MAGA!!! Making Attorneys Get Attorneys...LOL
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Anyone seen Christina Bobb recently?
Oh that's right...when you become a witness or target in an obstruction case they usually don't let you represent the main suspect anymore
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/us/trump-lawyers-witnesses-investigation.html
Oh that's right...when you become a witness or target in an obstruction case they usually don't let you represent the main suspect anymore
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/us/trump-lawyers-witnesses-investigation.html
Trump’s Lawyers May Become Witnesses or Targets in Documents Investigation
Two lawyers for former President Donald J. Trump are under increased scrutiny after new details emerged about a failure to fully comply with a subpoena for documents marked as classified.She's awful at her job, but that means Trump wants her on his team. He loves hiring idiots.
Just another former trump attorney now in need of an attorney...
https://www.yahoo.com/news/feds-arrest-oath-keepers-leader-164456032.html
Thu, September 1, 2022 at 12:44 PM·2 min read
Kellye SoRelle, a member of Lawyers for Trump and interim leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, was arrested Thursday morning on conspiracy charges related to the Capitol riot, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C.
SoRelle, who attempted to sue every member of Congress, every governor, and every secretary of state in a lawsuit that justified overturning the election using Lord of the Rings logic, was arrested in Junction, Texas. She is expected to appear later Thursday at a courthouse in Austin. The failed Texas House candidate was indicted Wednesday for conspiring and organizing to impede Congress’ certification of the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6, 2021.
A bare-bones indictment charges her with three felonies: conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction and aiding and abetting of an official proceeding, and obstruction of justice for tampering with documents, including altering or destroying objects to make them unusable in a grand jury investigation.
The pro-Trump attorney faces an additional misdemeanor charge for remaining on Capitol grounds during the riot.
Oath Keepers Founder Secretly Backed Lawsuit for Government Based on ‘Lord of the Rings’
In a separate, sweeping indictment from earlier this year, the feds accused the Oath Keepers of coordinating an attack on the Capitol to “oppose by force” the transfer of the presidency ahead of Jan. 20, 2021.
Leaders of the group allegedly organized travel to D.C. ahead of Jan. 6 and methodically distributed weapons and paramilitary gear among their ranks before “breaching and attempting to take control of the Capitol grounds and building,” the indictment says. The group, which primarily recruits military, law enforcement, and first-responder personnel, were also accused of using force against Capitol police inside the building.
The 11 Oath Keepers named in that indictment, including former leader and founder Stewart Rhodes, were charged with conspiracy offenses as well as seditious conspiracy, a crime similar to treason.
SoRelle’s charges curiously don’t include seditious conspiracy.
In her now notorious fantasy-inspired lawsuit, SoRelle argued that Joe Biden was not intended to take office and the rightful ruler, like King Aragorn of Lord of the Rings, would someday return. The federal government should use “stewards” appointed from former President Donald Trump’s cabinet to temporarily rule instead, the bonkers filing argued.
The Daily Beast did not immediately receive a reply to requests for comment sent to SoRelle’s professional and personal email addresses and phone numbers on Thursday.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/feds-arrest-oath-keepers-leader-164456032.html
Feds Arrest Oath Keepers Leader Who Tried to Overturn Election Using ‘Lord of the Rings’
Ellie Quinlan HoughtalingThu, September 1, 2022 at 12:44 PM·2 min read
Kellye SoRelle, a member of Lawyers for Trump and interim leader of the far-right Oath Keepers militia, was arrested Thursday morning on conspiracy charges related to the Capitol riot, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for D.C.
SoRelle, who attempted to sue every member of Congress, every governor, and every secretary of state in a lawsuit that justified overturning the election using Lord of the Rings logic, was arrested in Junction, Texas. She is expected to appear later Thursday at a courthouse in Austin. The failed Texas House candidate was indicted Wednesday for conspiring and organizing to impede Congress’ certification of the 2020 presidential election on Jan. 6, 2021.
A bare-bones indictment charges her with three felonies: conspiracy to obstruct an official proceeding, obstruction and aiding and abetting of an official proceeding, and obstruction of justice for tampering with documents, including altering or destroying objects to make them unusable in a grand jury investigation.
The pro-Trump attorney faces an additional misdemeanor charge for remaining on Capitol grounds during the riot.
