By playing to his ego, she got him to undermine his defense on J6. He's been using an advice of counsel defense in court. But in the interview he said he listened to himself, not lawyers.
“In many cases I didn’t respect them,” he continued. “But I did respect others, I respected many others that said the election was rigged.”
Welker noted that Trump had previously said some of his outside attorneys had crazy theories about the election.
“You know who I listen to? Myself. I saw what happened. I watched that election, and I thought that election was over at 10 o’clock in the evening,” Trump said.
https://thehill.com/homenews/campaign/4208807-trump-says-he-didnt-respect-his-lawyers-who-said-he-lost-2020-election/
At this point, I wouldn't be surprised if the trial culminates in Trump yelling "You're God damn right I did!" on the stand.
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