White nationalist's lawyer wants out of rally violence case

[Judi Lynn]

Source: Associated Press

Michael Kunzelman, Associated Press
Updated 1:40 pm CDT, Thursday, June 11, 2020

A leading white nationalist told a judge on Thursday that his notoriety has made it difficult for him to raise money for his defense against a “financially crippling” lawsuit that names him as an organizer of a rally in Virginia that erupted into violence in 2017.

Richard Spencer’s attorney has asked for the court’s permission to withdraw from representing him in the civil case. The lawyer, John DiNucci, said Spencer owes him a significant amount of money in legal fees and hasn’t been cooperating adequately.

Spencer told U.S. Magistrate Judge Joel Hoppe that the lawsuit over the “Unite the Right” white nationalist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, in August 2017 has been “extremely expensive” and a “huge burden” for him.

“This case has been financially crippling for a long time,” said Spencer, who popularized the term “alt-right” to describe a loosely connected fringe movement of white supremacists, neo-Nazis and other far-right extremists.

Read more: https://www.chron.com/news/article/White-nationalist-s-lawyer-wants-out-of-rally-15333374.php

[The Magistrate]

1. Play Stupid Games, Ma'am, Win Stupid Prizes

Amazing that people seem honestly to believe there can be no consequences to their actions.

[alwaysinasnit]

4. +1000

[Roc2020]

10. We can all choose what we want to do. We do not choose the consequences.

always amazes me that so few people comprehend that reality and fact of life.

[IronLionZion]

2. Maybe Giuliani is available

Richard Spencer should represent himself and see how well that works out for him.

[Talitha]

11. "Maybe Giuliani is available"

Bravo!

[riversedge]

18. your post made me smile.

[Mike 03]

3. Are we witnessing the last gasp of the Alt-Right?

Maybe too much to hope for. But America seems to have run out of patience. And the racists are running out of, among other things, money.

[sdfernando]

5. You would think they have a lot of $$$ saved

I mean living rent free in your mom's basement saves you a ton of cash.

[iemitsu]

16. Only if you have any cash to begin with or leave the basement to earn some.

Plus these types often spend lots of cash on guns and amo.

[RainCaster]

6. Now THIS is winning!

Ahhh

Yup

[NonPC]

7. In January We'll See a Similar Story

But the person whining about poverty will be Trump

[sarge43]

8. "The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedlingly fine."

Consequences, Richard.

[keithbvadu2]

9. "White nationalist Richard Spencer: Trump 'didn't condemn us,' and 'only a dumb person' would take h

http://www.businessinsider.com/richard-spencer-says-trump-didnt-condemn-the-alt-right-2017-8

"White nationalist Richard Spencer: Trump 'didn't condemn us,' and 'only a dumb person' would take his statement seriously"

[NCjack]

12. Go to Trump rally and pass hat. nt

[ck4829]

13. Alright

[Ford_Prefect]

14. Karma will bite you in the end, Richard. I wonder how Mitch and Donny overlooked such an obvious

choice for a federal appointment?

[Nitram]

15. Ah, Schadenfreude! The po' lil' racist can't afford his legal fees. He's whining, and he's

bankrupt, and his lawyer just quit. The harder they come, the harder they fall, one and all...

[catrose]

17. I'm sorry; tots and pears are on backorder. No estimated delivery date.