As you read this, the world waits for Trump to be fingerprinted and booked in Miami. Don't forget that he spent yesterday desperately trying to find a qualified Florida lawyer willing to defend him as he faces the Justice Department’s first prosecution of a former president. Via the Washington Post:

After touching down in Miami on Monday, Trump spent the afternoon interviewing prospective lawyers and meeting with his legal team, along with other top advisers, to discuss the case, in which he is accused of mishandling classified documents and obstructing the government’s efforts to retrieve them, according to people familiar with the sessions. Several prominent Florida attorneys declined to take Trump on as a client after two of the key lawyers handling the documents matter — Jim Trusty and John Rowley — resigned last week, according to people familiar with the matter.

A Trump adviser said late Monday that Trump would be joined in court by Todd Blanche, an attorney handling his case in New York, as well as veteran Florida litigator Christoper Kise. On the Truth Social platform, Trump had said last week that Blanche would lead his defense along with “a firm to be named later.”

Kise had been hired to help deal with the documents case last year but had previously reduced his role over disagreements with Trump’s legal strategy and may not handle the matter going forward, people familiar with the case have said.

A difficult client who can't keep his mouth shut AND doesn't pay his bills? I can't imagine why lawyers aren't offering to defend him for free!