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Thomas Kenniff

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123 total appearances

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The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

I mean, eight lawyers is certainly a large number. I mean, it's not uncommon to see defense teams in any high-profile criminal case, state or federal. You know, sometimes you'll see two, three, four lawyers, right, the OJ dreams teams.

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

I mean, eight lawyers is certainly a large number. I mean, it's not uncommon to see defense teams in any high-profile criminal case, state or federal. You know, sometimes you'll see two, three, four lawyers, right, the OJ dreams teams.

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

Yeah. Yeah. You know, it is getting up there. I think what you're starting to see what's more common nowadays is, you know, you may have a team of, you know, three or four attorneys, but you have other people assisting an allegation. For instance, in Daniel Penny's case, we had Joellen Demetrius. as our jury consultant. And she had us, they're not lawyers, but that's her expertise.

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

Yeah. Yeah. You know, it is getting up there. I think what you're starting to see what's more common nowadays is, you know, you may have a team of, you know, three or four attorneys, but you have other people assisting an allegation. For instance, in Daniel Penny's case, we had Joellen Demetrius. as our jury consultant. And she had us, they're not lawyers, but that's her expertise.

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

Yeah. Yeah. You know, it is getting up there. I think what you're starting to see what's more common nowadays is, you know, you may have a team of, you know, three or four attorneys, but you have other people assisting an allegation. For instance, in Daniel Penny's case, we had Joellen Demetrius. as our jury consultant. And she had us, they're not lawyers, but that's her expertise.

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

So during jury selection, you had the, myself and Steven Razor at the defense table, and we had our jury selection team behind us. And then once the jury was picked, they went on their way. Then of course we had experts, as I'm sure we're going to see in this case. But yes, eight attorneys working on one case that is with one defendant, by the way.

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

So during jury selection, you had the, myself and Steven Razor at the defense table, and we had our jury selection team behind us. And then once the jury was picked, they went on their way. Then of course we had experts, as I'm sure we're going to see in this case. But yes, eight attorneys working on one case that is with one defendant, by the way.

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

So during jury selection, you had the, myself and Steven Razor at the defense table, and we had our jury selection team behind us. And then once the jury was picked, they went on their way. Then of course we had experts, as I'm sure we're going to see in this case. But yes, eight attorneys working on one case that is with one defendant, by the way.

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

You know, it's interesting about this indictment, ordinarily or often, In these federal indictments, particularly cases involving racketeering, conspiracy, there's a number of defendants. So when you see the trial, you see all these lawyers, they're representing different people. Here you have eight attorneys representing one individual. That's high.

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

You know, it's interesting about this indictment, ordinarily or often, In these federal indictments, particularly cases involving racketeering, conspiracy, there's a number of defendants. So when you see the trial, you see all these lawyers, they're representing different people. Here you have eight attorneys representing one individual. That's high.

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

You know, it's interesting about this indictment, ordinarily or often, In these federal indictments, particularly cases involving racketeering, conspiracy, there's a number of defendants. So when you see the trial, you see all these lawyers, they're representing different people. Here you have eight attorneys representing one individual. That's high.

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

It could. I mean, a couple of things to keep in mind. You know, generally the prosecution, you know, Robert, you know, in defense of his legal strategy, if not his conduct itself. you know, the Southern district, you're going up against the unlimited resources of the federal government.

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

It could. I mean, a couple of things to keep in mind. You know, generally the prosecution, you know, Robert, you know, in defense of his legal strategy, if not his conduct itself. you know, the Southern district, you're going up against the unlimited resources of the federal government.

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

It could. I mean, a couple of things to keep in mind. You know, generally the prosecution, you know, Robert, you know, in defense of his legal strategy, if not his conduct itself. you know, the Southern district, you're going up against the unlimited resources of the federal government.

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

Um, and again, particularly in the Southern district in Europe is considered the creme de la creme of federal prosecutors offices where they prosecute the bin Laden's of the world and many more. Um, you know, they're going to have a team of prosecutors. They're going to have their agents sitting at the table. So they will, they're going to have more than one or two lawyers themselves. Um,

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

Um, and again, particularly in the Southern district in Europe is considered the creme de la creme of federal prosecutors offices where they prosecute the bin Laden's of the world and many more. Um, you know, they're going to have a team of prosecutors. They're going to have their agents sitting at the table. So they will, they're going to have more than one or two lawyers themselves. Um,

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

Um, and again, particularly in the Southern district in Europe is considered the creme de la creme of federal prosecutors offices where they prosecute the bin Laden's of the world and many more. Um, you know, they're going to have a team of prosecutors. They're going to have their agents sitting at the table. So they will, they're going to have more than one or two lawyers themselves. Um,

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

Do I still think aid is a lot, particularly having court sitting at the defense table? Absolutely. If no other reason, you don't want too many chefs in the kitchen. And it's good to have some diversity of opinion, diversity of skill. Sometimes, for instance, if you have a...

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

Do I still think aid is a lot, particularly having court sitting at the defense table? Absolutely. If no other reason, you don't want too many chefs in the kitchen. And it's good to have some diversity of opinion, diversity of skill. Sometimes, for instance, if you have a...

The Nerve with Maureen Callahan
The Shadow of Diddy Loomed Over the Met Gala, Plus Prince Harry's Performative Whining and Lying

Do I still think aid is a lot, particularly having court sitting at the defense table? Absolutely. If no other reason, you don't want too many chefs in the kitchen. And it's good to have some diversity of opinion, diversity of skill. Sometimes, for instance, if you have a...