Trump's Lawyers Keep Crime-Fraud-ing

[@LegalEagle]

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[@ViableGibbon]

Please Do A JFK FILM REVIEW on it's LAW ACCURACY PLEASE 🙏 😫!!!!!

[@Zomby_Woof]

Is crucifixion an option? I think a number of them will find a new career involving fries. Or become paralegals.

[@sameftek9799]

Yes, click bait videos to sell your services.

[@larrywest42]

Bruce Cutler, who successfully defended John Gotti three times, might have an interesting perspective. Just to clarify, Cutler was never convicted of any criminal conduct.

[@abbynormal1965]

The millstones of the gods grind slowly, but they grind exceeding fine.

[@electrified0]

Short version: if you tell your lawyer about a crime you committed, attorney client privilege applies. If you commit a crime with your lawyer, it does not.

[@Deladus]

or if the lawyer helps you continue the crime.

[@JodyOwen-we6oo]

No. But the 5th still does. Theoretically absent external evidence that exceeds ‘beyond a reasonable doubt’ all they need to claim their privilege and the prosecution is dead in the water.

[@cwovictor3281]

The even shorter version: Don't lie to your lawyers, yo. They're there to help you. It's like lying to your doctor.

[@SageVallant]

@@JodyOwen-we6oo That's what the transcripts of the communications are. External evidence.

[@ED-es2qv]

@@JodyOwen-we6oo not quite, you point out they dont have to speak if they invoke, but they have to cough up computers and phones. Also, if the prosecutor offers the attorney immunity for testimony, they can be compelled I think, or at least guilt can be inferred if you have immunity and won't speak.

[@Avatar1977]

"Ignorance of the law is no excuse" is a hilarious line of argument to have to be applied to an alleged lawyer.

[@JodyOwen-we6oo]

I know, right? And yet, Hilary Clinton never got questioned on it with her insider trading crimes….

[@andypandy8192]

it applies to noone but the poor.. they should be held at a higher standard just like cops but we know that wont happen before a revolution or two.

[@nancypine9952]

Not just a lawyer. A law professor.

[@petergriffiinbirdistheword]

Lawyers are good liars too.

[@predfantastic482]

"Ignorance of the law is no excuse" is not 100% true. I believe Trump JR. avoided campaign finance law crime because he did not know about the law.

[@Yora21]

"You don't want a criminal lawyer. You want a CRIMINAL lawyer."

[@christafranken9170]

I was also thinking, somebody better call Saul, he may not know..

[@kaladan1890]

good one 😂😂😂

[@TrumpIsAFelon]

It’s all good man

[@thepolarphantasm2319]

With that, Bob Odenkirk became the star he always was but no one knew. Well, Mr. Show fans knew... 👍

[@rocketsmall4547]

yo. word. yo.

[@UnreasonableOpinions]

When your criteria for hiring lawyers is that they have to be willing to work for someone who regularly refuses to pay them and prepared to violate their oaths and standards for your benefit, you don't exactly retain the cream of the crop.

[@VoltisArt]

Related: Is Rudy _really_ the Ace in that card lineup? lol

[@margodphd]

@@VoltisArt Considering the prolific sexual misconduct of both "like attracts and protects like"and they seem to both spiral down the depths of insanity 🙄

[@eekos]

It baffles me how he gets lawyer after lawyer to sink their careers for him

[@jmaniak1]

I guess their hoping for the fame if they get him off.

[@kaylapounds1359]

Or people on general. Like how is it those capitol rioters get prison time and fines and still want to support him and everything?! I think we really need better mental beauty screenings.

[@Jehty_]

@ScienceFraction did they have good careers before it? Right now I don't feel like looking into it, but isn't it a possibility that their careers where already struggling before? And that's why they choose to work for Trump?

[@anondecepticon]

Especially when he refuses to pay them afterward!

[@LadyAstarionAncunin]

They're all arrogant enough to think, "Those other guys are just dumb. I, on the other hand, am smart." But if that were true, they'd not be his lawyer.

[@ED-es2qv]

People don't seem to understand the crime isn't paying off the mistress, the crime is claiming that was a tax deductible election or business expense. You can pay your ladies all you want, but you have to pay taxes on it first.

[@WilliamWizer]

in other words, the problem isn't paying a wh*re. it's from where you got the money to pay her.

[@the_last_ballad]

I was wondering about that, that makes sense.

[@lawrencebates8172]

I feel like I'm just stupid, but I really don't understand how the legal distinction works between paying to have sex with someone and paying for someone not to say you've had sex with them.... Edit for clarification: I'm not really talking about this case specifically, more a general question of how courts determine what a given payment is for.

