• @silence7@slrpnk.netOP
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    266 months ago

    I suspect it’s more about realizing that he won’t get paid than anything else. Plenty of lawyers willing to defend the guilty when they’re paid to do it

    • @vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      336 months ago

      Plenty of lawyers willing to defend the guilty

      As they should.

      Justice can only be served when the defendant has had the opportunity to have a good defense.

      • @Telorand@reddthat.com
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        106 months ago

        Trump is definitely guilty, and I agree that he deserves a defense, but unfortunately for him, it kind of goes out the window when he doesn’t respect the laws and courts that give him that right.

        He has the right to a defense, not a good one, and that’s exactly what he’s getting because of his behavior.

        • @vzq@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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          86 months ago

          He has the right to a defense, not a good one, and that’s exactly what he’s getting because of his behavior.

          How about, he has a right to the best defense his ego will allow him to have?

    • @zurohki@aussie.zone
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      26 months ago

      I suspect quite a few would represent a former president for free just to have that on their resume, it’s being disbarred or named in future lawsuits that’s the deal-breaker.

    • @phx@lemmy.ca
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      16 months ago

      When they think they have a chance to win, and even they can control their client