At the end of the hearing, Trail asked the judge if he could "take three or four minutes of her time to ask her questions." Trail said he wasn't comfortable talking to his lawyer over the phone because he thought the FBI may be listening in.
The judge told him no and said, "what you choose to say to anyone other than the government can be used against you," and, that she "didn't want him to incriminate himself."
Trail responded " I assure you I wont.
Trail also told the judge, "Im not going to drag this out. I want this over as soon as possible. If they're going to accuse me of something, let's see if I did it.
Trails lawyer also declined to comment on both this case and his client's comments regarding Loofes death.
However, his lawyer said Trail "told the FBI the same thing" [that he was responsible] long ago and told reporters to ask the FBI why charges have not been filed against him in that case.
http://www.ketv.com/article/trail-a...sponsibility-for-sydney-loofes-death/15888503
The judge assured Trail that his attorney would travel to Leavenworth or arrange a phone call to answer his questions.
When the Judge later asked Trail if he would waive his speedy trial rights and agree to a March 26 trial on the theft charges, Trail at first opposed the request. Then he stated he was OK with it as long as the trial wasnt delayed past March 26.
After Thursdays hearing, Reiman, Trails attorney, urged reporters to carefully take note of the words used by his client in his statements to The World-Herald. Trail did not use the word murder in his call , instead saying he was responsible for Loofes death.
http://www.omaha.com/news/crime/aub...cle_64539706-a2f3-5e1d-ab01-dac2aeed04fc.html