Remember when Trump railed on people for invoking the 5th Amendment right against self incrimination when it had to do with Hillary Clinton? It was a maneuver that only criminals and mob members did? Why invoke it if you have nothing to hide? Right Donald? So of course he sticks to his guns when that pendulum of self preservation swings back his way!
Of course not!
When Roger Stone plead the 5th in regards to the investigation into Trump’s potential collusion with a hostile foreign power, you can bet your but that not only was he in favor of the 5th Amendment, but he went on Twitter to declare the man a national hero!
So Trump’s legal team seem to be imploding on themselves, and Trump is trying his level best to assure people that it’s not an ill omen of trouble ahead. First, Trump’s lead lawyer, John Dowd, resigns, because Trump can’t seem to keep his foot out of his mouth. But Trump then tried to bring on Joseph diGenova and his wife, both who are essentially Deep State conspiracy theorists on as new council, only for them to suddenly say “peace out” to that invitation. Of course, Trump couldn’t bear to let people think he’s treading water, that things are looking morose. He wanted to assure people that he was having no trouble finding good lawyers, that people are chomping at the bit to help him prove his “innocence”.
I kind of admire the balls on Paul Manafort. He is asking a judge to dismiss the 5 criminal charges against him, not because he’s innocent, but because Manafort thinks Mueller shouldn’t have been allowed to catch him if he was focusing on the Russia investigation. This despite the fact that he acknowledges that Mueller’s mandate was widespread and gave him prosecutorial power over anything he uncovered in the search of collusion. Now, admittedly, I’m not a lawyer, but I don’t know how much sway that argument is going to have in court.
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