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Trump's trial testimony offer could hinge on Harvey Weinstein ruling: attorneyhttps://t.co/G8jCy6qlM6

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The argument here is from Weinstein’s lawyer who has an appeal pending on the application of Sandoval to Weinstein’s testimony in his criminal case. He expects that decision to be reported this week, and it could control Merchan’s application of Sandoval to Trump.

The wisdom of letting Trump testify, and what doors he’ll open for the prosecution, is a wholly separate matter.

Let me put it this way:

There are things being said about him and he feels as if his hands are tied: he cannot stand the feeling," he elaborated. "And I joked about it at the beginning of the last segment. The truth is that trial is a very long, arduous and exhausting process. For someone of his age, it is a lot of stress to deal with. That is why I fully expect, regardless of what happens with Judge Juan Merchan's recent ruling this week, he is going to pop." 

"He is going to violate the gag order in grand fashion in front of the media and I think it will come sooner rather than later because it is not a position he is used to being in," he added before suggesting, "If I'm the prosecutor in this case, I'm going to sit back and let it happen."

Is it really likely Trump will confine himself to short answers to his lawyer’s questions?