trump's lawyers are out of their league.

[MerryBlooms]

They have had no defense from the beginning, but during this Q & A, they really have shown themselves to be Irrelevant, Incompetent, and Immaterial.

[Wounded Bear]

1. Their client's case is indefensible...

the only thing whn* has going for him is a friendly jury.

*whn=what's his name

[MerryBlooms]

9. A jury stacked with accomplices.

[Wounded Bear]

15. Indeed! nt

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

2. Unfortunately, that doesn't matter. Trump was always going to be acquitted

no matter how badly his defense sucked. It's a reverse kangaroo court where the defendant would never be convicted.

[MerryBlooms]

10. Yes, but I'm getting a perverted sense of joy out of seeing just how horrible these lawyers are

performing.

[C_U_L8R]

3. It's unbelievable how bad they are.

Seriously, they should have called Saul. Anyone would be better than these jokers. A ham sandwich. Geez. Who knew that any idiot could become a lawyer. Rethinking my career choices now.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. Saul Goodman wouldn't have taken Trump as a client.

The Mexican meth cartels at least had standards, and they paid their lawyers.

[Bradshaw3]

17. Walter White was a saint compared to drumpf

At least he did care about his family.

[MerryBlooms]

13. These are the bottom of the barrel who would touch this case, and it shows.

[soothsayer]

18. I'm not a cat!

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

24. A cat would have done a better job.

[MerryBlooms]

32. Ha! I love that meme! Heart for you!

[lisa58]

5. Very true...

I stayed at work until the defense rested and came home to watch the Q&A - it’s a beautiful thing.

Someone on DU mentioned earlier that we (dems) have a deep bench...yes we do

[MerryBlooms]

16. Indeed we do have a deep bench, plus, our managers have truth on their side.

[lisa58]

20. I love truth...

The last four years have been so hard and the fact that the R’s are backing this ridiculous play hurts even more

[onecaliberal]

6. Clearly.

[Peacetrain]

7. I wish I could rec this twice!! so out of their league..

but then trump has so little regard for the law and lawyers.. it is all he can get now..

[MerryBlooms]

21. trump will have a tough time getting any quality lawyer to represent him in future cases.

Clearly, trump had a hand in his own defense in this case. No lawyer worth his salt, after seeing this, would embarrass themselves or their firm.

[Irish_Dem]

8. They don't have to do a good job. The fix is in.

Why would Trump pay for good attorneys?
Waste of money, any shyster would do in this trial.

[MerryBlooms]

23. The fix has always been in, that's not the point.

[Irish_Dem]

26. I thought the point was for the Dems to do an excellent job.

And prove the case.

We knew that the senate would acquit and not necessary for their attorneys to do a good job?

[magicarpet]

11. I like the we are "The Law & Order Party" lawyer,...

Van Veneer (???).

Same guy who said,..

"The DemocRAT Party does not want unity."

He calls it "DemocRAT", and calls for unity,
in the same fucking sentence.

Just mind blowing.

[soothsayer]

19. Yep I caught that

[MerryBlooms]

29. Playing to the fox news watchers. I guess that's their job today, but unprofessional.

[StarfishSaver]

12. The contrast is remarkable, isn't it?

The Democratic House Managers are so we'll prepared, thoughtful and eloquent. The defense attorneys are obviously just winging it.

How much do you want to bet that some of the commentary will criticize the Democrats for being overly prepared while calling Trump's lawyers nimble - just as pundits attacked Hillary Clinton for being too prepared for the debates?

[MerryBlooms]

28. trump's attorney's are disrespecting the process, themselves and their firms.

I can't imagine a lawyer standing before my father-in-law, admitting he was not prepared for court, then blame the prosecutor for his ineptness and Then, blame the court. There would have been fireworks seen across the valley.

[StarfishSaver]

33. Yes

And I cannot imagine that most of the Senators, including many of the Republicans, appreciate their flippant, rude and disrespectful behavior.

[MerryBlooms]

34. About 15% of the Republican Senators show the same disrespect to these proceedings as

trump's lawyers. I guess we're lucky they at least showed up in ties (One of my friend's husband who was a lawyer, was tossed by my father-in-law for not wearing a tie to court. After that, he kept a drawer full. lol) I did see a (unconfirmed) photo of Cruz with some sort of weird mullet haircut. Another lawyer who would have been tossed out of my father-in-law's court for disrespecting the court. These people are not just attorneys, but Senators. I have no idea why they believe it's appropriate to show up to work in such slip-shod appearance. To me, it degrades the office they hold and shows lack of seriousness of position they hold. Maybe I'm just old school, but it does really bother me.

[ananda]

14. That sounds like Perry Mason and ..

he won all his cases just about.

[PJMcK]

22. These losers must be desperate to "burnish" their credentials

Maybe they thought that having an ex-president as a client would make them go-to lawyers. Their stupidity, which we're seeing in real time, is exhibited in their complete lack of awareness that everyone in Trump's orbit gets soiled.

Oh, and the fact that they were the 4th or 5th tier of lawyers and the only ones Trump could get is rather funny. These dolts don't have the self-awareness to realize how deeply out of their league they are.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

25. Burnish or tarnish?

[MerryBlooms]

30. This team will see their incompetence

set in brutal memes throughout the internet for weeks. Not a good look for an attorney or their firm.

[GeorgeGist]

27. They're playing to the Base ...

bush league.

[MerryBlooms]

31. Yes, indeed. The incompetence on display is mind blowing!