But what was ridiculous, she said, “was when Trump’s attorney compared her desire to delay the case to what happened on the case.” Powell vs. Alabamaa 1931 case” in which the convictions of nine black youths for the rape of two white women were overturned because they were not given adequate time to prepare their defense.
“The Trump team said, ‘Well, what happened in this trial could happen here in this trial,’ which is absolutely absurd,” Cordell continued.
Trump has “skilled lawyers, a whole team of investigators,” but it’s “amazingly stupid” and a surefire way to “alienate” the judge, she suggested.
“One judge, a black judge, and talking about this case and comparing it to Trump’s case was absurd,” Cordell added.