With more than 40 Trump lawyers singled out for ethics complaints and even more facing charges,

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https://www.businessinsider.com/trump-lawyers-ethics-complaints-joke-maga-making-attorneys-get-attorneys-2022-9

With more than 40 Trump lawyers singled out for ethics complaints and even more facing charges, legal experts joke MAGA now stands for 'Making Attorneys Get Attorneys'

Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert 11 hours ago

- The 65 Project has filed more than 40 ethics complaints against lawyers who tried to overturn the 2020 election.

- Other Trump lawyers like Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman and Christina Bobb face legal troubles and charges.

- The New York Times reported legal experts joke MAGA now stands for "Making Attorneys Get Attorneys."

For lawyers working with former President Donald Trump, legal risk is considered an expected part of the job: More than 40 attorneys who worked to overturn the 2020 election on his behalf have been hit with ethics complaints.

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[tanyev]

1. I understand how over the years there was a constant supply of businesses like

caterering, decorating, maintenance, etc. that were gullible enough or not paying enough attention that they believed getting a job with Donald Trump would help them tremendously.

I don't understand how at this moment in time there is anyone left who graduated from law school and passed the bar exam willing to commit professional suicide by working for Donald Trump.

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2. Weird isn't it.

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3. Dozens of former Trump lawyers facing possibility of ruined careers

TFG is a horrible client. TFG does not pay his attorneys and TFG does not follow the advice of his attorneys. In addition, representig TFG has other risks

MAGA seems to stand for Make Attorneys Get Attorneys. Working for TFG is a good way for an attorney to lose their law license or otherwise get into trouble

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According to a report from the New York Times, the quip that "MAGA" (Make America Great Again) also means "making attorneys get attorneys" is particularly apt as dozens of lawyers who rushed to defend Donald Trump now find themselves facing disbarment, investigations, subpoenas and possible criminal charges.

As the report from Michael Schmidt and Luke Broadwater notes, "Over six years and nine major investigations by Congress, the Justice Department and local prosecutors, as Mr. Trump has managed to avoid removal from the presidency and indictment, it has become clear that serving as one of his lawyers is a remarkably risky job — and one that can involve considerable legal exposure. Time after time, his attorneys have been asked to testify as witnesses to potential crimes — or evaluated as possible criminal conspirators themselves."

Pointing out that the danger has become even more acute since Trump became a former president, the report goes on to note that high-profile attorneys such as Rudy Giuliani and more obscure attorneys who fought to have the 2020 election overturned at the state level are all seeing their careers severely damaged by their association with Trump.

The report states, "17 mostly lesser-known lawyers who represented Mr. Trump in battleground states as he tried to overturn the election are facing ethics complaints, putting them at risk of being disciplined or disbarred by bar associations or the courts," adding, "Vigorously defending the client — even one known for unscrupulous behavior or accused of an egregious crime — is part of a lawyer’s basic job description. But attorneys are bound by a code of professional conduct that forbids them from crossing certain lines, including knowingly making false claims, filing frivolous lawsuits or motions, and doing anything to further a crime."

With the Times reporting, "Mr. Trump’s quest for such a lawyer fueled a destructive cycle: As his legal difficulties mounted, he hired more lawyers, who in turn faced problems for their work on his behalf, leading established lawyers concerned about their reputations to balk at representing him," Kimberly Wehle, a University of Baltimore law professor explained, “There’s no way to adhere to your ethical integrity and keep your job. There’s just no way to not step into a mess.”

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4. Christina Bobb hired a lawyer, which was a good move because it appears that she needs one.

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