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Trump plans to assert an "advice of counsel" defense, claiming he was just following the legal advice of his attorneys. However, this defense comes with conditions that could undermine Trump's case. By asserting this defense, Trump would waive attorney-client privilege, meaning communications with his attorneys would become available to prosecutors. His attorneys would also likely have to testify in court. Furthermore, prosecutors could argue that Trump's attorneys were actually co-conspirators, not just legal advisors, and that Trump's reliance on their advice was unreasonable. Special Counsel Jack Smith appears to have capitalized on this by naming Trump's attorney co-conspirators in the indictment, which could allow him to crack open communications between Trump and his attorneys.

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[–] BrooklynMan@lemmy.ml 15 points 1 year ago (3 children)

yeah, it’s called a “trial”.

the "trap" is that he knows Trump will “lie” because Smith has “mountains of evidence” that Trump and his co-conspirators are “incredibly fucking guilty."

[–] revelrous@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Thank you! It's always interesting to listen to professionals in a field use technical language. 😃

[–] Dominic@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Jack Smith lured Trump into committing crimes 3+ years ago, in what legal experts are calling “1D checkers.”

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 1 year ago

Just repeat that with Mike Myers physically making the air quotes.

[–] potpie@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ah yes just like the "perjury trap" we heard about so many aeons ago... The kind of trap where you just get called on your bullshit and then.... then that's it. That's the trap.

[–] chaos@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I'm shocked that we still allow armed bank robbery traps to be built all across the country, even good Real American towns. All that money just sitting there, but if you even once pull out a gun and try to take just a bit of it, they'll put you away! It's entrapment is what it is. So much for the land of the free.

[–] Xcf456@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 year ago

This could've been a Frank Gallagher rant. I love it

[–] p03locke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 1 year ago

This is an idiotic article picture. Everybody knows Trump is too stupid for chess.

[–] Pratai@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tho things:

One- The last thing you want to do when setting a trap for someone is telling the person about your plans to trap them.

But…

Two- Traps are usually reserved to ensnare clever prey. Trump is too fucking stupid to recognize one even if it had a giant neon sign pointing right at it…

So I say…. We’ll played!

[–] reverendsteveii@beehaw.org 0 points 1 year ago

his other option is to mount no real defense at all. he's already in the trap.