Good. Twitler canât get no legal relief!! Cases against him are mounting and lawyers are avoiding him like the plauge. #MAGA
Make Attorneys Go Anywhere(else)�? Make Attorneys Go Away�
Lawyer: âMr. Trump, Iâd would be honored to represent you, but I have a calendar conflict on your trial date.â
Trump: âThere is no trial date!â
Lawyer: âByeeeeeee! Gotta run!â
Trump (on twitter) : Squawk, squawk, SQUAWLK!!!
Approached for hire lawyers : Balk, balk, (insert nonsense that sounds like flattery), balk!
I think Trump should try for the lawyers with the 1-800 numbers, who advertise on the sides of buses, and hand out cervical collars to clients during the first consultation. Better yet: âThereâs no fee, unless we win!â
Thatâs more Trumpâs class and style.
Weâd love to represent you Mr. President but we have a rather ironclad rule around here about the expectation of actually being paid for our services, our clients actually acting on our advice and the need to protect our reputation so that weâll continue to be in business after you have shuffled off this mortal coil. Other than those considerations, weâd love to work with you.
"Two more prominent attorneys have declined to serve on President Donald Trumpâs legal team, citing ââbusiness conflicts,ââ
The conflict being of course, that associating themselves and their firm with a client who
Can
Not
Shut
Up
and follow instructions from counsel will tarnish the firms reputation, and therefore have an adverse affect on their business.
Simples.
âThatâs very diplomatic ! You know we have some openings in the State Department ?â
Alexander Vladimirovich Konovalov is available.
You just have to get him a green card under the genius status.
You know how to do that even for imbeciles, aka trophy wives.
The reason theyâre declining isnât simply because he refuses to follow advice. According to several reporters, itâs also due to pressure from current clients and fear that having any association with him will scare off future clients. Thatâs how horrible the brand has become. Big names donât even want to be associated with the law firm of an attorney representing PP. I donât think accused murderers, child molesters, and rapists typically have this much trouble finding an attorney, but this president does. That says a lot.
With a little research, this might make for a nice presentation on cable news.
Take one of those firms which has declined to offer services to Trump, but not because of an ethics obligation, and list various really disreputable people the firm has represented. Something Rachel could do very well, with graphics and boards.
âHowever they consider the opportunity to represent the President to be the highest honor and they sincerely regret that they cannot do so,â Buchanan and Webb said in a joint statement to The Daily Beast.
Hereâs the comment from Winston & Strawn LLP before the Daily Beast edited it for ⌠concision:
However they consider the opportunity to represent the President to be the highest honor and they sincerely regret that they cannot do so for this particular âPresident.â
And repetition. And more repetition. And even more repetition.
Not that thereâs anything wrong with that. Not that thereâs anything wrong with that. Not that thereâs anything wrong with that.
A kind of reverse Willie Horton, in effect.
Maybe one Vinny Gambini is available to assist?
âHowever they consider the opportunity to represent the President to be
the highest honor and they sincerely regret that they cannot do so"
Hahahahaha, in other words, âWeâd rather stick our heads in shit filled toilets and flush away rather than be in a room with tRUMP.â Hahahahaha!
Lionel Hutz would be a perfect fit. Unfortunately his character was retired 20 years ago when Phil Hartman was killed, and even more unfortunately he was obviously fictional, but I still think they would have had the all-important âchemistry.â
Thereâs a scene in the beginning of the film âMichael Claytonâ, in which the rich client of the law firm Michael works for has struck a runner with his car and fled, and wants him to âfixâ it. Michael tells him he needs to find a good criminal attorney.
He was trying to mitigate, knowing the client couldnât win. Lawyers can win, and often do. Many know they canât, so they mitigate.
My take is Trumpâs lawyers all want to mitigate, but Trump wants to win, when they believe he cannot.
The court can appoint counsel for accused murderers and the like and the attorney canât refuse without being in contempt. When Donnie is finally indicted for a crime, the court can appoint an attorney for him if no one will represent him voluntarily.
Of course, it is possible to get out of a court appointment, but only with difficulty:
Trump is as toxic a client as there could be. It isnât just his immediate need in connection with the Russia investigation, but itâs all the other things coming to light: the shady business practices, the questionable business connections among his children, the long list of women accusing him of unwanted and non-consensual sexual advances, plus the consensual ones that involve payoffs and possible campaign finance violations.
He doesnât need a lawyer, he needs a law firm, with lawyers whose specialties cover the range of areas Trump needs counsel on - and that presents another problem: the cost. Yes, Trump is alleged to have all this money, but he also has a reputation for not paying his bills. Assuming the inevitable conflicts could be resolved, is Trump someone who would willingly put up a sizeable retainer to cover ongoing billing? And be willing to put up more when the initial retainer is spent? Because if you have multiple lawyers, at both the partner and associate levels, plus paralegals, document support people, outside experts, those bills are going to accumulate at a dizzying rate.
And even if he could get over these hurdles, thereâs the matter of how a firmâs current clients will react, and whether Trumpâs association with the firm will bring in the kinds of clients the firm wants to have, or if it attracts the kinds of clients it doesnât want. Or if too many of its clients decide to go elsewhere.
All things considered, it may be too big a risk.
Heâll find people, but I doubt they will be âthe best,â and thereâs a better than even chance they wonât be able to see it through to the end.
Canât say Iâm feeling too bad for Trump; this may be just the beginning of the well-deserved karma thatâs going to have its very painful way with him.