“One of the world’s most unrestrained speakers is on a collision course with the rigid rules and procedures of the U.S. criminal-justice system,” the Wall Street Journal reports.
“In advance of trials, most defendants are concerned about reducing their jail time or getting a good plea deal, so they don’t argue about the restrictions judges routinely place on their speech rights to protect witnesses, preserve an unbiased jury pool and assure a fair hearing of the case. Lawyers’ standard advice to clients is to keep quiet, avoid antagonizing the judge and let the legal team make all the public statements about the case.”
“Donald Trump regularly flouts that advice and appears prepared to litigate to aggressively defend his right to keep doing so.”