[@Ironman1o1]

@@lawrencebates8172 There's also the "Paying to have sex with her, but we filmed it, so its porn, not prostitution"

[@ellenfoster9764]

Thank you for saying that. It drives me nuts when it is presented as if hush money itself is a crime!

[@lensofthenorth42]

"That you can't enlist a lawyer to help you commit your crimes and cover them up." Sounds like something his lawyers should've been aware of lol

[@Phydeos]

Seeing the level of competence among some of his lawyers I'm amazed they can even spell "Law" without hurting themselves in the process....

[@NickdeDrummer]

Well, yeah, but then again, if you're a criminal, using your barstatus to hide your crime is generally a good idea. That's the other side of the equasion. Their real mistake was going criming with Trump, cause Trump is not really good at the covering up part of criming.

[@riparianlife97701]

If Cohen had said YOU should pay Stormy Daniels, he wouldn't have gone to jail.

[@fuck_it]

they are aware of those laws, they’re also just aware that all these prosecutors trying to indict Trump have absolutely nothing to back their cases so They’re not even trying.

[@sedevacantist1]

What crime are you talking about? This video is the only crime here.

[@riparianlife97701]

"If organized crime doesn't pay enough, become a lawyer. It scratches the same itch." - Devin James Stone

[@Mark_Agamotto1313_Smith]

AND, it is legalized crime to boot!

[@dskippy3789]

Attorneys are all crooks.

[@zemorph42]

​@@Mark_Agamotto1313_Smith I know what you are getting at, but there's literally no such thing as "legalized crime" use the accurate description for legal unethical behavior. Crime is by definition illegal.

[@macswanton9622]

Ipse dixit

[@3u-n3ma_r1-c0]

@@zemorph42 legalized crime is an oxymoron that emphasizes the traits of the behavior. it is not literally referring to legal crime. via wordplay, its referring to actions that are legal, but should be or resemble actual crime.

[@ingiford175]

"If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth?" - Trump 2017

[@freedomfighter-1776]

Go live in a backwater country if you don't believe in it. Plenty of crap holes for your ilk to wallow in. It's immoral to assume guilt on anyone and silence isn't a lie or purgery nor admission of wrong doing. Proving guilt lies upon accuser.

[@marcusvision]

All im going to say is, "They" rally being pro-policing until it comes knocking at their door. It turns into a finger pointing event, and want the easy way out. No crime is lesser than the other just like a sin.

[@JamesofJesus]

seriously. becuase people prosecute regardless of guilty or not. its not usually justice they want .its revenge

[@skoop651]

this channels clearly liberal almost every video he makes is about trump

[@ashleydavis3318]

​@@skoop651 no shit

[@godwinwong2809]

It really sounds like the work of an innocent man. Get his Lawyer to lie for him, lie to the public, lie to the judges, like to investigators. Just good old-fashioned businessman activity.

[@juliav.mcclelland2415]

I'm a legal secretary. That briefing schedule made my heart stop!

[@cronostvg]

Reference 12:58

[@ethelredhardrede1838]

I am assuming that it means that the judge is exceedingly tired of the constant efforts to evade and delay everything no matter what it is.

[@arinc9]

It's literally working through the night. A rare sight to see no wonder.

[@joefox9875]

I'm guessing both sides agreed that they were okay to work all night?

[@allysonbeaulieu7351]

@@joefox9875i’m pretty sure prosecution can call you whenever they need you. i’m not a lawyer tho

[@bazzfromthebackground3696]

Make Attorneys Get Attorneys is hilarious and is actually sound advice. Never be your own client.

[@nebufabu]

My attorney's attorney's spokesperson's attorney's spokesperson's attorney's spokesperson is authorized to make a statement...

[@GreatFernicus]

“I am your attorney’s attorney’s father’s attorney’s roommate’s brother’s attorney’s dog’s attorney.” “…And what does that make me?” “Donald Trump”

[@chrisschack9716]

@@GreatFernicus NOOOOOO!

[@jamesmcinnis208]

"actually"

[@miguelsilva9118]

"A lawyer who represents himself has a fool for a client."

[@bkk1996]

It's almost as if every single person he surrounds himself with is a criminal. I can't imagine why that may be 🤔

[@JoshuaC923]

Birds of a feather something something 😂

[@terryderush2657]

Just look what you have in the White House now. Now can you imagine why. FJB

[@sedevacantist1]

Are you kidding? The criminal here is the clown that made this crappy video. He called Trump a mob boss, the man has mental issues. This board is covered up with shyster Democrat lawyer wannabes.

[@Des_from_the_Wes]

​@@terryderush26570 correlation bruh

[@petepounds6167]

@@terryderush2657 a MAN WHO HAS DROPPED THE UN EMPLOYMENT RATE and he's reducing med prices.

