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Edited by Mrph1 on Nov 30th 2023 at 11:03:59 AM
Reasons that big law firms have told a CNN reporter they refuse to represent Trump.
- Already repping subjects in investigation
- He’s a “difficult” client
- Could hurt relationships w corporate clients
- Could hurt associate recruiting
- Key partner is “busy”
- He attacked judge/rule of law
Anyone else think of more possible reasons?
edited 25th Mar '18 1:13:36 PM by megaeliz
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Trump doesn't pay the contractors he hires to build his resort-casino-hotels. I think it's safe to assume that he'll weasel out of paying his lawyers' fees, as well. (Whether they win his cases or not.)
He brags about being a multi-billionaire, but he's stingier than Jack Benny's on-the-air persona.
edited 25th Mar '18 1:26:07 PM by pwiegle
This Space Intentionally Left Blank.Also, I recall it being a big thing he doesn't listen to legal advice that's given to him. Which really shouldn't be surprising; Trump not listening to people who know what they're doing (at least, relative to him) when they say things he doesn't like has been a running theme.
Edit: Though, I guess that could be apart of what makes him "difficult".
edited 25th Mar '18 1:26:04 PM by LSBK
That was more like you not giving him enough credit, most of us here realize the North Koreans are despite what they appear, rational actors... its just there goals often put them in conflict with the goals of the rest of the world, but the fact that they actualy have them, and are smart enough to make ideal moves makes them predictable.
They are concerned with regime stability, and there missile program isn't quite achieving that any more, few people on the global scale fear them.... We can shoot them down, the Amercians can shoot them down and are out of range any way, the South Koreans have a larger threat in the face of conventional guns.... and yet....
Missiles are nightmarishly expensive, not just in building but in maintaining, and upkeep...... even ignoring the fact that the mountain they they test there nuclear weapons in is on the verge of collapse.... they just can't afford to keep it going for the little payoff it was giving them..... they are a country so poor that they cant move there ships around the peninsula due to fuel costs, nor train pilots with any thing other then cardboard cutouts.... expecting them to keep a program that is nto achieving the payoffs they wanted running at full steam is...... just fear mongering.
There missile program will stay, but remain as it was a bluff, with the money they have being put into programs with more of a tangible payoff.
1st) The storage check happens more often then every 2 years, it is whenever the officer feels like it, though they do change out the officer every two years so they can't grow attached to you.
2) It only works at preventing gun violence, the general rate of murder is overall similar.
Doesn't mean it shouldn't be copied, just its best to get facts right.
You are very very right, even a single officer showing up on the scene is enough to make some of the attackers commit suicide, any thing that slows people down has an impact on there willingness to follow through
I have no words for my contempt of this administration, there is more I want to say on this particular one.... but... I just cant put it in words that would be acceptable.....
Kim actualy IS aware of that Tobias, thats exactly why he has the WMD programs and takes South Korea hostage in the first place, he has seen what happens to dictators that give up or don't have WMDs and that the US no longer needs..... and is TERRIFIED that will happen to him too.
No, no they won't.... I don't even like China and I can see this is a stupid move for them..... while they protect North Korea diplomaticly NOW, if it came to actual blows, they would do nothing to stop Amercia.... they would if any thing march to Pyongyang themselfs and declare it under there protection.
See the United States is there best customer, and a vital part of there economy, what does North Korea contribute? Nothing.
Words made while politicking are empty gestures, one needs to look at what countries actually provide and deal with each other.
Yes. Older articles on the same subject have cited Trump's reputation for not paying his lawyers as a reason why firms refuse to represent him. In 2017, a news article cited the following top reasons for why firms weren't willing to represent him:
Why No Lawyers Will Represent Trump
[Washington Monthly, 6th June 2017]
- They won't get paid.
- Their client wouldn't follow their advice.
- They represent clients who have been or might be subpoenaed in money laundering aspects of the case.
- It would destroy the image and reputation of their firm.
- It would 'kill' efforts to recruit top lawyers to their firm.
- They'll be washing their hair that year ("I'm too busy to represent the POTUS.")
