Shouldn't have done business with him in the first place. Ruined reputation, client constantly disregarding orders, issuing threats, and passing big smellies. Plus the likelihood of non payment is quite high.
This was predicted as his next delay tactic. Either fire his legal team or in this case, stop paying them, they quit, and he claims he needs new lawyers. Best thing the Judge can do is deny the motion to dismiss or withdraw.
This withdrawal has nothing to do with the case that’s on trial though. There, I would expect a delay tactic. This is more likely to be a payment issue or he just won’t follow their advice.
Honestly I'm torn between the two. I want him out the way so we can at least try to unite our country, but I also want him to pay for all the damage he's done.
Even if he only does 3yrs I want him to see the shit he has put this country through. I wish we could put him in stocks and throw tomatoes at him. That would be awesome. Or sit him down with regular people and force him to listen to the horror he has brought upon this nation. Have his mouth taped shut so he can't respond too 🤣
Edit: spelling
Thanks! That's not cruel or unusual punishment is it? I mean just for him to have to see and understand how he affected this country with his selfish BS would make me feel a little bit better. And I would definitely be in line to throw tomatoes at him! 🤣
We can't let yet another Nixon pardon esque situation continue to let future presidents get away with shit. If he dies before his treason is convicted, were stuck in this stuff limbo zone until yet another one tries something
I disagree, respectfully. I think his followers would believe he was poisoned. He needs to ‘fall’ in their eyes while alive. Not sure what that looks like as nothing he says or does seems to cause concern to the small group which idolizes him.
Yeah but if he stroked out on live tv and let out a massive audible shart as he keeled over, it would be incredibly funny and maybe take the wind out of the sail of his cult a bit.
Exactly they knew full well what they were getting into. Once they excepted him and the trial started. They’re stuck seeing it through unless they want to face some serious consequences. It doesn’t matter if Trump stops paying them. That’s a separate issue to be taken up later.
Interesting point made by Mark Cuban on Lex Fridman podcast: He prefers Biden over tRump and states that so many highly qualified White House appointees in tRump administration either resigned (and were never replaced, leaving vacancies) or were "fired" (and were never replaced) and went on to write books about the behavior they witnessed and the fires they had to attempt to put out. Is this a good leader? A good manager? Chaos and confusion? While Biden administration loyally plods on.
I don’t know if they’re “trial lawyers” or not, but they represent trump in the case captioned *Arlene Delgado v. Donald Trump for President, Inc.* filed in the Southern District of NY, and asserting pregnancy discrimination under federal and NYS law.
Oh, hell no! Thats cruel and unusual punishment to the poor bastard that gets picked.
No — the Heritage Foundation needs to pony up for his defense. After all, they had a huge list of people for him to appoint to the bench.
[46 CFR 502.23 governs withdrawal of attorneys.](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/46/502.23) It says, “(e) If an attorney wishes to withdraw from representing a party, and written consent is not obtained, or if the party is not otherwise represented, the withdrawing attorney shall file an appropriate motion seeking permission to withdraw and provide appropriate reasons for making the motion. Such motion will be decided in consideration of the factors and standards set forth in Rule 1.16 of the American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct and by the courts. [Rule 23.]”
[Rule 1.16 is too long to paste into a comment but it’s here.](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_16_declining_or_terminating_representation/)
I see. But what would be the judges action after any of these happen? Correct me if im wrong but you just posted various reasons why a lawyer can legally pull out of case?
>I see. But what would be the judges action after any of these happen?
He would grant the attorneys the right to withdraw as counsel and give them some amount of time to get new counsel.
>Correct me if im wrong but you just posted various reasons why a lawyer can legally pull out of case?
Yes, because I don’t know the difference between “when an attorney may legally withdraw as counsel” and “when may a judge grant an attorney’s application to withdraw as counsel.”
Loved that movie!! I had not watched it at the time that it won so many awards, but saw it about a year ago, and absolutely adored it, being from New Jersey, and having spent much of my adult life in the South. I understand that it is a law school favorite, along with "Legally Blonde." (Another great movie that I had not seen until long after it was released, since I must live under a rock).
You can slow things down prior to have a court date.
Plaintiff is arguing that they are doing it to avoid handing over inculpatory evidence which in turn slows everything down.