Oath Keepers Founder Secretly Backed Lawsuit for Government Based on ‘Lord of the Rings’
In a separate, sweeping indictment from earlier this year, the feds accused the Oath Keepers of coordinating an attack on the Capitol to “oppose by force” the transfer of the presidency ahead of Jan. 20, 2021.
Leaders of the group allegedly organized travel to D.C. ahead of Jan. 6 and methodically distributed weapons and paramilitary gear among their ranks before “breaching and attempting to take control of the Capitol grounds and building,” the indictment says. The group, which primarily recruits military, law enforcement, and first-responder personnel, were also accused of using force against Capitol police inside the building.
The 11 Oath Keepers named in that indictment, including former leader and founder Stewart Rhodes, were charged with conspiracy offenses as well as seditious conspiracy, a crime similar to treason.
SoRelle’s charges curiously don’t include seditious conspiracy.
In her now notorious fantasy-inspired lawsuit, SoRelle argued that Joe Biden was not intended to take office and the rightful ruler, like King Aragorn of Lord of the Rings, would someday return. The federal government should use “stewards” appointed from former President Donald Trump’s cabinet to temporarily rule instead, the bonkers filing argued.
The Daily Beast did not immediately receive a reply to requests for comment sent to SoRelle’s professional and personal email addresses and phone numbers on Thursday.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/more-40-trump-lawyers-singled-011206748.html
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
Sat, September 10, 2022 at 9:12 PM·3 min read
The New York Times reported legal experts joke MAGA now stands for "Making Attorneys Get Attorneys," based on the reputational risk of working with Trump.
"There's no way to adhere to your ethical integrity and keep your job," Kimberly Wehle, a University of Baltimore law professor who closely tracked investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, told The New York Times of the dilemma Mr. Trump's lawyers face: "There's just no way to not step into a mess."
The 65 Project, a bipartisan effort to hold Trump-allied lawyers accountable for filing 65 lawsuits across swing states in an attempt to overturn legitimate 2020 election results, has filed more than 40 ethics complaints with their respective state bar associations against lawyers who participated in the scheme.
Among the complaints, including 17 filed last month, are ethical concerns raised against former Trump lawyers John Eastman, Cleta Mitchell, and Jenna Ellis.
On Jan 6, 2021, Eastman asked former Vice President Mike Pence's legal counsel to break the law and halt proceedings to certify the 2020 election. He was still pitching ways to overturn the election by the time President Joe Biden took office.
Mitchell is currently leading a group of GOP poll workers to challenge results in the midterms. Ellis has been ordered to testify before the Fulton County, Georgia special grand jury investigating whether Trump and his associates tried to interfere in the 2020 elections.
Rudy Giuliani, Trump's one-time personal lawyer, has also been named as a target in the Georgia investigation and his licenses to practice law in the District of Columbia and New York have been suspended over his election fraud claims.
Another former Trump lawyer, Sidney Powell, is under investigation for overseeing an effort to copy sensitive election data and coordinating a breach in Georgia election files.
Christina Bobb, a current Trump lawyer, is currently facing legal trouble after she signed a letter attesting that a "diligent search" had been conducted and all material that was in Mar-a-Lago at the time had been returned to the US government, per a court filing. Two months later, the FBI raided Trump's Florida golf club and found 20 boxes worth of new material, including 11 sets that were marked as classified.
Michael Cohen, a former Trump lawyer sentenced to three years in prison in part over his role in arranging illegal hush-money payments to adult-film star Stormy Daniels to prevent her from speaking about her affair with Trump, has warned Trump's current legal team to "lawyer up," citing his own felony charges including tax evasion, campaign-finance violations, and bank fraud.
"Ultimately, we want to demonstrate to all the lawyers that the next time that Sidney Powell or Rudy Giuliani calls and says, 'Hey, will you sign your name to this,' they'll say 'no,' because they'll realize that there are professional consequences," Michael Teter, director of the 65 Project, told The New York Times.
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
Sat, September 10, 2022 at 9:12 PM·3 min read
- 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."
The New York Times reported legal experts joke MAGA now stands for "Making Attorneys Get Attorneys," based on the reputational risk of working with Trump.
"There's no way to adhere to your ethical integrity and keep your job," Kimberly Wehle, a University of Baltimore law professor who closely tracked investigations into the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol, told The New York Times of the dilemma Mr. Trump's lawyers face: "There's just no way to not step into a mess."
