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Trump’s Philly lawyers won the impeachment trial. But they’re facing a backlash at home
Philadelphia Inquirer via MSN ^ | 02/13/2021 | Jeremy Roebuck

Posted on 02/14/2021 1:01:40 PM PST by Kid Shelleen

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Michael van der Veen hired 24-hour private security for his family after vandals smashed windows and spray-painted “TRAITOR” on the driveway of his suburban Philadelphia home Friday night. He told reporters Saturday he received more than 100 death threats.

And they acknowledged being caught off guard by the level of rancor from Trump’s critics and supporters alike — even given the country’s fiercely divided politics and how other lawyers in his orbit have fared.

“I’ve been representing controversial clients for 30 years, and I’ve never experienced this type of vitriol,” said William J. Brennan, another local member of the team whose past clients include priests accused of sexual abuse and judges facing corruption charges

(Excerpt) Read more at msn.com ...


TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Pennsylvania
KEYWORDS: cancelculture; censured; fakenews; mostlypeaceful; obamas; patriots; persecution; trumpacquittal; vendetta
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To: Kid Shelleen

He’s experiencing Democrat “unity”.


61 posted on 02/14/2021 1:46:33 PM PST by PTBAA
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To: Thank You Rush

This lawyer is a good guy. but he’s falling for the “too much extremism on both sides” false narrative. No excuse for him to not know better. They didn’t build a fence around the Capitol and put thousands of troops there to protect against extremists from “both sides”. They did it to let the anarchists know that they are free to do whatever they want, while those who call them out for what they are will be labeled as the real extremists.


62 posted on 02/14/2021 1:53:31 PM PST by The Fop (God Bless Donald Trump, Frank Sinatra, Joan Rivers, and the Fightin' Rat Pack Wing of the GOP)
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To: Kid Shelleen

This is what unity and healing looks like.


63 posted on 02/14/2021 2:06:53 PM PST by MercyFlush (Senator Joseph McCarthy was right. )
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To: snarkytart

BINGO! The media is America’s worse enemy. They just want to be loved.


64 posted on 02/14/2021 2:12:43 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U
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To: Kid Shelleen

Politics is a massive facades. They all know the election was a coup. They all know the Capitol riot was part of the plot. Republicans blaming Trump are the sleaziest of the bunch.


65 posted on 02/14/2021 2:14:07 PM PST by robel
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To: Kid Shelleen

OJ Simpson was guilty and deserved to be convicted, but his lawyers did no more than defend him to the best of their considerable ability. If we’re going to keep our Constitution, all potential defendants deserve the right to be able to hire the best lawyers they can afford and the lawyers deserve the right to pick freely their clients.


66 posted on 02/14/2021 2:14:44 PM PST by libstripper
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To: Lazamataz

Yep, telegraphing is not wise.


67 posted on 02/14/2021 2:14:50 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U
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To: Kid Shelleen
I only want to be able to come out of the closet and live my life in peace.

1951 Communists

1971 homosexuals

2021 Conservatives

68 posted on 02/14/2021 2:17:54 PM PST by DoughtyOne (The Republican Party is dead. Long live the Founders Party.)
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To: Lazamataz

Have daughter like that. They use ‘not interested in politics’ as an excuse. Her boyfriend has a TV in every room plus a big one outside, under a cover of course. She is bombarded 24/7/365 with D propaganda. We just don’t talk politics with her or him. Family is more important than politics.


69 posted on 02/14/2021 2:21:13 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U
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Please Donate Click The Pic


70 posted on 02/14/2021 2:23:28 PM PST by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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To: Kid Shelleen

This is an attack on the right to due process, when you threaten lawyers for defending someone those in power don’t like.

It would be like conservatives ganging up on ACLU lawyers.


71 posted on 02/14/2021 2:24:19 PM PST by tbw2
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To: Kid Shelleen

Surprise! Surprise!


72 posted on 02/14/2021 2:29:50 PM PST by TribalPrincess2U
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To: McGavin999

Social media also allows only one point of view, and there is a sad narcissistic generation who care about “likes” and being loved by strangers on social media, it’s not just egotistical but for this fake world also allows them to make $$$ on those platforms. so they parrot whatever they think is going to be accepted on that platform and garner them the biggest audience. Lets face it 160 character opinions are not made for people who are critical thinkers and logical.


73 posted on 02/14/2021 2:31:14 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: tbw2

This is an attack on the right to due process, when you threaten lawyers for defending someone those in power don’t like.

It would be like conservatives ganging up on ACLU lawyers.
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where are the GOP? lol
Exactly.


74 posted on 02/14/2021 2:31:51 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: AnthonySoprano
I think you meant:

I saw "Satin" laughing with Delight

;)

75 posted on 02/14/2021 2:32:36 PM PST by Michael.SF. (I believe you Tony B.)
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To: snarkytart

Agreed.


76 posted on 02/14/2021 2:33:28 PM PST by Lizavetta
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To: Theodore R.

Sadly, the vandalism is not a surprise at all.
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Where are the leaders in the Republican party to call this out , huh?

They are where they were when the left were having their thugs attack and harass taxpaying Americans who are MAGA.

Y’all better wake up with this so-called party.


77 posted on 02/14/2021 2:33:51 PM PST by snarkytart
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To: Kid Shelleen

The let will probably now try to get them disbarred.

From what little I watched I thought they did a good job. They totally destroyed the House’s fraudulent case in a short time.


78 posted on 02/14/2021 2:35:28 PM PST by kaehurowing
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To: Michael.SF.

Spicoli never could spell...


79 posted on 02/14/2021 2:36:13 PM PST by newfreep (“Leftism, under all of its brand names, is a severe, violent & evil mental disorder.”)
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To: Travis McGee

Thought provoking. That is all I have ever wanted, to be left alone.


80 posted on 02/14/2021 2:37:53 PM PST by Gator113 ( LIVE AMMO MATTERS~~Remember Christopher Newsom and Channon Christian.)
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