re: #17 Dr Lizardo

His lawyers would have to be insane to let Trump actually take the stand in his own defense. He’d perjure himself in 30 seconds flat.

He’d quickly go off on a tangent and be nonresponsive to either his own lawyers or prosecutors. He would be a liability to himself, potentially exposing him to further charges.

A competent lawyer would never let him testify on the stand. Because no one who knows Trump knows that he could be disciplined enough to stick to the questions asked and not go off on a tangent. Once he does, he’s fooked. Even if he stays on point, he’d prove his own guilt because he would end up admitting that he did the acts underlying the crimes, but claim that it’s not a crime (prosecutors - yeah, the acts and the law say it’s a crime, so thanks for admitting it, dumbass).