The 65 Project, a bipartisan effort to hold Trump-allied lawyers accountable for filing 65 lawsuits across swing states in an attempt to overturn legitimate 2020 election results, has filed more than 40 ethics complaints with their respective state bar associations against lawyers who participated in the scheme.
Among the complaints, including 17 filed last month, are ethical concerns raised against former Trump lawyers John Eastman, Cleta Mitchell, and Jenna Ellis.
On Jan 6, 2021, Eastman asked former Vice President Mike Pence's legal counsel to break the law and halt proceedings to certify the 2020 election. He was still pitching ways to overturn the election by the time President Joe Biden took office.
Mitchell is currently leading a group of GOP poll workers to challenge results in the midterms. Ellis has been ordered to testify before the Fulton County, Georgia special grand jury investigating whether Trump and his associates tried to interfere in the 2020 elections.
Rudy Giuliani, Trump's one-time personal lawyer, has also been named as a target in the Georgia investigation and his licenses to practice law in the District of Columbia and New York have been suspended over his election fraud claims.
Another former Trump lawyer, Sidney Powell, is under investigation for overseeing an effort to copy sensitive election data and coordinating a breach in Georgia election files.
Christina Bobb, a current Trump lawyer, is currently facing legal trouble after she signed a letter attesting that a "diligent search" had been conducted and all material that was in Mar-a-Lago at the time had been returned to the US government, per a court filing. Two months later, the FBI raided Trump's Florida golf club and found 20 boxes worth of new material, including 11 sets that were marked as classified.
Michael Cohen, a former Trump lawyer sentenced to three years in prison in part over his role in arranging illegal hush-money payments to adult-film star Stormy Daniels to prevent her from speaking about her affair with Trump, has warned Trump's current legal team to "lawyer up," citing his own felony charges including tax evasion, campaign-finance violations, and bank fraud.
"Ultimately, we want to demonstrate to all the lawyers that the next time that Sidney Powell or Rudy Giuliani calls and says, 'Hey, will you sign your name to this,' they'll say 'no,' because they'll realize that there are professional consequences," Michael Teter, director of the 65 Project, told The New York Times.
Just another lawyer who now needs a lawyer after working for trump...
Don't worry....there will be more
Making Attorneys Get Attorneys Lives 4 Eva!!! MAGA 4 Life!!! 🤣
https://www.ajc.com/politics/witnes...on-to-jan-6-panel/OSEKMT3ZLZHQLKZX67ZSGY746U/
Witness: Georgia lawyer advised her to avoid providing information to Jan. 6 panel
Don't worry....there will be more
Making Attorneys Get Attorneys Lives 4 Eva!!! MAGA 4 Life!!! 🤣
https://www.ajc.com/politics/witnes...on-to-jan-6-panel/OSEKMT3ZLZHQLKZX67ZSGY746U/
Witness: Georgia lawyer advised her to avoid providing information to Jan. 6 panel
https://www.yahoo.com/gma/trump-era-pardon-recipients-increasingly-101313769.html
Trump-era pardon recipients are increasingly back in legal jeopardy
LUCIEN BRUGGEMAN
Thu, December 22, 2022 at 5:13 AM EST·8 min read
An ABC News analysis of the 238 people who were pardoned or had their sentences commuted during the Trump administration found at least ten who have since faced legal scrutiny -- either because they are under investigation, are charged with a crime, or are already convicted.
Legal experts call this recurring theme unprecedented -- but not entirely unexpected, given the former president's unorthodox approach to the pardon process.
"President Trump bypassed the formal and orderly Justice Department process in favor of an informal and fairly chaotic White House operation, relying in some cases on his personal views and in others on recommendations from people he knew or who gained access to him in various ways," said Margaret Love, a lawyer who represents clients seeking pardons and a former U.S. Pardon Attorney, a Justice Department appointee who helps advise presidents on grants of clemency.
"So it might have been predicted," said Love, "that some who made it through that lax gauntlet were going to get in trouble again."
Trump-era pardon recipients are increasingly back in legal jeopardy
LUCIEN BRUGGEMAN
Thu, December 22, 2022 at 5:13 AM EST·8 min read
An ABC News analysis of the 238 people who were pardoned or had their sentences commuted during the Trump administration found at least ten who have since faced legal scrutiny -- either because they are under investigation, are charged with a crime, or are already convicted.
