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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSekulow: Trump should be above the law bc having to hire a lawyer is an undue burden.
https://www.rawstory.com/2020/05/justice-kagan-thumps-sekulows-immunity-claim-in-trump-tax-case-the-president-isnt-above-the-law/Sekulow countered with the argument that hiring counsel to fight subpoenas would raise a serious impact on the presidents Article II functions. The attorney called on the court to categorically strike down the ability to subpoena the president.
Imagine being so holed up in your job that you don't even have the time to hire a lawyer!
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Sekulow: Trump should be above the law bc having to hire a lawyer is an undue burden. (Original Post)
DetlefK
May 2020
OP
Translated: Trump won't pay his lawyers and they won't give him any more credit.
no_hypocrisy
May 2020
#7
leftieNanner
(15,092 posts)1. Those tweets don't write themselves, ya know.
VMA131Marine
(4,139 posts)2. Weren't these same people arguing why Bill Clinton
had to testify in the Paula Jones case?
IggleDuer
(964 posts)4. Aren't they arguing that Obama committed a crime while President. ...
... and must be investigated?
kacekwl
(7,017 posts)3. Hire lawyers is all trump has done
since he turned 13.
IcyPeas
(21,871 posts)5. Jay Sekulow and family another bunch of grifters
Jay Sekulow is up for the second Supreme Court case heard today regarding Donald Trump.
The Republican National Committee has paid more than $250,000 to Sekulow.
More than $65 million in charitable funds were paid to Sekulow, his wife, and his sons.
The Republican National Committee has paid more than $250,000 to Sekulow.
More than $65 million in charitable funds were paid to Sekulow, his wife, and his sons.
But Sekulow, 63, is registered as chief counsel at the American Center for Law and Justice, a non-profit Christian legal advocacy group...
Gary Sekulow, Jays 61-year-old brother, was paid a total of $985,947 in salary and benefits...
Adam Sekulow, Garys 31-year-old son, was paid $229,227 as the director of development at CASE and $65,052 as the director of major donors at ACLJ...
Records show millions more each year going to for-profit companies controlled by the family. In addition to the $5.8 million ACLJ paid to CLA Group in 2017, $1.4 million was paid to Regency Productions, a company owned by Jay Sekulow that receives his fees for appearing on the radio show Jay Sekulow Live! and his television show ACLJ This Week with Jay Sekulow, which airs on the same Christian network as Pat Robertsons The 700 Club.
Adam Sekulow, Garys 31-year-old son, was paid $229,227 as the director of development at CASE and $65,052 as the director of major donors at ACLJ...
Records show millions more each year going to for-profit companies controlled by the family. In addition to the $5.8 million ACLJ paid to CLA Group in 2017, $1.4 million was paid to Regency Productions, a company owned by Jay Sekulow that receives his fees for appearing on the radio show Jay Sekulow Live! and his television show ACLJ This Week with Jay Sekulow, which airs on the same Christian network as Pat Robertsons The 700 Club.
More in the AP article:
https://apnews.com/9d2ed80ca912d18abd6650f55d2db935
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I_UndergroundPanther
(12,470 posts)6. Sekulow is a piece of shit
Met him when I was in the cult assemblies of god.
When I hung out with that fraud Denny nissley.
He's more repulsive in person.
no_hypocrisy
(46,100 posts)7. Translated: Trump won't pay his lawyers and they won't give him any more credit.