Tuesday’s indictment represents a kind of red line for the practice of law itself.
for misconduct and misrepresentations around the 2020 election. And some of the most damning lines in the indictment come fromattorneys in Trump’s orbit who steadfastly stood up for the rule of law in the midst of the conspiracy, up to and including the Jan. 6 insurrection. One of the most chilling details of the indictment is an allegation that top Justice Department official Jeffrey Clark would have deployed the military to quell protests against Trump’s coup.
: “Well … that’s why there’s an Insurrection Act”—a law that would let Trump activate the armed forces against American citizens to achieve his seizure of power.For those who have been writing and thinking about the role of lawyers in the Trump years, this exchange is emblematic of how deeply corroded the practice of law and the profession have become.
, and even in service of a client who refuses to comprehend that the rule of law constrains the president as much as, if not more than, it enables him.
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