Legal experts call this recurring theme unprecedented -- but not entirely unexpected, given the former president's unorthodox approach to the pardon process.
"President Trump bypassed the formal and orderly Justice Department process in favor of an informal and fairly chaotic White House operation, relying in some cases on his personal views and in others on recommendations from people he knew or who gained access to him in various ways," said Margaret Love, a lawyer who represents clients seeking pardons and a former U.S. Pardon Attorney, a Justice Department appointee who helps advise presidents on grants of clemency.
"So it might have been predicted," said Love, "that some who made it through that lax gauntlet were going to get in trouble again."
Trumps qualifications for hiring a lawyer:https://www.yahoo.com/gma/trump-era-pardon-recipients-increasingly-101313769.html
Trump-era pardon recipients are increasingly back in legal jeopardy
LUCIEN BRUGGEMAN
Thu, December 22, 2022 at 5:13 AM EST·8 min read
An ABC News analysis of the 238 people who were pardoned or had their sentences commuted during the Trump administration found at least ten who have since faced legal scrutiny -- either because they are under investigation, are charged with a crime, or are already convicted.
Legal experts call this recurring theme unprecedented -- but not entirely unexpected, given the former president's unorthodox approach to the pardon process.
"President Trump bypassed the formal and orderly Justice Department process in favor of an informal and fairly chaotic White House operation, relying in some cases on his personal views and in others on recommendations from people he knew or who gained access to him in various ways," said Margaret Love, a lawyer who represents clients seeking pardons and a former U.S. Pardon Attorney, a Justice Department appointee who helps advise presidents on grants of clemency.
"So it might have been predicted," said Love, "that some who made it through that lax gauntlet were going to get in trouble again."
Will you do what I tell you, regardless of the law?
If yes.
You’re hired.
While I was reporting this user for violating Yahoo's TOS, I noticed this area of the site:https://www.yahoo.com/gma/trump-era-pardon-recipients-increasingly-101313769.html
Trump-era pardon recipients are increasingly back in legal jeopardy
LUCIEN BRUGGEMAN
Thu, December 22, 2022 at 5:13 AM EST·8 min read
An ABC News analysis of the 238 people who were pardoned or had their sentences commuted during the Trump administration found at least ten who have since faced legal scrutiny -- either because they are under investigation, are charged with a crime, or are already convicted.
Legal experts call this recurring theme unprecedented -- but not entirely unexpected, given the former president's unorthodox approach to the pardon process.
"President Trump bypassed the formal and orderly Justice Department process in favor of an informal and fairly chaotic White House operation, relying in some cases on his personal views and in others on recommendations from people he knew or who gained access to him in various ways," said Margaret Love, a lawyer who represents clients seeking pardons and a former U.S. Pardon Attorney, a Justice Department appointee who helps advise presidents on grants of clemency.
"So it might have been predicted," said Love, "that some who made it through that lax gauntlet were going to get in trouble again."
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LOL This is hilarious. Everyone sees what a trash liberal site Yahoo is. @NavigatorII scroll down at the suggestions, have you seen this?
Sometimes people who completely make crap up about their lives, and I mean straight up and verifiable lies...sometimes they are nominated by the American left and then they become POTUS....even though they have a documented history of plagerism.
https://lawandcrime.com/high-profil...lleged-false-statement-about-mar-a-lago-docs/
‘Trump Lawyers Turning Against Each Other’: Legal Experts React to Report That Christina Bobb Said She Was Told to Sign Alleged False Statement About Mar-a-Lago Docs
COLIN KALMBACHEROct 10th, 2022, 6:45 pm
‘Trump Lawyers Turning Against Each Other’: Legal Experts React to Report That Christina Bobb Said She Was Told to Sign Alleged False Statement About Mar-a-Lago Docs
COLIN KALMBACHEROct 10th, 2022, 6:45 pm
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trumps-lawyers-keep-getting-slammed-140000084.html
Trump's lawyers keep getting slammed for filing conspiratorial lawsuits. Here are the 16 sanctioned so far.
Jacob Shamsian
Tue, December 27, 2022 at 9:00 AM EST
Sixteen different lawyers have been sanctioned over failed lawsuits brought on the former president's behalf. Their attempts include litigation seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and pushing a conspiracy theory blaming the Russia investigation on a smattering of Democratic party operatives.
