A screenshot of a court docket showing former President Donald Trump acting as his own lawyer in a case against the U.S. government spread across social media. It was a filing error. Trump does have lawyers representing him.
of the docket lists Halligan as the lead attorney for Trump’s defense where it originally had him as being"pro se."
Because the suit was filed with the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida and Halligan is the only attorney licensed to practice law in the state, a"pro hac vice" motion had to be filed for Trusty and Corcoran.Several social media posts circulated the claim that Trump was acting as his own lawyer in his lawsuit against the U.S. government related to the FBI search of his Florida home.
The claims were based on a screenshot from the online docket of the case, but it was the apparent result of a filing error.We rate this False.
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