Trump Group Pays for Jan. 6 Lawyers, Raising Concerns of Witness Pressure

[Justice]

Source: New York Times


"Former President Donald J. Trump's political organization and his allies have paid for or promised to finance the legal fees of more than a dozen witnesses called in the congressional investigation into the Jan. 6 attack, raising legal and ethical questions about whether the former president may be influencing testimony with a direct bearing on him."

It is legal for Trump to pay for the legal fees of these witnesses, but the lawyer represents the witness and not Trump - the lawyer should not share info with Trump or other lawyers.

Given the information presented at the last J6 hearing, there is a real question about whether witnesses are being pressured by Trump and his allies to hold back crucial information that might incriminate or cast a negative light on Trump.

Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/06/30/us/trump-jan-6-lawyers-witness-pressure.html

[LetMyPeopleVote]

1. TFG was paying for Cassidy's lawyer and had to get a new attorney to be able to tell the truth

Link to tweet

[C_U_L8R]

2. Maybe it's the conspiring lawyers who should be subpoenaed

[TeamProg]

3. +1

[Justice]

4. Many are in the same firm or have other connections so really makes you wonder if they are talking

to each other.

[homegirl]

6. Quote of the Day

July 1, 2022 at 7:00 am EDT By Taegan Goddard

“When you try to overthrow the will of the people, and you try a coup in the United States government, you have to pay for that. Period.”

— Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL), on Late Night.