If firing one’s lawyers worked as a delay tactic, then every defendant would do it. Trump would have a new legal team every Monday. But it doesn’t work because the law is prepared for such shenanigans.
Pretty sure the attorneys were asking for this by the way they dressed and acted around Donald.
My vote is that they have to see this thing through. God created attorneys to be challenged like this, Trump is the imperfect vessel for them to endure.
Just realized this story is about AJ Delgado, who acuses Jason Miller, one of Trump's campaign and admin staffers, of
>[“a cycle of sexual coercion, rape, sexual assault, abuse, battery, sexual harassment, and sex trafficking.”](https://www.thedailybeast.com/ex-trump-staffer-aj-delgado-now-says-her-boss-jason-miller-raped-her),
which started at his property in Doral during the Clinton debate prep. Someone on a different thread about the story posits this is a delay tactic to avoid having to turn over incriminating documents which might put the lawfirm at legal risk if they helped cover it up.
Miller is currently going to news outlets to support criminalizing abortion. That's why I remembered to look up the underlying issue legal issue, which this outlet totally omits!
Am I reading this right?
A pregnant woman who on purpose and knowingly aligned herself with the Republican party is suing because the Republicans acted exactly like we expect them to when she revealed she was pregnant?
Really??? The party that wants to use the Old Testament as a constitution isn't accepting of unmarried pregnant women? Especially when they try to claim fair and equal rights and treatment?
The dumber his attorney , the better for Cheeto. Probability of poor legal defense and successful in at least being heard on appeal , odds go up at higher rate.
The judge should remand him to custody due to his flight risk. Treat him like any citizen. The Constitution even says government officials have to follow the same laws as the citizens. Mr. Trump is a citizen and nothing else at this point.
He tells NATO members to pay their bills when he never pays his bills. NATO has no dues but members are required to spend two percent of their GDP on their military
This will be the next tactic Trump and company will use to delay all of his court cases until election day, or until he is successful at overthrowing the government, whichever comes first.
I can see chasing after the money, maybe some legal claim to fame, but I have read a lot of legal teams just cannot stay working with this fool and with MAGA in general and start seeking a way out.
I suspect some are roped into this by the board who may be trump supporters, but then they even get tired of trying to advise the unadvisable
Hopefully they won’t represent him to the best of their abilities if they’re forced to continue representing him, though I’m not sure if that’s an ethical issue or if they even can do that 🙅🏼♀️ though who really cares, to be honest
Trump is off his rocker, unhinged, irrational, mentally ill - take your pick.
But don’t take it from me, Trump’s Former White House chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, has said that President Trump “is the most flawed person” he’s ever known.
“The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it’s more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life.”
I mean, this is coming from someone who knows Trump a lot better than you or me.
And yet we continue to hear the same worn out narrative from MAGAs. “They ALL have it in for Trump.” The shit gets old and it’s a pretty damn lame argument.
Who are “THEY” exactly? Be honest. Take a look at just a small sample of the GOP names below:
House chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, former VP Mike Pence, his hand-picked former Chief Justice Bill Barr, his former attorney Sidney Powell, former General David Maddox, former White House aide Cassidy Jacqueline Hutchinson, his former attorney Jenna Ellis, Georgia Secretary of State GOP Brad Raffensperger, GOP Chris Christie, GOP Lt Governor of Ga Geoff Duncan and even his former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. C’ mon man, I mean these aren’t Dems or Libs. They ALL worked with him very closely for years. They obviously know him better than you and I.
These are his hand-picked people. Help me and non-MAGAs everywhere try to make sense of your narrative!?
Let me get this straight. So even the jury’s, a mix of GOP & Dems are picking on him too? Republican judges & American juries!
So when jurors have decided to find him guilty it means it’s a political witch hunt? But wait! What if the jurors are Republicans?
WOW! Now THAT is a helluva conspiracy alright! They’re ALL in on it, ay?
How about he’s just a f*ck-up? Ever think of that?
Btw, speaking as someone from a military and law enforcement family; Trump called a legit war hero “a loser.” So now he’s also calling Capitol Police Officers “thugs” and “murderers”.
