Backroom Battles Between Lawyers And Judges Prove Far More Fascinating Than Testimony

At the end of another exhausting week, the key players in the most significant American

cover up case are engaged in a wide range of activities, including a lengthy bus trip for the jury, arduous work for the attorneys and a ride back to jail for another.

The United States District Judge rushes to get off his bench and out of the courtroom. He doesn't want to endure any more questions from lawyers.

A smile, not often seen, crossed the defendant's face. He appeared drained from replying to seemingly endless queries without expressing much feeling.

Marshals were standing by to return him to prison, where he is already serving a 1-4 year sentence for obstruction of justice.

The judge bid the jury a good weekend. He instructed them to relax, take some time off and enjoy their bus ride.

The jurors may be treated to a picnic and an outing this weekend. They are being sequestered for the entire trial in a motel.

Then the judge gives the lawyers a few choice words. He is tired of their continued arguing, which they've insisted on doing even after he has warned them to stop.

He has confessed his wrongdoing in covering up the case. In my opinion, this means all of you have done a great job.

He has given his testimony, and now the jury must decide if he is to be believed. He is worried about the court influencing the jury, and says so following a recess.

It's impossible to predict the outcome at this point. The accused was committed to his version of events, which supported the testimony of the cover up.

He told the story at televised committee hearings. Both stories corroborated the other. Some of the pertinent dates were a little messed up.

The spectators, who waited in long lines for hours to enter the courtroom, seemed to enjoy the pitched battles between judge and lawyers more than they did the testimony.

Once the jury and the accused had cleared the court, the attorneys went head to head once more regarding the government's responsibility to provide the name of the witness slated to give testimony on Monday.

It was impossible for the chief prosecutor to give the name, because he said he didn't have it. Also, the government had only promised to provide names one day prior to testimony.

One was shocked that there was even debate about providing witness names. He thought they would do it just to avoid another stupid argument.

Once more, the district attorney tried to compromise. He wanted to go on record as protesting the way the prosecution went about trying the case. I have had to wait for months for something to talk about.

They don't want to release the name of the witness for Monday because they don't want the defense to have a shot at preparing to cross examine said witness. We've given them enough pages of transcript to fill a library and they've given us a match cover's worth.

The district attorney got a big laugh when he sighed and then said they'd been getting along so well before this. But by then the judge had had enough and rising from his chair in preparation of leaving he stated that he's got enough problems now keeping the attorneys in line.

by: John Chambers

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