You’re right that if you backtrack from the pronoun “his”, the most recent noun is “attorney”. This is a spokesperson’s statement rather than a court order so perhaps there is a higher tolerance for imprecise language. We do know for sure what the statement would’ve meant if it had said ‘Mr. Trump’s surrender’ instead of “his surrender”.
Grammar would be fine, the style is just repetitive. At this point with all the drama and confusion over pronouns, it’s tempting not to use them and just use the nouns all the time.
You’re right that if you backtrack from the pronoun “his”, the most recent noun is “attorney”. This is a spokesperson’s statement rather than a court order so perhaps there is a higher tolerance for imprecise language. We do know for sure what the statement would’ve meant if it had said ‘Mr. Trump’s surrender’ instead of “his surrender”.
We contacted Mr. Trump's attorney to coordinate Mr. Trump's surrender. No. The grammar would be terrible. 🤣
Actually, the way you phrased it is correct. That's how you properly state it.
Why not just say his clients surrender? Would be clear that way
Grammar would be fine, the style is just repetitive. At this point with all the drama and confusion over pronouns, it’s tempting not to use them and just use the nouns all the time.