Prominent First Amendment Attorneys Offer to Defend Trump Accusers for Free

[highplainsdem]

Source: LawNewz.com

Donald Trump’s promise to sue the women who have recently come forward to accuse him of sexual misconduct has led several prominent First Amendment attorneys to step forward and offer to defend the lawsuits, pro bono (without payment).

Ted Boutrous, a top attorney at the law firm Gibson Dunn, appears to be the first high-profile lawyer to promise to take on a potential Trump lawsuit. On October 13, Boutrous sent out a tweet promising to a pro bono defense to the Palm Beach Post newspaper after it published a story from one of Trump’s alleged accusers.

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I repeat: I will represent pro bono anyone #Trump sues for exercising their free speech rights. Many other lawyers have offered to join me. https://t.co/LJf6TtmGZU

— Ted Boutrous (@BoutrousTed) October 22, 2016

One of those lawyers offering to join Boutrous’ effort appears to be Harvard law professor Laurence Tribe.

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Read more: http://lawnewz.com/politics/prominent-first-amendment-attorneys-offer-to-defend-trump-accusers-for-free/

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The tweet from Boutrous in the article above was his response to Trump threatening to sue his accusers.

Lawrence Tribe's tweet (not quoted) was posted today.

This will have Trump whining about the "rigged" legal system again...

[sarae]

1. I'm so glad people are stepping forward for this.

I would donate to help these women – anything to stop men like Trump from getting away with this crap.

[nolabear]

2. I believe this is what's called reaping the whirlwind.

Not to mention karma being a bitch.

[tyne]

3. No..

I'd put it more like...Karma's a nasty woman.

[IronLionZion]

4. Oh yeah, I bet Donny has made a lot of enemies in his life

and more will be coming forward soon.

His threats are not going to work.

[tonyt53]

5. The Trumpster might already have defamed at least one of these ladies during his denials.

Looks like he might need the services of a lawyer to defend him in court.

[Rorey]

6. Yes, he called them liars

They each already have a case against him.