***Rolling Stone Exclusive from Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley:***
There’s no chance of actually winning on the merits. So Trump and his lawyers are hoping to score some PR points, kick up as much dirt as possible, enrage the judge, trash some of the witnesses, and turn the process into a media circus.
In the weeks leading up to the start of his $250 million civil fraud trial in New York, Donald Trump and his attorneys privately discussed how they believed defeat in this trial was preordained. Their best chance — and it wasn’t much, according to two sources familiar with the matter and another two people briefed on internal deliberations — would be to fight the case on appeal.
This belief led to the development of an approach to the case that centers around chaos and cacophony, rather than any attempt to win it on the merits. One person close to Trump describes it as the “Fyre Festival strategies.”
That approach — “let’s just do it and be legends,” in the words of the festival’s founder — famously turned Fyre Fest into a scandal-riddled disaster. But Trump and his lawyers are hoping that their legal strategy in their ongoing courtroom “suicide mission” will score some political and public-relations points for Trump, kick up as much dirt as possible, enrage the judge, gratuitously trash some of the witnesses, and turn the process into a media circus.
The aggressive approach is likely to appeal to the former president’s notable taste for the jugular. But the client-pleasing strategy also risks undermining the longer term legal work of defending the Trump business empire that propelled him to fame and the presidency as its future hangs in doubt.
Fyre Fest founder: “let’s just do it and be legends”
drumpf: legend in his own mind
His new lawyer is Ja Rule
Judge Arthur Engoron has already fined Trump’s attorneys $7,500 each for repeatedly bringing up legal arguments he had already barred. But in recent weeks, Trump has privately suggested that his lawyers should not “worry” for now about getting further sanctions by the court for their planned procedural antics, the sources tell Rolling Stone.
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yeah he’s not paying these lawyers a dime. I think he’s planning on trying to get a retrial based on ineffective counsel.
Welcome to the clown show.
The judge should take some yoga classes and watch trump implode…seems to be working. The big 4 indictments haven’t even begun. 🤪🍿
Where’s Ja?!
Pretty sure anyone could be a Trump Attorney at this point if they praise him enough. Bonus points if you look like Ivanka
They suckin dick for water?
We’ll be bored of it before this trial is complete.
They’re handing out wonder bread and american cheese?
So… A Ponzi Scheme. This has been the TeamTrump MO since he started campaigning
Vote Trump in 2024, and he’ll give you a bottle of water and a cheese sandwich.
That has always been his MO why are people so clueless as to only see it now?
“Flood the zone with shit” – Bannon.
tRump uses this advise for all his actions.
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***Rolling Stone Exclusive from Asawin Suebsaeng and Adam Rawnsley:***
There’s no chance of actually winning on the merits. So Trump and his lawyers are hoping to score some PR points, kick up as much dirt as possible, enrage the judge, trash some of the witnesses, and turn the process into a media circus.
In the weeks leading up to the start of his $250 million civil fraud trial in New York, Donald Trump and his attorneys privately discussed how they believed defeat in this trial was preordained. Their best chance — and it wasn’t much, according to two sources familiar with the matter and another two people briefed on internal deliberations — would be to fight the case on appeal.
This belief led to the development of an approach to the case that centers around chaos and cacophony, rather than any attempt to win it on the merits. One person close to Trump describes it as the “Fyre Festival strategies.”
That approach — “let’s just do it and be legends,” in the words of the festival’s founder — famously turned Fyre Fest into a scandal-riddled disaster. But Trump and his lawyers are hoping that their legal strategy in their ongoing courtroom “suicide mission” will score some political and public-relations points for Trump, kick up as much dirt as possible, enrage the judge, gratuitously trash some of the witnesses, and turn the process into a media circus.
The aggressive approach is likely to appeal to the former president’s notable taste for the jugular. But the client-pleasing strategy also risks undermining the longer term legal work of defending the Trump business empire that propelled him to fame and the presidency as its future hangs in doubt.
Read more: [https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-team-new-york-fraud-case-media-circus-1234848510/](https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/trump-team-new-york-fraud-case-media-circus-1234848510/)
Fyre Fest founder: “let’s just do it and be legends”
drumpf: legend in his own mind
His new lawyer is Ja Rule
Judge Arthur Engoron has already fined Trump’s attorneys $7,500 each for repeatedly bringing up legal arguments he had already barred. But in recent weeks, Trump has privately suggested that his lawyers should not “worry” for now about getting further sanctions by the court for their planned procedural antics, the sources tell Rolling Stone.
​
yeah he’s not paying these lawyers a dime. I think he’s planning on trying to get a retrial based on ineffective counsel.
Welcome to the clown show.
The judge should take some yoga classes and watch trump implode…seems to be working. The big 4 indictments haven’t even begun. 🤪🍿
Where’s Ja?!
Pretty sure anyone could be a Trump Attorney at this point if they praise him enough. Bonus points if you look like Ivanka
They suckin dick for water?
We’ll be bored of it before this trial is complete.
They’re handing out wonder bread and american cheese?
So… A Ponzi Scheme. This has been the TeamTrump MO since he started campaigning
Vote Trump in 2024, and he’ll give you a bottle of water and a cheese sandwich.
That has always been his MO why are people so clueless as to only see it now?
“Flood the zone with shit” – Bannon.
tRump uses this advise for all his actions.