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Fuckin mooch.

www.politico.com

Biden should have known better.

@#5 ... I figure something has to give ...

imo, the problem with being a lawyer for fmr Pres Trump is that he has never been accountable to anyone.

Keep in mind, lawyers are Officers of the Court.

officer of the court
www.law.cornell.edu

... An officer of the court is any person who has an obligation to promote justice and uphold the law.

Officers of the court are meant to promote the proper administration of justice. The term most frequently refers to judges, clerks, court personnel, and police officers.

Attorneys are also officers of the court and owe the court a duty of candor and obedience to court rules.

Thus, an attorney owes duties to a court separate from the duties owed to the attorney's client and the attorney may be disciplined by a court in its judicial operations. ...


imo, that seems to run counter to what fmr Pres Trump expects his lawyers to do for him.

@#3 ... I'm wondering when his legal team is going to dump him. ...

Or... vice versa.

Donald Trump Questioning His Own Lawyer: Report
www.newsweek.com

... Former President Donald Trump has allegedly questioned his attorney Todd Blanche for not being "aggressive" enough, according to a report from The New York Times published on Tuesday. ...

According to the new article, which cited anonymous sources, Trump's frustration has also extended to his own legal team including Blanche.

Trump has expressed frustration with Blanche for being "insufficiently aggressive," according to the article. Trump reportedly wants him to attack trial witnesses, the jury pool and Judge Juan Merchan, who is overseeing the ongoing trial. He has also questioned why his lawyers are so expensive. ...



#@4 ... It's why Dick Cheney moved to Wyoming, from Texas. ...

So... it doesn't seem to matter.


Republican U.S. Senate candidate Eric Hovde misses a line in the Pledge of Allegiance
www.jsonline.com

Where does Eric Hovde live?
www.jsonline.com

... But in 2018, Hovde paid nearly $7 million to purchase an estate in Laguna Beach, California. He has appeared multiple times on a list of the most influential people in Orange County [California] ...


David McCormick is gearing up for a Senate run in Pennsylvania. But he lives in Connecticut
apnews.com

Michigan Republican Candidate Caught Living in Florida
www.newsweek.com


Tangentially related...

New York City Warned of 'Radicalization' Infiltrating City
www.newsweek.com

... New York City officials warned of "radicalization" infiltrating the city amid ongoing pro-Palestinian protests at different college campuses, including Columbia University in Manhattan.

During a press conference on Wednesday, New York Police Department (NYPD) Deputy Commissioner of Intelligence and Counterterrorism Rebecca Weiner said that there is "a concern around radicalization" in the city. She stopped short of calling it "homegrown terrorism" but said officials were seeing a concerning "trajectory" among young people.

Mayor Eric Adams made similar comments during the press conference, saying, "There is a movement to radicalize young people, and I'm not going to wait until it's done and all of a sudden acknowledge the existence of it."

"This is a global problem that young people are being influenced by those who are professionals at radicalizing our children and I'm not going to allow that to happen as the mayor of the city of New York," Adams added.

Newsweek reached out to the NYPD and Columbia University via email for comment. ...


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