terrible idea i was speaking with norm eisen who said that his lawyer should throw themselves in front of trump to prevent that from happening this is not a trial that's going to be on camera. the most received from inside hi, the courtroom or our sketches. >> but the perception of him testifying in his own defense, does that have political benefits well the political benefit is obviously why he's saying that he wants to do it, is that, hey, i got nothing to hide. i did nothing wrong. i'm happy to answer your question. so the political benefit of at least saying you'll do it is obvious. i'm not a lawyer, don't take legal advice from me. call shan if you've been in an accident, but i but i would just say it strikes me. is fundamentally dangerous to put them on the stand and put them under oath and after all, there is a reasonable chance he's going to avoid a conviction here. it only takes one juror, of course. and so you wouldn't want to put them in a position just for political purposes that would hurt the prospect of him actually beating the case. so politically though, i mean, you can easily see why trump