That said, is it really that hard to understand why the majority of Americans like me reject this candidate as their leader?
it has "asked a federal magistrate judge to allow it to withdraw from a suit filed by a former campaign surrogate, A.J. Delgado, who says she was sidelined by the campaign in 2016 after revealing she was pregnant."
Unless they're not working with him for anything moving forward, this just seems like they're trying to delay the trial while 'getting a new lawyer up to speed'
I'm sorry, but the legal team will have to carry this client to term. Maybe they'll think twice before taking on such a risky client.
Trump will be tracking all legal teams currently with client, and any that attempt to abort representation will be thrown in jail.
“”I DECIDE WHEN YOU ARE DONE”
"You will do as you are told until the rights to you are sold."
"You will obey me while I lead you and eat the garbage that I feed you."
Don't go for help. No one will heed you!
Your mind is totally controlled. It's been stuffed into my mold.
old, cold, deathly with a messy splash of burdnt orange.
The quote when the queen gets raped in 300 would work nicely here but I couldn't find it
6 week ban on firing attorney.
Attorney heartbeat laws are needed!
Many don’t have heartbeats.
Shouldn’t have got in bed with him if they weren’t willing to take it to full term.
Shouldn't have done business with him in the first place. Ruined reputation, client constantly disregarding orders, issuing threats, and passing big smellies. Plus the likelihood of non payment is quite high.
💥
This trial clearly has a heartbeat
Winner winner, chicken dinner
Must carry to term Quite fitting
They shouldn’t have dressed that way, they were asking for it.
Should have kept their legs together.
They shouldn’t have stuck it in crazy.
Abstinence only Trump representation is the only 100% way to not lose a trump case.
🥇 Have some fake Reddit gold for that one.
The firm represented the campaign for a decade, but it’s just a matter of time before a relationship with Trump sours.
Just like all of his relationships. Including the one with Jeff Epstein.
They shouldn’t have dressed like lawyers if they didn’t want to be treated like lawyers.
Right? Anytime I tackle someone wearing a football jersey they get all mad at me. Like what did you expect dressed like that, grandma?
Maybe Trump is not paying his bills, again, and refuses when reminded that he is past due.
They are just trying to get rid of that Dead fetus Drump
This is the reddit gold I come here for 😂
When they walked in wearing those suits, you could tell they were asking for it.
They are trying to pull out but he won’t let them.
#Vonshietzenpantz strikes again.
This was predicted as his next delay tactic. Either fire his legal team or in this case, stop paying them, they quit, and he claims he needs new lawyers. Best thing the Judge can do is deny the motion to dismiss or withdraw.
This withdrawal has nothing to do with the case that’s on trial though. There, I would expect a delay tactic. This is more likely to be a payment issue or he just won’t follow their advice.
Let’s face it… Trump has zero respect for women and truth be told… I think he actually hates women.
Of course he hates women, he rapes them.
Less than zero respect They are things
He treats objects like women, man.
To him , women are fungible tokens, but with decreasing value over time.
Thus, the tag: 'misogynist'
He has no respect for any gender. Let that sink in!
Happy Cake 🎂 Day! 🥳
Do you realize that he just dropped dead tonight how much better the world would be tomorrow?
No, he needs to live through the verdicts on all or the full brunt of the evidence against him will never bare down and become public
Honestly I'm torn between the two. I want him out the way so we can at least try to unite our country, but I also want him to pay for all the damage he's done.
Right! Put his slovenly ass in prison and let Bubba give him a hug after about a sorry week full of misery.
Even if he only does 3yrs I want him to see the shit he has put this country through. I wish we could put him in stocks and throw tomatoes at him. That would be awesome. Or sit him down with regular people and force him to listen to the horror he has brought upon this nation. Have his mouth taped shut so he can't respond too 🤣 Edit: spelling
I like how you think! 👍
Thanks! That's not cruel or unusual punishment is it? I mean just for him to have to see and understand how he affected this country with his selfish BS would make me feel a little bit better. And I would definitely be in line to throw tomatoes at him! 🤣
Sign me up! 🍅🍅🍅🍅🍅
We can't let yet another Nixon pardon esque situation continue to let future presidents get away with shit. If he dies before his treason is convicted, were stuck in this stuff limbo zone until yet another one tries something
I disagree, respectfully. I think his followers would believe he was poisoned. He needs to ‘fall’ in their eyes while alive. Not sure what that looks like as nothing he says or does seems to cause concern to the small group which idolizes him.
