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docgee

(870 posts) Sat Oct 31, 2020, 04:59 PM Oct 2020

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I'm guessing the trump campaign doesn't have enough money

to mount all the legal challenges it is threatening. Fighting individual ballots? Or are con lawyers doing it pro bono?

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I'm guessing the trump campaign doesn't have enough money (Original Post) docgee Oct 2020 OP

It's getting too late to file broad challenges. RandySF Oct 2020 #1

They rely heavily now on hat sales. pwb Oct 2020 #2

Or Pro Boner? MineralMan Oct 2020 #3

Is that a Giuliani free lawyer joke? tblue37 Oct 2020 #5

I'm not sure, but it is crude. MineralMan Oct 2020 #9

When you're talking about this bunch calguy Oct 2020 #11

The Con will try to use DOJ lawyers. He thinks the entire federal govt is there to serve him captain queeg Oct 2020 #4

Cons don't do anything PRO BONO. Laelth Oct 2020 #6

Good point--and if they see Trump as losing all spooky3 Oct 2020 #7

Precisely. n/t Laelth Oct 2020 #8

Definitely pro bono. That's probably not the agreement they have with him, Buns_of_Fire Oct 2020 #10

RandySF

(86,253 posts)

1. It's getting too late to file broad challenges.

Reply to docgee (Original post)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 05:00 PM

Oct 2020

pwb

(12,802 posts)

2. They rely heavily now on hat sales.

Reply to docgee (Original post)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 05:03 PM

Oct 2020

Trump owns the booth.

MineralMan

(151,547 posts)

3. Or Pro Boner?

Reply to docgee (Original post)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 05:03 PM

Oct 2020

tblue37

(68,449 posts)

5. Is that a Giuliani free lawyer joke?

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #3)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 05:10 PM

Oct 2020

MineralMan

(151,547 posts)

9. I'm not sure, but it is crude.

Reply to tblue37 (Reply #5)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 05:25 PM

Oct 2020

calguy

(6,168 posts)

11. When you're talking about this bunch

Reply to MineralMan (Reply #9)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 05:36 PM

Oct 2020

Crude is good.

captain queeg

(11,780 posts)

4. The Con will try to use DOJ lawyers. He thinks the entire federal govt is there to serve him

Reply to docgee (Original post)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 05:04 PM

Oct 2020

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

6. Cons don't do anything PRO BONO.

Reply to docgee (Original post)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 05:15 PM

Oct 2020

It’s not in their nature.

-Laelth

spooky3

(38,867 posts)

7. Good point--and if they see Trump as losing all

Reply to Laelth (Reply #6)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 05:19 PM

Oct 2020

His power, they will see nothing in it for them to help him.

Laelth

(32,017 posts)

8. Precisely. n/t

Reply to spooky3 (Reply #7)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 05:22 PM

Oct 2020

-Laelth

Buns_of_Fire

(19,222 posts)

10. Definitely pro bono. That's probably not the agreement they have with him,

Reply to docgee (Original post)

Sat Oct 31, 2020, 05:27 PM

Oct 2020

but that's the way it'll wind up.

If he loses, he'll say they were incompetent and won't pay them.

If he wins, he'll say he didn't really need them and won't pay them.

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