Reportedly, Donny's personal lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, has been telling White House staff members that they don't need their own lawyers but can rely on him.
If he's really saying that, he's either incompetent or unethical. In my professional opinion, there is no way on God's green earth that there is no conflict between Donny's legal interests and those of his staff. Either Kasowitz is too dumb to know that or he's sufficiently unethical to ignore conflict rules. --Bob
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One slight problem: Kasowitz is not licensed to practice in D.C. and has not bothered to go through the process so the D.C. Bar is investigating him.Bob78164 wrote:Reportedly, Donny's personal lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, has been telling White House staff members that they don't need their own lawyers but can rely on him.
If he's really saying that, he's either incompetent or unethical. In my professional opinion, there is no way on God's green earth that there is no conflict between Donny's legal interests and those of his staff. Either Kasowitz is too dumb to know that or he's sufficiently unethical to ignore conflict rules. --Bob
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Re: This is telling
Administration figures who know better aren't taking Kasowitz's advice:
Vice President Mike Pence ... retained a prominent Virginia GOP attorney to represent him.
That's right: even Trump's lawyers have their own lawyers.Michael Cohen, another longtime Trump personal lawyer, on Friday also officially named his outside counsel: Washington-based attorney Stephen Ryan.
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Re: This is telling
Jared Kushner's legal team has expanded too.
Kushner lawyer Gorelick won't handle Russia matters
And Pres. Trump has added attorney Ty Cobb to his legal team. It's full employment time for DC lawyers.
Kushner lawyer Gorelick won't handle Russia matters
Under the circumstances, this looks like a wise decision for both Kushner and Gorelick.Jared Kushner's lawyer, Jamie Gorelick, will no longer handle Russia-related matters, but will remain his attorney for other areas, she announced in a statement Friday.
Abbe Lowell will now handle Russia inquiries.
Gorelick, a Democratic backer of Hillary Clinton, is an attorney at Wilmer Hale. Former FBI Director Bob Mueller, who is overseeing the Justice Department's Russia probe, was a partner with Gorelick.
And Pres. Trump has added attorney Ty Cobb to his legal team. It's full employment time for DC lawyers.
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Re: This is telling
At least he has a lawyer who can deal with the occasional curve ball.jarnon wrote:Jared Kushner's legal team has expanded too.
Kushner lawyer Gorelick won't handle Russia mattersUnder the circumstances, this looks like a wise decision for both Kushner and Gorelick.Jared Kushner's lawyer, Jamie Gorelick, will no longer handle Russia-related matters, but will remain his attorney for other areas, she announced in a statement Friday.
Abbe Lowell will now handle Russia inquiries.
Gorelick, a Democratic backer of Hillary Clinton, is an attorney at Wilmer Hale. Former FBI Director Bob Mueller, who is overseeing the Justice Department's Russia probe, was a partner with Gorelick.
And Pres. Trump has added attorney Ty Cobb to his legal team. It's full employment time for DC lawyers.
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