Trump destroying even more lives...of Republicans. Just add Jenna Ellis to all the J6 defendants and all the prior appointees and hires who have had to pay hundreds of thousands of dollars to defend themselves as a result of his actions:"Ellis would never have been indicted but for the fact that she put in long hours and extraordinary effort on behalf of the president. I can't speak to the quality of that work, except to say that Trump seemed very satisfied with it while she was doing it.
I literally paid no attention to her or most of Trump's legal team because they appeared to beand turned out to bethe gang that couldn't shoot straight.They managed to make serious charges look ridiculous, undermined the credibility of plausible charges of voter irregularities by throwing in ridiculous charges, and from all accounts
took direction from a perpetually tipsy and incoherent Rudy Guiliani.That, though, is ultimately Trump's fault.
As is so often the case he did a remarkably bad job of hiring people and got exactly what he paid for.Still, I find Trump's abandonment of Ellis and the joy that his supporters have for her being hung out to dry disgusting. Ellis has committed the ultimate sin, which is being a "traitor" to Trump by not being a full-throated supporter of his 2024 campaign.
Trump hires a lot of traitors, apparently, since almost everybody he has ever hired has been accused of being one at some point.
The fact is that Ellis is taking a bullet for Trump, and could even wind up in jail for the crime of being Trump's lawyer.
Granted, agreeing to represent Donald Trump appears to be a big mistake for a lawyer, and Ellis should have realized that. Given Michael Cohen's experience, I would advise any lawyer with the opportunity to represent the former president the advice to take a hard pass, and from what I understand many of the best lawyers in America have done so.
But it is beyond churlish for Trump to leave her hanging out to dry, and perhaps more than that it is supremely stupid. Ellis, after all, could be in a position to turn on Trump in order to save her butt.
Whether the case is strong or not I cannot say, but no doubt it would be stronger if, say, a lawyer for Trump started backing up some of the charges in exchange for leniency. Trump and Trumpworld have been dumping on Ellis because she is insufficiently "loyal." Well, she sure has no reason to be loyal now.
It is remarkable to me that so many people use the word "loyalty" and Trump in the same sentence. Trump is one of the least loyal people in politics. He attacks nearly every person who doesn't lick the jam between his toes on command and never seems to extend a helping hand to people who have served him for years.
Trump seems to be determined to harm everybody in his orbit the moment that they displease him while completely ignoring the damage he does to them.
I suppose that all this should be expected from a man whose catchphrase is "You're fired."
Trump turns on yet another Staffer