The deal has also faced opposition from a large group of states, whose attorneys general have actively been trying to stop it.

"See that my orders are carried out, regardless of what any attorney tries to tell you."

"I am taking no risks," he said dryly, when the old attorney tried to protest.

The point is, your attorney couldn't try to commit you on his own account.

The President's attorneys will try to distract from the relevant law and facts in this case.

"Well," said the attorney, as though still trying to decide exactly how to phrase what he had in mind.

Last week the case took a new twist when the attorney tried to have himself jailed before trial.

An attorney tries to unravel the mystery of his wife's death.

In his first trial, Prendergast's attorney tried to have him found insane.

From what I understand, the attorney tried several times.