Trump lawyers confirm he's getting charged

[Goodheart]

Let Glenn Kirschner explain it:

[BlueIdaho]

1. I'm waiting for two reliable sources on this story

But my magic 8 ball says “It is decidedly so”

[former9thward]

2. If this was even remotely true it would be all over the mainstream media.

[dpibel]

3. "If this WERE even remotely true..."

I realize the subjunctive is an endangered grammatical form. But you are, by your own representation, a highly educated individual, and should know better.

More to the point: That's nonsense. The subject line of the OP certainly overstates the case. But what is represented is inferences, based on experience.

It is, if I'm not mistaken, reported in legacy media sources that Trump's lawyers met with the Georgia prosecutor's people.

The media, to its credit, is not going to draw inferences from that fact. But the meeting is, I believe, an established fact.

Kirschner draws inferences based on his experience. The OP chooses a subject line (or quotes one) that overstates the case.

[former9thward]

4. I have never represented myself as highly educated.

My only F in school was in English in the 5th grade. One of the reasons I only do criminal law is that it has the least amount of paperwork of any law specialty. And criminal law judges love it when you are as brief as possible in your motions without adding even one word that is not necessary. However the main reason I do criminal law is that it is the only interesting field of law in my view.

[UnderThisLaw]

5. So you're not

a Constitutional rights attorney?

[former9thward]

6. Absolutely I am.

The first job of any criminal defense attorney to ensure the Constitution, state and federal, is followed by the prosecutor, judges and any law enforcement personnel.

[UnderThisLaw]

7. That doesn't mean

the two are synonymous

[former9thward]

8. I did not say they were.

In my profile I list the amendments which have the most to do with criminal law.

[dpibel]

9. Your humility is admirable!

But, TBH, I think there may be people in the world--maybe even in this tiny discussion group corner of the world--who would consider a person's claim to be an attorney, a criminal-law specialist, and a constitutional scholar to boot to be a sort of claim of high education. Obvs., you do not think so.

But I'm glad that you don't disagree with the substance of my reply. Or did you overlook that part?

I mean, you're the criminal lawyer here. Is Kirschner wrong? Is a meeting between the prosecution and defense counsel pre-indictment indicative of nothing?

[former9thward]

10. It is not indicative of nothing but it has been several weeks.

Normally if there is going to be charges they follow quickly after a meeting with any legal reps of the potential defendant. It is basically the last step in the process.

But we will see. I have been around this board long enough to read all sorts of predictions of charges against various people. Most never happened. But I am not making any predictions because I don't know what the evidence is and what law that a prosecutor may have mind.