On Twitter I just noticed an article from Rolling Stone, with the headline…<\/p>\n
The ‘dumb’ ‘loudmouth’ is Joe Tacopina. But never mind all that: Rolling Stone says Trump, et al, like Tacopina, like his antics.<\/p>\n
Oddly, I devoted, oh, a couple of minutes the other day to considering Tacopina, trying to nail down the way he operates — which is somewhat different from the way good lawyers operate. Now, and back when I encountered him, his M.O. seems always to veer off onto an iffy detour as a deliberate, but empty, diversion.<\/p>\n
Maybe if he were smarter, he could futz around on that detour and inject lots of superficial stuff to make it seem more legally complex and intelligent.<\/p>\n
Actually, if he were smarter, he’d do what most defense lawyers do: plain old lawyering.<\/p>\n
I was kinder about him than Rolling Stone.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" On Twitter I just noticed an article from Rolling Stone, with the headline… Trump’s Team Blast His Lawyer As ‘Dumb’ ‘Loudmouth’ The ‘dumb’ ‘loudmouth’ is Joe Tacopina. But never mind all that: Rolling Stone says Trump, et al, like Tacopina, … Continue reading