Maybe the defence is trying to lay a foundation for a mistrial if he is not allowed to do both.
Anyway, the trial will probably go forward despite all the whining about bias and anti-catholicism by the defence.
She has referred to secret testimony (that letter which she did not let the lawyer read) as the basis for her acccusation that he's just a consiglieri ~ and he expressed anger ~ and that's not just because he has an Italian surname.
Hop hop!