Posted on 08/30/2022 11:00:21 AM PDT by conservative98
President Donald Trump has hired a top Florida lawyer to lead his defense in the FBI raid case, a person familiar with the decision told The Post Tuesday.
Chris Kise, a former solicitor general in the state, is joining Trump’s legal team amid claims the 45th president was struggling to recruit top-notch attorneys in the wake of the FBI’s Aug. 8 search of Mar-a-Lago.
Kise, a veteran GOP lawyer, starts immediately and will represent Trump at the next hearing in the Southern District of Florida on Thursday.
Until recently, the Tallahassee attorney had been a partner at the Foley & Lardner law firm, but he has since “withdrawn,” a firm spokesperson told The Post.
It wasn’t immediately clear when Kise handed in his notice.
Kise previously worked on Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis’ transition team and had publicly released damaging information about Democratic candidate Andrew Gillum in the waning days of the 2018 gubernatorial race.
The lawyer exposed text messages that showed Gillum had quietly accepted free “Hamilton” tickets from an undercover FBI agent in violation of Florida’s ethics laws.
He has won four cases before the US Supreme Court and several others in the Florida Supreme Court.
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Yes of course. Work for Trump, and you become an instant target of Attornies General in any blue-state in which you may have worked, the IRS, and the FBI
The fascists will bankrupt you and tie you up in lawfare for years.
He should hire Robert Barnes too.
Kise sounds competent. I really hate the idea that Trump has to pay legal fees over this crap. Worse yet, if the FBI raids our homes, there is no way that most of us could afford adequate legal representation.
Barnes is good
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I hope the mob doesn’t get to him and his family.
Agree!
Godspeed to Mr Kise!
I’m thinking that this appointment indicates a close Trump-DeSantis connection and communications.
Who is Robt Barnes?
Yes, I agree. Robert Barnes !
Think I’ll comment this on vivabarneslaw.local.com
Check out the podcast Viva and Barnes; I’ve learned so much about conservatives and legal issues (Rittenhouse, Covid-related lawsuits, etc). Barnes is a genius.
Trump Reportedly Adds Former Florida Solicitor General and Ron DeSantis Ally to Legal Team in Aftermath of Mar-a-Lago Search
Christopher M. Kise biography from Foley and Lardner LLP
https://web.archive.org/web/20210802230209/https://www.foley.com/en/people/k/kise-christopher-m
That’s been one of Trump’s biggest problems. Any firm or individual he contacts instantly has a target on their back and an IRS audit in their future. Or a pre-dawn raid.
Trump may have a good one the media calls Chris Kise a knife fighter lawyer.
It’s what it takes at this point.
I asked Barnes if he would consider working for President Trump on the FBI case and he said he would.
I asked Barnes if he would consider working for President Trump on the FBI case and he said he would.
Yes!
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