-I do still believe, however detestable an individual may be, he/she is entitled to a lawyer and the lawyer should not be tarred by the quality of the client--
Agreed. Scooter was the victim of a perjury trap witch hunt where the crime was already solved.
And what was ever done to the culprit Richard Armitage? Nothing.
Meanwhile Scooter has been put through the shredder with legal bills, loss of job, and the resulting family sadness that comes with it no doubt.
What a bloody joke.
Of course everyone is entitled to secure the services of a competent lawyer. But you gotta admit that when the client flees the country and remains a fugitive from the law here in the U.S. to this day, his lawyer is going to be “tarred” no matter how ethical he is.