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Trump scrambles to find lawyer on eve of first federal court appearance (wapo.st)

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In familiar predicament for famously challenging client, multiple Florida lawyers decline to take Trump’s case, people familiar with the matter say.

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[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There's a lot of controversy about this and the legal opinions are still out on it. It's generally accepted that he can't do that but it's never been tested in court.

[–] liontigerwings 3 points 1 year ago

We'll it up to the supreme court and since he appointed a good chunk of the court himself, he can do it probably