Less than a month after he was hired to defend against the investigation into government documents kept at Mar-a-Lago, a well-known lawyer for Donald Trump has been replaced. Chris Kise, the former Florida solicitor general, was paid $3 million to represent the former president after the FBI seized 11,000 sensitive files from his Florida home. Kise was removed from the federal investigation by Tuesday. The lawyer is expected to stay on the legal team, but won't be leading the defense. Observers think that Kise may focus on other investigations against the former president, such as a lawsuit filed by the New York attorney general over allegations of a long-running tax-dodging scheme. Considering that Kise is no longer the top attorney, his $3 million advance might seem a tad high. The Save America political action committee paid Kise's salary. The latest news about Kise inspired a lot of funny speculation on social media. GREEN EGGS AND SPIESDr SeussI don't like green eggs and spiesI don't like Trump and his ugly tiesI don't like espionage gals or guysOr Pence's head: it collects fliesI don't secrets the Saudi buysI don't like lies, how Trumpy tries But now he's had to fire Chris Kise https://t.co/NFRb9BGhsmpic.twitter.com/e3trMQKzdT
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Trump is already throwing over Chris Kise after signing a $3M retainer and convincing him to leave Foley & Lardner? That seems ... not smart.
Chaos monkey gonna chaos monkey, I guess.https://t.co/lkShsvkwGI
— Liz Dye (@5DollarFeminist) September 27, 2022
The one credible lawyer that Trump has hired in years, Chris Kise, paying $3M up front, now has been demoted and is no longer leading the MAL defense. Must be Trump's payback for the fix he's now in w/ Judge Dearie. He thinks he's Goldfinger/Dr.No but he's really Austin Powers.
— Harry Litman (@harrylitman) September 27, 2022
This is why Trump has trouble attracting talented lawyers. Chris Kise left his firm to take this case, and reportedly he has already been sidelined.
I presume the $3 million payment he received was just a retainer, and the remainder will be returned to Trump. https://t.co/uFd3sYK4J9
— Renato Mariotti (@renato_mariotti) September 27, 2022
Trump spent $3 million upfront to get DeSantis lawyer Chris Kise onto his legal team for the Mar-a-Lago documents case.Now Kise is off the team. Why?
Because he wouldn't lie to the Court? Because the money didn't come through? Because Trump fired him in a huff?
— Tristan Snell (@TristanSnell) September 27, 2022
Donald Trump paid Chris Kise $3 million less than a month ago to oversee the Mar-A-Lago case and he's now being sidelined. Sounds like the Mar-A-Lago case is going well for Trump.
— Daniel Uhlfelder (@DWUhlfelderLaw) September 27, 2022
My GUESS as to why Donald sidelined Chris Kise: he wouldn't lie for him about the documents being planted or declassified - or Kise wanted to say they aren't asserting declassification or malfeasance by the FBI. Donald only likes lawyers that will push his narratives.
— Mueller, She Wrote (@MuellerSheWrote) September 27, 2022
Amazing. I wonder if Trump yanked the $3 million fee he’d agreed to pay Chris Kise? Or maybe he never actually paid Kise up front? Either way, quitting seems the only smart move Kise made since signing on with Trump. https://t.co/099k5rcgjF
— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) September 27, 2022
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