People who protect Trump

It’s hard to imagine what it’s like to work as a lawyer Donald Trump at an unprecedented time like the present when the threat of federal conviction or prison time is real. His legal advocacy has never been as critical or intense as it has been since leaving the White House. An eclectic group of lawyers now represent the former US president, caught up in a maze of criminal matters: the 2020 election, the hiding of top secret documents and a wide range of civil lawsuits. Being Trump’s lawyer has always carried risks. Not only because many accused him of not paying them for all his services, but because they could become victims. One of his former legates, Michael Cohenhe went to prison for financial crimes stemming from paying hush money to porn actress Stormy Daniels, who was in a relationship with a Republican politician. “It’s like working for a mob boss”repeat. “Give an order without an order. It never leaves fingerprints on anything.”.

Cohen’s cooperation with the judiciary provided key material for the criminal indictment of Trump in several cases. The former president has always used his lawyers not as legal advisers, but as fronts for crimes, taking advantage of the confidentiality of his clients to which these professionals are bound.

lawyer Evan Corcoran He signed a statement confirming that there was no longer classified material at Mar-a-Lago, but surveillance footage obtained by federal prosecutors showed the politician’s staff moving boxes of files to another location. Corcoran was exposed to charges of potential obstruction of justice and became a prosecution witness less than a year after Trump’s defense.

Rudy Giuliani, the ex-president’s outside lawyer and member of the so-called quack legal team, appeared before prosecutors last week for an eight-hour hearing. Also testifying were attorneys from the same firm, Sidney Powell and Emily Newman, who forced state officials to overturn the election results. And they were called to testify against Jenna Ellis and Kenneth Chesebro for a conspiracy to fake delegates in the seven states that Trump lost in 2020.

Cooperation agreements

Special prosecutor Jack Smith, who is investigating the tycoon in two very serious federal cases, obtained these appearances through cooperation agreements that allow said attorneys to become prosecution witnesses in exchange for the information provided not being used against him.

The lawyer is also being investigated. John Eastman, the mastermind of the 2020 gerrymandering plan, and declared Jeffrey Clark, the Justice Department vice chairman Trump was considering promoting to attorney general, to declare the election invalid. Another important associate who has emerged is Mark Meadows, the ex-president’s former chief of staff who is suspected of betraying him.

As if that weren’t enough, an internal civil war of sorts between different factions of Trump’s legal team threatens to undermine its effectiveness at a key legal moment for the politician. The conflict came to light last month with the resignation of the attorney general, The team speaksafter months of tension and mistrust, particularly with Trump’s most prominent adviser, Boris Epstein. And his resignation is not the last. No one is talking about the reasons for their departure, but one of them, Jim Trusty, complained about the “game of thrones” consuming the group.

hostility in the team

Oversight of the team’s work and the restriction of direct access to Trump that Ephsteyn appears to be enforcing have led to hostilities and withholding of information between them, but efforts to oust him have been unsuccessful. Tensions have grown to the point that lawyers have agreed to a collective bargaining agreement to terminate if Parlatore is fired from the group. He, like Corcoran, testified before a grand jury in the Mar-a-Lago documents case, and Ephsteyn did the same before District Attorney Smith.

Given the speed at which Trump is burning lawyers, it’s no surprise that the Republican nominee is having trouble finding new legal counsel. His lawyers are now in the paradoxical situation of needing other colleagues to defend themselves against the legal tangle their former boss has gotten them into. It is not clear what the final bill for these professionals will be, although part of the bill for the court battles has been covered by the Republican National Committee and the Save America Political Action Committee itself.

The former president is exploiting his legal troubles through a profitable fundraising operation that fools hordes of supporters with his modest income. And lawyers, out of work, have to line their own pockets to pay for their defense.