Ted’s a lawyer but not a very good lawyer. A good lawyer knows when to cut a deal. He should have done that with Trump about a month ago. Now that ship has sailed.
"Ted’s a lawyer but not a very good lawyer."
You're right, and not just about his not knowing when to cut a deal.
He can't read a jury, he doesn't know the difference between arguing a point and attacking opposing counsel, he doesn't buttress his primary points with facts in evidence as opposed to buttressing them with an appeal to his own authority, completely inflexible presentation tactics poorly executed, an astonishing lack of sincerity even when clearly trying to be sincere, completely incoherent points made and repeated as if they're "show stoppers", and an inability to move from one point to the next rather than being bogged down in minutia.
Maybe he's at least average when it comes to the technical fine points that are the bread and butter of internecine government/government squabbles, but I've seen no sign that he's either a Master Debater (other than his silly grin of self satisfaction) or that he could negotiate anything worthwhile for his client unless you consider negotiating five years for attempted robbery down to immediate death in the electric chair a successful negotiation.
Of course, after watching him come apart in a few debates and interviews you can't rule out the possiblity that Ted has some major mental problems, so who knows. Maybe Ted is the best attorney on the planet but trapped in the emotional world of a thirteen year old smart ass little girl. The folks who know psychology bettter than I will have to speak to how likely that is.
JMHo