"There is nothing in the statute books or in the DOJ prosecution manual or in criminal law generally that says incompetent and unsuccessful criminal conspiracies don't get prosecuted. Top national security attorney Bradley Moss commented on Trump's attorneys beginning to work on his criminal defense: "I would have started that work 18 months ago but that’s me."Īttorney George Conway, spouse to former top Trump advisor Kellyanne Conway, appeared to weigh in hours after pointing to the Rolling Stone report. Early this year, the former president told fans at a Texas rally that if prosecutors go after him, 'we are going to have in this country the biggest protest we have ever had…in Washington, D.C., in New York, in Atlanta and elsewhere,'" the report states. "Trump also seems keenly aware of the blowback that could result from a federal indictment - and is telling supporters it could be politically advantageous. The Rolling Stone report also suggests Trump has been aware of the possibility of charges for some time. “An ‘advice of counsel’ defense would be a big one,” they added. One source said: “Trump got some terrible advice from attorneys who, some people would argue, should have or must have known better.” Rolling Stone adds that "Trump’s team has discussed strategies that involve shifting blame from Trump to his advisors for the efforts to overturn the election, per the three sources, reflecting a broader push to find a fall fall-guy - or fall-guys." But we’ve gotten to a point where if you don’t think criminal charges are at least somewhat likely, you are not serving the president’s best interests.” Do the president’s attorneys believe everything Cassidy said? No … Do they think the Department of Justice would be wise to charge him? No. “Members of the Trump legal team are quietly preparing, in the event charges are brought,” a person "familiar with the situation" told Rolling Stone in a report published Sunday night. ![]() Legal experts are weighing in on news that attorneys for Donald Trump are "increasingly anxious" and starting to prepare for possible criminal charges against the former president.
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