Yeah, but I don’t consider Guiliani a good attorney at this point. I would even argue that he is only nominally an attorney anyway.
But he thinks he still is one. And he has gotten far too addicted to all the media attention he has been receiving, along with finally seeing himself as a “big time player” at the Federal level. There is zero chance that Guiliani is going to take a back seat on his own defense.
Stunning that a former federal prosecutor specializing in organized, financial and political crime would turn into an organized, financial political criminal–and a traitor aiding and abetting a US enemy!
He must have undergone some sort of psychological collapse or neurological disorder.
He could probably get himself out of trouble by reviving his 2008 Presidential campaign, and getting himself some of that mythical immunity.* Remember the slogan? “Tested. Ready. Now.”
The plus side of representing Giuliani is the fun of watching the judge’s face when you try to claim that anything G has done in the past 3-4 years is covered by Presidential executive privilege, lawyer-client privilege, or double-secret immunity.
The chief legal strategy for Giuliani’s attorney would be to get him to STFU. Unfortunately, Giuliani won’t STFU. Won’t stop, can’t stop blurting out incriminating details. On television.
When people, whose foundational belief is everyone deserves good, ethical representation in a fair trial, won’t represent you, and it’s not a monetary issue, you are one toxic bastard.
Rudy’s mistake here is that most high level shadowy mafia figures have attorneys on retainer so they don’t have to go begging at the last minute.
“lawyers practicing outside a firm were worried that Giuliani might try to run his own case.”
Yep…he’s a nightmare client. Not only is he fucked, but he’s another Dunning-Kruger Acolyte who will know better than you do at every turn and will likely hang himself thinking he’s the smartest motherfucker on the planet.
Most criminal defense lawyers don’t want clients who are still actively engaged in a crime spree. It looks like Rudy is still trying to strong arm foreign governments on behalf of Trump.