And to some extent, it is a trial of the justice system itself as it grapples with a defendant who has used his enormous prominence to assail the judge, his daughter, the district attorney, some witnesses and the allegations, all while blasting the legitimacy of a legal structure that he insists has been appropriated by his political opponents.

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