He certainly seems to be giving legal advice here. I’m an English major just like Fitton and would never give anyone legal advice. “It was a totally unforced error,” said one person close to Trump who has been part of dozens of discussions about the documents. “We didn’t have to be here.” Trump time and again rejected the advice from lawyers and advisers who urged him to cooperate and instead took the advice of Tom Fitton, the head of the conservative group Judicial Watch, and a range of others who told him he could legally keep the documents and should fight the Justice Department, advisers said. Trump would often cite Fitton to others, and Fitton told some of Trump’s lawyers that Trump could keep the documents, even as they disagreed, the advisers said. “I think what is lacking is the lawyers saying, ‘I took this to be obstruction,’” said Fitton. “Where is the conspiracy? I don’t understand any of it. I think this is a trap. They had no business asking for the records … and they’ve manufactured an obstruction charge out of that. There are core constitutional issues that the indictment avoids, and the obstruction charge seems weak to me.” Several other Trump advisers blamed Fitton for convincing Trump that he could keep the documents and repeatedly mentioning the “Clinton socks case” — a reference to tapes Bill Clinton stored in his sock drawer of his secret interviews with historian Taylor Branch that served as the basis of Branch’s 2009 book documenting the Clinton presidency.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/national-security/2023/06/14/trump-indictment-classified-documents-settlement/ |
“Deranged Jack Smith” is a terrible nickname when “Cracker Jack” is right there. He’s lost a lot of heat off his fastball. |
"Cracker" is a compliment in MAGAland. |
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I wouldn’t be surprised if he was giving his opinion. He is very close to Trump. But if Trump is taking his legal opinion that’s on Trump. |
You do realize that when someone is referred to as a Cracker Jack it means they are very good at whet they do. |
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There is no evidence that charging Trump in FL made Jack Smith "nervous." In fact, I agree with Marcy Wheeler that the FL indictment is tactical and the real meat is in the Jan 6 case. Smith put real war criminals behind bars. He's not playing politics, he's focused on facts and law. |
This also seems like a legal opinion. |
So who @judicialwatch has 30 years of experience litigating these cases? |
| Tom Fitton....isn't a lawyer, LOL. |
He needs to be investigated and prosecuted for falsely impersonating an attorney and falsely dispensing legal advice. |
I disagree. He can absolutely offer his opinion. Trump should follow his advice too. |
Actual lawyers? Just a guess, they actually lose a lot of cases so maybe it is Fitton. |