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Donaldson's cross-examination exemplified a chaotic blend of attempts to paint the witness as unreliable through convoluted questioning. As observers noted, the rhythm and structure of his questioning felt disjointed and often confusing, leading to moments where even jurors could have been lost in translation. The courtroom echoed with self-pleasure, only this time not from the private lives of the accused, but in the mishandling of legal strategy in front of the jurors.