[@deathybrs]

Your engineer is a MASTER at putting pixel sunglasses on people! Very short bit, but please do let them know that it was impressive!

[@sammarks9146]

I've seen some tight briefing schedules in my years as a paralegal, but a 6am response to a midnight filing? Wow.

[@KidVolcano]

Yeah, that's ridiculous. "I want these fully briefed for a hearing at 7am..."

[@edoardoprevelato6577]

Probably somebody expected such a filing and wanted to do some emotional damage by scrapping it pronto. If i were in that position, i probably would.

[@danhughes1814]

“So there are five people taking the Fifth Amendment, like you see on the mob, right? You see the mob takes the Fifth. If you’re innocent, why are you taking the Fifth Amendment?” I'll give you a guess as to who said this

[@radwanshakfah6938]

the irony is just perfect

[@warlordofbritannia]

He changed his mind when he did the crimes

[@MrClickity]

Trump has a long and very well-documented history of criticizing Trump.

[@kaylapounds1359]

@@MrClickity not just trump, other politicians have a way to be hypocritical as well. Take McConnell. When President Obama was supposed to choose a Supreme Court Justice replacement McConnell waited over a year saying to let the people decide. Fast forward a few years and suddenly it's okay to rush a justice through and not let the people decide.

[@thedarknessthatcomesbefore4279]

​@@kaylapounds1359yep, hypocrisy is rampant in those with no shame or honour.

[@TheMouseMasterYT]

You may not be able to enlist a lawyer to help you commit your crimes, but you can apparently convince a bunch of people to straight-up do them for you.

[@BlitzkriegOmega]

Stochastic terrorism?

[@sedevacantist1]

What crime, what are you even talking about?

[@MichaelTheRead]

@@sedevacantist1 You can drop the act, boot-licker.

[@barbiincognito13]

@@sedevacantist1 literally everything that was just THOROUGHLY explained here 🤡

[@comicnerd420]

​@@sedevacantist1 Micheal Cohen went to jail for trump because of trump while working for trump and paid by trump and directed by trump. Micheal Cohen the reason why he went to jail was trump Yet trump isn't held responsible because it wasn't his direct action that made Micheal Cohen do illegal acts. Cohen did illegal acts on behalf of trump but was not directly told to break the law by trump even tho trump directly told him to fix the situation no matter what. Trump benefits from Cohen's illegal action but since trump didn't tell Cohen to break the law trump is Scott free. That's what trump does. He tells you it's your problem to figure out or else. So Micheal Cohen broke the law or else trump consequences. Cohen was forced to either break the law or suffer trump. But since Cohen broke the law trump is protected from being responsible for Cohen breaking the law. Which is why trump lawyer went to jail and not trump. Even tho trump is morally responsible just not legally. That's usually how trump escapes the law by putting responsibility on someone else.

[@lauraallen661]

Funny how Trump said only mafia plead the 5th & here he is pleading the 5th.....🙄

[@ish_]

Those two things aren't mutually exclusive

[@redjupiter2236]

That right applies to everyone.

[@miguelsilva9118]

​@@redjupiter2236 it does. But it's a bit hypocritical.

[@slavicprogrammer6100]

​@@miguelsilva9118its not hypocritical, it just means that trump considers himself a part of mafia

[@Riku-zv5dk]

There are two people you should always be completely honest with, your doctor and your lawyer, just don't ask them to do anything illegal

[@JoeOvercoat]

“Hypothetically speaking, how might I have weapons grade lasers attached to my head?” “By someone else. Good day.”

[@xPRIMExNITROx]

You don’t just want a criminal lawyer. You want a “criminal” lawyer.

[@warlordofbritannia]

Better call Saul!

[@nickmurphy2936]

User name very relevant! Very good.

[@magistradox39]

What is "criminal" in a Bananenrepublic? And that's what the US are now. Disgusting.

[@JoeOvercoat]

That was savage, bro!

[@NickdeDrummer]

We have a case in the Netherlands of a lawyer trying to help his client escape. That's definately gonna make the judge not think much of your att client priviledge.

[@rebeccaorman1823]

That would depend on what the law is in the Netherlands.

[@Spacemongerr]

@@rebeccaorman1823 Yeah. For example, in Germany it is not illegal to escape from prison.

[@derpeth2101]

@@Spacemongerr It's probably illegal to help someone escape prison though.

[@Spacemongerr]

​@@derpeth2101 Perhaps, perhaps not. I can't really think of why it would be illegal to help someone do something that is not illegal (in Germany). Though I can imagine a bar association might not like it.

[@derpeth2101]

@@Spacemongerr Because the state wants their prisoners to keep being in prison

[@erisgh0sted961]

Yeah the injustice of a life long con man being held accountable, even once, is just crazy. 🙄

[@Crasher1982]

Trump and his followers are crazy. They want Trump to get away with everything. But if a Dem did the same things, you'd never hear the end of it from them.

