Trump supporting attorney appears to have just committed jury tampering on Twitter. [View all]

[Tommy Carcetti]

Last edited Mon Apr 15, 2024, 05:21 PM - Edit history (1)

Link to tweet

Travis is an active member of the State Bar of Tennessee:

https://www.tbpr.org/attorneys/024760

Rule 8.4 of the Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct for lawyers:

Rule 8.4 - MISCONDUCT
It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to:

(a) violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induce another to do so, or do so through the acts of another;
(b) commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects;
(c) engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;
(d) engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice;
(e) state or imply an ability to influence a tribunal or a governmental agency or official on grounds unrelated to the merits of, or the procedures governing, the matter under consideration;
(f) knowingly assist a judge or judicial officer in conduct that is a violation of applicable rules of judicial conduct or other law; or
(g) knowingly fail to comply with a final court order entered in a proceeding in which the lawyer is a party, unless the lawyer is unable to comply with the order or is seeking in good faith to determine the validity, scope, meaning, or application of the law upon which the order is based.

https://casetext.com/rule/tennessee-court-rules/tennessee-rules-of-the-supreme-court/rule-8-rules-of-professional-conduct/chapter-7-information-about-legal-services/rule-84-misconduct#:~:text=%5B1%5D%20Lawyers%20are%20subject%20to,so%20on%20the%20lawyer's%20behalf.

Link to file bar complaint in Tennessee:

https://www.tbpr.org/for-the-public/file-complaint

(Just for clarification's sake, Clay Travis is not an attorney representing Donald Trump in any of his civil or criminal cases. At least not yet. He is, however, a lawyer who is also a staunch supporter of Donald Trump.)