Clarence thomas by his wealthy rightwing benefactors. But we begin tonight with a pop quiz. Where did president Abraham Lincoln go to law school . The answer may surprise you. And the answer is nowhere. That is correct. He was a selftaught lawyer. And yet, his judgment that seceding from the union was unconstitutional shaped the country we live in today, more than almost any other action by a u. S. President. Lincoln also had a big influence on the practice of law, Writing Notes for a law lecture in around 1850 that laid out guidelines for being a good lawyer. Such as being among other things diligent, moral, a good businessman, and above all, honest. Above all, honest. Qualities the Illinois State Bar Association says are what defines the term lincoln lawyer. The more you know. Of course, if you want to be a lawyer today, it generally requires going to law school. Only a handful of states allowia to do so without a law degree. But just because someone earns a degree doesnt necessarily
of chamois lawyers that are telling him things like rudy giuliani are brilliant and geniuses and eastman are geniuses, but at the same time, he s literally preparing to throw his own lawyers under the bus. that s one of his strategies, to say it s their fault. then he had all these lawyers who were blunkys. let s talk about bill barr, was a complete flunky. twisted the justice department to turn it into trump s law firm, but now he s willing to say that guy, because he gave me sound legal advice in this one case about the election is now the enemy and here s how he s treating him. what s really terrifying about that amalsis is listen, there are good apples, bad apples and the ones everyone would kind of ignore. in this instance, putting aside some of the lawyers he picks out of parking garages kind of stuff, he actually has exceptionally trained attorneys that end up being a part of his arsenal that he deploys to be able to get what he wants. these are not casual practicers