reporter: he is not used to being in a situation like this, alex. he is not in control of the messaging. he is not in control of how we books in court. he is not in control of the schedule. he is not in control of the jury but i think he would like to be. he is not in control of the judge and i think he would like to be. even on friday after they set the jury, within a short period of time after they got seated, his lawyers try to appeal the seating of the jury saying that it happened too quickly. and it was improper a jury should be seated so quickly in a momentous trial like this. it is a ridiculous argument. they have tried to pull everything out of their hat to delay this and they have been unsuccessful. at the end of the day, it comes down to the fact that he is very scared of the consequences of this. on a number of different levels. at a basic level, what it means reputation only. ....