Donald Trumpās supporters unleashed a wave of death threats and antisemitic and homophobic messages to the judge overseeing his fraud trial, as well as his chief clerk, according to a state court filing this week.
A filing to support New York Justice Arthur Engoronās opposition to a freeze on a gag order in the case includes a statement from the courtās top security official, who has collected āhundreds of threats, disparaging and harassing comments and antisemitic messagesā that followed the former presidentās harassment.
Federal prosecutors ā who are seeking a separate gag order ā shared those threats with the federal appeals court judges who will decide whether Mr Trump should be gagged in his election interference case.
But on Friday, the former presidentās attorneys dismissed those threats as āirrelevantā.
Itās amazing. These are the best lawyers trump can findā¦
Which means there are worse lawyersā¦
When youāre notorious for not paying your lawyers, youāre not going to get the best lawyers.
Plus, lawyers are obligated to defend their client, even when they do something indefensible. I donāt think even the best lawyer couldāve come up with a better argument.
A lawyer can walk away if the client is engaged in a continuing criminal enterprise, if heās using the lawyer to perpetuate his illegal scheme, or if the client asks the lawyer to do something illegal himself.
Feels like chances would be pretty good for Trumpās lawyers to dump him if they really wanted to.
Good point
Also, Trump is notorious for not listening to his lawyers. His lawyers might tell him to not say something because it increases his legal jeopardy. Then, he goes out and says it anyway.
theyāre obligated to provide a competent defense. Doesnāt mean throwing out useless arguments. when the client is guilty, their job isnāt to prove innocence, but to minimize sentencing. Pissing off the judge is not conducive to that goal.
In a twist of fate, he actually found better lawyers, but they quit and are suing him for failure to pay.