"Ladies and gentlemen, the government's case is a grotesque distortion of the truth."

 That's how Marc Mukasay started his opening in the SDNY's Nikola trial.  Nikola's founder Trevor Milton is on trial and accused of defrauding investors. I love following good lawyers in trial and Mukasey lights it up in opening.  Check out this twitter feed of what he did:

 

Mukasey: The truck rolled down the hill? It was a promotional video before Nikola went public. Special effects are not a Federal crime, as far as I know. Let me tell you: Peter Hicks is a man who wants money. He sold the ranch, and wanted more

— Inner City Press (@innercitypress) September 13, 2022