He is famous for never paying and some of his lawyers have ended up in jail.
One of the claims on this case is he openly strategized how to lie to his lawyers.
Seems like very high risk.
He’s going to hire some raging alcoholic like last time. This case isn’t going to be decided by fancy lawyering.
https://twitter.com/RonFilipkowski/status/1668291671820312577?s=20
512 days to the election. He’s making it existential for Joe.
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Imagine thinking milquetoast, human embodiment of the mean, Joe is the most corrupt president in history.
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What’s milk toast?
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Some Kaiser soze shit going on
Fucking iOS autocorrect. Supposedly they have fixed it. We will see.
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I would 100% represent Trump for free, wouldn’t have to think about it. Sounds like a ton of fun actually, and would be good promotional opportunity for my line of supplements.
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It’s ok to request like a million upfront, put it in a trust account, and then withdraw to meet billables. I’m fairly certain his last lawyer Trusty did this. Can also charge him like an immediate $200k fee for “lost opportunities.” No lawyer is getting near him without being paid up front.
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Get paid up front?
my pony got served
FWIW (to be clear, Cannon is still the judge for the trial).
Magistrate Judge Jonathan Goodman — not U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon, who was randomly assigned Trump’s case — will be handling the former president’s arraignment and bond matters.
Goodman is known not only for his legal wisdom but also for his wry humor in the courtroom.
https://www.miamiherald.com/news/politics-government/article276328096.html
Bing: A judge in a criminal arraignment for violations of the Espionage Act might use wry humor to comment on the defendant’s motives, methods, or consequences. Here are some possible examples of wry humor by a judge in such a case:
- “You’re charged with leaking classified documents to a foreign journalist. I guess you wanted to make a name for yourself. Well, you certainly did. You’re now on the most wanted list of several countries.”
- “You’re accused of spying for a hostile nation. You must have been very desperate for money. Or maybe you just liked the thrill of living a double life. Either way, you’re in deep trouble now.”
- “You’re alleged to have hacked into a government database and downloaded sensitive information. You must have been very confident in your skills. Too bad you left a trail of digital breadcrumbs that led right to your door.”
- “You’re suspected of passing secrets to an undercover agent posing as a diplomat. You must have been very naive. Or maybe you just fell for his charm. Either way, you’ve been duped by the oldest trick in the book.”
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Kinda funny how the thread title applied to the first indictment and now fits the 2nd one too when he comes to Miami tomorrow
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I mean his look and mannerisms certainly hide most of his evil
Magistrate judges can be thought of to some extent as “helper judges.” It’s an important position, with appointment for 10 years based on merit (unlike federal judges), but it is not an Article III position confirmed by the Senate (hiring is done by the district court) and just about anything they decide can be overruled by the district judge. It seems unsurprising that the magistrate judge would oversee the arraignment, as that is normally a fairly pro forma proceeding. Magistrates are often reappointed for another 10 years and many are elevated to district judgeships.
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Maybe he’s thinking about the Central Park 5 case that Trump infamously threw himself into. After stirring up the racist frenzy with a full-page ad demanding the death penalty for the ultimately innocent defendants. The city ultimately paid the defendants millions to make up for the confessions law enforcement bullied out of them. Perhaps in Trump’s mind this is the model for a confession, though he’s skipping over the years spent wrongfully confined in prison and the actually innocent part of securing a cash settlement.
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https://twitter.com/AnnaBower/status/1668296220454924296
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This woman was on the lawfare podcast a couple of days ago saying, like, “I’ll be in the courtroom. I’m not missing this.” The editor noted that they were not requiring her to be there. It was her choice.
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