Giuliani is not mentioned in this article but he is for sure going to take down Trump with his millions in legal fees and facing prison for the rest of his life...Trump's co-defendants are already starting to turn against himThere's a nascent courtroom strategy by some people close to Donald Trump: Heap blame on the former president.
By JOSH GERSTEIN and KYLE CHENEY 09/05/2023 05:00 AM EDT Politico
The finger-pointing among Donald Trump's inner circle has begun.And as his four criminal cases march toward trials, some of his aides, allies and co-defendants are pointing at the former president.
In court documents and hearings, lawyers for people in Trump's orbit both high-level advisers and lesser known associates are starting to reveal glimmers of a tried-and-true strategy in cases with many defendants: Portray yourself as a hapless pawn while piling blame on the apparent kingpin.
In late August, an
information technology aide at Trump's Mar-a-Lago resort dramatically changed his story about alleged efforts to erase surveillance video and agreed to cooperate with special counsel Jack Smith, who has charged Trump with hoarding classified documents. The aide, Yuscil Taveras, was not charged in the case, but his flip may help him dodge a possible perjury charge prosecutors were floating and it is likely to bolster Smith's obstruction-of-justice case against Trump and two other aides.
Then, three GOP activists who were indicted alongside Trump in Georgia for trying to interfere with the certification of President Joe Biden's win in the state
asserted that their actions were all taken at Trump's behest.And last week, Trump's former White House chief of staff,
Mark Meadows also charged in the Georgia case signaled that his defense is likely to include blaming the former president as the primary driver of the effort.
Trump Defendants Turning on the Orange King