A good defense lawyer never puts their client on the stand. While this is not currently a criminal trial, the same principles surely apply. If Boeing starts t

A good defense lawyer never puts their client on the stand. While this is not currently a criminal trial, the same principles surely apply. If Boeing starts talking, then the focus moves from debating whether more training was needed and who was responsible for deciding it wasn't (corrupt FAA? customer pressure? honest mistake?) to whether the company is hiding something. The first is a better scenario for Boeing than the second.