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Kablooie

(18,634 posts)
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:03 PM Jan 2021

With Trump's income dwindling and lawsuits increasing ...

combined with his well known reputation for stiffing everyone he owes money to, what high powered law firm will take him on as a client?
His legal fees are going to be huge to defend himself from multiple high powered cases at the same time.

Oh, and add to that the fact that defending Trump may damage a legal firm's reputation and standing in the industry.
Just a little added bonus.







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With Trump's income dwindling and lawsuits increasing ... (Original Post) Kablooie Jan 2021 OP
None elleng Jan 2021 #1
Very Famous Firm leftieNanner Jan 2021 #2
Or that other famous firm: DemoTex Jan 2021 #5
Or (Hat tip to Car Talk) leftieNanner Jan 2021 #7
And the Marine driving them to the airport on Wednesday: MyOwnPeace Jan 2021 #12
As a Member of a Reasonably Large Firm, It Will Have to be a Boutique Firm Stallion Jan 2021 #3
Yes the dark money GOP think tank firms. They will take him. Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #6
He's raked in close to a billion already. SergeStorms Jan 2021 #14
They need to get a huge retainer up front. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #15
Even if they were willing to deal with the reputation hit, they'd have to get a retainer the size of RockRaven Jan 2021 #4
Don't forget that Post-Election Slush Fund he set up leftieNanner Jan 2021 #8
It's probably already gone StarfishSaver Jan 2021 #10
Even OJ Simpson's lawyer is backing away from Tяump. Now that's sad. turtleblossom Jan 2021 #9
What about the morally bankrupt Dershowitz? BigmanPigman Jan 2021 #11
I dunno. I think he has grifted moonscape Jan 2021 #13
I don't believe it will be long before Rudolph the Leaky Lawyer ... Brother Mythos Jan 2021 #16
"Rudolph the Leaky Lawyer" Talitha Jan 2021 #21
I still think he's going to skip the country Bayard Jan 2021 #17
I'll bet Kim Kardashian would love to take on Chump as her client! Totally Tunsie Jan 2021 #18
Hire Rudy whom he is already stiffing. keithbvadu2 Jan 2021 #19
Bankruptcy #7 by the end of summer. sarcasmo Jan 2021 #20
Can you use bankruptcy against tax fraud penalty payments? Kablooie Jan 2021 #22

Stallion

(6,476 posts)
3. As a Member of a Reasonably Large Firm, It Will Have to be a Boutique Firm
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:10 PM
Jan 2021

probably specializing in Republican politics-the usual party hack lawyers

Irish_Dem

(47,131 posts)
6. Yes the dark money GOP think tank firms. They will take him.
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:13 PM
Jan 2021

And he won't have to pay. Or Trump will keep grifting and rake in the dough to pay his legal bills.

SergeStorms

(19,201 posts)
14. He's raked in close to a billion already.
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:45 PM
Jan 2021

That will attract some money-grubbing legal firm without a conscience.

RockRaven

(14,972 posts)
4. Even if they were willing to deal with the reputation hit, they'd have to get a retainer the size of
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:11 PM
Jan 2021

their expected total fees/costs. That figure would be bonkers, and Trump would never pay that much up front.

In reality he's gonna try to pay his defense attorney bills with campaign money, which is itself illegal, of course.

He's probably gonna be defended by nutjobs looking for their moment of notoriety. Of the level of quality of Wood, Powell, and Giuliani.

moonscape

(4,673 posts)
13. I dunno. I think he has grifted
Fri Jan 15, 2021, 11:31 PM
Jan 2021

enough during his time in office that hundreds of his LLCs are stuffed with cash around the world and that it ill take a while for him to feel a pinch even with all his momey-pit businesses, legal fees, loan coming due, etc.

But his time is coming and I plan to be alive to witness it.

Brother Mythos

(1,442 posts)
16. I don't believe it will be long before Rudolph the Leaky Lawyer ...
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 12:04 AM
Jan 2021

is back in Trump's good graces. Neither one of them has a whole lot of other options right now.

Bayard

(22,099 posts)
17. I still think he's going to skip the country
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 12:25 AM
Jan 2021

Escape everything in a non-extradition country. It may not be right away--he doesn't know just how much trouble he's in yet--but he won't be able to handle it, monetarily or mentally. He'll suck out every last vestige of any equity he has in any properties before they are seized.

I'm sure there will be people watching this very closely. He's not smart, but he is sneaky and sly.

Totally Tunsie

(10,885 posts)
18. I'll bet Kim Kardashian would love to take on Chump as her client!
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 01:02 AM
Jan 2021

She hasn't passed the bar yet, but reportedly plans on taking it sometime in 2022. Can Chump hang on 'til then?

Kablooie

(18,634 posts)
22. Can you use bankruptcy against tax fraud penalty payments?
Sat Jan 16, 2021, 04:03 AM
Jan 2021

I guess you could use chapter 7 which liquidates all your assets.i

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