particular, president trump. >> the judge, i don't think cares. this was written, cobbled together, all the president's tweets. it was written for the president and president alone to say, you're being persecuted here, donald trump. i'm being persecuted for the same thing. help me out here, pardon me. that's what it's all about. >> i would argue, i think it is relevant. they're making a pitch that obviously has a wider audience. it is specifically for this judge, whether she might agree that there's some overreach by the government, there's harshness what they're bringing. i don't know what her reputation is as a sentencer. that is relevant and that is something defense attorneys will think about. it has dual roles here and make a case saying this is a little harshly charged. the government is trying to make him a poster child for this russian collusion investigation which doesn't seem fair. the other side is prosecutors tend to prosecute crimes where