re: Trump Trial: Judge Merchan won't allow certain Defense testimony

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Yeah, I assume there is more to it than what's in OP (for obvious reasons), but that's a bad ruling almost universally.

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I'm just going by the tidbits that are being posted about it various places.

NYT says "[Merchan] says that too much explanation of the law from an expert would overstep the role usually granted to such witnesses. They are meant to help jurors understand a certain subject area, but it is the judge’s role to help jurors understand the law itself."

The Washington Post directly quotes Merchan as saying “There’s no question this would result in the battle of the experts which would only serve to confuse and not assist the jury,”

ETA: I'll be interested to see the actual transcript when it is posted this evening.