[nicollo]

He may be a jerk, but he is a lawyer No, he's a jerk, sleaze-ball lawyer.

The job of the defense attorney is to defend the rights of the accused and to force the government to prove its case "beyond reasonable doubt."

An attorney who admits his client is guilty and then brags about it has trespassed that ethical margin between defense of rights and advocacy for criminality. More than a few mob attorneys have done time for this transgression.

[marktwain]

Mark S. Zaid ✔ @MarkSZaidEsq I've gotten clearances for guys who had child porn issues

What, exactly does this brag mean?

What are "child porn issues"?

He was dealing with security clearances, not criminal charges.

We do not know if the clients were convicted of anything.