July 2, 1987 Interview With Melvin Belli, as Jim & Tammy Bakker's Attorney

[DarryArizona]

Jim and Tammy were frauds of the worst sort, which is evident by their hiring of the high dollar lawyer Beli. I certainly hope that they both repented of their sins and at least returned the money they stole from their followers four-fold.

[dixiejon]

i hired belli as attorney in a trumped up military case. i won so of course my career was over

[eslubin]

@dixiejon whats the story behind your case

[gonaive]

They should be preaching in jail.

[gonaive]

ya they should have let them go so do could keep stealing money from old people.....they stole millions...let them rot.

[CincinnatiGifts]

Who stole millions?

[rowdyrandy1]

how could u say that,no one forced anyone to send there money,they simply sent it themselves for they felt god told them too

[gregzintx]

Yes, the idiots who did represent Jim, did not FIGHT- They were bullied by Judge Potter, who was not fitt to be a judge in the first place, The things that he did in that court room were STRANGE. SICK. a PERSON COULD NOT BE a christian ON THE JURY- That cannot in any way be constitution- I would think a person would have to place their hand on a bible in an oath ???

[CincinnatiGifts]

Judge Potter certainly had his mind made up even before the jury was selected. I read the book about the trial, and the way the judge handled the court was a complete mess. The judge was a complete ass, and Jim's lawyers weren't much better.

It may have been the Judge's courtroom, but it was Jim's trial, and the lawyers should have forced the judge to go by the rules. They didn't. The lawyers looked pathetically weak.

[gregzintx]

So true, and years later It was said Jim's lawyers were just loving the spotlight-

I jusy never understood how ,or why Potter was not removed as being NUT'S.

I think Jims fate was sealed before Court was even under way-

[tomanyasses]

@CincinnatiGifts most judges are criminals and they keep doing it because nobody stands up to them . i know belli was my lawyer