As the Malignant Loser is arraigned today in Federal court in Miami, he faces the task of assembling a legal team to defend him, after the departure of lawyers Jim Trusty and John Rowley from his defense. Evan Corcoran had resigned earlier, and appears to be a key witness for the DOJ after they pierced the attorney-client privilege exception that doesn't apply when an attorney likely committed a crime at the behest of his client. That, indeed, may be the key to why the Malignant Loser's legal team is a revolving door of second and third-rate consiglieres. Not many are eager to go down with him, or suffer damage to their reputations by representing him. According to the article:
"After touching down in Miami on Monday, Trump spent the afternoon interviewing prospective lawyers and meeting with his legal team, along with other top advisers, to discuss the case, in which he is accused of mishandling classified documents and obstructing the government’s efforts to retrieve them, according to people familiar with the sessions. Several prominent Florida attorneys declined to take Trump on as a client after two of the key lawyers handling the documents matter — Jim Trusty and John Rowley — resigned last week, according to people familiar with the matter." snip]
The 11th-hour flurry of action to hire a seasoned trial attorney was a familiar dance for Trump, who has had difficulty hiring and keeping lawyers over the course of numerous federal and state investigations since his 2016 election as president.
Disagreements over legal strategy have hindered the search for new defense attorneys, according to people familiar with the discussions, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to speak publicly." (our emphasis)
"Disagreements over legal strategy..." means they won't do crime along with him, and are likely pushing a plea deal. When he's arraigned today, he'll initially be represented by Todd Blanche, one of the lawyers representing him in the Manhattan business fraud trial, and Christopher Kise, a Florida defense attorney. One constant at the Malignant Loser's side is Russian-born schemer Boris Epshteyn, who has driven more than one lawyer away (i.e. Tim Parlatore) in his "gatekeeping" role.
The legal quicksand that the Malignant Loser finds himself in is good for the rule of law and American justice, and bad for any lawyer reckless or opportunistic enough to sign on with him.
(photo: The Malignant Loser arrives in FL to face arraignment. Win Macnamee / Getty Images)
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