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The Velveteen Ocelot

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14. How good a lawyer is he, really, considering he lost the Trump U case

Tue May 23, 2017, 10:12 PM

May 2017

and the O'Brien libel case? Dolt 45 values only personal connections, not expertise - this is obvious from his cabinet appointments. So he hires the lawyer who's probably been sucking up to him for years (maybe Trump has actually been paying him and he wants to keep his business), and the guy is a specialist in civil litigation who probably has never represented a client in any kind of criminal case, let alone something that could result in impeachment with the hazard of subsequent prosecution. The criminal charges could be as bad as espionage and obstruction of justice, not to mention the possible underlying crimes of money laundering, tax evasion, and maybe RICO violations. Trump doesn't need a civil litigator; he needs someone who knows his way around both federal criminal procedure and the procedures for impeachment.

But it's actually OK with me if Trump's lawyer can't handle the job.

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Trump hires attorney for Russia investigation WHO DEFENDED HIM IN THE TRUMP UNIVERSITY CASE! BWAHAHA [View all] Miles Archer May 2017 OP

Better call Saul, Trump. Xipe Totec May 2017 #1

You took the words right out of my mouth! LeftInTX May 2017 #11

This would be consistent with SCROTUS' tendency to hire people The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #2

and lost his 'defamation' suit against ?WaPo? elleng May 2017 #3

"Trump Nation" by Timothy O'Brien. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #5

Trump hiring his NY attorney madaboutharry May 2017 #4

Good lawyers are expensive. Demtexan May 2017 #6

From the same firm as Joe Lieberman malaise May 2017 #7

Hiring a litigation defense attorney for a government ethics case? gratuitous May 2017 #8

You've made the most important point. PoindexterOglethorpe May 2017 #18

yeah, that is what struck me. lawyers who take cases that are so outside mopinko May 2017 #24

He really needs someone from a top tier law firm like Gorelick. Glimmer of Hope May 2017 #9

Trump knows everything. Demtexan May 2017 #15

I know guys like that jberryhill May 2017 #10

How good a lawyer is he, really, considering he lost the Trump U case The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #14

I have no idea jberryhill May 2017 #16

Oh, I know. The Velveteen Ocelot May 2017 #17

Holy Joe is at Kazowitz, so there's that going for them mulsh May 2017 #12

His expertise is bullying fraud victims dalton99a May 2017 #13

Back when he sent a lawyer to Nevada courts rainbow4321 May 2017 #19

Maybe the top firms turned him down? Kber May 2017 #20

Trump was also considering Ted Olson (Bush v Gore) no_hypocrisy May 2017 #21

To tRump this makes sense. Yonnie3 May 2017 #22

How does he think he's going to settle the Impeachment? NightWatcher May 2017 #23