Andrea Junker Oct 23, 2023
The fact that two former Trump attorneys have now confirmed — via guilty pleas — that Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election included criminal acts should be a much bigger story.
Show threadRiley S. FaelanOct 23, 2023

@Strandjunker Pumpkin has already attempted to unlawyer at least one of them, though.

Which arguably means, she can now testify without having concern for attorney-client privilege, since Pumpkin claims to not have been her client.

Show threadAndreas KOct 24, 2023

@riley @Strandjunker Well, has anyone considered, that legally, she never was Trump's "personal" lawyer?

She was Trump's campaign's lawyer, which might make a difference.

Plus there is an exemption for the attorney-client privilege if you engage the attorney to commit a crime/fraud.

Show threadRiley S. FaelanOct 24, 2023
@yacc143 It only makes difference in contexts where Pumpkin's and his campaign's lawyering interests diverge. And considering how campaigns are incorporated in USA, that's less likely to happen than an LLC's interests diverging from its sole owner's interests. @Strandjunker
Show threadAndreas K

@riley
Yes, but it means that orange ape in a strictly formal sense is not lying, she was not HIS lawyer, she was his campaign's lawyer.

A tiny but relevant distinction, but probably generally beyond mainstream political discussion level.
@Strandjunker

Oct 24, 2023 at 3:43pmFedilab