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  Let me remind everyone that Alex Jones is the world’s oldest not-quite-yet 49 year old.
  Yes, seriously.
context: This guy is supposed to be in court today to defend the proud boys leader in his sedition trial. >
  
  Guess not >
  
  Different state from where his license was suspended, so he still has a chance to represent him. >
  
  It's an absolute no go in DC...either he's barred in DC, in which case he has to immediately inform the DC bar of the suspension and stop practicing (bc DC is reciprocal in bar suspensions in other us jurisdictions), or he's pro hac vice in the matter in which case the judge will revoke bc his license used for pro hac vice is suspended. >
  
  True, but he can appeal the suspension, motion for stay pending appeal, and continue representing Biggs while the suspension is being appealed... which is what it says he's doing in the article. But of course, this still requires everything to go right for the lawyer, which is why I said "he still has a chance" and not "he absolutely can or cannot represent him". >
  
  Bro you read the article before posting? On reddit? >
  
  Pfft. What a rookie. I know everything I need to know by just the title. >
  
  The real pros read the comments and the title before commenting. >
  
  I just looked at the username posting and got all I needed. >
  
  There was a time I would just look at how many upvote the post had and make up the story from there. My true peak. >
  
  They’ve been trying to use sheer incompetence as a defense, this is keeping it inline. >
  
  It's a bold strategy, Cotton. Let's see if it pays off for 'em. >
  
  It's paid off for Orange Jesus for decades, so why not. >
  
  First of all, even as an Atheist, I resent conflating TFG with Jesus. He doesn't deserve the comparison to a figure anyone else deems holy, because that's exactly what he wants; worship, praise, and to be seen as better than everyone else while doing nothing worthy of the conflation.
  Secondly, is it incompetence he's been using or is it just him being an absolute dickhead by refusing to pay people, bullying others, and schmoozing his way up the ladder while praying no one else looks too closely. He may be claiming incompetence now that someone is looking closely, but one could also argue that he and everyone else who takes advantage of others in that way are fully cognizant of what they're doing. Of course, that's up to the courts to decide, if they even take the case.
  Edit: I know the saying is "don't chalk up to malice what could be explained by incompetence" but some people don't deserve the benefit of the doubt. Also, it could be both malice and incompetence. >
  
  
  First of all, even as an Atheist, I resent conflating TFG with Jesus. He doesn't deserve the comparison to a figure anyone else deems holy, because that's exactly what he wants; worship, praise, and to be seen as better than everyone else while doing nothing worthy of the conflation.
  
  First of all, I'm echoing their talking point. I think Trump is the world's biggest asshole and should be fucked with a rusty swingset until his retina's detach. I didn't call him holier than god, while he acted in the most unholy manner. Republicans did that. 
  As a fellow atheist, imo, Jesus is fine, Religion is goddamn poison and the source of this horse shit. 
  Trump is incompetent at genuine business, but an expert at avoiding the costs, consequences, etc. 
  Even worse, there always seems to be a complete moron willing to step right up and replace the last moron he shit on. 
  You're right, but you need to direct that towards the GQP. They're the ones that say he's Jesus 2.0. I'm just pointing out the irony of someone being that much of an asshole, yet, evangelicals can't seem to get enough of him. >
  
  You know what, you're right. Fair points, I totally came off as too heated, and I was.
  They're all malicious fucks and I'm so sick of this bullshit every day, but I shouldn't have taken even an ounce of it out on you. I'm sorry.
  Edit: That being said, you did still write the words "Orange Jesus," I objected to the comparison, and you told me to blame the GQP for making him that way. So, while there's maybe arguments to be made regarding intent, let's just both say that things blow. I stand by my apology for coming off as too heated and taking my frustration of the current state out on you for use of a phrase though. >
  
  My intent was to set the record straight, as to the source. I've been dealing with some real assclowns today, so you have my apologies as well. 
  Right or wrong, there's a better way, but I get fucking triggered about Trump. He's a fucking stooge and single-issue morons thought "This is fine", shitting on the entire country, and from what we know, did irreparable harm to the US. 
  And. they. still. cheer. him. 
  I can't think of a better case for mandatory neutering. >
  
