U.S. District Judge William Alsup doesn’t typically interrupt opening statements for bathroom breaks.

Then again, there is little that’s typical about the trial of fallen San Francisco real estate tycoon Luke Brugnara—a tour-de-force personality who has escaped once from federal custody, has two former lawyers on the government’s list of potential witnesses and is now, aggressively, representing himself.

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