Echoing Their Client, Trump’s Lawyers Pursue an Absolutist Defense
Donald J. Trump demands praise and concedes no faults, denying his lawyers time-honored defense tactics.
By Ben Protess, Jonah E. Bromwich, Maggie Haberman and William K. Rashbaum
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Donald J. Trump demands praise and concedes no faults, denying his lawyers time-honored defense tactics.
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