Trump's lawyers keep getting slammed for filing conspiratorial lawsuits. Here are the 16 sanctioned so far.
Jacob Shamsian
Tue, December 27, 2022 at 9:00 AM EST
- Lawyers representing Trump keep getting sanctioned by courts.
- At least 16 of them have been slapped by judges, mostly for litigation challenging elections.
- Alina Habba, Rudy Giuliani, and Sidney Powell are all among those who have been sanctioned.
Sixteen different lawyers have been sanctioned over failed lawsuits brought on the former president's behalf. Their attempts include litigation seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and pushing a conspiracy theory blaming the Russia investigation on a smattering of Democratic party operatives.
Hiden actually had to drop out of the 1988 presidential race because of his lying.
He still lies like a rug now, but the MSM coddles him as being 'oh that's old Joe!"
Has he told you about the 500 foot home run he hit in the congressional baseball game in the 70s?
The actual stat sheet shows he was 0-2 at the plate, or was that 0-3!?
2 months later MAGA strikes AGAIN... 🤣 🤣 🤣
Jenna Ellis Admits To Lying About 2020 Election Results....At Least 10x !!!
Trump 2020 lawyer admits misrepresenting stolen election claims
Wed, March 8, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST
Jenna Ellis, an attorney for Donald Trump who helped drive his false claims about the 2020 election results, has admitted in a Colorado disciplinary proceeding that she misrepresented evidence at least 10 times during Trump’s frantic bid to subvert his defeat.
Ellis is the latest Trump attorney involved in the former president’s post-election efforts to face discipline. Rudy Giuliani had his license temporarily suspended and is awaiting a final ruling from a bar discipline proceeding in Washington, D.C. John Eastman is preparing for disciplinary proceedings in California. And Jeffrey Clark has temporarily delayed bar discipline proceedings against him in Washington while attempting to bring the fight into federal court.
Jenna Ellis Admits To Lying About 2020 Election Results....At Least 10x !!!
Trump 2020 lawyer admits misrepresenting stolen election claims
Wed, March 8, 2023 at 11:59 PM EST
Jenna Ellis, an attorney for Donald Trump who helped drive his false claims about the 2020 election results, has admitted in a Colorado disciplinary proceeding that she misrepresented evidence at least 10 times during Trump’s frantic bid to subvert his defeat.
Ellis is the latest Trump attorney involved in the former president’s post-election efforts to face discipline. Rudy Giuliani had his license temporarily suspended and is awaiting a final ruling from a bar discipline proceeding in Washington, D.C. John Eastman is preparing for disciplinary proceedings in California. And Jeffrey Clark has temporarily delayed bar discipline proceedings against him in Washington while attempting to bring the fight into federal court.
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Ray ray, why can't you follow the rules? You were told over a year ago by the mods to stop cut and pasting entire articles here, as it violates Yahoo's content policy as well as the content policy for the source site. You were clearly told to share the link, and up to 2-3 paragraphs of text, not to go over that.
I think the picture is starting to form: You refuse to follow the rules, and can't stand cops. cc @BamaFan1137
Meanwhile, Hiden is mortgaging property to pay Hunter's lawyer bills...........so he doesn't roll on the Big Guy. He's missed quite a bit during his absence. 😂
malone is wetting his pants....Its been edited...is that better you little baby?
Can you cope with reality now that you aren't forced to read the truth?
As DJ Khaled would say...."And ANOTHER one !!!" 😂
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-atto...ent-over-cassidy-hutchinson-testimony-1785869
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-atto...ent-over-cassidy-hutchinson-testimony-1785869
Trump Attorney Could Face Disbarment Over Cassidy Hutchinson Testimony
BY NICK REYNOLDS ON 3/6/23 AT 4:03 PM EST
As DJ Khaled would say...."And ANOTHER one !!!" 😂
https://www.newsweek.com/trump-atto...ent-over-cassidy-hutchinson-testimony-1785869
Trump Attorney Could Face Disbarment Over Cassidy Hutchinson Testimony
BY NICK REYNOLDS ON 3/6/23 AT 4:03 PM EST
This was much easier to not read...I appreciate it. 😂
Nice! See, following the rules isn't so bad. You keep this up and you might turn into a law-abiding citizen!malone is wetting his pants....Its been edited...is that better you little baby?
