re: #1 Eclectic Cyborg

Hey Donnie VonShitzinPants - your lawyer was able to cross examine the witness and can play additional tape on your defense (or redirect down the line if the tape is played again).

That they didn’t means that your lawyer, who knows more about the law than you do, realizes the problem with playing more of the tape, like exposing you to further criminal liability, or aiding the prosecution case.

Why was it cut off? It was likely prejudicial to play more, or irrelevant.

It’s the same reason that witnesses are directed to read specific verses/phrases from transcripts or documents, and not the entire document - because it’s not relevant to proving the case in chief.

Considering how much time in court Trump spends (although to be fair, he does doze off quite a bit), he should know this. Heck, anyone watching Law and Order or any other legal tv show would know this.