state court. so he is where most non-citizens are who are arrested in new york state court, which is rikers island. his lawyer, ben brafman, is pretty much as good as they get, right? ben brafman is the single best lawyer i have ever seen in a courtroom. but you know what? really? a good lawyer absolutely. i mean, he has done what s so good about him? he got puffy combs well, you know, he has you know, there are a lot of flashy lawyers who are very good at cross-examination. but they don t prepare. he prepares like a boring sort of old-school lawyer, but he s got the flash and dash of a sort of a courtroom performer. i mean, he is the best of both worlds. my first day as an assistant u.s. attorney he was trying a case, an impossible heroin conspiracy case in brooklyn federal court. he won that case. he won the puffy combs case. very difficult case. i mean, this is a guy who wins cases.
there are a lot of flashy lawyers who are very good at cross-examination. but they don t prepare. he prepares like a boring sort of old-school lawyer, but he s got the flash and dash of a sort of a courtroom performer. i mean, he is the best of both worlds. my first day as an assistant u.s. attorney he was trying a case, an impossible heroin conspiracy case in brooklyn federal court. he won that case. he won the puffy combs case. very difficult case. i mean, this is a guy who wins cases. and that said, the facts still matter more than the lawyer. and if the facts are as bad as they appear, if there s dna, if there are injuries on either party, all of that is going to matter more than ben brafman, as good as he is. he pleaded not guilty at this point. jeffrey toobin, appreciate it. jeff, thanks very much. coming up, donald trump is not running for president. in true donald trump fashion he
u.s. attorney he was trying a case, an impossible heroin conspiracy case in brooklyn federal court. he won that case. he won the puffy combs case. very difficult case. i mean, this is a guy who wins cases. and that said, the facts still matter more than the lawyer. and if the facts are as bad as they appear, if there s dna, if there are injuries on either party, all of that is going to matter more than ben brafman, as good as he is. he pleaded not guilty at this point. jeffrey toobin, appreciate it. jeff, thanks very much. coming up, donald trump is not running for president. in true donald trump fashion he said he made this decision even though he would win the primary and the general election. yes, he s humble. he s also on tonight s ridiculist. not because he s ridiculous. au contraire. what s ridiculous is the idea that he s going to deprive us all of his leadership. we ll explain that.