- He can't be saved.
I get the sense that with the development of the Hwasong-15 finished they consider their missile program complete, in a way. They don't need to play the arms race first world nations play, they just need to have a credible threat. I would assume they're going to shift their focus from testing to production, which matches with the reduced activity seen around test sites.
They should have sent a poet.I found a twitter list showing exactly what Trump sees on his feed.
It's an Echo chamber like you wouldn't believe.
I think a number of people here are vastly overestimating the rationality of the North Korean regime, the US and USSR only just avoided starting a war with much calmer circumstances than a US president declaring one, and the USSR and cold-war era US we’re much more rational actors than the North Korean regime is.
Now I don’t see the North Korean regime escalating to a nuclear strike instantly, I expect that such a situation would go.
- Trump tweets that the US is going to use force against North Korea immediately.
- North Korea responds with shelling of South Korea, dozens, maybe hundreds die.
- China mobilises forces to get involved in any potential war.
- The South Korean government is able to get word to the North Korean that no war is coming.
- North Korean state TV declares that the imperialists have been driven back from their attempt to destroy North Korea.
- The UN Security Council is called together in an emergency session and officially condemns the US for acting to destabilise the Korean Peninsula.
- South Korea starts considering expelling US forces, as their presence and the actions of the US president have just costs hundreds of civilian lives.
I don’t think the North Korean will take the chance of a US invasion being real, they will react as if it’s real until told otherwise, because in their minds if they don’t act they’re doomed, while if they do act they can make the US back off (or make it be made to back off by South Korea).
The real risk of escalation is if US or South Korea troops return fire, which I think normally they would, but as the Joint Chiefs and South Korean are awere that Trump might start something out of thin air, it’s possible that the orders have been amended.
@Story Daniels, if she releases a sex tape and this does Trump in I want a medal from you lot, as I’m pretty sure that not long after Trump was elected I predicted that he’d go out not like a president but like a celebrity, with a sex tape about him coming out and destroying his reputation being the most likely possibility.
edited 25th Mar '18 2:57:06 PM by Silasw
“And the Bunny nails it!” ~ Gabrael “If the UN can get through a day without everyone strangling everyone else so can we.” ~ CyranTrump plans to oust David Shulkin as VA secretary.
Possibly this week.
edited 25th Mar '18 3:03:46 PM by LSBK

Kim is certainly a megalomaniac, but based on everything he's done we know the NK government has a realistic assessment of what's going on. They wouldn't be investing in second strike capabilities or a credible deterrent if they thought they could go toe to toe with the US. The whole reason they've invested there is because they know they can't, and they need to keep us away. In fact, I think the characterization of the NK regime as delusional is one of the biggest mistakes you can make when it comes to assessing the situation. They're realistic about their position, and they've done a very good job of maneuvering themselves into a spot where they can easily maintain the status quo.
As for the second point, that's a 50/50. China has no real ideological stance here, so they don't necessarily care if NK is being "bullied", so much as they care if it's folding. As has been pointed out by many analysts and by the Joint Chiefs several times, China is not prepared for a refugee crisis. A sudden population influx combined with the political instability caused by said crisis could cascade across China, causing serious harm. As such, their motivation isn't to defend NK, but rather to maintain stability on their border. China's relationship with NK has also been souring significantly, and they've been pushing hard for renewed Six Party Talks. The upcoming summit is presumed to be at least in part spurred by pressure they're putting on the N Ks. Trade between the two countries is way down, and just last year for the first time ever China backed embargoes on NK at the UN. There's also their own restrictions on coal and oil that have been put into place just recently.
I think the situation would probably look something like this. Trump tweets that we're going to war, and NK starts harassing SK along the border and coast as they like to do in times of crisis. China, wary of the situation, clamps down on trade and begins pressuring the NK regime to back off. The military escalation from the US ends up not materializing due to internal politics, and NK releases a statement saying how strong and awesome they are for facing down the US. The status quo resumes, just a little more tense than before.
edited 25th Mar '18 12:46:37 PM by archonspeaks
They should have sent a poet.