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  • Maggoty@lemmy.world
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    8 months ago

    So put a literal army of lawyers on it. It’s not like it’s important or anything.

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      8 months ago

      Let me get this straight - you want the government to cut a check made out to Donald Trump for a “literal army” of lawyers? Because that’s how that would work. The criminal justice system cannot place an unreasonable financial burden on a defendant that is presumed innocent.

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        8 months ago

        Lmamamamamamamamao

        Hold on.

        The criminal justice system cannot place an unreasonable financial burden on a defendant that is presumed innocent.

        Yup still laughing. Just a minute.

        Okay okay. If Martha mother of 2 can end up homeless, in and out of jail, and jobless, because her court appointed attorney got her a not guilty verdict then Trump can fucking pay for lawyers.

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          8 months ago

          If Martha mother of 2 can end up homeless, in and out of jail, and jobless, because her court appointed attorney got her a not guilty verdict

          Did you mean a guilty verdict? In either case, you have a point. The justice system is far from perfect, and what you’ve described is a perfect example of that: courts tend to respect financial burden more than they do conflicting obligations (e.g. a job). But should we be advocating for an objectively worse legal system because Trump is protected from being forced to choose between inadequate representation or shelling out tens of millions of dollars? I don’t think so.