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Trump's legal strategy: predictions

Trump's legal strategy: predictions

I see several ways this could play out.

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Damian Penny
Apr 04, 2023
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As I set at my desk working and simultaneously waiting for them to get to the fireworks factory, I turned my mind to how former President Donald Trump and his legal team are going to fight these unprecedented criminal charges in court.

(Note: these charges remain unknown to the public as I write this. If it turns out he’s been indicted for involvement in the Gilgo Beach serial killings - at best there’s no more than five, maybe ten percent probability of that - my involvement is subject to change.)

I foresee four possibilities:

  1. Defendant Donald Trump shuts his mouth and listens to the advice of his experienced legal team LOL I almost had myself going there for a second didn’t I

  2. Trump so exasperates his lawyers with his constant outburst and micromanaging and whining that they all quit.

    He then hires slightly less experienced and competent counsel and after a while they quit.

    Then he keeps on going further and further down the legal power rankings until he’s left with no choice but to …

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