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Some of Donald Trump’s co-defendants in the sprawling election subversion case in Georgia are trying all sorts of ways to fund their mounting legal bills – yet the costs of the 2020 election fallout may quickly exceed their abilities to pay.

At least four have turned to crowdfunding online, raising hundreds of thousands of dollars to pay for defense lawyers. One now has a political action committee to help with legal fees. Another has an ally in Congress vowing to support his legal defense. While another ended up spending nearly a week in jail because he initially couldn’t afford to hire an attorney.

Trump has covered the legal bills of aides, advisers and employees during the House select committee’s probe into January 6, 2021, and federal investigations, including his two co-defendants in the classified documents case, Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira, both of whom work for the former president.

But there is no sign yet that Trump intends to do so for any of his co-defendants in the Georgia case, which alleges that he and others engaged in a criminal conspiracy to subvert the state’s 2020 election results. In fact, Trump has publicly distanced himself from them, telling Newsmax he doesn’t know “a lot of these people.”

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[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Yeah doh!

It's the same sad song over and over... Trump uses somebody else to do his dirty work, then throws them under the bus. If there is no bus he'll goddamn get one.

Why would anyone be stupid enough to work for Trump? It's a career or life ender and a guaranteed jail sentence

Edit: he even on multiple occasions didn't pay his lawyers. Why do people work with him?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Lol, fuck ‘em.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Thoughts and prayers

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Remember when the IT guy at mar a lago switched to states evidence when he got his own lawyer? Yeah - you probably don’t want trump’s lawyers anyway lol.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Hey guys, the lord and savior Elon will pay your bills.

Just say you got in shit for posting stupid shit on twatter that got you in trouble and he'll foot the bill.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Haha. Idiots.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Trump's lawyers will argue that they did what they did without his knowledge. That's why he's not helping them.

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