[@Time_Is_Left]

I know you’re joking, but from trumps perspective- yuh, pretty much. It looks like he’s struggling HARD to square what’s happening now with how he’s always understood the world to work Imagine living comfortably for 80 years, then finding out you’re Truman (in the sense that nothing is what he thought it was, not literally lol). Imagine the shock of that for a person who struggles with cope in the first place. Like as a concept lol I have no sympathy for him, but I can imagine what this is like for him. Even if there’s never so much as an indictment

[@erisgh0sted961]

@@Time_Is_Left I absolutely agree with you. Infact, I don't much blame Donald Trump. He's always been a piece of sh!t, and people loved him for it. I actually do have SOME sympathy for him. I know it's probably crazy to be faced with the fact that you've been constantly pandered to your ENTIRE 80 years on this planet. This is equal parts democrats, and republican politicians fault. The Democrats for being corrupt criminals who often pretend to care, and the Republicans for just not caring about anybody who doesn't put millions in their pockets. It's hard to criticize one party, when the other does the same thing. Sadly, this is also why I DO NOT believe America is capable of being saved.

[@michaelprozonic]

he was fined a ton for his fraudulent charity and for trump university. Just not criminally accountable yet

[@tomster7574]

As if you were implying that none of the others have done much worse. Much much worse. Even if Trump is guilty as they say of these trivial things, he’s the least guilty of all of them. That’s why they want to get rid of him. They are all much worse and much more guilty of much worse crimes.

[@fieryweasel]

What's important is not to let them write or ban the history books about their actions.

[@kaylapounds1359]

That won't happen. And much like those of us who don't understand how people like Hitler or Manson or Jim Jones got so many people to follow them and do horrible things, the future generations won't understand the current people that stick by trump. I don't even understand it. There's plenty of celebrities I liked until I found out they did bad things, then I dropped them like a hot potato.

[@barronbasstard]

Right & left both have much crime to hide collectively, yet they still write the laws. Laws are made for those that follow laws.

[@vhfgamer]

@@kaylapounds1359 Yeah there's a lot of things about us that you don't understand. Like not wanting to pay too much for gas. Like not wanting the economy to nose dive. Like not wanting to look weak in front of our enemies. Like not wanting the government to weaponize branches of itself against the citizens. I could go on, but it would be pointless. You don't understand these things about conservatives, so we're just automatically deplorable to you. Well... frack you too.

[@o0alessandro0o]

The editing on these videos is top notch. Devin has a knack for hiring really talented and capable people.

[@warlordofbritannia]

Unlike Trump 😂

[@wickedcabinboy]

I'm so gratified that you finally brought up the U.S. v Gotti case in which Bruce Cutler was disqualified as Gotti's lawyer. This case came to my mind the very first time a Trump lawyer was implicated in covering up Tiny's crimes.

[@starfishkol1155]

I have a new case to research because of this 😊

[@RageUnchained]

Government: ignorance of the law is not excuse Also government: *qualified immunity*

[@edoardoprevelato6577]

Qualified Immunity only assumes you don't give a shit about the law, not that you are ignorant of it.

[@redjupiter2236]

I believe they actually removed qualified immunity because of how dumb the policy was.

[@ddrussianinja]

You should do a video on the RESTRICT Act. It's potentially really damaging to Internet freedom.

[@1harrismccarty]

Boosted

[@xhpphx3757]

This. I can’t believe he hasn’t done it yet. I hope he’s working on it now.

[@contortionyx]

Thirding this!

[@watchuwant1560]

YES PLEASE!

[@watchuwant1560]

@@xhpphx3757 It's a 55 page bill so it may take some time for him to gather all information and write it all out/record it. I would be really concerned if he didn't talk about it at all. We have far more problems than just Trump.

[@minevervideos1179]

I love this type of videos that uses current events to explain common legal jargon, as a non lawyer I find it interesting.

[@jenni4claire]

I do too and i have a masters degree in law. This man is an excellent speaker.

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

We had have a rather analogous case here, in Canada. There used to be an attorney at Montreal (I forgot his name) . Very good at his job but corrupted. He used to be the Rizzuto main lawyer. The Rizzuto crime family leads the local chapter of the Casa Nostra since the 1970s onward, with strong ties to the New-York Casa Nostra and the Sicilian branches. None only he was paid by the mafia to defend their godfather and his relatives in court, but was equally known in the streets to be their representative to neuter conflict during meetings and criminal dealings involving the Hell Angels - their rivals - and their own attorney. The SPVM ("Société de Police de Montréal" or "Montreal Police Society Department") , the Sureté du Québec (which is the provincial police from which Montreal is located) and the Mounted Police wired a meeting between the two attorneys and get the both of them arrested and forced to testify on court about their own involvement and complicity with their respective clients and their businesses. Neither the Italian Canadian mobsters nor the French Canadian bikers get arrested, but two of Canada's best attorneys are now behind bars to this day over something st*pid.

