Biglaw Partner Explains How Hard It Is For Donald Trump To Defend Himself in 'Multi-Front War'

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Like gremlins that get wet, Donald Trump's legal troubles just keep on multiplying.

So far we've got the New York case against him over financial crimes related to the Stormy Daniels hush money, he's got a federal indictment over his handling of classified documents, there's the federal case over that whole January 6th insurrection thing. Thus far he's faces 78 felony counts in three jurisdictions (if you're counting) and it seems pretty likely Georgia is about to add to these legal problems.

But all these separate -- but still felonious -- actions are likely to take their toll. Bryan Cave partner and former federal prosecutor Renato Mariotti appeared on CNN to explain that "one thing that people really underestimate" is "how hard it is to defend a multi-front war in criminal defense."

Because while each of the prosecution teams in the four separate cases against Trump "can focus like a laser on what they need to do to get a conviction," the defense team has a series of "competing concerns." Mariotti notes "I have done it, myself personally. It is very, very challenging to represent a client that is facing criminal indictment on multiple fronts."

Check out the full appearance below.

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