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How Trump Digs a Deeper Legal Hole When He Tweets
Violating the lawyer’s rule of thumb that clients remain quiet is rarely a good idea.
U.S. President Donald Trump.
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President Donald Trump can’t be stopped from tweeting and otherwise talking about the Russia investigation. But by continuing to expostulate, he risks not only incriminating himself but irritating the prosecutor overseeing the probe.
Some observers speculated that the arrival of Trump’s personal lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, would spell the end of the president’s off-the-cuff comments. Not so. Whatever Kasowitz has told his longtime client, the president is still running his mouth.