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19. That was Chris Kise, a different TFG attorney

Reply to ZonkerHarris (Reply #18)

Tue Apr 18, 2023, 01:11 PM

Apr 2023

Chris Kise got that retainer https://politicalwire.com/2022/09/15/why-trump-has-to-pay-his-lawyer-in-advance/

Trump Had to Pay His Lawyer In Advance
September 15, 2022 at 3:19 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 246 Comments

The Wall Street Journal reports that the $3 million paid by Donald Trump’s Super PAC to his new lawyer, Chris Kise, was because the former president “was known not to pay some bills.”

“Mr. Kise avoided at least the issue of nonpayments by securing $3 million in advance and, if the case drags, the leeway to bill for more.”

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A top Trump lawyer has recused himself from Mar-a-Lago documents case [View all] LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2023 OP

Now that he's a witness (probably for the prosecution) he had no choice. Ocelot II Apr 2023 #1

This will be fun to watch LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2023 #4

I remember it from my ethics class, too - it seems to be a no-brainer, Ocelot II Apr 2023 #8

My oldest child was the editor in chief for one of the Univ. of Texas law journals LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2023 #11

The one with the article Kacsmaryk had his name removed from? Ocelot II Apr 2023 #13

Of course he is. He is knee deep in the documents case, and has to testify to the Documents emulatorloo Apr 2023 #2

Every time I've seen him on camera, he looks unhappy. calimary Apr 2023 #3

If you had to represent Donald Trump you'd look like that too jmowreader Apr 2023 #16

Yeah no kidding! calimary Apr 2023 #17

what lawyer would even want this stinky case, considering probably won't get paid Walleye Apr 2023 #5

Not to worry about him getting paid. There was a lawyer on Sirius/XM who represented Trump in 3Hotdogs Apr 2023 #7

Hopefully he has a good retainer and was paid for his work LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2023 #12

as I recall he was the one who got a $3 million upfront retainer from Trump ZonkerHarris Apr 2023 #18

That was Chris Kise, a different TFG attorney LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2023 #19

hard to keep all the greedy idiots straight ZonkerHarris Apr 2023 #20

TFG has a ton of attorneys LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2023 #21

Recusing himself won't make Dumb Donald happy. Remember Jeff Sessions? ificandream Apr 2023 #6

It's not really a recusal - that applies to judges - but a withdrawal Ocelot II Apr 2023 #9

If he had any brains at this point moniss Apr 2023 #10

BIG sign today that the Mar-a-Lago case is headed toward indictments and trial: LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2023 #14

Evan Corcoran recusing himself from the #Maralago Trump documents case "long overdue." LetMyPeopleVote Apr 2023 #15