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Scrivener7

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10. A rare case where we disagree. This whole thing about the lawyer is being wildly

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #1)

Thu Mar 30, 2023, 09:14 AM

Mar 2023

misread.

https://www.thedailybeast.com/why-the-trump-org-suddenly-fired-its-jailed-money-man-allen-weisselbergs-lawyer

Gravante, his old lawyer, was considered not friendly to the Trump Org and was advocating for his client, Weisselberg, without concern for the Trump Org's benefit.

But the Trump Org was paying Gravante's bill. It was the Trump Org, not Weisselberg himself, who fired Gravante.

The new lawyer, presumably, is more aligned with the Trump Org interests, so it now becomes much LESS likely that Weisselberg will flip.

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Manhattan DA Insiders Worry the Trump Hush Money Case Is Weak Sauce [View all] gldstwmn Mar 2023 OP

I say BS, gab13by13 Mar 2023 #1

No one is certain what is going on gldstwmn Mar 2023 #7

A rare case where we disagree. This whole thing about the lawyer is being wildly Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #10

Ugh. That is not good news. gldstwmn Mar 2023 #19

I'm not convinced that is the whole story at all Jarqui Mar 2023 #2

What about money laundering? tblue37 Mar 2023 #4

Certainly a significant possibility Jarqui Mar 2023 #6

Great post. Thanks for this. gldstwmn Mar 2023 #8

Weisselberg just became harder to flip with the new lawyer. Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #9

To me, that smells like Trump's spin. Jarqui Mar 2023 #12

Lol! And I actually think THIS is trump spin. Daily Beast says sources are saying Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #13

Weisselberg is in danger Jarqui Mar 2023 #14

Here's the indictment he plead guilty to: Jarqui Mar 2023 #17

Potentially, an interesting point about that made here: Jarqui Mar 2023 #18

A bit more information about who fired whom and what the new lawyer is there to do: Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #20

That's a very Trump-like statement, Know why? Jarqui Apr 2023 #21

This message was self-deleted by its author Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #22

Sorry. You misunderstood. Jarqui Apr 2023 #23

I'll delete. Scrivener7 Apr 2023 #24

Not buying it. This sounds like trump spin tulipsandroses Mar 2023 #3

propaganda story ZonkerHarris Mar 2023 #5

I believe this. It is consistent with the decades-long history of prosecuting tfg in NYC. Scrivener7 Mar 2023 #11

'Insiders' - This story does not pass the smell test. I think Weisselberg emulatorloo Mar 2023 #15

And now the grand jury is taking a month off? BlackSkimmer Mar 2023 #16