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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 11:55 AM

mahatmakanejeeves (54,116 posts)

Trump lawyers quit classified documents case

Source: CNBC

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Trump lawyers quit classified documents case

PUBLISHED FRI, JUN 9 2023 * 11:28 AM EDT * UPDATED MOMENTS AGO

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Kevin Breuninger
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KEY POINTS
• Two lawyers who represented Donald Trump in the months before the former president was indicted on federal charges over his handling of classified documents quit working for him.
• The attorneys, Jim Trusty and John Rowley, did not explain in detail why they had resigned, other than to say that “this is a logical moment” to do so given his indictment Thursday in U.S. District Court in Miami.
• Trump said he would now be represented by Todd Blanche, a New York lawyer who is representing him in another criminal case in Manhattan related to a 2016 hush money payment to porn star Stormy Daniels.

Two lawyers who represented Donald Trump in the months before the former president was indicted on federal charges over his handling of classified documents quit working for him Friday morning.

The attorneys, Jim Trusty and John Rowley, did not explain in detail why they had resigned, other than to say that “this is a logical moment” to do so given his indictment Thursday in U.S. District Court in Miami.

Trusty and Rowley also said they will no longer represent Trump in a pending federal criminal probe into his efforts to overturn his loss in the 2020 election to President Joe Biden. Trusty had made multiple appearances on television news shows Thursday evening and Friday morning to discuss the indictment of Trump as his lawyer.

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Read more: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/06/09/trump-lawyers-quit-classified-documents-case.html


Hat tip, a poster at Joe.My.God.

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Reply Trump lawyers quit classified documents case (Original post)
 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 OP
LineReply Well THAT didn't take long.
 underpants Jun 2023 #1
LineReply Just saw a Reuters breaking on this one
 BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #2
LineLineReply Not so "Trusty". Mahalo, BRDS!
 Cha Jun 2023 #26
LineLineLineReply LOL
 BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #27
LineLineLineLineReply Yeah.. "I'm outta here!"
 Cha Jun 2023 #28
LineLineLineLineLineReply Like this....
 BumRushDaShow Jun 2023 #29
LineLineLineLineLineLineReply Like Wile E.. LOL!
 Cha Jun 2023 #32
LineLineLineLineLineLineReply LOL! n/t
 EndlessWire Jun 2023 #35
LineReply Not quite what they signed up for?
 bucolic_frolic Jun 2023 #3
LineReply His check probably bounced.
 edbermac Jun 2023 #4
LineLineReply I think most likely they assess case as clearly guilty, like open-and-shut guilty even
 Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2023 #13
LineLineReply Or maybe he threw a tantrum, called them names, and threw ketchup on them.
 Midnight Writer Jun 2023 #19
LineLineLineReply Or all the above.
 honest.abe Jun 2023 #25
LineReply Trusty was on my radio this morning downplaying the charges.
 maxsolomon Jun 2023 #5
LineLineReply He made the rounds. He was on Good Morning America (ABC) too. NT
 mahatmakanejeeves Jun 2023 #6
LineLineLineReply Yes, and didn't George completely shut him down saying "none of what you just said is true."
 llmart Jun 2023 #33
LineLineReply He can use public defenders, can't he?
 chicoescuela Jun 2023 #7
LineLineLineReply He's got Todd Blanche, who's also handling his Manhattan case.
 ancianita Jun 2023 #14
LineLineLineLineReply I was kind of being a smart ass. My bad.
 chicoescuela Jun 2023 #30
LineLineLineLineLineReply Lots of mixed reactions during this important, historic time.
 ancianita Jun 2023 #31
LineLineLineNew Reply hahaha
 JohnnyRingo Jun 2023 #41
LineLineNew Reply I know right? Just discussing yesterday Parlatori on Lawrence O'Donnell night before last
 msfiddlestix Jun 2023 #39
LineReply It doesn't seem "logical" to me for a lawyer to quit a client
 Raven Jun 2023 #8
LineLineReply If they were going to do it,
 lastlib Jun 2023 #9
LineLineLineReply I was thinking that they should have done it earlier to give the client time
 Raven Jun 2023 #11
LineLineReply Not the first lawyers resigning from the rump for self-preservation. . . . nt
 Bernardo de La Paz Jun 2023 #10
LineLineNew Reply OR the Con hasn't paid them
 onetexan Jun 2023 #42
LineReply The attorney meat grinder known as the Trump defense team keeps grinding
 Novara Jun 2023 #12
LineReply Trusty and Rowling are being strategic here, helping Blanche delay the trial as long as possible on
 ancianita Jun 2023 #15
LineReply They probably did it because he's so darned innocent
 Orrex Jun 2023 #16
LineReply Know what? I was thinking this is EXACTLY what would happen,
 bluestarone Jun 2023 #17
LineReply "Like Rats Fleeing a Sinking Ship"
 ailsagirl Jun 2023 #18
LineReply If they are witnesses in the prosecution
 gab13by13 Jun 2023 #20
LineLineNew Reply interesting point. Wonder if they were served this morning?
 msfiddlestix Jun 2023 #40
LineReply He needs the kind of lawyer who keeps mobsters out of prison
 Warpy Jun 2023 #21
LineReply I'll bet they read the indictment and said, "Donnie, you're fucked."
 ificandream Jun 2023 #22
LineReply Rats off a Sinking Ship
 NowISeetheLight Jun 2023 #23
LineReply It's logical that we don't want to pay FL Bar fees, good time to quit
 RainCaster Jun 2023 #24
LineReply I'm telling you...
 llmart Jun 2023 #34
LineLineNew Reply Mahn!
 Kennah Jun 2023 #37
LineNew Reply After reading DU, they learned that MAGA also stands for My Attorney Got Arrested
 Kennah Jun 2023 #36
LineNew Reply I suspect both good and bad lawyers charge upfront in criminal proceedings
 Kennah Jun 2023 #38
LineNew Reply Trump needs Jackie Chiles!!
 Mawspam2 Jun 2023 #43
LineNew Reply Quit? I don't think so
 nwduke Jun 2023 #44
LineNew Reply Did they ever get paid?
 SouthernDem4ever Jun 2023 #45

