Trump constantly underestimated by his enemies – here's why

Donald Trump routinely defies expectations because his critics consistently underestimate him, according to a columnist who watched his attorneys cross examine Michael Cohen during his hush money trial.

Slate jurisprudence editor Jeremy Stahl was in court last week as defense attorney Todd Blanche grilled Cohen over his angry rants against the former president and inconsistencies in his stories about his own criminal culpability, and he said the media seemed unprepared for Trump's attorney to score a victory in his cross examination.