Trump is asking random Mar-a-Lago visitors to recommend lawyers to help with his legal issues, ...

[DonViejo]

Trump is asking random Mar-a-Lago visitors to recommend lawyers to help with his legal issues, Wolff book says

[e-mail] (Mia Jankowicz) 46 mins ago

Trump has no "real" lawyers working with him, a new book about him says.

The former president asks Mar-a-Lago visitors if they have any recommendations, the book says.

Trump has several legal threats hanging over him.

Former President Donald Trump is asking passers-by for legal help as he finds himself in increasing jeopardy, according to a new book.


An excerpt of "Landslide: The Final Days of the Trump Presidency" by Michael Wolff published by The Times of London Monday describes Trump's life surrounded by followers at his Florida home of Mar-A-Lago.

In it, Wolff says that as of spring 2021 Trump had no "real" lawyers working with him, "going so far as to ask random visitors if they know any good ones" to help with the many legal threats looming over him.

Insider's C. Ryan Barber and Tom LoBianco reported in April that, with the big law firms shying away, Trump calls on a stable of lawyers, many of whom were involved in his efforts to challenge the 2020 election result.

Some of the legal threats over Trump have begun to take shape.

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[RockRaven]

1. LOL, what could go wrong?

[TexasBushwhacker]

2. Does he mean lawyers he won't pay?

I read he stiffed Giuliani, which part of his financial woes.

[Aristus]

3. Not any who are going to work pro bono, at any rate.

Trump’s history of stiffing everyone who works for him is coming back to haunt him.

[Buns_of_Fire]

4. Of course he has no "real" lawyers. "Real" lawyers expect to be paid.

Clarification: Paid in real money. Not butt-smoochies.

[ChazInAz]

5. Pity about that.

Maybe he should use a court-appointed public defender.
They work for free.

[gulliver]

6. That's just what people want, to have Trump hire the same lawyer they use.

That's just what a law firm wants, to be categorized with Rudy Giuliani and Michael Cohen.

[gratuitous]

15. I worked for a lawyer back in the day

He was pretty new, and as a sole practitioner you take just about any clients you can get. Sure enough, he got mixed up with this shady business guy who was always in some legal hot water, mostly because he was a dishonest asshole who'd sell out his own mother for a nickel. It too my boss a couple of years to get untangled from representing this guy, and by the time I came to work for him, he had just about gotten rid of him as a client.

Anyway, there was a weekly cattle call of cases in that county, dozens of lawyers reporting in on case status. My boss is there in the crowd for another case not involving this guy, when the guy's name comes up in the case list being announced by the bailiff. The presiding judge hears the name and his head jerks up and starts scanning the crowd. He sees my boss and gives a half nod and a look of "Oh that's why you're here." My boss is thinking, "Great, now I'm going to be tied to this deadbeat for my whole career."

There's going to be a lot lawyers admitted to the bar this year, and they're going to be hungry for clients. One of them is bound to be just a little hungrier than the rest. Chins up, Donald.

[LetMyPeopleVote]

7. None of the white shoe law firms will represent TFG for good reasons

TFG is a horrible client and this case is a loser. Who is stupid enough to keep two sets of books

Link to tweet

[Ocelot II]

14. White shoe law firms? Not even flip-flop law firms would want a client

who is certifiably mad and doesn't pay.

[tanyev]

8. Are You My Lawyer?

[tblue37]

13. That was my son's favorite book as a toddler.

[Ocelot II]

9. He is infamous for not paying his lawyers. Now he won't even pay Giuliani

(not that Rudy's work was worth a damn). No reputable lawyer would go anywhere near TFG because it would be career suicide, AND they wouldn't get paid for the public opprobrium and scorching by judges. At this point he'd be lucky to be able to retain some guy from Albuquerque with an office in the basement of a nail salon.

[sdfernando]

11. Better call Saul! /nt

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

10. Why?

Did he fire Rudy Toot Tooty or did he quit because TFG wasn't paying him?

[Vinca]

12. I already pre-ordered that book. It should be well worth the read.

[MissMillie]

16. Prospective lawyers should get a big retainer up-front

He's about to file for bankruptcy, and he'll end up not paying anyone anywhere anything.

[Ocelot II]

17. And don't do a lick of work until the check clears.

They should also consider what their reputations are worth before they sign on.

[musclecar6]

18. We all know

He has no redeeming qualities. None. Why anybody would work for this despicable person is beyond me.

[Blue Owl]

19. Bwaaaaaahahahaha!

Oh how the mighty have fallen...

[Talitha]

20. Many people say

He's been wandering around in his bathrobe muttering:
'Where's my Roy Cohn?"