Response to mahatmakanejeeves (Original post)

Fri Jun 9, 2023, 11:58 AM

Star Member underpants (178,674 posts)

1. Well THAT didn't take long.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 11:59 AM

Star Member BumRushDaShow (118,561 posts)

2. Just saw a Reuters breaking on this one

Trump lawyers quit in documents case; Trump aide indicted

By Sarah N. Lynch
June 9, 202311:56 AM EDTUpdated a few seconds ago



WASHINGTON, June 9 (Reuters) - Two lawyers defending Donald Trump quit the case on Friday, one day after the former U.S. president was indicted on federal charges of illegally retaining classified documents, obstruction and other crimes.

The Wall Street Journal at the same time reported that Trump's former military valet, Walt Nauta, had been charged alongside Trump. Nauta went to work at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort after working in the Trump White House. Nauta's lawyer, Stanley Woodward, declined to comment when contacted by Reuters.

The surprise announcement by Trump's lawyers John Rowley and Jim Trusty could prompt further legal complications ahead of Trump's scheduled appearance in federal court in Miami on Tuesday in the documents case.

"This morning we tendered our resignations as counsel to President Trump," the two lawyers said in a statement. "It has been an honor to have spent the last year defending him, and we know he will be vindicated." Trump said on social media that he was being represented by white collar defense lawyer Todd Blanche.

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https://www.reuters.com/legal/trump-faces-federal-charges-classified-documents-case-adding-legal-woes-2023-06-09/

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 02:40 PM

Star Member Cha (289,565 posts)

26. Not so "Trusty". Mahalo, BRDS!

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 02:44 PM

Star Member BumRushDaShow (118,561 posts)

27. LOL

He did a self-preservation move and said "see ya later alligator"!