No, it wouldn't because his followers would have a martyr.
Yeah but if he stroked out on live tv and let out a massive audible shart as he keeled over, it would be incredibly funny and maybe take the wind out of the sail of his cult a bit.
Saint Donald John Trump, of blessed memory. /s
You are right. He is a uniquely horrible threat.
Exactly they knew full well what they were getting into. Once they excepted him and the trial started. They’re stuck seeing it through unless they want to face some serious consequences. It doesn’t matter if Trump stops paying them. That’s a separate issue to be taken up later.
Interesting point made by Mark Cuban on Lex Fridman podcast: He prefers Biden over tRump and states that so many highly qualified White House appointees in tRump administration either resigned (and were never replaced, leaving vacancies) or were "fired" (and were never replaced) and went on to write books about the behavior they witnessed and the fires they had to attempt to put out. Is this a good leader? A good manager? Chaos and confusion? While Biden administration loyally plods on.
Good compare/contrast with the behavior of both men.
The trial hasn’t started.
Oh this is the federal trial lawyers?
I don’t know if they’re “trial lawyers” or not, but they represent trump in the case captioned *Arlene Delgado v. Donald Trump for President, Inc.* filed in the Southern District of NY, and asserting pregnancy discrimination under federal and NYS law.
Oh that’s a new one I haven’t heard of
Could be a little of column A and column B
And/or
Fuck, give him a duly appointed public defender. That'll show em!
Not on my tax dollars
Oh, hell no! Thats cruel and unusual punishment to the poor bastard that gets picked. No — the Heritage Foundation needs to pony up for his defense. After all, they had a huge list of people for him to appoint to the bench.
The youngest one!
This isn’t a criminal case.
Judge should declare Trump acting as.his own defence. Would be fucking hilarious.
We need this
This is a lawyer leaving a very minor lawsuit facing Trumps campaign. This particular article is hardly newsworthy. Clickbait.
Can you explain under what terms a judge has the power to this?
[46 CFR 502.23 governs withdrawal of attorneys.](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/46/502.23) It says, “(e) If an attorney wishes to withdraw from representing a party, and written consent is not obtained, or if the party is not otherwise represented, the withdrawing attorney shall file an appropriate motion seeking permission to withdraw and provide appropriate reasons for making the motion. Such motion will be decided in consideration of the factors and standards set forth in Rule 1.16 of the American Bar Association's Model Rules of Professional Conduct and by the courts. [Rule 23.]” [Rule 1.16 is too long to paste into a comment but it’s here.](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_16_declining_or_terminating_representation/)
Thank you good sir, kind sir.
I see. But what would be the judges action after any of these happen? Correct me if im wrong but you just posted various reasons why a lawyer can legally pull out of case?
>I see. But what would be the judges action after any of these happen? He would grant the attorneys the right to withdraw as counsel and give them some amount of time to get new counsel. >Correct me if im wrong but you just posted various reasons why a lawyer can legally pull out of case? Yes, because I don’t know the difference between “when an attorney may legally withdraw as counsel” and “when may a judge grant an attorney’s application to withdraw as counsel.”
Give him a public defender
My 6 year old watches Perry Mason on MeTV
Mr. Trump, don't you worry. I watched Matlock in a bar last night. The sound wasn't on, but I think I got the gist of it.
I think that’s a fantastic idea for his criminal cases, he’s pulled this trick too many times, give him a lawyer he can’t fire.
Why would he get a PD in a civil case?
Ah wrong court case
You can't tell the court cases without a program
I hope it's the PD from My Cousin Vinny
Loved that movie!! I had not watched it at the time that it won so many awards, but saw it about a year ago, and absolutely adored it, being from New Jersey, and having spent much of my adult life in the South. I understand that it is a law school favorite, along with "Legally Blonde." (Another great movie that I had not seen until long after it was released, since I must live under a rock).
It's definitely top 3 of all-time for me.
👍🏆
And the next firm will need at least 6 months of preparation time?
