Trump Struggles to Find Lawyers as Impeachment Trial Nears

[Wicked Blue]

Bloomberg
By Tom Schoenberg, Jennifer Jacobs, and Jordan Fabian
January 14, 2021

President Donald Trump, on the eve of facing a historic second impeachment trial for inciting the insurrection at the U.S. Capitol last week, is having trouble finding a legal team to defend him.

Allies of the outgoing president have been canvassing Washington’s legal landscape looking for representation but so far are coming up short. Lawyers who defended him in the previous impeachment trial, including Jay Sekulow and White House Counsel Pat Cipollone, have said no this time,according to people familiar with the matter.

Other lawyers who have defended Trump at times, including former Florida attorney general Pam Bondi, Eric Herschmann, Pat Philbin and Marc Kasowitz aren’t interested in joining a team this time, the people said. Some of the lawyers who don’t want a role have privately said what Trump did was indefensible.

More broadly, a number of prominent law firms have refused to engage in any legal representation involving the president’s actions following the Nov. 3 election.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-01-14/trump-struggles-to-build-legal-team-as-impeachment-trial-nears?sref=3OTf8B4q

One has to ask, is this being done as a matter of principles, or do they know darn well they will never get paid?

[BlueIdaho]

1. Let Jared do it.

He’s done everything... poorly, but he’s done it.

[patricia92243]

2. He better pay Rudy so he will defend him.

[Clash City Rocker]

3. Not only would they never get paid, he'd never listen to their counsel

For example, if he was smart, he’d plead the insanity defense, which is the only defense that might actually work. But you know he’d never do that.

[hlthe2b]

4. Maybe both. Not only will Trump not pay them, but acts so indefensible, few will hire them again

[grumpyduck]

5. I hear there's a Nigerian prince who has

a nephew going thru law school...

[underpants]

6. Oh come on. We know where this is headed.

[safeinOhio]

7. Try Orly Taitzd and

she could throw in some dental work.

[TreasonousBastard]

8. Both. Betray your principles (slim as they are) and go broke doing it?

[tinrobot]

9. Better Call Saul?

[IsItJustMe]

10. Whatever lawyer that gets hired, won't get paid.

[Jarqui]

11. You don't seem to have to tell the truth in the Senate so Rudy would fit fight in

Alleged to have indulged in young girls with Epstein, Alan Dershowitz will probably do it in exchange for a Ghislaine Maxwell pardon so she won't finger him and Trump..

What's wrong with Jonathan Turley (who was so bad the last impeachment trial)?

Tough job when most of the world saw Trump committing the crime live on their TV screens.

[KY_EnviroGuy]

12. Tell tRump to watch late night TV in any major city.....

and he'll find lots to take his case for an appropriate fee........

Ad: "Have you been injured recently in an auto accident?"

Trump: "No, but I've been damn near killed in a GOP train wreck."

[Wicked Blue]

13. Call 1-800-WEF-IXIT and have your credit card ready nt

[Mike Nelson]

14. I recommend...

... the firm leadership of "Howard, Fine & Howard" - I'll even throw in Shemp, since it's a big case!

[Wicked Blue]

16. Or Dewey, Cheatem & Howe nt

[kskiska]

15. There's always Dersh.

He keeps his undies on.

[Klaralven]

17. The team of Wood, Powell, and Giuliani aren't available? Stay with the winning team!

[dlk]

18. Attorneys like to get paid

[lindysalsagal]

19. Pretty sure this guy's available, but he might be over-qualified:

1-800-eat-s^%t

[sakabatou]

20. If any lawyer is going to work for him, they MUST ask to be payed up-front

otherwise, he'll stiff them.