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 02:48 PM

Star Member Cha (289,565 posts)

28. Yeah.. "I'm outta here!"

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 02:53 PM

Star Member BumRushDaShow (118,561 posts)

29. Like this....

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 03:16 PM

Star Member Cha (289,565 posts)

32. Like Wile E.. LOL!

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 04:25 PM

EndlessWire (5,739 posts)

35. LOL! n/t

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 11:59 AM

Star Member bucolic_frolic (39,259 posts)

3. Not quite what they signed up for?

You in that kind of trouble, you need a specialty lawyer, I'll give him that.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 12:01 PM

edbermac (15,789 posts)

4. His check probably bounced.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 12:49 PM

Star Member Bernardo de La Paz (46,732 posts)

13. I think most likely they assess case as clearly guilty, like open-and-shut guilty even


I don't know but it seems Smith's team has vaporized defenses to certain crimes by going after these particular 7. From analysis leading up to this in the media, I think the rump has effectively admitted to one of them on tape and was given multiple chances to avoid others. Instead of doing the honorable, obvious thing to do like Pence and Biden, to simply given them back, he directed subterfuges to obstruct their retrieval and investigations.

What lawyer wants to be on such a lop-sided losing end? Well, I suppose, the kind of lawyer that now has all of the rump's major cases consolidated under him.



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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 01:46 PM

Midnight Writer (20,459 posts)

19. Or maybe he threw a tantrum, called them names, and threw ketchup on them.

Or perhaps they will be called as witnesses for the prosecution, or they have their own potential criminal liability resulting from their relationship with the Great Corruptor.

Or maybe he continues to lie to their faces and they are sick of dealing with his backstabbing, self-serving bullshit.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 02:21 PM

Star Member honest.abe (7,877 posts)

25. Or all the above.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 12:06 PM

maxsolomon (31,465 posts)

5. Trusty was on my radio this morning downplaying the charges.

and previously-resigned Parlatore was on MSNBC Wednesday as well.

for lawyers who're not on the team, they're sure carrying *'s water.

I guess they figured they need real lawyers now.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 12:10 PM

mahatmakanejeeves (54,116 posts)

6. He made the rounds. He was on Good Morning America (ABC) too. NT

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 03:24 PM

llmart (14,896 posts)

33. Yes, and didn't George completely shut him down saying "none of what you just said is true."

Or something to that effect.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 12:13 PM

chicoescuela (500 posts)

7. He can use public defenders, can't he?

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 12:58 PM

Star Member ancianita (33,673 posts)

14. He's got Todd Blanche, who's also handling his Manhattan case.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 03:11 PM

chicoescuela (500 posts)

30. I was kind of being a smart ass. My bad.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 03:16 PM

Star Member ancianita (33,673 posts)

31. Lots of mixed reactions during this important, historic time.

You got jokes. I get it.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 06:07 PM

Star Member JohnnyRingo (18,081 posts)

41. hahaha

We can hope. That's how it works in the rest of the world.
It's starting to look like he's not getting the top shelf representation anymore.

The big guns often take a case like this to make a name for themselves if they think they can win. If they fail, it does the opposite. He's not far from hiring Jeanine Pirro or Judge Judy.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 04:57 PM

Star Member msfiddlestix (6,997 posts)

39. I know right? Just discussing yesterday Parlatori on Lawrence O'Donnell night before last

Stating that the Venue location was an obvious problem in itself (DC) case would be dismissed.

When all along there was an impaneled GJ in Miami! Whining the case against tfg was ridiculous not at all criminal.
blha blah blah. Carrying buckets of water for that psychopath.