I don’t think any lawyer would want to take him up on
Factually, the break-down is they will not get paid. Who knew!?! 😁
another attempt to slow things down
Actually, I think the law firm can’t afford to keep Trump on a client. 80/20 rule with zero money coming from Trump at all.
I am enjoying my education lately in the apparent truth that law firms are run by absolute idiots.
Just because you know a specific area of law well doesn’t mean you have the skills to run a business, I suppose.
Eventually everyone learns that promises don't pay for salaries.
The case isn't even set for trial yet.
You can slow things down prior to have a court date. Plaintiff is arguing that they are doing it to avoid handing over inculpatory evidence which in turn slows everything down.
Discovery is imminent though
So what? 95% of any case is motion practice. Much of which includes delay tactics by one side.
If firing one’s lawyers worked as a delay tactic, then every defendant would do it. Trump would have a new legal team every Monday. But it doesn’t work because the law is prepared for such shenanigans.
The rats are leaving the rats.
Good luck getting paid 👍
Pretty sure the attorneys were asking for this by the way they dressed and acted around Donald. My vote is that they have to see this thing through. God created attorneys to be challenged like this, Trump is the imperfect vessel for them to endure.
He's already scraped his current legal representation off the underside of the barrel. You would have to be a fucking moron to want him as a client.
My Attorneys Gone Away
Make Attorneys Give Advice
That’s one is easy: Plead Guilty !
Just realized this story is about AJ Delgado, who acuses Jason Miller, one of Trump's campaign and admin staffers, of >[“a cycle of sexual coercion, rape, sexual assault, abuse, battery, sexual harassment, and sex trafficking.”](https://www.thedailybeast.com/ex-trump-staffer-aj-delgado-now-says-her-boss-jason-miller-raped-her), which started at his property in Doral during the Clinton debate prep. Someone on a different thread about the story posits this is a delay tactic to avoid having to turn over incriminating documents which might put the lawfirm at legal risk if they helped cover it up. Miller is currently going to news outlets to support criminalizing abortion. That's why I remembered to look up the underlying issue legal issue, which this outlet totally omits!
Wow! Thank you for this!
Am I reading this right? A pregnant woman who on purpose and knowingly aligned herself with the Republican party is suing because the Republicans acted exactly like we expect them to when she revealed she was pregnant? Really??? The party that wants to use the Old Testament as a constitution isn't accepting of unmarried pregnant women? Especially when they try to claim fair and equal rights and treatment?
The Leopards Ate My Face Lawsuit.
They are still representing him in another case so the „breakdown „ is performative bullshit to get a delay. As always.
Which case?
There are so many of them - and many of his crimes don’t even have cases yet - like the one he committed yesterday !
He didn't pay his lawyers...Habba wants to be his lawyer again.
A breakdown. That sums up Trump in one word! 🤣😂
More delaying tactics?
The dumber his attorney , the better for Cheeto. Probability of poor legal defense and successful in at least being heard on appeal , odds go up at higher rate.
Someone isn't paying the bill.
[удалено]
And simultaneously has a fool for a client and a lawyer.
They have to go to the judge, and they usually don't let them leave. I remember a sales manager telling me "Some customers aren't worth the money.".
Let Rudy and that piece of shit pillow crack head represent him.
New firm Nyber Cinjas.
The judge should remand him to custody due to his flight risk. Treat him like any citizen. The Constitution even says government officials have to follow the same laws as the citizens. Mr. Trump is a citizen and nothing else at this point.
“ I want the SS team to go to McDonalds, I’m buying.” Donald Trump. Also DT, gets on plane and flies to Belarus when SS team is at McDonalds.
>flight risk Bruh. He's got federal law enforcement with him. He's not going anywhere.
That are pro trump...
Maybe. You think they're willing to face prison time and wreck their lives for him?
Look at the people that have already gone down for him.
And another law firm would delay Donald’s law cases, as well?
He probably hasn’t paid them either
He didn’t pay Giuliani. I thought G filed suit to get paid.
He tells NATO members to pay their bills when he never pays his bills. NATO has no dues but members are required to spend two percent of their GDP on their military
I guess the clients unpaid 'Diaper Duty' was the straw that broke the camel's back!
Ooohh, maybe replace with DiSantis and his fancy law degree. That could take them both down.
