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Showing Original Post only (View all)Trump supporting attorney appears to have just committed jury tampering on Twitter. [View all]
Last edited Mon Apr 15, 2024, 05:21 PM - Edit history (1)
Link to tweet
Travis is an active member of the State Bar of Tennessee:
https://www.tbpr.org/attorneys/024760
Rule 8.4 of the Tennessee Rules of Professional Conduct for lawyers:
Rule 8.4 - MISCONDUCT
It is professional misconduct for a lawyer to:
(a) violate or attempt to violate the Rules of Professional Conduct, knowingly assist or induce another to do so, or do so through the acts of another;
(b) commit a criminal act that reflects adversely on the lawyer's honesty, trustworthiness, or fitness as a lawyer in other respects;
(c) engage in conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation;
(d) engage in conduct that is prejudicial to the administration of justice;
(e) state or imply an ability to influence a tribunal or a governmental agency or official on grounds unrelated to the merits of, or the procedures governing, the matter under consideration;
(f) knowingly assist a judge or judicial officer in conduct that is a violation of applicable rules of judicial conduct or other law; or
(g) knowingly fail to comply with a final court order entered in a proceeding in which the lawyer is a party, unless the lawyer is unable to comply with the order or is seeking in good faith to determine the validity, scope, meaning, or application of the law upon which the order is based.
https://casetext.com/rule/tennessee-court-rules/tennessee-rules-of-the-supreme-court/rule-8-rules-of-professional-conduct/chapter-7-information-about-legal-services/rule-84-misconduct#:~:text=%5B1%5D%20Lawyers%20are%20subject%20to,so%20on%20the%20lawyer's%20behalf.
Link to file bar complaint in Tennessee:
https://www.tbpr.org/for-the-public/file-complaint
(Just for clarification's sake, Clay Travis is not an attorney representing Donald Trump in any of his civil or criminal cases. At least not yet. He is, however, a lawyer who is also a staunch supporter of Donald Trump.)
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Trump supporting attorney appears to have just committed jury tampering on Twitter. [View all]
Tommy Carcetti
Apr 15
OP
Given the visibility of his tweet (and his subsequent decision to double down on it)...
Tommy Carcetti
Apr 15
#5
"things don't happen instantaneously, right?", agree and sometimes nothing not at all happens.
republianmushroom
Apr 15
#10
We had people here at DU jumping up and down insisting Trump would never see the inside of a courtroom...
Tommy Carcetti
Apr 15
#11
Wait and see? Excellent advice, but... good luck with that. That's not likely to happen *
Oopsie Daisy
Apr 15
#21
IMHO, It's directed at potential jurors, not to the general public and should be
Wonder Why
Apr 15
#14
He is the plaintiff's attorney, publicly encouraging potential jurors to acquit the defendant even
hadEnuf
Apr 15
#37
Duh, guess I read the article too fast and mixed up the words plaintiff and defendant.
hadEnuf
Apr 15
#52
And...I think the prosecution is probably wise enough to spot questionable jurors b4 they are seated.
PortTack
Apr 15
#28
If Trump still wants to shoot somebody on Firth Avenue, Clay should volunteer
struggle4progress
Apr 15
#20
Justice takes time. The 24/7, instant messages doesn't fit into actual justice.
Traurigkeit
Apr 15
#23
I can't believe this is the real person. Any lawyer stupid enough to do this s/b disbarred.
Fla Dem
Apr 15
#25
Hey...questionable attorney travis, would you be claiming the same if a "supporting" prosecutor said the same?
PortTack
Apr 15
#27
Maybe. But TN might buy his claim that he has 1A protection re a matter of national news.
ancianita
Apr 15
#29
Under New York law, the prohibition on jury tampering applies to prospective jurors who've been summoned
onenote
Apr 16
#67
I just hopped over to CNN; they were going on and on about how over 50% of the potential jurors recused themselves
robbob
Apr 15
#53
Weren't there trump supporters who were jurors on the E Jean Carroll trial that voted to hold him liable?
maryellen99
Apr 15
#58