Trump starts paying his own legal bills on Russia probe - Polidicks

[QUOTE]WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump has begun paying his own legal bills related to the Russia investigation and will no longer cover the costs using political donations to his re-election campaign or the Republican Party, his attorneys confirmed on Friday. Trump defense lawyer John Dowd said that following payments by the Republican National Committee, the president began paying the bills and now wants to make the party “even.” The RNC confirmed it is no longer paying the bills. The expenses cover personal lawyers representing Trump in special prosecutor Robert Mueller’s probe of possible collusion between the Trump campaign and Russia in last year’s election. Moscow has denied meddling in the election, and Trump has denied any collusion. The investigation has hounded Trump’s presidency. Mueller already has secured an indictment of Trump’s former campaign chief and another aide, while a third former adviser pleaded guilty. Attorney General Jeff Sessions has offered shifting accounts of his Russia contacts while he was a campaign adviser, including with Moscow’s former ambassador to the United States, Sergei Kislyak, and his knowledge of contacts between the campaign and Russian intermediaries. But Sessions made light of the investigation during a speech on Friday before a conservative lawyers’ group. “Is Ambassador Kislyak in the room? Before I get started here, any Russians?” Sessions said, prompting applause and laughter from the crowd at the Federalist Society event. “Anybody been to Russia? Got a cousin in Russia or something?”[/QUOTE] [URL="https://www.reuters.com/article/us-usa-trump-lawyers/trump-starts-paying-his-own-legal-bills-on-russia-probe-attorneys-idUSKBN1DH2FR?utm_campaign=trueAnthem%3A+Trending+Content&utm_content=5a0f4f0304d3010785a4238f&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=facebook"]Reuters.[/URL]

[QUOTE] But Sessions made light of the investigation during a speech on Friday before a conservative lawyers’ group. “Is Ambassador Kislyak in the room? Before I get started here, any Russians?” Sessions said, prompting applause and laughter from the crowd at the Federalist Society event. “Anybody been to Russia? Got a cousin in Russia or something?”[/QUOTE] You could use some Russian connections for [b]exile[/b] once Mueller starts knocking on the door of your amnesiac, deceitful ass.

Isn't it significantly more suspicious that he is paying lawyers to defend himself, if he has nothing to hide, he wouldn't need to defend himself.

[QUOTE=jonu67;52908161]Isn't it significantly more suspicious that he is paying lawyers to defend himself, if he has nothing to hide, he wouldn't need to defend himself.[/QUOTE] While I think he's guilty as shit, I'm pretty that's not really how the law works. Lawyers are a good idea to have regardless of whether you're guilty or not.

[QUOTE=ElectricSquid;52908172]While I think he's guilty as shit, I'm pretty that's not really how the law works. Lawyers are a good idea to have regardless of whether you're guilty or not.[/QUOTE] I have a police office friend and he basically says that its even more important get get a lawyer if your innocent so you can get it some and dusted as soon as possible

[QUOTE=Sam Za Nemesis;52908242]Not sure if you understand the justice system[/QUOTE] I think I may have worded that a bit incorrectly, I don't mean every single judicial instance ever, what i mean to say is, in this particular instance, given it's a government inquiry into corruption and or coercion by another state, why would a personal lawyer even be a matter of recourse.

[QUOTE=jonu67;52908279]I think I may have worded that a bit incorrectly, I don't mean every single judicial instance ever, what i mean to say is, in this particular instance, given it's a government inquiry into corruption and or coercion by another state, why would a personal lawyer even be a matter of recourse.[/QUOTE] Because even if someone is innocent, anything they say will be used against them and can be slipped up into a unknowing false confession by the court.

[QUOTE=LtKyle2;52908311]Because even if someone is innocent, anything they say will be used against them and can be slipped up into a unknowing false confession by the court.[/QUOTE] In this instance? like I can see these sorts of things applying to a normal court case, but this is a government funded inquiry and he's the President of the United States of America.

[QUOTE=jonu67;52908328]In this instance? like I can see these sorts of things applying to a normal court case, but this is a government funded inquiry and he's the President of the United States of America.[/QUOTE] Uhh at first I thought that was some gold-tier satire but... Yeah no in this case it's even more important that you would have legal representation because of the grand size and complexity of the case. I think he's guilty as shit, but hiring a lawyer is nowhere close to being suspicious, it's literally a constitutionally protected right because of how essential it is. Anyone who would try and defend themself would be destroyed by prosecutors regardless of guilt.

[QUOTE=jonu67;52908161]Isn't it significantly more suspicious that he is paying lawyers to defend himself, if he has nothing to hide, he wouldn't need to defend himself.[/QUOTE] "Innocent people dont need lawyers" is a lie cops tell to bust people