[@aurea.]

Très intéressant, merci. J'ai toujours voulu me renseigner davantage sur ces deux groupes

[@anondecepticon]

TIL Canada has its own mafia. They make you polite offers you can’t refuse. 😏

[@edoardoprevelato6577]

For future reference, it's cOsa nostra. It means "our matter", although a real translation from italian to english is challenging given the unwritten implications

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

@@anondecepticon Lmao.

[@ptolemeeselenion1542]

@@aurea. Il n'y a pas de quoi.

[@joshyoung1440]

At first I didn't know what a crime-fraud exception was so I thought crime-fraud-ing was a play on crowdfunding and it made sense to me. I was like "heh, yeah, I guess they do have a certain alternate way of funding themselves..."

[@zenlizard1850]

"Bobb's criminal lawyer" sounds like one of those fly-by-night legal firms you'd get in a Las Vegas drive-through.

[@tbotalpha8133]

Run by Lionel Hutz.

[@emb5048]

Or ads you saw when you’d fallen asleep on the couch watching cable TV & woke up at 3:00 in the morning.

[@DrVictorVasconcelos]

Ironically, the single worst thing that attorney could have done is go *wink wink* "I didn't hear that".

[@PaperbackWizard]

My memory on this is a little fuzzy, but I seem to recall that shortly after the 2020 election, like a matter of days or weeks, two separate teams of Trump's lawyers had quit working for him. One team had gone to court after the election, lost, and then quit because they didn't want to go back to court with nothing. Trump hired a new team from a firm that I remember thinking was supposed to be pretty prestigious, but they also quit soon after being hired because they didn't want to go into court with nothing. Trump apparently learned his lesson, because from that point on, he's had a string of lawyers with absolutely no shame at all; lawyers that lost about five dozen court cases between the election and January 6th, a couple of which even lost their licenses for daring to present such bogus cases (i.e., Rudy Giuliani and Sidney Powell). The string of shameless lawyers didn't end there, obviously, and they've just been getting more shameless, more incompetent, and more criminal ever since. Trump doesn't even care if his lawyers are *smart*; just that they're willing to make any argument he tells them to make.

[@luciannebeans6679]

Every narcissist needs flying monkeys.

[@rjwh67220]

You’re a great teacher, and I think one of the reasons for that is because you so obviously love teaching. Thanks and keep it up.

[@draconianregiment4925]

Make Attorneys Get Attorneys. I lost it.

[@ragnorak56]

I would be interested in seeing Legal Eagle give a timeline of the Level/Quality of Trumps lawyers over the past 4 years or so. Are there any very highly reputable lawyers or firms that would take him as a client anymore? I would guess the answer would look like a logarithmic curve.

[@Tricia_K]

And which ones he bothered to pay ;)

[@TheRealColBosch]

@@Tricia_K Bingo. Trump had a reputation as an absolute nightmare client as least back to the 90s. Guess some folks are okay taking the gamble that they're different and Trump will actually pay them.

[@nachoisme]

@@TheRealColBosch the simple publicity of being his attorney can pay as well 🤷‍♂️ …at least they hope

[@VineFynn]

Hyberbolic curve, I would've thought

[@Halmir4126]

im interested in seeing all the pointless political investigations that have come up with bunk other than showing how deranged lefties are

[@kentGrey]

8:30. So if ignorance of the law is no excuse, shouldn't lawyers who break the law (or enable clients to do so) be subject to STRICTER penalties?

[@kaladan1890]

if your not a lawyer you can't lose your law license, im pretty sure you have to put time and energy to get those... well now that i think about it again... maybe there a way to cheat it... a lawyer that sign a paper without making sure it's legit sounds like either a cult member or a complete idiot.

[@thekaxmax]

You could probably make a case that any crime that a lawyer is involved in (in the lawyer's field) is premeditated, on the premise that the lawyer professionally knows better and does it anyway.

[@chriswest6988]

No? If ignorance of the law WAS an excuse, then that would logically support harsher penalties for people with greater legal knowledge, like lawyers. If it isn't an excuse, there should be no difference.

[@showcasebrix8740]

The editing and video quality is spectacular, props to whoever made the dynamic movements of the images, it looks like a professional documentary!

[@epoch-smog]

the editing and production has gotten so much better since I first saw the beginning of your work and tiktok, it's really great and thank you for giving the facts. Of course not used for legality, but it's good knowledge.

