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In reply to the discussion: Trump, Venting About Lawyer in His Criminal Trial, Seeks More Aggression [View all]NanaCat
(2,332 posts)Because every defence lawyer has to represent criminals, even the most heinous ones. It's part of the job.
With trial lawyers, people give them a break because every person accused deserves to have a lawyer representing them. Even the monsters of the world deserve that, be it TSF, Ted Bundy, Charles Manson, Timothy McVeigh, John Gotti, or, well, pick your terrible person. If they're in court, they're entitled to a lawyer, and someone has to do it. Just like doctors have to treat terrible people who get in car accidents.
I was at a luncheon with one of the attorneys that represented Manson. Nobody held it against him, despite how despicable the crime was. Because he did what he was trained and paid to do: Represent a criminal.
Legal representation for everyone accused of a crime is a bedrock principle of this country. We would be a lesser country if lawyers weren't required to represent the accused. In fact, we would probably be living in a totalitarian dictatorship.
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