Can you cope with reality now that you aren't forced to read the truth?
malone is a snowflake cuck...and donald trump's attorneys need attorneys
All things seem status quo
All things seem status quo
I left this one out from s couple of weeks ago....
He wrote the lie to the DOJ & FBI saying there were no more classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
They found more after getting a search warrant
Now he needs an attorney
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/tr...torney-classified-documents-probe-2023-02-17/
He wrote the lie to the DOJ & FBI saying there were no more classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
They found more after getting a search warrant
Now he needs an attorney
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/tr...torney-classified-documents-probe-2023-02-17/
Exclusive: Trump lawyer hires own attorney in classified documents probe
Bamafan says it’s all the FBIs fault for doing their job. Shameful.I left this one out from s couple of weeks ago....
He wrote the lie to the DOJ & FBI saying there were no more classified documents at Mar-a-Lago
They found more after getting a search warrant
Now he needs an attorney
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/tr...torney-classified-documents-probe-2023-02-17/
Exclusive: Trump lawyer hires own attorney in classified documents probe
Trump's lawyers keep getting in trouble with judges. Here are the 17 sanctioned so far.
- Lawyers representing Trump keep getting sanctioned by courts.
- At least 17 of them have been slapped by judges, mostly for litigation challenging elections.
- Alina Habba, Rudy Giuliani, and Sidney Powell are all among those who have been sanctioned.
Seventeen different lawyers have been sanctioned over failed lawsuits brought on the former president's behalf. Their attempts include litigation seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election and pushing a conspiracy theory blaming the Russia investigation on a smattering of Democratic party operatives.
Breaking news...trump's Mar-a-Lago attorney has been ordered to testify
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/17/politics/evan-corcoran-testimony-trump-lawyer/index.html
Trump attorney ordered to testify before grand jury investigating former president
By Kaitlan Collins, Devan Cole and Katelyn Polantz, CNN
Updated 3:16 PM EDT, Fri March 17, 2023
https://www.cnn.com/2023/03/17/politics/evan-corcoran-testimony-trump-lawyer/index.html
Trump attorney ordered to testify before grand jury investigating former president
By Kaitlan Collins, Devan Cole and Katelyn Polantz, CNN
Updated 3:16 PM EDT, Fri March 17, 2023
https://www.msnbc.com/deadline-whit...niels-joe-tacopina-trump-hush-money-rcna75505
March 17, 2023, 5:53 PM EDT
By Andrew Weissmann
Donald Trump defense attorney Joe Tacopina has been hitting the airwaves to cast aspersions on a potential indictment of his client in the Stormy Daniels hush money investigation.
But here’s the rub, as New York University law professor Ryan Goodman points out: Before Daniels hired Michael Avenatti as her attorney, the porn star approached Tacopina about representing her — and an attorney-client relationship was established at the point of that consultation, even though he ultimately did not represent her.
Under the American Bar Association’s rules of professional conduct, Tacopina’s duties include not representing another client with adverse interests to Daniels; not publicly disclosing information that she revealed to him; and certainly not publicly calling her account into question on behalf of another client. There are some limited exceptions to the rules, but they would require Daniels’ expressed and informed consent, and to date there is no evidence that has occurred.
Trump lawyer's ethics issue: He initially was approached by Daniels
As Joe Tacopina makes headlines in the hush money probe, it's worth noting the attorney-client relationship it seems he had with one client in particular.March 17, 2023, 5:53 PM EDT
By Andrew Weissmann
Donald Trump defense attorney Joe Tacopina has been hitting the airwaves to cast aspersions on a potential indictment of his client in the Stormy Daniels hush money investigation.
But here’s the rub, as New York University law professor Ryan Goodman points out: Before Daniels hired Michael Avenatti as her attorney, the porn star approached Tacopina about representing her — and an attorney-client relationship was established at the point of that consultation, even though he ultimately did not represent her.
Under the American Bar Association’s rules of professional conduct, Tacopina’s duties include not representing another client with adverse interests to Daniels; not publicly disclosing information that she revealed to him; and certainly not publicly calling her account into question on behalf of another client. There are some limited exceptions to the rules, but they would require Daniels’ expressed and informed consent, and to date there is no evidence that has occurred.
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