[@stalka929]

You are one of the few people on KZbin whose videos I will pretty much always watch. Thank you for the high quality and high production standards you keep. Even the episodes with the guest lawyer are excellent. Can we get another light-hearted video in the next two months? The legal realism critique videos are a nice break from the serious issues we're witnessing (and definitely need to know about). Or the reaction to lawyer jokes one.

[@cannabiscovepnw]

I actually come to your material soooo much to understand and be informed.

[@kaladan1890]

if you like to be kept informed on legal stuff by legal experts i recommend legal AF

[@chrisblackburn6567]

I feel like he properly timed the release of this video to coincide with the MPRE test date (the lawyers ethics test), I just took it yesterday and I had to keep all of these exceptions to privilege straight in my head😬

[@riotbreaker3506]

I can't believe a shady businessman would associate himself with so many people of such low moral standing

[@Gamer3427]

The irony is, from the sounds of it, it would have been significantly easier to just properly store the documents or store them in a hidden location, than to fake storing them properly.

[@kimberley1449]

But would not have matter since they should not have been there in the first place!!!

[@bungalowjuice7225]

I'd call this Disorganized Crime.

[@SoniasWay]

“Make attorneys get attorneys” .. lambi. Love it!

[@prospero7867]

Really appreciate this channel. He does a better job than most of explaining their area of expertise in a straight forward non-condescending way, that is also clear and educational. Thanks.

[@miditrax]

You know it's bad when your lawyers need lawyers.... 😜

[@kingoftickets]

I keep hitting refresh on this page for some reason the next day

[@mariuszj3826]

New videos are so much better to watch without a cutting away to distracting memes and soundbites every 5 seconds on screen. I'm really thankful to the editor they've toned it down, great job.

[@kichigan1]

Like Jesse Pinkman would say, Trump doesn't need a criminal lawyer, he needs a Criminal Lawyer.

[@zachbarker2720]

Just discovered this channel and I love how you break things down for people like me, who don’t understand legal stuff very well.

[@pop5678eye]

Wait! So I can't enlist a lawyer to help plan a bank robbery and then expect that lawyer to keep their mouth shut? Shocking!

[@wendycregan2147]

I can't imagine losing the right to practice by lying for a client. Money is not important, the truth is. All that study, enormous student debt not to mention the all nighters for exams. How easy some forget why the law exists

[@smoocher]

"Make Attorneys Get Attorneys" ... lmao. Love it!

[@munkeefinkelbeen5395]

Can't say who coined it initially, but I know Meidastouch network has done a lot to distribute the phrase 😂

[@kaladan1890]

my favorite was from comedy central, the guy said something like : it's like his crimes are having baby crimes.

[@JoAnnGross-bv6pc]

Make Accountability Great Again. 😆 🤣 😂

[@WackoMcGoose]

And then those attorneys' attorneys need to get attorneys of their own...

[@kathleenmccrory9883]

@@kaladan1890 That was Al Franken. It was hilarious.

[@likebot.]

Wouldn't the lawyers have clearance to inspect the documents since Trump de-classified them with his mind?

[@kaladan1890]

imagine having such a weirdly specific super power.

[@guillaumedep1]

I laughed so hard when Trump trotted that theory out! As far as the attorneys seeing the docs during their respective searches, they should have had cover sheets on clearly identifying their level of classification. From the pics released on various media, that was the case.

[@calinasagilitypartner4444]

Lol

[@CascadianPatriotII]

Ooh, even _I_ felt that burn! 🔥

[@maximegede1317]

This case is so complex it needs a graph/crime board

[@TheScotsalan]

Is there a board big enough 😂

[@maximegede1317]

@@TheScotsalan lmao

[@michaelgreenwood3413]

@@maximegede1317 It needs the Question from DC!

[@GreatFernicus]

This is much more detail than I expected I’d get about the situation but I am grateful for it, knowing in exactly what way that fraud begets fraud

[@ghffrsfygdhfjkjiysdz]

15:00 Did you really make Rudy an ACE? Really? Also, can we all stop and appreciate the new fancy graphics... looks good.

[@Doug-mu2ev]

Best Wednesday in a long while! Legal Eagle is here! Thank you!!

[@fatmn]

Please no more weird AI images, the Uncanny Valley is too strong

[@khaeugriefshade6456]

The scary thing about the classified documents case is if they were moved around to avoid them being detected who was the one moving them? Cuz I doubt Trump himself was carrying them around. That right there is a red flag of how unsecure these documents where. That they seemingly were moved about and there's no accountability. I feel sorry for the person who's been probably unwittingly assigned to handle those documents and will be dragged into this madness.

[@kimberley1449]

Well the DOJ knows who moved them and they have been arraigned!!

