'Stick with the no': Legal expert gives Justice Engoron advice on handling Trump
After initially denying him the right to give a personal speech during closing arguments at his civil fraud trial in New York, Justice Arthur Engoron relented at the last minute and let him speak — only to have to cut him off after a few minutes as he veered into attacks on the court.
It may have been a mistake on Engoron's part, suggested legal analyst Lisa Rubin on MSNBC Thursday; instead, she argued, he should have stuck to his guns.
"I have to say, when I saw that ... it's like what are we doing?" said anchor Chris Hayes. "It is really, there's a bomb threat at the guy's house. He's had his court staff members clerk, her life turned upside down, dragged, social media, email."...
Jan 12, 2024


