As an attorney, here’s the thing that still scares me about Trump’s legal team: it’s not that they’re so good. It’s that they’re so bad. I HATE going up against really bad, stupid lawyers. They’re impossible to work with, and impossible to predict. I have no idea what an insane, stupid person is going to do next, because I don’t speak that language. I much prefer to face excellent legal counsel. They aren’t erratic. They might spring a surprise at times, but in a clever and (I say this without irony) predictable way. The worst experiences I’ve had as an attorney are the cases where opposing counsel is a moron. I have to clean up so much idiocy. You have to respond to stupid pleadings just like you have to respond to good ones. And sometimes, you don’t even know how to respond. It’s hard to argue against nonsense. Which means that sometimes, nonsense slips through. TLDR: it’s really hard to play chess against someone who thinks that taking a shit on the board is a legit move.