[@James_Wisniewski]

What? You mean lawyers aren't allowed to commit crimes?! What is this country coming to?

[@Beavie]

I just finished my Legal Ethics and Advocacy class in Law school and we spent plenty of time going about the Solicitor-Client Privilege and its many exceptions. To be allowed to break it, you would have to have seriously messed up, whether there is a likely immediate harm to an individual, and more. But yikes... Just, yikes.

[@kimberley1449]

Best thing to do is always be an honest lawyer. Best of luck with your chosen career!!

[@kaladan1890]

either they think that committing lot's of crime just normalize it or that the justice system is too scared to prosecute... one thing that doesn't help the justice system is the fact that those criminals are still free and committing more crime when if it was anyone not famous that person would already be in jail, when you act weak people are right to think you are.

[@Acrylescent]

Exactly. When black and brown people are facing life sentences for selling weed, it shows how racist and classist the system really is when a bankrupt millionaire can commit crimes against the nation and still be able to go speak at rallies to a bunch of brainwashed hicks.

[@JodyOwen-we6oo]

May I ask something? Which 2 of 3 crimes did Donald Trump do that anyone else would be in jail for? Please cite the relevant state or federal statute and evidence of how Trump violated them.

[@spencershipley4349]

Problem is, Trump isn't the only elected official that has committed crimes. Plenty of high profile figures on both sides have been given a pass for decades.

[@jy3n2]

To paraphrase from the good MTG: "When it takes a lifetime to list all the crimes, no time is left for prosecuting them"

[@JodyOwen-we6oo]

Jy3 So how about just 3 crimes and the specific state or federal statute you believe was broken by Trump?

[@onemoreguyonline7878]

This was one of the only times I've heard you comment (indirectly) about the amount of money made as a top-tier involved lawyer.

[@gabrielpearlman1665]

Is it possible that Smith is requesting that NY and GA wait to announce their indictments because he feels the federal indictments are imminent and would take precedent?

[@csagmunir]

I need to say that your suit and tie are so nice, very vibrant, professional but not stuffy. Great job!

[@Moon_x_sun]

When I was very young I misunderstood something and thought lawyers whose client went to jail also went to jail. Well seems like my kid brain wasn’t far off

[@miguelsilva9118]

Not gonna lie, "Make Attorneys Get Attorneys" is a cracker of a slogan.

[@Gltokensp06]

The most unbelievable thing about all of this is having Rudi Juliani as the ace card at 15:22. 😂

[@petertaylor4980]

I saw that and wondered why he wasn't the knave.

[@Jehty_]

@@petertaylor4980 I would have picked the Joker. Not because he is a Joker, but because the picture on that card would fit him.

[@anondecepticon]

@@Jehty_ It was at that point that I started wondering if he deliberately chose really weird and unflattering photos of Rudy Giuliani, or if *every* photo of Rudy Giuliani is really weird and unflattering.

[@svt9800]

Thanks legaleagle for keeping people updated on this matters

[@jamesturner2126]

Devin, this is the first video I've watched in forever. The vid quality is so good now. I even replayed the "which is not normal" part like 5 times, and I laughed every time. That counts as comedy, for a lawyer. Keep it with the King Midas lawsuits, everything he touches turns to solid gold. I'm glad I'm subbed, now.

[@HorstGBurkhardt]

I have to ask here - I don't think LegalEagle has covered this - why the hush money is an issue? Consideration is a part of any contract, and a non-disclosure agreement, provided that it does not cover criminal actions, is just another civil contract - for which, it is alleged, Ms. Daniels received ample consideration. Was Ms. Daniels asked to conceal a criminal act? Was there coercion to accept a contract? Or was she simply paid a sum of money with the understanding that she would not disclose the things that she later went on to disclose? If the latter, might there be grounds for a civil action against her for breach of contract? If the issue is improper use of funds allocated for a specific task (say, an election campaign) , then isn't that a matter of fraud, and one which shouldn't really involve Ms. Daniels at all?

[@Anvilman]

Becaus she was paid off with campaign funds, and then they tried to falsify financial records to cover it up. Both of those are illegal.

[@alexbuckle1085]

This is just what happens when a life long criminal that has been running wild with his dad's money since his youth ends up in the Whitehouse. The US needs a vetting process for ranking government officials beyond that The haven't taken part in an insurrection, but that is a crucial one in trump's case.

[@CH-cd5um]

Matt Geatz R-FL, his new mistress is upset about all this stuff, she is considering dropping out of middle school.

[@flyingteeshirts]

That scene with Tom Cruise and the mob bosses in 1993 film, The Firm, seems like the most relevant film representation. Are lawyers ships with cargo at sea who will never make port?

