Pro-Trump lawyers face $200,000 legal bill for 'frivolous' election case

[TexasTowelie]

Source: Reuters

WASHINGTON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - Michigan officials on Wednesday demanded that lawyers who unsuccessfully sued to overturn former President Donald Trump's election defeat in the state pay about $200,000 to reimburse for legal fees and related costs.

U.S. District Judge Linda Parker ruled last month that state and local election officials in Michigan were entitled to reimbursement of their legal fees, but has not yet determined the exact amount. The judge will now review the $200,000 request to determine if it is reasonable.

Most of the $200,000 was requested by the City of Detroit, which spent about $180,000 on a private law firm in the case. The office of Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel asked for about $20,000.

Parker ordered the repayment as part of sanctions against the lawyers who included Sidney Powell, a former campaign lawyer for Trump, and prominent litigator Lin Wood.

Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/us/michigan-officials-demand-payment-legal-fees-ex-trump-campaign-lawyer-powell-2021-09-08/

[LiberalFighter]

1. Frivolous lawsuits should include damages.

[Omnipresent]

2. Didn't the GOP used to be against frivolous lawsuits?

[SergeStorms]

8. IOKIYAR.

It's OK if you're a republican.

They just didn't want others filing frivolous lawsuits. Tort reform was for commoners, like us, suing wealthy people. That had to stop immediately.

[Omnipresent]

13. Yes, I work with some of the"useful idiots" who give their votes to the GOP, so the poor rich...

Keep the power and don’t suffer.

[AllaN01Bear]

3. why dont they go after the money people including wood? burn him dry.

[onecaliberal]

4. More of this.

[sheshe2]

5. Make them pay 💰

[Champp]

6. The whole damn Republican/Russian party should be fined

Frivolous fuggin traitors.

[Sam1]

17. I wish they were merely frivolous!

[JohnnyRingo]

7. Then they'll sue the judge!!!

They'll sue the courts, the Attorney General, and the post office that delivered the summons! They'll sue the Biden Administration for contempt! You can't handle the truth!!!!

Anything to stall.

[Jimvanhise]

9. DONALD TRUMP DOESN'T KNOW THEM ANY MORE

They did Trump's dirty work but none of his political fund raising is being used to support the people he once called on to defend his honor.

[BumRushDaShow]

10. Good I read this closer

and confirmed that this was just for ONE state. Now it's time to get them for the rest of us who were subjected to their weaponized terrorist lawsuits.

[MissMillie]

15. I'm only aware of one state that sued for sanctions

but I may be wrong about that.

[BumRushDaShow]

18. Could be because they mostly did this to a few states

like MI, AZ, GA, and here in PA.

There have been judges issuing sanctions - re: MI.

And I just found that PA actually filed for sanctions this past May - https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2021/05/19/pennsylvania-becomes-latest-battleground-state-to-go-after-giuliani-and-election-lawyers-who-peddled-the-big-lie/?sh=1fb9fc501f3b

And at that same link, it says that all of the above-named states have done the same -

Pennsylvania Becomes Latest Battleground State To Go After Giuliani And Election Lawyers Who Peddled The ‘Big Lie’

Alison Durkee Forbes Staff
Business
Updated May 19, 2021, 02:05pm EDT

(snip)

Key Background

Pennsylvania’s actions come after other battleground states had already moved to take action against attorneys who were part of the unsuccessful legal campaign to overturn the election results, which resulted in more than 60 failed cases. Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers has filed motions for former President Donald Trump and his attorneys and far-right lawyer Sidney Powell to be sanctioned and pay attorneys fees in cases they brought against the election results, and Michigan officials have similarly filed to sanction Powell and have her disbarred. Arizona Secretary of State Katie Hobbs also successfully asked a court to order the Arizona GOP to pay $18,000 in attorneys fees for a post-election lawsuit, and individual Georgia counties have requested nearly $17,000 attorneys fees from Trump and his lawyers. Though the post-election lawsuits have largely been wrapped up—one of the last remaining cases, in Antrim County, Michigan, was dismissed Tuesday—Trump and his allies have continued to make false claims about the election being “stolen,” despite there being no credible evidence to back that up.

So I think this one with Michigan happened to be making the news since it had some court movement with their filings.

[FoxNewsSucks]

11. Seems kinda low.

The amount of the public's time and resources wasted should add up to more than that, even in just one state.

[MissMillie]

16. I agree

I think the heavy-duty punishment may come from the attorneys losing their licenses. The ruling has been forwarded to the licensing boards of the states where the attorneys are licensed--for review and possible disbarment.

[Tommymac]

12. Chump Change for the Koch Family.

They will gladly spend it so that it all goes away and they can continue to devastate Democracy from the inside.

Until the Big Fish are in the docket for serious legal and ginormous financial repercussions we cannot rest.

[littlemissmartypants]

14. I don't believe they even have that kind of money.

What then? Jail? Or lots and lots of community service? Maybe work it off cleaning the toilets of Detroit?

[riversedge]

19. MAYBE it will be a deterrent from Future crappy lawsuits. ??

[Kaleva]

20. Not long ago, Freepers considered them heroes. Now they act like they never heard of them.