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dpd3672

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8. At this stage, you really don't need an expensive attorney.

Reply to grantcart (Original post)

Mon Oct 30, 2017, 03:18 PM

Oct 2017

He turned himself in and was released on bond. There's not much return on investment paying a big ticket lawyer.

Down the road, maybe, but today was just a formality. I'm not even sure if the right to an attorney attaches until after he's formally charged and bail is set.

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Interesting tidbit: Gates had a public defender [View all] grantcart Oct 2017 OP

Gates will already have folded. sunonmars Oct 2017 #1

Gates apparently can't afford high priced lawyers so he may plea bargain Kaleva Oct 2017 #2

Public defender, huh? Guess Manafort just used him as a flunky and didn't share the millions... brush Oct 2017 #9

He gets the federal public defender, and they are excellent. VermontKevin Oct 2017 #10

Gates is hoping for red state Deplorable dollars to come rolling in. nt oasis Oct 2017 #3

Being a relative unkown, he may have trouble raising money Kaleva Oct 2017 #4

He better start "singing" before it's too late. nt oasis Oct 2017 #7

Where is his share of the $75 million? marylandblue Oct 2017 #5

He only got $ 3 million. It might be in real estate. grantcart Oct 2017 #6

At this stage, you really don't need an expensive attorney. dpd3672 Oct 2017 #8

Where did you learn that? trof Oct 2017 #11

Gates and lawyer didn't get a heads up in time for lawyer to make an appearance Crabby Appleton Oct 2017 #12