  Totally understandable. These times are really disheartening, especially when someone else assumes the opposite of strongly held beliefs.
  I know the folks you're talking about as well. We'd be here all day breaking down the reasons for their devotion to the orange clown, but suffice it to say it's especially disheartening and worrisome that there's still so many of them. >
  
  Excuse me.  Could you two cease being civil to each other and resume normal Reddit behavior? Thank you. >
  
  Hey fuck you guy. 
  Trying to help bring it back to normal. >
  
  You've heard of a no-nonsense lawyer? Pattis is the opposite, a pure grade-a nonsense lawyer. Stunned he kept his license even this long. >
  
  Pattis is Better Call Saul for wife beaters, murderers and Republicans. We here in CT have seen him pop up a bunch for high profile cases that it’s clear the group hiring him is in the wrong.
  He recently defended a dude who was absolutely guilty of murdering his wife (Fotis Dulos) and did a really bad job of covering it up. He represented a parents group looking to sue a school for “retaliation for opposition to CRT” (in fucking CT where we aren’t fucking idiots about this largely). He also is a stand up comedian in his twitter profile and had a whole bit where he said the n-word as part of the bit.
  Dude is an absolute clown of a human being. >
  
  
  “At a basic level, attorneys must competently and appropriately handle the discovery of sensitive materials in civil cases,” Judge Barbara Bellis wrote in a court order that suspended attorney Norman Pattis’ license for six months. “Otherwise, our civil system, in which discovery of sensitive information is customary and routine, would simply collapse.”
  Bellis said she “flatly rejected” Pattis’ assertion that his release of the confidential records was an “inadvertent mistake,” writing that Pattis “failed to provide even the minimal amount of attention and care required when it came to handling the plaintiffs’ sensitive discovery materials.”
  
  Jones never took the case seriously. It's no wonder his lawyers were so bad at basic procedures. >
  
  Was this the case where plaintiff's council flat out told the judge, "It is our opinion that opposing council is actively trying for a mistrial," when discussing all the screw ups coming from Jones's attorney?   
  And then disclosed Jones's cell phone/case file/everything bad to plaintiff's council? >
  
  Not quite. That was the Texas trial, while Norm Pattis, the attorney mentioned here, was Jones' lawyer in the Connecticut trail. 
  However, that cell phone leak in the Texas trial is what exposed the wrongdoing that Pattis has been suspended over; it revealed that he'd shared confidential medical records of the Sandy Hook parents with the attorneys in the Texas trial. Information that he should not have had, let alone shared. >
  
  Good fucking God. You have to be unimaginably stupid to do something that dumb. You studied law and practiced it for so long, why give up everything by breaking the rules for that overripe tomato of a client? >
  
  Overripe shit of a client, tomatoes are for pizza and spaghetti. >
  
  I love tomatoes! Alex Jones is nothing like a tomato >
  
  He's got very thin skin, he's obviously very acidic, and he's got a bright red hue when he ripens.
  The comparison does check out, unfortunately. >
  
  Does anyone know if he comes from the nightshade family? >
  
  He is extremely toxic, so... >
  
  Didn’t those texts also reveal the defense withheld information requested during discovery? >
  
  Yep, I know at least one instance where they claimed their website did not use Google Analytics, so they couldn't report on anything related to sessions, revenue, etc. Jones had emails where they were sending Google Analytics data to one another fairly regularly >
  
  
  they claimed their website did not use Google Analytics
  
  Lmao that's a comically stupid lie.  You can literally just press Ctrl-U on a website to view the source code, then Ctrl-F for "google".  Even if they went in and deleted the analytics tracker, the Internet Archive would still have a copy of the site pre-edit. >
  
  Am I the only one that the Internet Archive barely works for? Like I've only seen it work like 15% of the time.