesn't want her client to take the stand on Monday.

Appearing with CNN host Amara Walker, Wu was asked what he expected Trump to say and do when he takes the stand on Monday in Judge Arthur Engoron's courtroom on Monday to defend himself in the $250 million financial fraud trial.

First stating, "A lot could go wrong; he's a bad witness for everybody, he meanders a lot when he's on direct, he meanders a lot on cross, if he gets hostile on cross that's not a very good look for him.," the attorney added, "It is a bench trial, it could be less damaging than before a jury, and it may mean nothing because the judge has already decided the important parts of the case."

Changing gears he brought up Habba's appearance on Fox where she told host Martha MacCallum that she advised her client to boycott appearing and that he is ignoring her advice.

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"First of all, usually, you don't get in front of the cameras and say what you advise the client— it's kind of privileged," Wu laughed.

"Second of all, it seems wrong," he continued. "I mean, no one is going to find he violated a gag order by testifying. I mean: apples and oranges. The gag order is don't talk about the trial outside of the courtroom, not that you're not allowed to testify. So it just seems odd."

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During an appearance on MSNBC on Saturday, a laughing former Southern District of New York prosecutor claimed that any advantage Donald Trump might have gained from one of his expert defense witnesses in his $250 million criminal fraud trial likely went out the window when the witness admitted how much he was paid.

Speaking with host Alex Witt, ex-prosecutor Kristy Greenberg claimed it was a "one hundred percent" certainty the money was wasted.

Pointing to New York University accounting professor Eli Bartov telling the court he billed the former president and his PAC $1,350 an hour for his time and testimony — and worked a total of 650 hours making his fee close to $900,000 — Greenberg said that would make it easy for Judge Arthur Engoron to dismiss what he had to say.

"It is interesting, he [Bartov] says he spent 650 hours on this," Greenberg began as she burst into laughter. "You wonder what he is actually looking at over that time. To be fair, to compare, the prosecution witness was paid about $350,000 — he [Bartov] has been paid more than double."

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"Here is the other thing to think about: that much money!" host Witt exclaimed. "Is it going to undermine his credibility at all? Like you were paid and, dot, dot, dot."

"One hundred percent!" Greenberg quickly shot back before explaining, "This is a bench trial, you have a judge here, not a jury. The judge is smart, he understands what was happening here. He [Bartov]was paid a handsome sum and he said what Trump wanted him to say."

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She may have wronged The Don.

Tim Parlatore, who opted out of the ex-president's legal team in May, shortly before Trump was indicted in the Mar-a-Lago classified documents case, accused Donald Trump's attorney, Alina Habba of making reckless public disclosures that he claims might have breached the coveted attorney-client privilege.

Donald Trump's defense lawyers have made their fourth unsuccessful attempt to end his New York business fraud trail, ABC News reported.

Attorneys argued following testimony from defense witness and accounting expert Eli Bartov, who said the case against Trump lacks merit because the former president's statements of financial condition don't contain any evidence of fraud. He also contended that errors found regarding the values of Trump's properties were likely unintentional.

Reporting on Donald Trump's day in Judge Arthur Engoron's courtroom on Thursday, MSNBC legal analyst Lisa Rubin noted the former president is planning to take the stand on Monday and that his lawyers are not happy with that prospect.

Speaking with "Morning Joe" co-host Willie Geist, Rubin began by stating the $250 million financial trial is not going well for the former president who is facing the possible dissolution of his Trump Organization and his legal team fears he will make things worse if he takes the stand.

The legal analyst also said she gets the feeling that Trump's lawyers will endeavor to talk him out of taking the stand over the weekend.

"There's so much legal trouble surrounding Donald Trump, that people tend to lose track of it all," host Geist prompted his guest. "You're the eyes in the courtroom; as he takes the stand Monday, what does the case look like? How is it going for him right now?"

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"I don't think it is going particularly well," Rubin laughed. "Let me resist your question to one extent: I'm not positive Donald Trump is going to testify. I can tell you, looking at you here, I know Donald Trump wants to testify but his lawyers desperately wanted to lift the gag order that's still in place. They weren't able to do so. They asked Judge Engoron to pause the trial, he would not do so."

"They told me to my face the day before they weren't going to ask him that because they knew how it was going to go," she reported. "That signals to me they are afraid of having their client on the stand and inches away from that principal law clerk he can't talk about when he testifies."

Donald Trump Jr. lashed out at the New York Supreme Court after Justice Arthur Engoron slapped his family with a gag order in a $250 million fraud trial.

During a Thursday interview with right-wing podcast host Charlie Kirk, Trump accused the United States of being a communist country because of the gag order, which was put in place after his father attacked court staff on social media.

The drama increased on Thursday as former President Donald Trump appeared in court for the New York fraud trial in which his defense team is battling to keep expected fines as low as possible.

MSNBC's legal analyst Lisa Rubin and Law360's Stewart Bishop revealed that an unexpected spat broke out between lawyers before the lunch break.