why would trump need another lawyer?

How did lawyers help Trump overturn the election?

The efforts by Trump and other Republicans to overturn the presidential vote, however, were assisted by a legion of lawyers. Some plainly breached standards of professional practice by filing flawed or even fabricated documents with their lawsuits or lying to judges.

Who are the new lawyers for the Trump campaign?

The campaign will remain represented in the case by a Philadelphia-based solo practitioner, Linda Kerns, after Brann allowed the Porter Wright lawyers to quit. Two new lawyers were tapped to represent the Trump campaign later Friday: John Scott of Austin, Texas, and Douglas Hughes of Tyler, Texas.

Will Trump critics pressure Trump lawyers to drop Trump campaign clients?

Some Trump critics including Republicans affiliated with the Lincoln Project have indicated they planned to pressure the commercial clients of law firms representing the campaign to drop the firms if they continued with the court fight on behalf of the president.

Which law firms have ties to the Trump administration?

A judge granted the firm’s request on Tuesday. Yet another law firm that has extensive ties to the Trump administration, Cleveland-based Jones Day, has also come under pressure for its role in election litigation.

A Georgia phone call explained away

Here’s one example. In Georgia, Trump is under investigation for a post-election phone call he placed to Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger. During that call, Trump told Raffensperger that “ I just want to find 11,780 votes, which is one more than (the margin of defeat) because we won the state."

An actual trial would focus on intent

Now, it is not clear to me that Trump would permit this defense on his behalf, or that he could find a good attorney to represent him, or both. And it would not be an honor to defend him (as it would be to represent other presidents). I would prefer a root canal.

London woman takes legal action to block Edmonton incinerator

A woman from north London is taking legal action against her local council to try to block the construction of a 700,000-tonne-a-year rubbish incinerator.

Supreme Court justices insist all is well, but their caustic written opinions say otherwise

Midway through one of the most significant terms in decades, Supreme Court justices are publicly clinging to collegiality and protecting the institution of the court as they wade through the bitterest of political issues.

Paris bans Freedom Convoys descending on capital

Paris police are taking no chances ahead of a Canada-inspired blockade to protest at Covid measures.

RNC resolution only a piece of new Jan. 6 fallout: The Note

In North Carolina, the state Board of Elections is moving forward with a hearing that challenges the ability of Rep. Madison Cawthorn to run for another House term.

Russia starts military drills in Belarus amid warnings it could invade neighboring Ukraine any day

Russia's defense ministry said the joint exercises started on Thursday. Around 30,000 Russian troops are expected to take part, the BBC reported.

Letters to the Editor: We can have civility in politics, but only when this version of the GOP is gone

Republicans today cannot even accept free and fair elections. This is why we cannot have civility in politics.

Stock trading ban gains steam but splits Senate GOP

Proposals to ban members of Congress from trading individual stocks are gaining major momentum in the House but some Republicans in the Senate are raising early red flags, arguing that some of the leading proposals go too far or would be too difficult to implement.

Why is Trump using the system?

Trump "believes that the system can be used without ultimate success, it can be used for delay, it can be used for leverage, it can be used to create dynamics, it can be used to discover things, to leverage points.

What does Trump believe about the system?

Trump “believes that the system can be used without ultimate success, it can be used for delay, it can be used for leverage, it can be used to create dynamics, it can be used to discover things, to leverage points. I think that’s his take and his strategy,” he said.