Trump hiring Marc Kasowitz as personal lawyer for Russia probe: reports

[freddyvh]

Source: The Hill

President Trump plans to retain Marc Kasowitz as his personal attorney to represent him in the federal investigation into his campaign’s alleged ties to Russia, according to media reports.

Fox Business and ABC News reported that Trump is expected to bring aboard the New York-based lawyer, who has represented Trump numerous times in the past.

Read more: http://thehill.com/homenews/administration/334843-trump-hiring-marc-kasowitz-as-personal-lawyer-for-russia-probe?utm_source=fark&utm_medium=website&utm_content=link&ICID=ref_fark

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Trump lawyers up

[truthisfreedom]

1. Trump admits guilt.

Why would he have to lawyer up if he wasn't guilty? And he's already got staff pleading the 5th, which he claimed within the last year is a sure indication of guilt.

[Shrike47]

23. IMO, everybody should lawyer up if being investigated.

[hrmjustin]

2. Lieberman's firm.

[FarPoint]

4. Yeap.

Predictable pattern for tRump.

[freddyvh]

5. so

if trump appoints Lieberman as the new FBI head, would there be any conflict of interest?

[hrmjustin]

6. I am not a lawyer but I think that is why Trump wants Lieberman.

[moonscape]

17. LOL!

[underpants]

51. Lieberman's out of consideration

https://www.google.com/amp/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/joe-lieberman-no-longer-under-consideration-for-fbi-director/

[emulatorloo]

8. What a big surprise.

Do you think the White House will try an "ethics" complaint against Lieberman like they tried against Mueller?

[H2O Man]

3. Recommended.

This is, in my opinion, a bad choice for Trump. But a good choice for us.

[Ligyron]

9. I'm worried he'll make Trump stop tweeting.

Trump does such a good job of incriminating himself with that thing.

Then again, knowing Trump, he's liable to hire and fire a few attorneys as things develop.

[forgotmylogin]

22. You think one more person telling him to stop tweeting is going to work?

Surely he's had multiple interventions.

[jberryhill]

26. How would he do that?

[JHB]

33. Anything he does to make Trump stop tweeting...

...will get him about 40 years for assaulting the president. Plus a no-nonsense tackle by the Secret Service.

If Ivanka can't get him to stop, it just can't be done by conventional means.

[Ligyron]

36. Hence Trump hiring and firing multiple attorneys.

He might, for instance, tell Trump that if he's not going to follow his advise and stop tweeting, he can just find himself other representation. That's what a prudent attorney would do.

But then it doesn't look like Trump picked the best legal representation for the issues he faces anyway, so ...

[dixiegrrrrl]

16. that lawyer has RICO experience. n/t

[GliderGuider]

43. That's a major tell.

We now know what he's really afraid of.

[dixiegrrrrl]

48. yep.

Such irony that Preet is working on the RICO case with Schneiderman.....

[CatWoman]

21. Lawrence O'Donnell talking about this now

[H2O Man]

40. Lawrence did

a good job on this. He always does.

[bettyellen]

28. I bet he hires two more lawyers and this guy will be the only on the team who really knows the dirty

he'll be consigliere, and go between between Trump and the other experts. Trump needs one lawyer that knows him.

[H2O Man]

39. Right.

He will have to get a DC attorney to assist on impeachment.

[emulatorloo]

7. His own website bills him as "one of the most feared lawyers in the United States."

"Kasowitz is known as a hard-nosed trial attorney whose own website bills him as "one of the most prominent and feared lawyers in the United States."

He's certainly got the Trumpian bullshit down, doesn't he.

[dalton99a]

10. His specialty is bullying Trump's fraud victims

[emulatorloo]

12. Sadly for them, this isn't the Trump University case.

It will pretty hard for them to settle out of court

[iluvtennis]

19. Yep, that's what he did in his lawsuits, bully the little guy and force them to settle. This is...

...the big US GOVT this time though, it doesn't settle.

[Stuart G]

13. I may be wrong, but I don't think Nancy Pelosi is frightened of him..

What do you think??
How about Chuck Schumer?.
Let's see.........that senator from Minnesota? What is his name?...

[emulatorloo]

14. I doubt Mueller is intimidated by him either,

[Stuart G]

15. Oh MY....Mueller...that's correct...

Is he the kind that is frightened by a lawyer?
What did he do before he got this current job???

wait a minute...I found this on the internet....at a place called google search:

.."Robert Swan Mueller III is an American lawyer and civil servant who was the sixth Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, serving from September 4, 2001, to September 4, 2013"...

Oh no..will a past "Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation" serving for 12 years in that capacity...be afraid of some New York lawyer??? what do you think...