I am curious, how come these fabulous mobster lawyers didn't know that, I wonder.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 12:20 PM

Star Member Raven (13,745 posts)

8. It doesn't seem "logical" to me for a lawyer to quit a client

4 days before the client's arraignment. It sounds like self-preservation to me.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 12:36 PM

Star Member lastlib (21,533 posts)

9. If they were going to do it,

they needed to do it before the notice of record was filed in the court. Otherwise, they would have to get the court's permission to quit.

Then, too, Defendant 1 isn't your typical criminal client.......yeah, maybe the check bounced....

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 12:43 PM

Star Member Raven (13,745 posts)

11. I was thinking that they should have done it earlier to give the client time

to find replacements, but I think you're right...the check bounced. No surprise there.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 12:41 PM

Star Member Bernardo de La Paz (46,732 posts)

10. Not the first lawyers resigning from the rump for self-preservation. . . . nt

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Sat Jun 10, 2023, 12:39 AM

onetexan (12,627 posts)

42. OR the Con hasn't paid them

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 12:44 PM

Novara (5,117 posts)

12. The attorney meat grinder known as the Trump defense team keeps grinding

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 01:06 PM

Star Member ancianita (33,673 posts)

15. Trusty and Rowling are being strategic here, helping Blanche delay the trial as long as possible on

the pretext that he has too much to do alone. Which he does. But still, this probably got hammered out at Bedminster when the first indictment came in.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 01:07 PM

Orrex (62,728 posts)

16. They probably did it because he's so darned innocent

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 01:17 PM

Star Member bluestarone (15,456 posts)

17. Know what? I was thinking this is EXACTLY what would happen,

Just to DELAY AGAIN? God dammit i hope not.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 01:43 PM

Star Member ailsagirl (22,266 posts)

18. "Like Rats Fleeing a Sinking Ship"

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 01:46 PM

Star Member gab13by13 (18,104 posts)

20. If they are witnesses in the prosecution

they are not allowed to represent Trump.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 05:00 PM

Star Member msfiddlestix (6,997 posts)

40. interesting point. Wonder if they were served this morning?

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 01:59 PM

Star Member Warpy (108,990 posts)

21. He needs the kind of lawyer who keeps mobsters out of prison

but even then, he'll have a hard time retaining any of them. He doesn't listen. No one can tell him "no." No one can tell him to for krissakes, shut the hell up for a while. He will sabotage his own case on a daily basis.

He is every lawyer's nightmare client.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 02:08 PM

Star Member ificandream (5,571 posts)

22. I'll bet they read the indictment and said, "Donnie, you're fucked."

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 02:12 PM

Star Member NowISeetheLight (3,351 posts)

23. Rats off a Sinking Ship

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 02:14 PM

Star Member RainCaster (10,001 posts)

24. It's logical that we don't want to pay FL Bar fees, good time to quit

That decision was handled in microseconds, I'm sure.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 03:26 PM

llmart (14,896 posts)

34. I'm telling you...

it's gonna be back to Dewey, Cheatum and Howe.

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 04:43 PM

Kennah (11,935 posts)

37. Mahn!

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 04:43 PM

Kennah (11,935 posts)

36. After reading DU, they learned that MAGA also stands for My Attorney Got Arrested

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Fri Jun 9, 2023, 04:44 PM

Kennah (11,935 posts)

38. I suspect both good and bad lawyers charge upfront in criminal proceedings

The client's likelihood of paying AFTER trial goes down significantly

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Sat Jun 10, 2023, 03:54 AM

Mawspam2 (577 posts)

43. Trump needs Jackie Chiles!!

https://m.

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Sat Jun 10, 2023, 09:41 AM

nwduke (315 posts)

44. Quit? I don't think so

The ketchup tosser canned them and I’ll bet screwed then out of attorneys fees! You’d think any lawyer would figure out that it’s not worth their reputation to work for this sleazebag!

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Sun Jun 11, 2023, 08:40 AM

SouthernDem4ever (4,513 posts)

45. Did they ever get paid?

That might have something to do with it.

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