Read between the lines? Seems like you are just making it up as you go. The attorneys said they were blindsided by the website. Not informed and then ignored. While the decision to do the web site is poor and speaking to Hannity and the prosecutor are bad moves, they are not what was cited as the basis for the attorneys dropping. The attorneys cited failure to reach the client for 48 hrs.
Clients do far worse all the time and keep counsel. I have no respect for attorneys who put their interest above their clients. Yes the clients may make their case more difficult but it is just that, their case. At the end of the day they live with their actions. The attorney gets paid (hopefully) and moves on to other clients.
As I said above, I have yet to see a retainer agreement where control of media and public communications aren’t in the hands of the attorney(s). A client can say or do exactly the wrong thing and hang himself beyond the powers of the attorney(s) to save him (or her).
I also have yet to see a retainer agreement where the client isn’t bound to be in communication with the attorney(s). That’s just how it works. Lawyers will drop a client *like that* if he doesn’t stay in touch, especially when there is urgent action going on involving your case.
Failure to communicate with counsel is a reason allowed by the courts for attorneys to withdraw, it’s considered that serious. Putting up a website or appearing on Hannity, however self-defeating, may not qualify as good cause for attorneys to withdraw.
This is not the time for George to figure out by himself what’s best for him.