dated same doesn t appear in pacer, which you and i know it s the federal court s case system across the united states. she may have significant state court experience with deep injunctions and car accidents. but barb let s speak not on the substance of legal issues, but of ethics right? what happened here with a professional credibility serving as local counsel for walt nauta? well, i m a believer that everybody has a right to a defense, so representing someone in a case that is as egregious as this is certainly something that many defense lawyers do, because they believe their job is to defend the constitution and the rights of the accused regardless of how egregious the conduct may or may not be. i think her absence of experience in the federal system could be harmful. you know, the whole reason for local council is you want to have a local expert in the process and procedure psycho on their. she hasn t experience she is an experienced public
to former president trump pleaded not guilty to several counts related to the mishandling of classified documents at mar-a-lago. including several obstruction and concealment related charges. now, his arraignment here in miami it lasted just a few minutes and he asked for a jury trial. anderson, the 40-year-old, he did not say a single word as a lefty federal chorus. what do we know about his new attorney that was one of the issues. he didn t have a florida-based attorney. that is exactly right. he wasn t able to have this arraignment because he was having trouble finding a florida-based attorney. but nauta did at a new lawyer to his defense team. i former public defender who has handled cases in south florida. she was admitted to the florida bar back in 2013, according to the new york times, she has limited experience with the federal court. the times reports that her name doesn t appear at all and pacer. that is the nationwide database of federal cases. but she has had several lo
damage by representing trump. in other words, while he s legally presumed innocent and the burden is on the government, it is a public fact that even getting a lawyer is hard when you are this yolked to this person you work for who s your coconspirator under the indictment. the florida he did find is a former public defend we are limited experience in the federal courts according to the new york times. if you check there s a federal system for this, the google of courts. it s called pacer. and can t find her name in pacer, in that database. but the times notes she has handled local cases. nauta was out dining with trump as recently as friday. you can see him there. they were together in philadelphia. but this news tonight that nauta s finally gotten a lawyer so he can do step one, which is plea, speaks to the potential gap here between two people whose fates are intertwined. a gap in the very literal time of these arraignments it s
a standalone charge as a misdemeanor.he is the first. i sent you verification of that through pacer. that s not right. i think he was attorney david weiss has some explain to you to do with respect to the public of how hunter who was a lawyer by the way, who s a lawyer who also had his passport revoked by the state department because of his tax liens in 2015 and 2016. he is a lawyer and he is not charged with tax evasion, he is not charged with felonies. he gets misdemeanors for not filing. he had tax issues going back to 2009, 2010. have tax liens put on his homes on his wife s homes. it s not that i want anything bad to happen to hunter. my issue is with the us attorney and not playing fair with citizens. it s a matter of fairness,