Pissing off the judge might be a good strategy. If he pisses off the judge enough for him to make a questionably-legal ruling, he gets the chance to appeal and set precedent.
That's awfully risky for the defendant. If I was the one on the stand I don't think I'd permit my lawyers to risk sticking me with a $2 million fine just so they could set precedent, even if they were from Harvard.
