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dickthegrouch

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8. Lawyering up won't help

Reply to PCIntern (Original post)

Wed Feb 25, 2026, 03:52 PM

10 hrs ago

No lawyer worth their salt would defend any of them. The ones in power are lawyers (supposedly), but they were all trained at Harvard and Yale so they all have the same (lack of) ethics.
The only thing any of them can do is plead the 5th, and hope the evidence isn't as damning as it actually is, or that their friends destroyed all the worst evidence (Which is what I believe is happening).
Independent witnesses who haven't suffered uncharacteristic accidents are going to be essential.

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I believe that I know why Patel went to Milan [View all] PCIntern 11 hrs ago OP

I thought you were going to say because he is a hockey puck. Whyisthisstillclose 10 hrs ago #1

Nah, I respectfully disagree vapor2 10 hrs ago #2

Nope. "Invincibility via Apathy." Miles Archer 10 hrs ago #3

The shittier he acts the more Trump likes him lame54 10 hrs ago #4

He's there to deflect ANY legal jeopardy away from Trump, and to piss people off. Yeah. Trump loves him for that. Miles Archer 10 hrs ago #5

People like this always think they are invincible until they are collared and lose everything. Martin68 9 hrs ago #12

This. progressoid 9 hrs ago #15

Things Seem to Be Falling into or out of Place, Don't They? MineralMan 10 hrs ago #6

The bottom line on the saga of Epstein is that the entire concept of a Department of Justice is an abject failure. Hugin 10 hrs ago #7

Lawyering up won't help dickthegrouch 10 hrs ago #8

Looks more like same shit, different day BaronChocula 10 hrs ago #9

They aren't acting as though they need voters in November or in 2028. They all probably believe they aren't going wiggs 9 hrs ago #10

I don't know. I admire your optimism, and it would be KPN 9 hrs ago #11

I think he has job security. He knows what is in the E Files, before all the Trump name redactions. Marie Marie 9 hrs ago #13

Or could it be that he knows what is in the files and that alone will stop Bev54 9 hrs ago #14

I believe that statement to be true and it applies to the whole Administration's current behavior. Buddyzbuddy 9 hrs ago #16

I think so, too. When Andrew was arrested, the die was cast Joinfortmill 9 hrs ago #17

I would certainly hope you're right, but I note, that I never in a zillion years, would have predicted that our... NNadir 9 hrs ago #18

Nobody could predict what he has done. 1WorldHope 8 hrs ago #22

Part Of The Misogynistic Hyper-Masculinity Mask Of This.... ColoringFool 9 hrs ago #19

We always just called it "Small Penis Syndrome" ToxMarz 9 hrs ago #20

It's hubris. TrumpCo is above the law. Exp 8 hrs ago #21

aka hitlers bunker on the world stage... Javaman 8 hrs ago #23

These guys aren't self reflective MadameButterfly 7 hrs ago #24

And... 2naSalit 7 hrs ago #25

It's like a closeout sale for dickishness. WE'VE LOST OUR LEASE ! EVERYTHING MUST GO !! nt eppur_se_muova 1 hr ago #26