Donald Trump’s former money man Allen Weisselberg pleaded guilty to perjury. Now, his lawyers could be on the hook for Weisselberg’s lies. And it could affect Trump’s own defense.
  • Substance_P@lemmy.world
    293·
    9 months ago

    Should we all believe Trump is in dire trouble anymore? Is this just another “Big Problems” story that Trump will easily shrug off? Thanks to the media saturation, no matter how bad, it has clearly worked to boost his popularity to perfection at this point.

    • reddig33@lemmy.world
      22·
      9 months ago

      This story is about the lawyers being in trouble. Not Trump. If they knew their witness was lying on the stand, they could be disbarred.

      • Thief_of_Crows@lemmy.ml
        511·
        9 months ago

        What is a lawyer supposed to do if the client lies under oath? Surely A/C priveledge prevents the lawyer from testifying himself that they’re lying.

        If it’s a murder case, you should tell your attorney if you’re guilty, right? But then you can still plead not guilty, and your attorney can’t rat you out. So how is this different?

        • Fal@yiffit.netEnglish
          13·
          9 months ago

          An attorney cannot put their client on the stand or ask them questions if they know they’re going to lie

        • RubberDuck@lemmy.world
          7·
          9 months ago

          And instead of lying on the stand the accused (or sometimes witnesses) in the US pleads the 5th to avoid lying. That way you do not open yourself up to perjury charges.