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pnwmom

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Wed May 22, 2019, 04:11 AM May 2019

Chinese woman arrested at Mar a lago wants to fire lawyers and represent herself

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/crime/article230650169.html

The Chinese woman accused of trespassing at President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago resort told a bewildered federal judge in court Tuesday that she wishes to represent herself.

“I don’t need the attorneys, thank you,” Yujing Zhang said through an interpreter at the federal courthouse in Fort Lauderdale.

“Do you want to represent yourself or do you want a lawyer?” asked U.S. District Judge Roy Altman.

“Today, I don’t want the attorney,” Zhang replied, which the judge called a “very bad decision.”

The bizarre back-and-forth was not expected at an otherwise routine status hearing for a case with national-security implications. Although the judge urged Zhang to rely on legal counsel, she refused.

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G.O.P. fixer, mob spawn & traitor Don McGhan is free Achilleaze May 2019 #1

Achilleaze

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1. G.O.P. fixer, mob spawn & traitor Don McGhan is free
Wed May 22, 2019, 04:59 AM
May 2019

He's not doing anything this week. Surely the republican party can spare him to provide legal support for a spy working to undermine the USA, as they consistently support others working against the truth.

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