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Trump says he's looking for new lawyers on Truth Social amid report he's not "happy" after $83M loss

www.salon.com Trump says he's looking for new lawyers on Truth Social amid report he's not "happy" after $83M loss

"Any lawyer who takes a TRUMP CASE is either 'CRAZY,' or a TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOT," Trump wrote.

"Any lawyer who takes a TRUMP CASE is either 'CRAZY,' or a TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOT," Trump wrote

Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday announced on social media he's searching for a new law firm to represent him in an appeal against last week's jury verdict awarding $83.3 million to writer E. Jean Carroll.

He left a message to prospective hires in the Truth Social post, writing: "Any lawyer who takes a TRUMP CASE is either 'CRAZY,' or a TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOT." The former president's announcement follows his vow to appeal the jury's decision last Friday, predicated by the presiding federal judge's September ruling finding him liable for defamation.

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"Any lawyer who takes a TRUMP CASE is either 'CRAZY,' or a TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOT," Trump wrote

It's not often Trump writes something I agree with, but I have to admit, they are certainly one of those two things.
- Yeah but he screwed up the quotes again. Should be:
  
  Any lawyer who takes a TRUMP CASE is either CRAZY, or a ‘TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOT’
  
  The true American patriots are the ones who take the case on the side of the prosecution.
- *and* a
  
  *at least * one
  
  ftfy:-)
It's New York, he has to post the 83M before he can appeal in a civil case. They don't let deadbeats waste their court time.
- So glad there's finally stakes for this fucker and also its unfalsifiable. She gettin' paid no matter wat
- I think he can still use a bond.
- Pardon me if I don't hold my breath that Trump is actually going to pay. If Carroll gets her money, it will be from some PAC or friendly billionaire who wants to be able to pull the president's strings.
It is this kind of news that has allowed me to catch my breath. I no longer see a turnip dictatorship as an inevitability; a real and immediate danger, but one that feels less and less likely.
- Likewise, but don't get complacent. The threat isn't over yet.
  
  Agreed, 100%. Why it’s still real and immediate, feels like there is some hope. We gotta work for it though.
- It's still a very real and persistent threat. Recent polls put him dangerously close, and he did alarmingly well in 2020.
  
  Do not get complacent. We can win, but it is certainly not guaranteed. Stay active, and even contribute (time, money, etc) if possible.
  
  I live in one of the handful of "states that matter" in the electoral college and in 2022 we broke so blue it's amazing. The GOP here is dead broke and has fallen to infighting. I'm not even sure they've worked out who's in charge after the former leader refused to accept the validity of the vote kicking her out. We are prosecuting fake electors.
  
  It's almost ridiculous how hard Trump is going to lose Michigan. That's not the whole election, but it's a big piece.
  
  100% true. I just am feeling more like the efforts will pay off than usual. Might just be the good day I’m having :)
  
  And the "vote third party" trolls are out in way more force than they were in 2020 for whatever reason. It already feels worse than peak 2016. I really hope people are inoculated to this shit by now, but I'm not super confident.
- [deleted]
  
  Ain’t a typo, I just won’t type that assholes name :)
I'm sure all the best lawyers are on truth social
- That's the funniest part of all this. I heard his lawyer talk once, and I could instantly tell she was chosen because she was MAGA, not on legal merits.
  
  Literally the best he can get now are all on truth social lmao
  
  That and Trump probably liked looking at her butt.
Calling something a "Trump case" should become an informal description among lawyers for a hopeless defense of an idiot loudmouth client.
- Funny how "Trump card", having been a been used as something that is a sure absolute win, will turn into the exact opposite. I see people saying it throughout media of the last 30 years. Kids that watch that old stuff in the future will have no fucking idea why they would say that.
  
  Trump Card is going to end up being all the incriminating evidence you left behind.
  
  Gonna have to change the whole rules of spades.
Trump is being told repeatedly that shutting up is free, and yet he still keeps flapping his jaws.
- If I had an AI image generator subscription this is where I'd turn the Thanos/Gamora "everything" meme into Trump's glamorshots lawyer/Trump discussing what his not shutting up cost him.
Yes, it is ahem the "lawyer's fault", right...
- "I can say the person I raped is not my type and didn't rape. The only reason I gotta pay 83 million is because I got fucked by my lawyer! - trump
  
  Ofc not, he prefers ~~his daughter~~ younger girls.
Any lawyer who takes a TRUMP CASE is either 'CRAZY,' or a TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOT," Trump wrote

Oh boy, I know the answer to this one!
TIL "true American patriot" is the legal hiring term for "must be passionate about your job" and "we're all a family here".
- "Doing it for ~~exposure~~ patriotism."
  
  Oh, they'll get exposure alright.
Calling all 'patriots!' Who wants to be stiffed of payment by the conman next?!
You mean the man with a reputation for not paying his lawyers is having trouble finding competent legal council?

I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you.
- I hope not that shocked though:-)
"... and it appears that a better lawyer is worth at least seventy eight million dollars" - LegalEagle is not impressed with this representation!
So a loser wants to hire another loser after their last loser lost.
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Habba Habba
😂🤣😬🤣💀
Looks like someone won't be able to afford another RGB laptop.
Definitely cray-cray-crazy.
Losers gon' lose. Waddyagunnaddoo?
Are there any lawyers left?
- There's always someone willing to work for free, for 'exposure'.
  
  There's also going to be a number of lawyers whose hubris will get the best of them.
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