Rolling Stone

  • neptune@dmv.social
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    1 year ago

    What’s the difference between Trump and a guy in county jail because of a bag of heroin? Not much, both their lawyers know they are guilty.

  • AutoTL;DR@lemmings.worldB
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    1 year ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:


    The high-profile Atlanta attorney is known for representing celebrity clients like Cardi B, Migos’ Offset, DaBaby, and NBA Youngboy, garnering him the moniker #BillionDollarLawyer.

    Findling has also been a frequent backer of Democratic political figures, so much so that in 2020 he donated to Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis’ primary campaign.

    The donation wouldn’t normally raise eyebrows, except that Findling is currently one of Donald Trump’s lead attorneys helping the former president fight RICO charges handed down by Willis on Monday.

    Findling donated $1,440 to Willis’ district attorney bid in July of 2020, according to campaign disclosure reports flagged by American Bridge 21st Century, a Democratic research outfit.

    Trump’s legal team responded to the indictment, as well, writing in a statement that Willis and prosecutors’ created a “one-sided grand jury presentation” that “relied on witnesses who harbor their own personal and political interests — some of whom ran campaigns touting their efforts against the accused and/or profited from book deals and employment opportunities as a result.”

    In response to Trump’s targeting of the Central Park Five, Findling called his statements “racist, cruel, sick, unforgivable and un-American.” When Trump attacked NBA superstar Lebron James as unintelligent, Findling called him “pathetic.” He also heavily advocated for President Joe Biden during the 2020 election cycle, donating a total of $8,400 to the Biden Victory Fund and his campaign.


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    • JJROKCZ@lemmy.world
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      1 year ago

      A whole 1400 dollars, that’s a pittance as far as campaign donations go but it’s still funny that this guy clearly hates trump but is now representing him.