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[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There are two things his lawyers are going to bank on: that toxic and illegal are very different things and that their real goal is to drag things out in hopes of a second term for Trump.

[–] TimLovesTech@badatbeing.social 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Maybe the ones that aren't co-defendants with him ... yet. Although helping him win a 2nd term gets them what? If he gets his 2nd term, and the GOP gladly allow him to assume his dream of being dictator:

    1. he will have just as much chance of paying them (probably less than 1%).
    1. he would also have no need for the law/lawyers/judges. I think anyone that could challenge him would be in the first wave of the "purge" .
[–] WaxedWookie@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

It seems that his remaining lawyers are grifters rather than true believers...

[–] Hossenfeffer@feddit.uk 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

their real goal is to drag things out in hopes of a second term for Trump.

... their real goal is to drag things out because they get paid by the hour.

[–] TechyDad@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

Hopefully, for their sakes, they get paid up front. If they work and then bill Trump for their hours worked, then they might not get paid at all.

[–] Schadrach@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

It's a convenient scenario where the best strategy for the client is also the highest billing strategy.