Four top law firms turned down requests to represent Trump

Normally, having the HONOR of representing the POTUS would be a career dream as a lawyer! Maybe NOT?

The unwillingness of some of the country’s most prestigious attorneys and their law firms to represent Trump has complicated the administration’s efforts to mount a coherent defense strategy to deal with probes being conducted by four congressional committees as well as Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller.

What strategy? If you are INNOCENT shouldn't it be clear? And why wouldn't these professionals TAKE the job?

“The concerns were, ‘The guy won’t pay and he won’t listen,’” said one lawyer close to the White House who is familiar with some of the discussions between the firms and the administration, as well as deliberations within the firms themselves.

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Well, that DOES make sense. If Trump is unhappy with the job, he has a history of NOT PAYING. In this situation? I think he would probably be NOT happy with whatever they did.

When you have lawyers saying, "Thanks, but no thanks!" ...

a reply to: DanteGaland

Yeah. Apparently not too many people think it is a good idea to work for Trump.
The Trump administration has a recruiting problem
Trump's list for FBI Director:

Rep. Trey Gowdy (R-S.C.) withdrew from consideration May 15.

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Tex.) withdrew May 16.

Former FBI official Richard McFeely withdrew May 20.

Former Connecticut senator Joseph I. Lieberman withdrew May 25.

More withdrawals:

Three of Trump’s picks to head the Army and Navy have withdrawn from consideration, Vincent Viola (Army), Philip Bilden (Navy) and Mark Green (Army). His first pick to run the Labor Department withdrew. His pick for deputy treasury secretary withdrew, as did his pick for deputy commerce secretary. Trump’s first pick to run the Office of Drug Control Policy, Rep. Tom Marino (R-Pa.), withdrew. Monica Crowley, his pick for National Security Council spokesperson, withdrew. A lawyer on the shortlist for solicitor general withdrew.

a reply to: Krazysh0t

It makes it HARD to run a ship with a skeleton crew...thats for SURE!

a reply to: DanteGaland

Yet another validation of Trump....

a reply to: DanteGaland

The art of the deal.

So four different lawyers had the same concern in quotes?
That is some coincidence there.

Another liberal garbage hit piece for low intelligence readers.
I can see them seal clapping. ar ar ar

Lawyers passing up a billionaire customer?
-That assertion by the writer is hilarious

Plenty of people turn down many jobs for many different reasons...Do I really need to link how many people told Barney to take a walk when he offered them jobs??? I don't think I do...

Attorney's also refuse to take on new cases for MANY different reasons. Unless anyone here at ATS or the "unnamed" sources in the OP work directly for the law firm and want to go on record saying why there refused the case this is all conjecture at best. Once again lefty leaning media and their brainless consumers trying to paint the current administration one way and push an agenda.....

LAUGHABLE!!!

All from the OP

None of the lawyers who turned down the White House overtures responded to requests for comment by Yahoo News.

The lawyers and their firms cited a variety of factors in choosing not to take on the president as a client. Some, like Brendan Sullivan, said they had upcoming trials or existing commitments that would make it impossible for them to devote the necessary time and resources to Trump’s defense.

a reply to: DanteGaland

And SOMEHOW Trump is managing to blame the Democrats on it too...

originally posted by: dfnj2015
a reply to: DanteGaland

The art of the deal.

Theft = art? Interesting.

You know he DIDNT write the book, yes? He paid someone to follow him AROUND.

said one lawyer close to the White House who is familiar with some of the discussions between the firms and the administration, as well as deliberations within the firms themselves

How about some "conflicts of interests" that exist because some lawyers represent(ed) other politicians.

originally posted by: xuenchen

said one lawyer close to the White House who is familiar with some of the discussions between the firms and the administration, as well as deliberations within the firms themselves

How about some "conflicts of interests" that exist because some lawyers represent(ed) other politicians.

Who ALSO are LIKELY in hot water with a certain Baltic country? HM?

Lawyers don't support conservatives candidates????

In other news, water is wet and the sky is blue.

-Chris

originally posted by: Christosterone
Lawyers don't support conservatives candidates????

In other news, water is wet and the sky is blue.

-Chris

Why NOT? There's a LOT of money to be made representing any/all polticians!!!

Many conservative politicians ARE lawyers.

originally posted by: Christosterone
Lawyers don't support conservatives candidates

This wins the "nonsense statement of the day" award.

trump trump trump trump trump trump trump i have no life trump trump trump trump trump trump trump trump
trump trump trump trump trump trump

and so on
and so forth

originally posted by: Christosterone
Lawyers don't support conservatives candidates????

In other news, water is wet and the sky is blue.

-Chris

What the eff.......

originally posted by: RomeByFire

originally posted by: Christosterone
Lawyers don't support conservatives candidates????

In other news, water is wet and the sky is blue.

-Chris

What the eff.......

I did not get this either?

Many conservative politicians ARE lawyers themselves...

a reply to: DanteGaland

Regardless of anyone's personal feelings about Trump, under the present atmosphere of "destroy anyone that isn't mean to Trump!!!" it's just bad business to do business with him/for him -- now and in the future. The same attorneys could defend a mass murderer pedophile and the same folks who would destroy them for representing Trump would make every excuse in the book for why it's not just okay but GOOD to defend the murderous pedophile.

And that's the real problem here.

a reply to: Boadicea

He has a HISTORY of not paying people.

ALSO....he's not even listening to his current WH counsel.

Who would willingly WANT to work for a man that may or may NOT pay, and probably WONT listen?

originally posted by: Mandroid7
So four different lawyers had the same concern in quotes?
That is some coincidence there.

Another liberal garbage hit piece for low intelligence readers.
I can see them seal clapping. ar ar ar

Lawyers passing up a billionaire customer?
-That assertion by the writer is hilarious

Bad about Trump? Must be fake!

Hilarious.