I think it’s more about Trump demanding to testify. If the lawyer knows you’re going to perjure yourself, the lawyer would get in trouble if it’s found out. Since trump has so many cases going on, someone would probably find out.

Mr. Trump recently told The New York Times that he wanted to testify in the new trial, and that Mr. Tacopina had advised him against doing so in the first one — a decision the former president said he regretted.