Legal analysts say Trump admitted that the intent in financial representations he made was to convince lenders to loan him money.

    • FuglyDuck
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      1 year ago

      Narrator: “they didn’t.”

      (Which really goes to show how incompetent they are.)

      • @A_Random_Idiot
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        151 year ago

        Only people Trump ever paid on time, or at all, was businesses connected to the Russian Mob.

        • FuglyDuck
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          101 year ago

          exactly. which is why competent lawyers are staying away. Even moderately incompetent ones would demand payment upfront.

          • @A_Random_Idiot
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            101 year ago

            Only lawyers willing to take up trumps case, are people who think the fame of being associated with him will benefit them in the future.

            Which says all you need to know about their intellectual capacity.

            • stopthatgirl7OP
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              51 year ago

              It’s reached a point where now I’m instantly skeptical of any lawyer who starts going on the news circuit while a case is on-going - they’re looking for fame, not to talk about the case.

            • @jaybone
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              41 year ago

              They’ll capitalize on their 15 minutes of MAGA fame and write a book or run for office or whatever.

      • @TheDoozer
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        51 year ago

        Nah, they got paid in “exposure” (to ridicule, sanctions, and indictments!)

        • FuglyDuck
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          41 year ago

          exposure doesn’t pay the bills.

    • @[email protected]
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      41 year ago

      People keep saying this but honesty if you dont have anything going for you… Why not do it for free?

      I know bugger all about law but surely everyone will know you in the profession, and if you mange to do anything close to a good job, then you get some kind of credibility from it?

      Seems like a yolo opportunity for anyone wanting to make a name for themselves.

      • @Cypher
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        241 year ago

        Ahh the good old “exposure “ argument.

        It’s refreshing seeing it applied to lawyers instead of artists.

      • @[email protected]
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        151 year ago

        At this level there is much more to lose than gain. Trump can literally threaten your law license. The exposure isn’t worth the risk.