The Government's only shot at convictions is to simplify this case.

This trial schedule is a tacit acknowledgement that the case was far too complex for the jury to understand what was going on,

I don't see what contribution, if any, she's going to be able to make in that case.

The judge's hand is forced to delve into this once a defendant speaks out so publicly about a difference between himself and his counsel.

He'll be able to tell jurors exactly what those two knew about the much-maligned partnerships.

I said, 'Really? That was my unit. And I don't remember seeing you there,' ... So I called my friends and said, 'Did you know that George Bush served in our unit?' And everyone said, 'No, I never saw him there.' It would be impossible to be unseen in a unit of that size.