needs to really make a tough decision here, if trump testifies, what he's going to allow in, and what's going to be unduly prejudiced. . >> the rule against character evidence is so important. i say this as a criminal defense attorney, take what i say with a block of salt. there's a rule that you can't introduce bad things somebody has done in the past. it's a rule with so many exceptions, it might as well not be a rule at all. in new york, the procedure is essentially a sandoval hearing, and what they're doing is giving trump a preview of what they would like to introduce as those prior bad acts if the judge lets them. if it were up to the state, the prosecutors, they will enter all manner of bad acts. that's why you have a hearing. generally speaking in the

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