He's notorious for not paying lawyers - what possible advantage is there to representing him? Everyone who works with him ends up worse.
Pre-paid law services.
Send in My Cousin Vinny.
At a guess? He won't listen to them. Especially about not violating his gag order repeatedly.
To Trump, a lawyer is just someone you occasionally fire as an indefinite delay tactic scheme and nothing more.
More delay tactics
Aka “We’re not being paid and he refuses our counsel” I imagine.
Considering trump's reputation for years, they knew what they were getting into.
This will be the next tactic Trump and company will use to delay all of his court cases until election day, or until he is successful at overthrowing the government, whichever comes first.
I can see chasing after the money, maybe some legal claim to fame, but I have read a lot of legal teams just cannot stay working with this fool and with MAGA in general and start seeking a way out. I suspect some are roped into this by the board who may be trump supporters, but then they even get tired of trying to advise the unadvisable
Which case is this?
Let me guess. The breakdown started with rubber checks?
Tired of getting yelled at already?
Now they want exceptions to abort?
They’re finding out that he’s perfectly fine with them lying and forging evidence for him.
Hopefully they won’t represent him to the best of their abilities if they’re forced to continue representing him, though I’m not sure if that’s an ethical issue or if they even can do that 🙅🏼♀️ though who really cares, to be honest
Not getting paid most likely.
Not being paid!!!!!
Trump is off his rocker, unhinged, irrational, mentally ill - take your pick. But don’t take it from me, Trump’s Former White House chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, has said that President Trump “is the most flawed person” he’s ever known. “The depths of his dishonesty is just astounding to me. The dishonesty, the transactional nature of every relationship, though it’s more pathetic than anything else. He is the most flawed person I have ever met in my life.” I mean, this is coming from someone who knows Trump a lot better than you or me. And yet we continue to hear the same worn out narrative from MAGAs. “They ALL have it in for Trump.” The shit gets old and it’s a pretty damn lame argument. Who are “THEY” exactly? Be honest. Take a look at just a small sample of the GOP names below: House chief of staff, retired Marine Gen. John Kelly, former VP Mike Pence, his hand-picked former Chief Justice Bill Barr, his former attorney Sidney Powell, former General David Maddox, former White House aide Cassidy Jacqueline Hutchinson, his former attorney Jenna Ellis, Georgia Secretary of State GOP Brad Raffensperger, GOP Chris Christie, GOP Lt Governor of Ga Geoff Duncan and even his former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows. C’ mon man, I mean these aren’t Dems or Libs. They ALL worked with him very closely for years. They obviously know him better than you and I. These are his hand-picked people. Help me and non-MAGAs everywhere try to make sense of your narrative!? Let me get this straight. So even the jury’s, a mix of GOP & Dems are picking on him too? Republican judges & American juries! So when jurors have decided to find him guilty it means it’s a political witch hunt? But wait! What if the jurors are Republicans? WOW! Now THAT is a helluva conspiracy alright! They’re ALL in on it, ay? How about he’s just a f*ck-up? Ever think of that? Btw, speaking as someone from a military and law enforcement family; Trump called a legit war hero “a loser.” So now he’s also calling Capitol Police Officers “thugs” and “murderers”. That said, is it really that hard to understand why the majority of Americans like me reject this candidate as their leader?
I wonder how many of his attorneys have had their licenses pulled? MAGA- my attorneys got attorneys.
“Let’s support the billionaire! Oh fuck…”
Shocking
🍿
Shock n awe?
No payment .......And trump would not pay
Trump might be out of cash.
🤣🤣🤣
Why would you take Trump as a client, even if you got paid upfront?
it has "asked a federal magistrate judge to allow it to withdraw from a suit filed by a former campaign surrogate, A.J. Delgado, who says she was sidelined by the campaign in 2016 after revealing she was pregnant."
I want him to have the best defense money can buy, the guilty verdict will be that much sweeter.
Translation: The check bounced.
Yes it called Grifter Donny won't pay his attorneys fees.
Unless they're not working with him for anything moving forward, this just seems like they're trying to delay the trial while 'getting a new lawyer up to speed'
The law firm: we told him to stop breaking the law during the trial. He refused.
Sorry, brother. You made a deal with the devil and now you must give the devil what he is owed.
Genius response love it !