Maybe it was his 'arguments', not his own 'beliefs'. Sometimes lawyers do have to make arguments to win a case, that doesn't mean they themselves have to belie

Maybe it was his 'arguments', not his own 'beliefs'. Sometimes lawyers do have to make arguments to win a case, that doesn't mean they themselves have to believe them. Kind of like knowing your client is guilty, you still have to fight to win to make the system work. And if these statements were made outside of the trial, it is similar. You wouldn't walk out of the courthouse and say 'yeah my client is guilty but we'll have a go of it in court tomorrow'.