Trump was quite displeased with his impeachment defense team

[TomCADem]

Source: Politico

Cocooned at his Mar-a-Lago estate, Trump watched as his defense attorneys responded to an emotional presentation by House impeachment managers with a series of dry, technical and at times meandering arguments about due process and the constitutionality of the proceedings. As they droned on, he grew increasingly frustrated with the sharp contrast between their muted response and the prosecution’s opening salvo, according to two people familiar with his thinking.

It didn’t help that his lead attorney, former Pennsylvania prosecutor Bruce Castor, name-checked Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), who just days ago slammed his state party for their “weird worship” of Trump. Castor also referred to Trump as the “former president,” conceding that he had in fact lost the 2020 election when he was removed by “smart” voters last November.

One of the people familiar with Trump’s thinking said he saw his legal team’s performance as a missed opportunity and also was annoyed by the public criticism of his attorneys. And he wasn’t the only one.

Some people close to the president’s defense team said they quit watching the proceedings out of sheer frustration with Castor’s presentation and were confused by his refusal to use graphics or a video––tools his TV-obsessed client had hoped to deploy.

Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-was-quite-displeased-with-his-impeachment-defense-team/ar-BB1dxVrn?ocid=msedgntp

[C_U_L8R]

1. C'mon Trump, there's only one thing to do

Go down there yourself and put up your own defense. Proceed, magatbreath.

[pandr32]

2. Absolutely!

I completely agree!

[tinymontgomery]

13. I like what someone on MSNBC said about Trump wanting

I like what someone on MSNBC said about Trump wanting to testify.
He wants his Colonel Jessup moment from “A Few Good Men.”

Kaffee: Did you order the Code Red?
Jessup: I did the job that—-
Kaffee: DID YOU ORDER THE CODE RED?!
Jessup: YOU'RE GODDAMN RIGHT I DID!!!


He’s chopping
at the bits to go in to the chamber:

Jamie Raskin: Did you order the insurrection?
Trump: I wanted to stop
Jamie Raskin: DID YOU ORDER THE INSURRECTION?
Trump: “YOUR GODDAMN RIGHT I ORDERED THE INSURRECTION."

[FailureToCommunicate]

30. Yes!

"I know exactly what he’d tell you, lies. He was no different from any other officer in the ward room, they were all disloyal. I tried to run the ship properly, by the book, but they fought me at every turn. The crew wanted to walk around with their shirt tails hanging out, that’s all right, let them. Take the tow line, defective equipment, no more, no less. But they encouraged the crew to go around scoffing at me, and spreading wild rumors about steaming in circles and then old yellow strain. I was to blame for Lt. Maryk’s incompetence and poor seamanship. Lt. Maryk was the perfect officer, but not Captain Queeg. Ah, but the strawberries, that’s, that’s where I had them..."

[tinymontgomery]

34. That is such a great scene, Bogart at his best. n/t

[COL Mustard]

17. I Would LOVE To See That!

Talk about a shitshow.....

[PatSeg]

24. Oh yes!

Sometimes, if you want something done right, damn it, you just have to do it yourself! Yes Don, you just fly up there and show those lawyers how it's done.

[Corgigal]

3. You get what you paid for.

If only you had a credit card that wouldn’t have declined the initial deposit.

Alas....

[agingdem]

6. Castor riffed and Shoen raged

for what felt like days..Trump must be paying them hourly if he's paying them at all...

[Escurumbele]

10. they were both terrible, but Shoen was a joke...He should be portrayed in a bad lawyer movie

Nothing he said made sense, for even non-curious trump to realize it says a lot.

[EndlessWire]

41. I think that he was working on

a "the ends justify the means" defense. He was really dreadful. Otherwise, it made no sense. What do Greece and Rome have to do with Trump's engineering of an American insurrection?

[COL Mustard]

19. The A Through H Legal Teams Were Busy

So the J-Team got called up to the majors, straight from Little League, apparently.

Oh well, it couldn't happen to a nicer criminal...erm..President.

[sheshe2]

4. Boo effing hoo donnie.

You get what you pay for and since you never pay anyone ya get scaroooed. You were lucky to even get these two bozo's, dozens that walked before them refused to take your case. Others quit while they were ahead. No one luvs ya don.

