his 5 lawyers leave

[butters]

unable to support his lie about the big steal, they've all left

 

[YDB95]

The pumpkin stands alone...

 

[KeithD]

unable to support his lie about the big steal, they've all left

Finally using their brains and realizing he wouldn't pay their fees is more likely what happened. Well, that, and that the only defense he has to stand on is the outrageous willingness of Republican senators to live a lie and pimp for white nationalists.

 

[butters]

Finally using their brains and realizing he wouldn't pay their fees is more likely what happened. Well, that, and that the only defense he has to stand on is the outrageous willingness of Republican senators to live a lie and pimp for white nationalists.

all i know is the reporting right now saying trump was insisting on them using the "stolen election" as his defense and how, obviously, that just wouldn't stand up. as lawyers, apparently, they're not allowed to stand up and deliberately lie under oath

 

[bodysong]

"Five of former President Donald Trump's impeachment defense team attorneys
have stepped aside a little more than a week before his Senate trial is set to begin"

Aaron Rupar ✓
Twitter › atrupar

The thing is I’m pretty sure Bozo the Clown could lead Trump’s impeachment trial
defense and a critical mass of Republican senators would still vote to acquit

3 hours ago

Maggie Haberman ✓
Twitter › maggieNYT

Confirming CNN report that Bowers and Barbier, two SC lawyers hired
with fanfare, are no longer on his team. A person familiar with the situation
called it a "mutual" decision.

4 hours ago

 

[bodysong]

Greg Harris and Johnny Gasser, two former federal prosecutors from South Carolina,
are also off the team, one of the people said.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/worl...6192fe-6368-11eb-a177-7765f29a9524_story.html

 

[YDB95]

all i know is the reporting right now saying trump was insisting on them using the "stolen election" as his defense and how, obviously, that just wouldn't stand up. as lawyers, apparently, they're not allowed to stand up and deliberately lie under oath

That too, without a doubt, but I agree that the root cause is they know they were in for a heck of a lot of work, and probably weren't going to get a dime for their trouble. Not to mention being associated with him would probably cost them a lot of future work.

 

[KeithD]

I'm sure there are lawyers in Iran who would happy to help him out.

 

[Dribble]

Lol....and this is surprising?

 

[KeithD]

Lol....and this is surprising?

I think it's surprising that five lawyers would be dumb enough to sign up with him in the first place.

 

[dolf]

I suspect that refusing to pay Rudy may have influenced their decision.

 

[ShagTimes]

Uninspiring Biden forcing you to constantly start threads about private citizen Trump, who is just trying to get on with his life?

 

[Dribble]

I think it's surprising that five lawyers would be dumb enough to sign up with him in the first place.

Nah...the corruption runs wide and deep with Republicans

 

[WillJ8787]

He is certifiable!!!

 

[Philthy_Phil]

Uninspiring Biden forcing you to constantly start threads about private citizen Trump, who is just trying to get on with his life?

And he can, after all the lawsuits coming his way.

 

[IrezumiKiss]

Uninspiring Biden forcing you to constantly start threads about private citizen Trump, who is just trying to get on with his life?

This is a gold star Cheeto cheerleader effort from you in trying to play out the horribly enduring verity of his ever-stacking fails. Kudos!

https://media.tenor.com/images/f7354b8c66dcf774a0cd75d1806e0d56/tenor.gif

 

[JackLuis]

SOme Grist For The Mill!

'What a mess': Ex-prosecutor explains why Trump's impeachment legal team quit on him

"What a mess," Honig began when asked about the latest developments.

"Here we are, we are a week and change out from trial and the former president has nobody representing him," he explained. "So lawyers generally have a very broad obligation to represent their clients; criminal defending, impeachment defending, whatever it may be. When you see something like this, what it tells you there was a difference in terms of not necessarily just strategy, but if a defense lawyer believes he is be made to make an argument that is either a lie or dangerous or unethical, that's where you see resignations like this."

"So I think it makes a lot of sense," he added. "If President Trump said to the lawyers -- and by all appearances they are legitimate lawyers, they're DOJ alumni, one of them is an ethics expert -- if President Trump said 'I want you to argue this election was stolen,' they have every right and they did the right thing to say, 'no, we're out.'"

Fuck Trump in his Big Fat Ass!

 

[JackLuis]

This sounds good!

Trump may defend himself at impeachment trial -- to save himself money on lawyers: report

On Saturday night, CNN dropped a bombshell report that Donald Trump lost all five of his impeachment lawyers -- with just over a week to go before his second impeachment trial.
Legal experts were mystified as to what might happen next, and joked that Trump could serve as his own defense.
"Trump can always choose to rep himself at impeachment," former federal prosecutor Elie Honig tweeted.

Former SDNY U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara also noted that was an option.
"Self-representation would be great for ratings," Bharara predicted.

Bannon, who was talking to Trump ahead of his departure from DC and the day Trump went back and forth on pardoning him, is encouraging him to go to the senate himself. “He’s the only one who can sell it.”

Yes! Trump under oath in the Senate, highest Ratings on TV!

 

[LLCox]

trump always has Rudy Colludi to fall back on.

 

[Dribble]

trump always has Rudy Colludi to fall back on.

He has history of working for free...lol

 

[coati]

I suggest that Harpy should represent Trump. Trump could introduce him, "This is my attorney, Barrister Timmee from the porn board. Don't make him mad, because he'll melt down. And his friend, ProudBoBo, will put you in the ICU for a month."

That would all fit right in with the overall Republican strategy of threatening anger and violence if they don't get their way.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Does this put the outcome of the trial in doubt?

 

[adrina]

Does this put the outcome of the trial in doubt?

Sadly no. Trump could mount zero defense and almost all republican senators will still vote to acquit.

 

[BabyBoomer50s]

Sadly no. Trump could mount zero defense and almost all republican senators will still vote to acquit.

Yes, another acquittal is almost a certainty. Impeachment is a political process, not a legal process. If Democrats are serious in their assertion that Trump committed a crime, the Biden Administration will press criminal charges. Crickets from the White House on pursuing that so far.

 

[KeithD]

Yes, another acquittal is almost a certainty. Impeachment is a political process, not a legal process. If Democrats are serious in their assertion that Trump committed a crime, the Biden Administration will press criminal charges. Crickets from the White House on pursuing that so far.

You're still bedazzled by Trump's corruptions. The White House isn't supposed to have anything to do with pursuing criminal charges for anything. Biden has tried to make that clear, but you and yours are still bedazzled by your rotten hero.

The impeachment trial is worthwhile to get on record for all time who is going to ignore a slam dunk charge for self-service political purposes. I have someone in my past who was a Joe McCarthyite U.S. senator. Believe me, no one in my family down through the generations has forgotten the family being involved in that stench.