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Podcast: Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts
Episode: Michael Cohen and the Trump Lawyers Who Get Burned
Description: Even before he was president, Donald Trump was known for stiffing his lawyers. But considering how the stakes changed once he took the Oval Office, not getting paid seemed like a pleasant option. During and after his presidency, lawyers who represented Trump have pleaded guilty in election fraud cases, campaign finance cases and more. So why do they keep representing him? Is this risk of jailtime worth the reward of…well, what is the reward?In this next installment of The Law According to Trump, another lawyer speaks with us about representing Donald Trump. Danya Perry is Mi...