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Trump’s Lawyers Aren’t Bothering to Claim He’s Innocent: What Does This Say?
Hell, they aren’t even willing to say he’s not guilty of the crimes he’s being accused of. (Notice a vast difference between innocent and not guilty.)
Trump’s Lawyers Aren’t Bothering to Claim He’s Innocent: What Does This Say?
A striking observation has emerged in the ongoing saga of Donald Trump’s legal battles: his lawyers aren’t bothering to claim he’s innocent.
Instead, they seem laser-focused on discrediting the prosecution’s witnesses, lawyers, and theories. This begs the question: Why aren’t they defending his innocence?
Could it be because they know he’s guilty?
In a typical legal defense strategy, one might expect a vigorous assertion of innocence, accompanied by evidence and arguments to support that claim.
However, in Trump’s case, his legal team’s tactics diverge from this conventional approach. Rather than attempting to exonerate their client, they appear intent on casting doubt on the credibility of the opposing side.
One possible explanation for this strategy is that Trump’s lawyers understand the…