[@lil-lionryan]

Your video production quality has been so impeccable in these last few videos! Huge kudos to your editor(s), it looks great

[@nate18268]

This is a very accurate and detailed presentation; there are a lot of prosecutors out there who will never use the crime fraud exception during their entire career. It's incredibly rare for it to be invoked.

[@mightyowl8680]

I'm still waiting for your take on the actual content and legal interpretation of S. 686, which intends to ban TikTok but it does way more than that, IMO. A clarifying video from you would put all speculation to rest. Thank you so much! I can't wait for you to put out this super educational video any day now.

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

The speculations are correct: the bill gives wide reaching powers to the Secretary or Commerce and the President to ban any website/technology that's a "national security risk" as defined by them with little to no over sight

[@guscooke2219]

@@AdamSmith-gs2dv have you ever considered that we are on he verge of war in the south pacific and the government doesnt always have some alterior secret motive sometimes efforts whether properly conducted or botched are genuinly in the best interest of the public?

[@SourGummiWyrm69]

Can we get a vid out on the RESTRICT Act? It does a lot more than just handle TikTok, and they're trying to jettison it through ASAP because of that

[@AdamSmith-gs2dv]

Proposed by a Democrat too (Mark Warner of Virginia with John Thune of South Dakota as a cosponsor)

[@mnstrz0]

Would prefer human made art tbh.

[@kg4wwn]

Eagerly awaiting today's update.

[@erikgottschalk5463]

Love all that art at the beginning.

[@matthewmiller6068]

I feel like we need some sort of matrix tracking sheet to figure out how many lawsuits are currently in progress with Trump anymore

[@rollerskaterevival8484]

Make Attorneys Get Attorneys. Well done.

[@PokemonMasterDeku]

Hello Mr. Eagle. My name is Decorian. I just got accepted into my first law school. I am excited to start my new journey. But it is all so new to me. I am a first gen grad at the university of Texas and looking forward it all looks new, scary, but exciting. I hope to follow you and gain more inspiration on my journey. I’m not sure what the future holds after I pick a school and step onto the campus…but I do know that this path is where I belong.

[@SlothinAintEasy]

Why are grand jury a secret? Why can’t the public know about stuff after the case?

[@andrewharrison8436]

Presumably because their deliberations might prejudice the actual case. Because there is nobody presenting the defence there is always the risk of it being one sided.

[@SlothinAintEasy]

@@andrewharrison8436 ohhh that makes sense I guess

[@Time_Is_Left]

Well he has to mix things up somehow. If he just didn’t pay ALL of them, things would get boring

[@tripbreaker]

Wow. They’re right - AI art is absolutely gross to look at.

[@march2421]

Seems like justice may happen soon. Can only hope!

[@e_sky3045]

I liked this video, but I wish you would go back to some more lighthearted topics. Better call Saul is a gold mine of interesting legal questions, especially the later seasons. There was an episode where they sent roughly 100 letters under false names, they talked about what a saint Huell Babineaux was. This made the judge pressure the prosecutors in the defendant to let him go with a slap on the wrist? This asks so many questions. How illegal is this? Could this work in real life even if the letters weren’t fraudulent? This is just one of the many interesting situations the show gives you. One episode, he put some random dude next to him making the witness think it’s the same person they identified earlier ( to destroy the witnesses credibility) in the show it was declared a mistrial.

[@GSBarlev]

Appreciate the use of Stable Diffusion (or Midjourney or DALL-E). It was the two-faced watch at 0:47 that clued me in, but those hands are also way too big. Oh, and they also have too many fingers.

[@farnsworth3000]

'If you're innocent, why are you taking the Fifth?' Trump

[@derheadbanger9039]

Totally expected to see Future Devin popping up a few times to tell us something crazy and unprecedented happened...

[@zenri5363]

Thanks for breaking down why he was in trouble. All I keep hearing about is how much or little trouble he is in.

[@RamadaArtist]

8:31 "But ignorance of the law is no excuse." Particularly when the people the law in question is applying to are working directly with the head of the executive branch of government. If there's anyone who should never be allowed to say, "I didn't know what the law was," it should be the people who are serving to execute the law at its highest levels. "I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, whatever that happens to be, (maybe!) and I will discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to enter, if I can remember or even learn what they are in the first place. Otherwise, I will mostly just do whatever I feel like." -D. Trump, probably.

[@Emanon...]

One of the few times where the answer is "Absolutely" instead of "It depends"...

[@JebBushHimself]

Damn, a Trump video hosted by the LegalEagle himself? This is getting interesting now

[@helpumuch6887]

He’s got a couple now

[@Jartran72]

what do you mean? There have been some for many years now

[@sedevacantist1]

He is just another rabid Trump hatter with no facts and no brains. What could you possible like about this video?