Snell & Wilmer withdraws from election lawsuit as Trump contests Arizona results

[sabra]

Source: Reuters

The largest law firm representing the Trump campaign or its allies in post-election litigation challenging votes in key states has withdrawn from an election lawsuit in Maricopa County, Arizona.

Associate Presiding Civil Judge Daniel Kiley on Tuesday granted Snell & Wilmer’s request to withdraw as counsel of record for the Republican National Committee. The RNC had teamed-up with the Trump campaign and the Arizona Republican Party in the case, which alleges that Maricopa County incorrectly rejected some votes cast on Election Day.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/article/snell-maricopa-idUSL1N2HY005

[mr_lebowski]

1. I won't call 'em rats cause I don't know of this firm, but ...

There is definitely fleeing, and definitely a sinking ship in this story ...

[TomSlick]

2. It is not only rats that flee a sinking ship.

Lawyers concerned with sanctions for frivolous lawsuits will also do so.

[Cha]

5. TY

[murielm99]

9. Lawyers and rats!

[Vdizzle]

21. Lawyers *are* rats.

There. Fixed it for ya!


Except the good ones of course.

[TomSlick]

25. You have noted how many lawyers are on DU - right?

You really do not want to be Dick the Butcher? He is not the hero of the play.

[Vdizzle]

26. Lol. Yes. I know.

I was referring to those that are defending he who must not be named. The ones here are the good ones. I probably didn’t clarify very well. My apologies to the ethical practitioners of law on here that may have been offended.

[murielm99]

28. C'mon.

Lawyer jokes are common. The preceding posts opened the door for them.

We all know there are good lawyers. Lighten up.

[TomSlick]

34. Misogynous jokes and ethnic jokes are also common, fortunately less so these days.

I am also not accepting of such jokes.

[DENVERPOPS]

14. Nonsense

They just figured out that they don't have a chance in hell of being paid, even if they win.....LOL

[TomSlick]

17. Nonsense?

I will grant you that judges are typically overly hesitant to impose sanctions but it does occur.

Good lawyers and even bad lawyers who hope to maintain their practice want to avoid Rule 11 sanctions.

[onetexan]

22. yes, they should have known better that any association with such a crooked administration would

sully their law firm's good reputation. Best to stay away from the cryptonite.

[stillcool]

3. a day after the case was filed

is that a normal thing?

Snell & Wilmer partners Brett Johnson and Eric Spencer first moved to withdraw on Sunday, a day after the case was filed. Johnson and Spencer did not respond to requests for comment. Snell & Wilmer chairman Matthew Feeney said the firm doesn't comment on its client work.

[TomSlick]

18. A prompt withdrawal suggests the attorneys is being told to advance perjured testimony.

A lawyer may not put a witnesses on the stand they know will commit perjury. Then again, the lawyer does not want to (in some jurisdictions, may not) tell the judge the witness is going to commit perjury. The remedy is a motion to be relieved as counsel - the judge knows what that means - and the lawyer is released.

[grantcart]

19. Excellent point

[groundloop]

20. Interesting..... thanks for the education

[TomSlick]

24. If the judge refuses to relieve the lawyer,

the next step is a vague, open-ended direct examination - like, "OK, Mr. Witness, what do you have to say."

[Hekate]

30. TY for this insight

[Mike 03]

31. Really insightful observation

Thanks.

Wondering aloud: Will the suit itself be withdrawn, or will other lawyers take over?

Could there be perjured testimony in the lawsuit filing itself?

[stillcool]

36. thank you so much.

[Cha]

4. poor pitiful wounded rogue elephant

[Leghorn21]

6. COOL

Glad to hear this!!

[Cartaphelius]

7. That had to hurt. Ouch.

[James48]

8. Not expecting RNC to pay.

I guess the RNC’s association with Trump jeans they won’t pay their lawyers either. Who wants to work for Trump when they know they won’t get paid?

[DENVERPOPS]

16. Same thing

All the banks in the U.S. wouldn't lend him money

and coming soon, none of the legal firms will take his cases......

[3Hotdogs]

23. TomSlick's explanation makes more sense. If being paid was why they resigned,

everybody has known for years that if Trump or his campaign hire you, you don't get paid.

[jayschool2013]

10. Trump jeans!?!?!?!?

Oh, god no!

[iluvtennis]

11. trump's claims of fraud is a BIG FAT NOTHING BURGER. nt

[Kali]

12. interesting

sort of tangentially worked with an attorney from that firm a lifetime ago

[StarryNite]

29. Me too! Small world! Only it was just a few years ago for me and..

he wasn't at that firm at the time but he's with them now. The one I was working with is a actually good guy.

[flibbitygiblets]

13. Trump stank sets in fast, not so easy to wash out though

[pfitz59]

27. Beat me to it

The stench of Trump will taint future endeavors. Best escape before its permanent.

[progressoid]

15. Did somebody's check bounce?

[Mike 03]

32. Does anyone know if there is a way to read the Snell & Wilmer filing

online? I want to see the lawsuit.

[Vivienne235729]

33. It probably dawned on them that their professional reputation was at stake

And this nonsense wasn't worth it. Plus, they probably don't want to get stuck w the bill likeneveryone else.

[BlueWavePsych]

35. Yeah! Another nail on Drumpf's coffin!