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brooklynite

(93,844 posts)
Thu May 18, 2017, 12:11 PM May 2017

Advisers Urge Trump to Hire an Outside Lawyer

Source: New York Times

WASHINGTON — Several White House advisers and personal associates of President Trump have urged him to hire an experienced outside lawyer to help him deal with issues arising from a surging controversy over whether his campaign had ties to Russia, according to several people briefed on the conversations.

The recommendations came even before a special counsel was named on Wednesday to lead the investigation into any collusion between the Trump presidential campaign and Russian officials.

Mr. Trump’s aides and allies were said to be especially concerned by the revelation that James B. Comey, the F.B.I. director fired by Mr. Trump, has contemporaneous, detailed memos reconstructing conversations with the president.

While the office of the president is represented by the White House counsel, presidents in the past have employed outside lawyers when their private actions were called into question.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/18/us/politics/white-house-outside-lawyer-trump.html?_r=0



He hasn't done anything wrong, so what would he have to hide?
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Advisers Urge Trump to Hire an Outside Lawyer (Original Post) brooklynite May 2017 OP
10 to 1 says it will be Alan Derschowitz titaniumsalute May 2017 #1
Hope the Lawyer ask's for a very big retainer, R Merm May 2017 #9
How much would it cost to bribe Hannity to recommend he hire Orly Taitz? FSogol May 2017 #2
She's the best dalton99a May 2017 #4
What a combo of Birther Power! bucolic_frolic May 2017 #5
Donald's a big fan of Judge Jeanine! Maybe she could be Tanuki May 2017 #14
Orly? BumRushDaShow May 2017 #15
We can't convince him of anything bucolic_frolic May 2017 #3
Mueller is no joke. Ivanka and Jared are savvy enough to hire Glimmer of Hope May 2017 #6
Wonder if WilmerHale will be conflicted out of any going forward representation of Ivanka and Jared. Justice May 2017 #10
As he watches so much tv, Trump will ask for Perry Mason. Kaleva May 2017 #7
bet he lawyers up much faster Marthe48 May 2017 #8
Hiring a lawyer has zero bearing on his guilt or innocence and its simply cstanleytech May 2017 #11
The OP used the phrase, "He hasn't done anything wrong, so what would he have to hide?" FSogol May 2017 #16
Better Call Saul Brother Buzz May 2017 #12
Dewey, Screwum and Howe? flibbitygiblets May 2017 #13
Have they hired a new partner? Staph May 2017 #20
why? Won't his longtime personal Lawyer represent him anymore? Sunlei May 2017 #17
No, no, no, Donny boy... defacto7 May 2017 #18
Benedict Donald don't wanna hire a lawyer - he'd have to pay in advance !! Pluvious May 2017 #19
You mean he hasn't done that yet? murielm99 May 2017 #21

Tanuki

(14,893 posts)
14. Donald's a big fan of Judge Jeanine! Maybe she could be
Thu May 18, 2017, 02:01 PM
May 2017

Orly's co-counsel (or, in Trumpese, "co-council&quot .

Glimmer of Hope

(5,823 posts)
6. Mueller is no joke. Ivanka and Jared are savvy enough to hire
Thu May 18, 2017, 12:31 PM
May 2017

top notch Gorelick (who works for Mueller's now former law firm) so I am surprised that they haven't forced him to hire the same level of talent.

FSogol

(45,356 posts)
16. The OP used the phrase, "He hasn't done anything wrong, so what would he have to hide?"
Thu May 18, 2017, 02:46 PM
May 2017

because that is a standard GOP canard whenever they try to remove civil liberties, increase surveillance, etc.

defacto7

(13,485 posts)
18. No, no, no, Donny boy...
Thu May 18, 2017, 03:52 PM
May 2017

You're the smart one.. you don't need no frickin lawyer. You can handle it! You're the best thinker!

Pluvious

(4,277 posts)
19. Benedict Donald don't wanna hire a lawyer - he'd have to pay in advance !!
Thu May 18, 2017, 03:58 PM
May 2017

Or just wot, offer him some Big Beautiful Cake ??

murielm99

(30,656 posts)
21. You mean he hasn't done that yet?
Thu May 18, 2017, 05:02 PM
May 2017

He really does think he is teflon.

Too bad Racehorse Haynes died. At least that would be entertaining.

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