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Trump's legal advisers urge him to cancel press conference to refute Georgia allegations: Sources

abcnews.go.com Trump's legal advisers urge him to cancel press conference to refute Georgia allegations: Sources

Trump's promised press conference to refute the allegations in the indictment handed up by the Fulton County DA's Office is now in doubt, multiple sources said.

Trump had announced a plan to release info on alleged election interference.

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1y ago

Trump's legal advisers urge him to cancel press conference to refute Georgia allegations: Sources

abcnews.go.com /US/trumps-legal-advisers-urge-cancel-press-conference-refute/story

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Crazy that doubling down and attacking everyone worked for him for nearly 8 decades, that is all he knows, and the feedback loop proved him that the more brazen he is, the better the result.
Thing is, I think for the the first time and his life this is gonna backfire hard. He could have done all this criming, he was probably fine even after the coup, and he could have gone in the sunset with his millions and his shitty consequence-free life. But he just can't help it, he's been a fucking ass for 8 decades he can't just stop. He's obviously past the point of weighting different strategies or anything, he just attacks. Federal judge? Sure. Prosecutor? Sure. Mess and impede a federal investigation? Sure. The "off" switch stopped working a long time ago. He's no longer considering the feedback from his actions. He will attack the judges and keep digging his grave until he's physically removed from society, like an asylum patient.
- I haven't seen any evidence he will ever face consequences. I hope I'm wrong.
  
  He faces 91 felony count. No offence directly to you but I see this comment a lot. This is plenty of "evidence" that he is about to pay, saying otherwise is basically denial at this point. Sure it could fail, anything can happen. But saying there is no evidence is pretending this is similar to being denounced by the media, or congress, or a civil lawsuit. This is the most concrete, evidency thing that could possibly be happening right now, in this timeline. He's being smited by the country judicial power.
  
  Yes you have. It’s just been clouded by your opinion.
- He's Ronald Reagan, except this time there isn't a Nancy in place to tell the secret service to fill the pool with leaves.
  
  First I heard about this
- You guys keep forgetting that in Trumps mind he is still the rightful king of America.
  
  Doesn't matter what he thinks he is. As long as he does the thinking in prison.

Sources tell ABC News that Trump's legal advisers have told him that holding such a press conference with dubious claims of voter fraud will only complicate his legal problems and some of his attorneys have advised him to cancel it.
- I think this confirms Trump will 100% move forward with the conference. If it’s wrong, count him in!
  
  This could be seen as a "I have the proof my people, but I'm not allowed to share it, the deep state is keeping it hidden, but I'll release it in two weeks anyway". (Trump time two weeks never happens)
  
  He's doing this because of the Republican Debate which is like two days later. "Governor DeSantis, former president Trump gave a press conference laying out what he claimed was conclusive evidence that the Georgia election was stolen. Have you reviewed that evidence and do accept that the Georgia election was rigged and Trump in fact won in that state?"
  A (arguably wide, depending on the poll) majority of Republican voters believe Trump won in 2020 and the election was stolen. Republican candidates have been trying to walk a very fine line of not pissing off the Republican base they need to win the primary by saying Trump is wrong, but also not committing to the stolen election theory which they know is toxic in a general election. So when asked if Biden won they say things like "Biden is the current president." What happens at debates is the moderators tend to focus in on the news of the day. Trump's indictment is news of the day, but all the Republican candidates are very practiced at ignoring the substance of the charges and instead answering with generic "Biden is weaponizing the Justice Department" bullshit nonanswers. What Trump is doing is making the election fraud claims the "news of the day," forcing candidates to specifically deal with the claims of rigging, and any attempt to deflect to complaining about the Justice System will be a dodge so obvious even mouth breathing Republican primary voters will recognize it. In short, Trump is fucking with the other candidates.
  And legally, it's not a bad play. He's already fucked on the facts and law, I think he's correct that his best chance of avoiding jail time is winning the presidency. Even with a Georgia conviction, I wouldn't put it past SCOTUS to say a sitting President can't serve jail time for state crimes, or some other wacky shit. All in all, doing this bullshit press conference may actually be a "smart" move from his perspective.

Trump steps up to the podium with a folder of documents. As he opens it, he fumbles it with his cocktail weenie fingers, spilling out across the stage previously unknown Top Secret documents
"Uhhhhh. You were not supposed to see that."
runs away
- Such an exaggeration!
  This fantasy you've written assumes he has a smidgen of shame. And we all know that isn't even remotely true.
  
  I just declassified that!
  
  It also assumes he can run.
- You lost us at "runs".
  
  Yeah. I should have put slowly waddles away
  
  No, it was the previous line, where he cares about who sees what.
- Alternatively, all blank documents works too.

Nooo... Please.... Somebody stop him.... Don't go on national TV to provide more evidence to be used against you...
- Eh, no, don't interrupt byour enemy when he's about to smear shit in his eyes, or something like that...

If you sign up to be his legal advisor he’ll ignore your advice, push you to do things that will damage your reputation and/or violate the law, publicly insult you if you quit or refuse to do those things, and won’t pay you for your work. Most white-shoe law firms want nothing to do with him at this point but he somehow keeps finding qualified counsel. It’s weird.
- Qualified is being generous.
  
  Yeah. Some of them seem to have gotten their law degree out of a claw machine at Chuck E. Cheese.
- It must certainly be attracting a very special kind of people right now. People crazy enough or power hungry to the point of self-destructing for the guy.
- Bunch of idiots thinking “I can fix him 🥺”
- But if you want to get rid of your license he's a relatively safe bet.

"I'd love to show you the report, it's beautiful, and perfect, and it shows in so many ways how I'm innocent of all charges. My lawyers wept when they, true story! My lawyers were VISIBLY WEEPING as they read it. VISIBLY! But now, on the advice of those lawyers, I can't release it to you. I CAN'T! I want to, but I can't. They tell me it would tell these evil, nasty, prosecutors too much about our defense, so, you know, we can't have that."
- Also, the report is in Canada.
- That's a good Trump!

So after 5 or 6 dozen law suits that failed to show any evidence of election problems, he suddenly has a detailed report on it that he's withheld for how long now?
Wouldn't that make him an accomplice?

Attorneys: it's Shut The Fuck Up Friday!!
- “and it ain’t even friday! that’s how bad you need to shut the fuck up!”
- Am an attorney, this is the best legal advice there is. Not just for Trump, but for any client. If you need legal help: shut up, go to a lawyer, talk to the lawyer, and then shut up again. Do not just say "oh I just want to say one thing" 47 times. It's not going to help your case.
  
  "But they said they'd help me out if I told my side of the story! They said they'd put in a good word with the DA for me!"
  sigh

Which means he will not be doing that under any circumstances.
- If Trump were capable of taking advice... He wouldn't be Trump.
  
  Egg fucking zactly.

Has he ever taken a lawyer’s advice, let alone paid them?

Do it!
*Palpatine voice

No, let the man speak.
- They should double down and get him to testify this under oath instead of a press conference

Repudiate the allegations. He ain't refuting shit.
- Refudiate the allegations. He ain't reputing shit... God it's so sad I miss the days where Sarah Palin was the worst of the Republican party

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