John Dowd Resigns as Trumps Lead Lawyer in Special Counsel Inquiry
Source: New York Times
The presidents lead lawyer for the special counsel investigation, John Dowd, resigned on Thursday, according to two people briefed on the matter, days after the president called for an end to the inquiry.
Mr. Dowd, who took over the presidents legal team last summer, had considered leaving several times in recent months and ultimately concluded that Mr. Trump was increasingly ignoring his advice, one of the people said. Mr. Trump has insisted he should sit for an interview with the special counsels office, even though Mr. Dowd believed it was a bad idea.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/03/22/us/politics/john-dowd-resigns-trump-lawyer.html
What are the odds his bill doesn't get paid?
BumRushDaShow
(127,288 posts)raven mad
(4,940 posts)Cary
(11,746 posts)iluvtennis
(19,757 posts)flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Did we not get "assurances" just a couple of days ago that he wasn't even thinking of leaving?
I guess somebody's legal bill is going to go unpaid...
And somebody's thinking of sitting down with Mueller...because he thinks he can bullshit his way out of this.
lagomorph777
(30,613 posts)Putin's support payments must be in arrears.
NRaleighLiberal
(59,940 posts)truthisfreedom
(23,113 posts)Its the fakepresident show!
still_one
(91,945 posts)dershowitz and Jonathan Turley jumps into the gutter
Bernardo de La Paz
(48,786 posts)bullwinkle428
(20,626 posts)Texin
(2,585 posts)And he'll be representing the stupidest client he's ever had. But this shithole is the luckiest guy on the planet so I'd not be betting against him.
bigbrother05
(5,995 posts)His location in NYC and clearly corrupt nature has been his key to success, if you define success as total failure propped up by local and foreign mob money
TranssexualKaren
(364 posts)Following the law hasnt served his interests, which tells me he is going to start going around the law in a very big way now.
SammyWinstonJack
(44,129 posts)poli-junkie
(991 posts)jmowreader
(50,447 posts)Those are only for the indigent.
Besides, there are plenty of lawyers that will defend him. Roll up on MeTV and wait for the did you take Viagra and get an erection that lasted 24 hours? You can receive compensation! ads. If youll chase ambulances youll defend Americas Dumbest Criminal.
Maeve
(42,224 posts)He's reportedly been turned down several times, which he then denies he even asked them...
jmowreader
(50,447 posts)The only chance he has of staying out of prison is to ride a technicality. "Ineffective assistance of counsel" might do it.
jpak
(41,741 posts)Rat leaving ship!
louis-t
(23,199 posts)All attorneys know, "he doesn't listen and he doesn't pay".
Achilleaze
(15,543 posts)paleotn
(17,778 posts)It's an incredibly stupid idea for shit gibbon. A wonderful idea of Mueller, democracy and the bulk of the American people.
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)He really thinks he can bullshit his way out of this mess. You be you, Smallhands Magoo!
olegramps
(8,200 posts)Leghorn21
(13,520 posts)Whoo de hoot!!!!!!
Trending #1 on twitter - some fun being had HERE!!
https://mobile.twitter.com/search?q=%22John+Dowd%22
From March 22: He is VERY HAPPY DAMMIT. VERY!!!
Link to tweet
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syringis
(5,101 posts)The "Nostradumbass" of the day.
Marthe48
(16,690 posts)He'll get a book deal. He'll have to because tripe won't pay him. Actually, he probably hasn't seen a nickel and got tired of waiting. Please Mr. Mueller, help save us from the mob.
onetexan
(12,994 posts)now he's bailing while he still has the chance
Marthe48
(16,690 posts)is the newest litany. The big baby will keep whining, but I hope this time he doesn't get his way.
George II
(67,782 posts)Orsino
(37,428 posts)...until they meet him.
getagrip_already
(14,237 posts)Dowd was counseling against firing him or sessions or rosenstein. He said he would leave if trump did that.
Of course, he also said he would leave if trump testifies to muehlers team.
Could be either one, but my money is on firing sessions and moving pruit in.
In either case, he is now left with a team that wants to be more aggressive against the muehler probe.
onetexan
(12,994 posts)like others who've worked for the idiot. I guess by now Dowd realized he's hitched his wagon to a train about to wreck big time.
matt819
(10,749 posts)that everyone quoted about the resignation, including Dowd, is engaging in a love fest.
Dowd loves the president and wishes him well.
Everything was mutual, Dowd was a great member of the legal team.
Can't wait for the leaks.
griloco
(832 posts)1. Fondled Mrs. Dowd
2. Ogled teen daughter Dowd
3. Ogled preteen daughter Dowd
4. Didn't pay Dowd
5. All of the above
LudwigPastorius
(8,943 posts)needs to arrange his legal strategy around that.
To that, Dowd was like, "Fuck it. I'm out".
C Moon
(12,188 posts)fly to Russia, and shack up with Assange (or wherever that freak lives).
getagrip_already
(14,237 posts)But there is another treasonous leach in russia. He can get a dacha with him.
Snowden is probably getting homesick. They can share a pail of kfc and get know each other.
C Moon
(12,188 posts)ailsagirl
(22,837 posts)I've lost count
Hortensis
(58,785 posts)Goodness knows he's sat for literally thousands of these interviews and depositions over his crooked life.
vkkv
(3,384 posts)griloco
(832 posts)1. Fondled Mrs. Dowd
2. Ogled teen daughter Dowd
3. Ogled preteen daughter Dowd
4. Didn't pay Dowd
5. All of the above
syringis
(5,101 posts)UCmeNdc
(9,589 posts)I think Trump needs to express himself!
Honeycombe8
(37,648 posts)but in the end, he'll get his money, AND court costs AND attorney's fees for having to sue to get paid.
Trump will think he's winning, because the bill gets delayed, but it's foolish, because in the end Trump end up paying more. If Dowd can prove the bill is correct, and Dowd, knowing what a bad risk Trump is, certainly kept detailed records to support the bill.
He also likely got a big retainer up front.
Boo-yah! Dowd wins. (Altho I think it's likely Trump fired him, or it was mutual.) WHY do people keep wanting to work for this vile piece of crap? WHY????
orleans
(33,986 posts)Turbineguy
(37,206 posts)having an idiot for a client.