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“What’s Sonny & Cher have to do with this? And isn’t quid a kind of money? Duhhhhhhh…”
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It’s humorous to think that these rugged individuals, pining to be free, find their every minute, their every movement, constrained by having to go to court or get out of court.
Sad life, being a slave to the legal system.
To put it another (better) way: for people who claim to want to live free, they spend an awful lot of time in the judicial system.
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I ask this because Trump was pushing that he was robbed in 2016. The 2016 election could have been a good case for this kind of chicanery if EVs hadn’t gone for Trump.
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No retainer. No signed attorney/client agreement. No canceled checks. No Venmo, or Zelle app payments. No credit card authorization. No wire transfer. No monthly expense report or legal billing.
He’s up shit creek without a paddle!
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Eastman is toxic to society - he is infatuated with the idea of offending sensibilities in the most irritating and contrarian ways - & delights in it - he is basically an offensive F’ing clown - what happens when children with oppositional personality disorder survive into their 60’s …
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That alone should get him disbarred.
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Nothing like the Pence gambit was in play for 2016 because Joe Biden was still President of the Senate.
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Eastman has had a state bar complaint filed against him in California over his involvement in the electoral coup. It has not gone anywhere yet. We’re still waiting on the outcome of Sidney Powell’s disciplinary hearing here in Texas. That happened back on Nov. 4.
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In other document news.
https://thehill.com/opinion/white-house/594278-document-dump-turns-toxic-for-trump
Think of the fatbergs!
If prosecutors have plausible answers to those defenses, it would be smart, as with alleged §2071 violations, to charge any National Security Act violation as part of a broader indictment. Even if the NSA-violation counts ultimately fell short, the evidence would portray for the jury someone who failed to take the country’s gravest responsibilities seriously and who habitually pointed his finger at others.
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… and he was thinking …
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Eastman: “Here, Your Honor, the dozens of checks Mr. Trump paid me with.”
Judge: “Why these are all filled out with sharpie and crayon. The ink is still wet on some of them.”
Eastman: “Well, you see, Your Honor, Mr. Trump sometimes had his son fill these out for me.”
Judge: “Which son?”
Eastman (sweating profusely): “Objection! Recess! Overruled! Insanity!”
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If Trump treated Eastman to a “Golden Shower” could that count as payment?
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There’s a number of ways to create an attorney/client relationship.
Payment helps, but is not necessary.
An agreement helps, but isn’t necessary.
There has to be a scope of employment defined, even if very informally.
There has to be legal work being performed.
I’m not an expert, but I don’t think a memo to overthrow a valid presidential election is actual legal work product.
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OT:
Excerpt:
The pair’s legal teams said that Andrew will make a “substantial” donation to Giuffre’s charity for victims’ rights.
“Prince Andrew has never intended to malign Ms. Giuffre’s character, and he accepts that she has suffered both as an established victim of abuse and as the result of unfair public attacks,” the joint statement read. “It is known that Jeffrey Epstein trafficked countless young girls over many years. Prince Andrew regrets his association with Epstein, and commends the bravery of Ms. Giuffre and other survivors in standing up for themselves and others. He pledges to demonstrate his regret for his association with Epstein by supporting the fight against evils of sex trafficking, and by supporting its victims.”
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This was about an INSURRECTION against the country. ANY privilege, 5th Amendment, Attorney-Client, Executive, whatever is tantamount to an admission of guilt in the process and/or clear support for the insurrection itself.
Trump and all the people who are now under investigation would completely crush anyone who claimed any privilege as necessitating being locked up, if not hung. One thing about destroying the Constitution like Trump and his minions seem intent on doing. Once you ignore part of it of claim superiority over the rule of law, all of it is gone.
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Here’s what the judge is requiring (from his Order):
Dr. Eastman shall also provide evidence documenting any attorney-
client relationships that existed with his clients. Evidence may include engagement letters, retaineragreements, or other writings. The evidence shall confirm the
timing and scope of each attorney relationship and each agent relationship,
including specific named lawsuits if applicable. If there is no written
documentation, the Court will accept a sworn statement from an attorney, client,
or agent in each relationship attesting that written documentation does not exist
and specifying the timing and scope of the relationship.
This means he can get affidavits, even if there aren’t any written agreements. So, if Trump is willing to sign one, he’s good.
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So Trump’s rambling about the 2016 election being stolen from him was just him reading from the wrong script?
For Eastman’s plan to work there has to be a large number of states that use/still use electronic voting machines. But I also guess electronic tabulating machines for paper ballots could be folded into the plan, except that paper ballot leave a physical presence.
In olden times like 2010 the cry of “illegal” voters voting wasn’t used, or used to the extent that photo ID hasn’t quashed that claim.
The use of computers to sign in has made the claim of busing voters from one precinct to another to voter obsolete. Also in some areas voting at any precinct makes that a hard claim to assert.
For me what it boils down to is that this Eastman scheme involves a lot tiny little details to pull off. And they have to be able to be replicated in many counties in certain states. It just blows my mind that someone had the time to think up all this shit.
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The stolen election claim was Trump’s game plan for 2016, and he intended to grift off his enhanced public profile for the rest of his life. The electoral college/coup stuff was not in the cards in 2016. The 2016 stolen election plan was shelved when Trump managed to eke out a win. So it was easy to dust off the plan in 2020 when he fell behind in the polls. The actual electoral college/coup stuff came later and was largely made up on the fly. Tragically it was taken seriously by some because an incumbent President and Commander in Chief was making the claims. It would not have been taken seriously in 2016 other than a loud and noisy way to undermine the hated Hillary.
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If he filed something with a court I guess that’s representation but what could they file about that cockamamie plan?
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