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Zippyjuan
03-27-2018, 12:19 PM
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/27/politics/lawyers-decline-trump-team/index.html


More turning down Trump Fame and Fortune.

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Two more lawyers have declined to join President Donald Trump's legal team, a Chicago-based law firm said Tuesday, the latest attorneys to turn down an invitation to represent the President amid special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation.

In a statement, Winston & Strawn said attorneys Dan Webb and Tom Buchanan "were unable to take on the representation due to business conflicts."

"However they consider the opportunity to represent the President to be the highest honor and they sincerely regret that they cannot do so. They wish the President the best and believe he has excellent representation in Ty Cobb and Jay Sekulow," the statement continued.

It is at least the fifth major law firm to receive a recent invitation to help Trump during Mueller's investigation into the 2016 campaign's dealings with Russia.

Other lawyers who declined to join Trump's team include former US Solicitor General Ted Olson; Emmet Flood, who's worked for multiple presidents; Robert Bennett, Bill Clinton's attorney in the Paula Jones litigation; and Bob Giuffra, of Sullivan & Cromwell.

Last week, the lead lawyer on Trump's personal legal team, John Dowd, resigned amid disagreements with the President and increased scrutiny in the probe. And days after announcing that Joe diGenova and Victoria Toensing, a veteran Washington husband-and-wife duo, would represent him, Jay Sekulow, a lawyer for Trump, said Sunday that conflicts prevented the two from doing so.

Trump pushed back Sunday morning on reports that he has struggled to find attorneys from reputable firms with experience in high-stakes executive branch investigations who would be willing to represent him in the Russia probe.

"Many lawyers and top law firms want to represent me in the Russia case ... don't believe the Fake News narrative that it is hard to find a lawyer who wants to take this on," the President wrote in a pair of tweets. "Fame & fortune will NEVER be turned down by a lawyer, though some are conflicted," Trump tweeted.

Zippyjuan
03-27-2018, 12:31 PM
https://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/lawyer-ted-olson-trump-turmoil_us_5ab978abe4b0decad04d2133


Attorney Who Declined A Job On Trump’s Legal Team Rips ‘Turmoil’ In White House


A veteran Washington, D.C., lawyer who reportedly turned down an offer to join Donald Trump’s legal team has criticized the “turmoil” and “chaos” in the White House. He also indicated that attorneys aren’t as eager to work for Trump as the president has claimed.

Ted Olson, who served as solicitor general in President George W. Bush’s administration, rejected an offer to join Trump’s legal team and represent the president in special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe into Russian election interference, CNN and The Washington Post reported last Tuesday.

Asked Sunday on MSNBC about ongoing Cabinet shakeups and “government by Twitter” in the Trump administration, Olson criticized the White House for turmoil “beyond normal.”

“I think everybody would agree this is turmoil, it’s chaos, it’s confusion, it’s not good for anything,” Olson told Andrea Mitchell. “We always believe that there should be an orderly process, and of course, government is not clean or orderly ever. But this seems to be beyond normal.”

Olson characterized his job offer to Mother Jones as a “trial balloon” shot down. Asked if any attorneys have reached out to him for a referral to the White House, Olson responded: “Not at all.”

That seems to contradict Trump’s declaration that “many lawyers and law firms want to represent me” for “fame and fortune.” He urged Twitter followers not to believe “fake news” saying otherwise. Trump said he ultimately decided not to bring in new lawyers because it would take them a long time to “get up to speed.” Besides, he said, he was “happy” with his team.



More at link.


https://www.vox.com/policy-and-politics/2018/3/26/17164766/trump-russia-sekulow-legal-team


All of which means that Trump is now left with only Sekulow — a lawyer and radio host best known for defending conservative and evangelical Christian causes — to defend his interests full time at a critical junction in the Russia investigation.

r3volution 3.0
03-27-2018, 10:09 PM
When the mercenaries shrug at your cash, there are tough times ahead.


Other lawyers who declined to join Trump's team include former US Solicitor General Ted Olson; Emmet Flood, who's worked for multiple presidents; Robert Bennett, Bill Clinton's attorney in the Paula Jones litigation; and Bob Giuffra, of Sullivan & Cromwell.

That in particular is an interesting name.

They were John Pierpont Morgan's lackeys and did all sorts of unsavory things on his behalf.

Of course, he was a competent criminal, unlikely to get either himself or his agents caught.

And he was actually rich, without having to count "brand value."

timosman
03-27-2018, 10:39 PM
When the mercenaries shrug at your cash, there are tough times ahead.



That in particular is an interesting name.

They were John Pierpont Morgan's lackeys and did all sorts of unsavory things on his behalf.

Of course, he was a competent criminal, unlikely to get either himself or his agents caught.

And he was actually rich, without having to count "brand value."

Are you a communist? Brand value should not be discounted.