Amusing exchange ahead of John Bolton status conference. Lawyers for both sides confabbing in the courtroom, and Abbe Lowell tried to ask the counsel for the government about the drama re: Ed Martin and Bill Pulte yesterday. He wouldn’t bite, said he was paying attention to *his* cases then jokingly asked whether Lowell had a mole in his office, because “you seem to know more than I do.” Seems like Bolton isn’t appearing today, btw.

Good morning! Day 4 of the Sandwich Guy’s trial. He is finally wearing a suit (the rest of the week’s evidence suggests he seems to prefer pullovers in cooler weather). The jury has a note for the judge. The note is a question: “Please define ‘bodily harm’…How is ‘injury’ different from bodily harm?”

Day 3 of the “no more than 2” day trial of Sandwich Guy. The prosecution is resting its case; the defense hasn’t decided yet. Dispute over jury instructions continues, a few morsels (sorry) to follow. Firstly, Sandwich Guy does not “plan” to take the stand.

Back for Day 2 of Sandwich Guy’s trial. In government opening statement: “This case is about the fact that you can’t go around throwing stuff at people when you’re mad.” Defense begins with, “He did it. He threw the sandwich.” Goes on to argue that the throw was “an exclamation mark at the end of a verbal outburst.”

I am at the so-called Sandwich Guy’s trial, where Judge Carl Nichols just called the matter “the simplest case in the history of the world.” Says on account of this reality the trial will take no more than 2 days, no matter how many witnesses the government calls.