Editor’s Note: Norman Eisen is a CNN legal analyst and editor of “Trying Trump: A Guide to His First Election Interference Criminal Trial.” He served as counsel to the House Judiciary Committee for the first impeachment and trial of Trump.
CNN —I will be joining the line Monday morning to witness opening statements in the first-ever criminal trial of a former American president.
As a trial lawyer, I always would rather the jury hear about any problems with witnesses from me first, together with the solution.
If the DA wants to build a bridge for the jury into what Trump was thinking, Blanche wants to preemptively destroy it.
But before that I’ll be back to you with an evaluation of how both sides did for the next installment of my trial diary.
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