Trump Group Pays for Jan. 6 Lawyers, Raising Concerns of Witness Pressure
Source: New York Times
"Former President Donald J. Trump's political organization and his allies have paid for or promised to finance the legal fees of more than a dozen witnesses called in the congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack, raising legal and ethical questions about whether the former president may be influencing testimony with a direct bearing on him."
It is legal for Trump to pay for the legal fees of these witnesses, but the lawyer represents the witness and not Trump - the lawyer should not share info with Trump or other lawyers.
Given the information presented at the last J6 hearing, there is a real question about whether witnesses are being pressured by Trump and his allies to hold back crucial information that might incriminate or cast a negative light on Trump.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/30/us/trump-jan-6-lawyers-witness-pressure.html
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When you try to overthrow the will of the people, and you try a coup in the United States government, you have to pay for that. Period.
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