[Hortensis]

30. Lol. Mueller would be wise to be afraid of them all

IF he weren't assured that he'll make big money no matter how badly he does. As it is, money and attention by the stadiums-full.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[onetexan]

45. thank u for posting Preet's tweets

this gives me further assurance Mueller's the right man for the job. I hope he'll hire Preet to be on his team as from what i heard on NPR couple days ago there are none in the DOJ and Mueller will need more prosecutorial lawyers on his team as well.

[Hortensis]

46. Probably can't involve him, but even an independent Bharara

is probably very dangerous.

I guess this Russian state-owned bank that rump's attorney is defending isn't the same one Bharara was prosecuting, that was the one based in Cyprus? Can't keep all the rump-associated scum and their institutions and crimes straight.

[Juliusseizure]

27. Attorney with no experience in this area

A typical Trump pick to go for loyalty instead of competence. Kasowitz will get trounced by the mere fact he has no experience in this practice area, and this is the FBI and a team of DOJ prosecutorial lawyers headed by Mueller, not some overpaid corporate blowhard lawyers just doing the minimum to get a big settlement.

[Calista241]

32. This is the lawyer that's going to manage a team of lawyers

That specialize in this kind of thing. If Trump knows how to do one thing, it's hire a shitload of lawyers and delay shit nearly forever.

[yardwork]

34. In this case, delay will cost Trump politically. As long as the media reports.

[Calista241]

38. The media has an attention span on a gnat.

Yes; you have Rachel talking about it for a few minutes a night, but as long as there are no new developments, the media will cover it less and less.

I believe Trump and his team are convinced collusion isn't a crime, even if it happened. Flynn make take a fall, but that's as high as it goes.

[Juliusseizure]

41. Lieberman "anchors" Govt Affairs and Strategic Counsel Division

Agree Kasowitz would manage this "dream team" of shitgibbons, who also provide
counsel for "Influencing and Shaping Legislation and Regulation" and "developing business opportunities".

Lieberman is a registered lobbyist like his wife Haddasah, a pharmaceutical lobbyist, which may help explain his being the deciding vote to kill the public option. Meh.

[Juliusseizure]

47. It's too big a ratings winner to go away

MSNBC and CNN are surging in the ratings while Fox, who doesn't cover it, is now in 3rd place. It generates too much money and interest to just leave it alone, and Trump is obsessed with bringing it up - I don't think he can control that.

He's obviously hiding something big - he went ballistic when he found out the FBI were monitoring his server, wiretapping conversations, etc. He may know the FBI already has evidence of collusion, etc, which is why he's risking obstruction. BTW, Nixon was impeached for obstruction.

[TNLib]

11. I'm wondering if it's significant he's hired a trial lawyer

Nt

[Lithos]

18. Should kill Lieberman's front runner status for FBI Director

Works at the same law practice.

L-

[C Moon]

20. That's a name we're going to be hearing a lot of from here on out.

[drumpfsucks]

24. tRump's lawyer

Does anyone know WHO will be paying for tRump's lawyer?
I am assuming it is us poor Americans....
Can we suggest a maximum hourly fee that we are willing to pay???
Not saying there will be any collusion between tRump and his honest lawyer....

....Just sayin'.

[Brother Buzz]

25. Most likely the Trump Campaign Committee

The White House did not respond to requests for comment about how Trump would pay for his outside legal team, the cost of which cannot be covered by the federal government. But campaign finance lawyers said Trump could probably draw funds from his reelection committee to cover legal expenses related to the Russia inquiries, including money donated this year.

Expect the orange anus to do a lot more campaigning in the foreseeable future

[freddyvh]

37. fund raising

they already started doing it last week

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2017/05/16/with-trump-under-fire-gop-fundraising-pitch-claims-government-officials-are-trying-to-sabotage-his-presidency/?utm_term=.8aa580a4bfa3

[Rhiannon12866]

29. Tonight MSNBC said he was totally unsuited for this job since he knows nothing about Washington

But Trump is only comfortable with people he already knows.

[spiderpig]

31. They're laughing it up on Morning Joe

Calling it dumb

[Botany]

35. "Going to the Mattresses"

n/t

[Juliusseizure]

42. Fyi..Lieberman No Longer FBI Nominee

Because he works for the same firm. D'oh!

[GliderGuider]

44. Or he'll resign from the firm prior to appointment.

Which would deal with the appearance of conflict of interest, but not the substance.

[Juliusseizure]

49. Based on news article

I should have clarified I read a news article stating he was no longer in consideration. Being an attorney at the same firm as Trump's killed whatever chance he may have had.

[GliderGuider]

50. OK, I just googled it.

The first time in living memory that DFT has acted to avoid a conflict of interest.

[L. Coyote]

52. Someone to blame later. All the big firms said , "Hell NO!"