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Trump Struggles to Find Attorneys Willing to Represent Him at Senate Impeachment Trial. Could it Be Because of His "Rocket to Mars" Defense?
Donald Trump has struggled to find defense attorneys who are willing to represent him in his upcoming Senate impeachment trial. This is entirely unsurprising given that, 1. Trump is famous for stiffing his attorneys and 2. Trump reportedly is insisting on a defense that includes a false claim that the election was stolen from him.
Although the rules and procedures at a criminal trial versus an impeachment trial bear little resemblance to one another, there is one important similarity. In both criminal and impeachment trials, attorneys can be sanctioned and/or disbarred for offering demonstrably false defenses.
As a 30-year prosecutor, I often encountered defendants who tried to convince their attorneys to offer absurd or flat-out false defenses at trial. I called these the "rocket to Mars" defenses. Here's why Trump's version of the "rocket to Mars" defense is unlikely to make an appearance at his Senate impeachment trial.
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Donald Trump has struggled to find defense attorneys who are willing to represent him in his upcoming Senate impeachment trial. This is entirely unsurprising given that, 1. Trump is famous for stiffing his attorneys and 2. Trump reportedly is insisting on a defense that includes a false claim that the election was stolen from him.
Although the rules and procedures at a criminal trial versus an impeachment trial bear little resemblance to one another, there is one important similarity. In both criminal and impeachment trials, attorneys can be sanctioned and/or disbarred for offering demonstrably false defenses.
As a 30-year prosecutor, I often encountered defendants who tried to convince their attorneys to offer absurd or flat-out false defenses at trial. I called these the "rocket to Mars" defenses. Here's why Trump's version of the "rocket to Mars" defense is unlikely to make an appearance at his Senate impeachment trial.
Please consider becoming a #TeamJustice patron at: https://www.patreon.com/glennkirschner
My podcast, "Justice Matters with Glenn Kirschner" can be downloaded where you get your podcasts.
Follow me on:
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/glennkirschner2
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/glennkirschner2
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/glennkirschner2
Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/glennkirschner)
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
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