[PirateRo]

5. Do you think he shares the common pool there?

I wouldn’t want to share bath water with that thing.

[Mr.Bill]

22. Check for orange water. n/t

[flibbitygiblets]

40. It did kind of look like that Castor fella was wearing a trump-sized suit though

when it comes to oversized suits, David Byrne wore it better

[PirateRo]

44. I noticed that, too

Like he was wearing something that fell out of the big man’s store.

[generalbetrayus]

7. Thoughts and prayers, Benedict Donald!

[bucolic_frolic]

8. It goes to show how skewed he is just to think he has any case at all.

[Mike Nelson]

9. Well...

... I agree with cocooned FORMER President - the defense team was not good, but they had a really awful client!

[Stallion]

11. Amazing What Happens When Only Give Your Attorneys the Weekend to Prepare

cheap ass-you deserve it for handicapping and changing your attorneys in the final week before trial

[twodogsbarking]

12. He sucked

don't pay him. Same story, different attorney.

[Hekate]

14. Time to tune up the teeny tiny violin orchestra

[orleans]

33. i believe the correct phrase is "WOMP WOMP"

[Hekate]

39. Oh, that's the slide trombone part...

...for which we don’t have a smiley. Sad.

[DeminPennswoods]

15. Castor, Shoen, et al

can't make chicken salad out of chicken feathers.

[swift93]

16. Another attorney...

stiffed for payment! Castor just ruined his career, in addition to having an unpaid and humiliating presentation.

[erronis]

18. Up-voting since I hope this leads to apoplexy in the ex-pee-resident. Hoping it stays alive

for a very long time to watch his spawn and his hopes crash.

[SeattleVet]

20. Truly, a legal team for all seasons...

...all Four Seasons.

All the time."The Four Seasons Law Office and Adult Bookstore"

[Talitha]

21. That's what happens when you have no defense.

[jb5150]

23. Trump sure chooses the best people/lawyers ..

I've seen better lawyers on L.A. Law ....

[TomCADem]

26. Trump Should Just Roll Out a Potted Plant...

...just to show off how much Republican Senators are in his pocket and demonstrate how they are ready to let him get away with murder.

[Dave Starsky]

42. There were better lawyers on Night Court.

It's too bad Harry Anderson isn't still around to weigh in on this.

[Dem2theMax]

25. He, who shall not be named, is having a bad day?

That means I'm having a great day!

[marble falls]

27. I think they were worth every penny Donald Trump will never pay them.

[Kablooie]

28. Well then why doesn't he defend himself?

I won't be surprised if he feels the need to jump in and declare himself the true president and try to instigate the coup all over again in the middle of his trial about attempting a coup.

That would be fun.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

29. Boohoo

[Turbineguy]

31. When you take Donald Trump as a client

you as a Lawyer have hit what alcoholics call, "Rock Bottom".

[mahannah]

32. "Trump's thinking"?

[Hassler]

35. You get what you pay for and Chump pays nothing.

[C Moon]

36. What's Trump's defense going to do: show pictures from tabloids, like Hillary and the alien baby?

[birdographer]

37. This is kind of empty reporting

It's all written about the impressions of people "familiar with his thinking." So this is what they are guessing is happening. They have no idea what is actually happening at Mar-a-Lardo. Maybe donnie is just too involved with his bucket of KFC and eating around the bones to really have any idea what is happening with the trial. People "familiar with this thinking" are just trying to imagine what he might think of all this. He might be mad at Castor, he might not. There are no facts here, just conjecture. Sheesh.

[live love laugh]

47. Thanks for your scrutiny I didn't read the article.

Sounds like more of what passes for journalism in America’s Republican-owned media. Sadly.

Trump keeps a very tight circle so it’s not likely to expect this kind of information.

I’ve seen this same “article“ from multiple “sources“... as if it’s important to get this perception out there.

[George II]

38. I'm sure his bank received a "stop payment" order from the Orange-utan.

[TeamPooka]

43. makes me happier. :)

[riversedge]

45. ah, shucky darns.

[live love laugh]

46. WONDERFUL news.