I agree. I find it bizarre that the defense focused so much time and energy on Daniels.

I have read multiple stories that Trump is upset with his lawyering, and has complained to them that they’re not “doing enough” or “arguing in his favor.” This produces a reaction in the lawyers to do more, e.g. “spend more time with Stormy Daniels on the stand.”

Best movie case I remember is “A Few Good Men” when Demi Moore makes an objection, then makes it again, and the judge says “Overruled! The witness is an *expert witness*” or words to that effect. There are times when you let something go so you don’t reinforce it in the jury’s mind. There are times when you have to object so that it becomes a point for appeal.

A smart lawyer knows which is which. Trump doesn’t, and his lawyers are apparently cowed into doing what he wants instead of what’s right. The other possibility, of course, is that they’re just incompetent, which puts the odds at 100/100.