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In reply to the discussion: Katie Johnson video re: grooming by Epstein and rape by Trump [View all]jberryhill
(62,444 posts)Have you taken a look at any of the interviews with him about this case?
https://www.revelist.com/politics/i-talked-with-katie-johnson/3573/a-quick-google-search-revealed-that-johnsons-lawyer-thomas-meagher-is-a-patent-lawyer-in-princeton-new-jersey/1
Meagher took on this case independently of his law firm, and openly admits that he has never tackled this kind of case before. He told me in our first conversation that he discovered the case via the website Gossip Extra. The South Florida-tabloid ran an article about Johnson's failed first filing, and her fruitless search for legal representation. Moved, Meagher contacted the site to offer his help.
He's a patent attorney. Never litigated a case anything like this in his life.
He saw the Katie Johnson story in a gossip publication, got interested, called them up and offered his services.
Lawyers get sucked into hoaxes just like anyone else. We don't have magic powers or superhuman abilities. Lawyers are people, like anyone else.
Did you notice in the filings, that he did it in his name, and not that of his firm, because his firm didn't want to be involved?
Are you saying that everything an attorney has ever filed in a court is true?
Do you believe everything filed by Trump's lawyers in, say, the Trump University case? None of them have a record of public discipline either.
If we are at the point of "everything uttered by a lawyer is true", then you had better believe me. I've been licensed since 1999 with no discipline either. What does that prove to you?
But, sure, this lawyer is as real as Michael Avenatti, or any other lawyer. Even me.
With one difference. I've actually represented a client against Trump successfully. Meagher and Avenatti have not.
https://metro.co.uk/2016/11/04/we-really-think-you-should-visit-trump-org-6234798/