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He will likely cry mistrial
I think that is an actual threat if he can't find an expert. The judge might assign someone if he can't find one himself just to avoid that.
Can you envision being on that candidate list for random selection? It's a form of career ending Russian roulette or watching the Vietnam draft on TV. People know if you're drafted it's not your fault, but being thrown into an impossible situation where just being involved might put you in jail like many of the lawyers who came before you into that role ...
Having your number come up would be really tough.
with how he has treated his lawyers in the past, and the publicity this will get, if it came to that I think the appointee would come out no worse off. It's very clear he sabotages his defenders.
But maybe he just chooses to represent himself if it comes to that.