The cynical reason is to try to hold the case out for as long as possible because he is paid by the hour, and his wife's plastic surgeon doesn't work for free.
The non-cynical reason is because after what had gone before, he needed more time to prepare for a different angle of attack. I have no doubt there would have been planning meetings last night and this morning to settle on strategy and tactics.
KDR Price at posting:
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