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Criminal defense lawyers typically advise their clients not to take the stand, but Donald Trump is anything but a typical client. The former president’s lawyers have made some “baffling” mistakes during his New York hush money trial, according to Politico legal columnist and former federal prosecutor Ankush Khardori, but he chalks up some of those missteps to the defendant’s decision-making. “It’s also clear that Trump’s lawyers are pursuing a flawed and risky strategy,” Khardori wrote. “Why? Most likely it’s not them, but him. Trump is the client, and he gets the final word on major decisions…

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