My Three Big Takeaways from the Trump Trial

Returning to the World of Trial Lawyering

I’ve got to admit, the Trump trial has brought back a lot of memories from the biggest trial I ever prosecuted. So much has changed regarding media coverage since 2012, and I’m certain New York state law differs from here in Minnesota. So I thought I’d provide a little of my own color commentary on some observations I’ve made over the last month.

1. Courtroom sketches are still quite bad.

I realize that courtroom artists are under the gun and need to whip out some sort of image that captures what’s going on during a trial. Though I have to wonder where they get their training… To a person, faces are grossly distorted and nobody comes out looking even the slightest bit attractive or even how they look in real life. Case in point: Hope Hicks. She’s beautiful, but her court sketch made her look quite un-beautiful. And the internet blew up over the sketches of Stormy Daniels. “Doesn’t even look like her!”