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struggle4progress

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Fri Jul 14, 2017, 02:41 PM Jul 2017

Hires New Lawyer

by ALI VITALI and KRISTEN WELKER

... Veteran Washington lawyer Ty Cobb is the latest to join the president's legal team, a White House official said. Cobb will spearhead responses to media inquiries related to the ongoing Russia probes and he will work closely with attorney Marc Kasowitz ...

After reports .. revealed .. Jr., held a meeting .. with a Russian lawyer with the expectation of receiving damaging information about Hillary Clinton, lawyer Alan Futerfas was brought on to represent him.

Others have lawyered up, too, including White House Senior Adviser and son-in-law to the president, Jared Kushner, Vice President Mike Pence, Attorney General Jeff Sessions, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, and former Trump Campaign Chairman Paul Manafort ...

http://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-hires-new-lawyer-amid-russia-investigation-n783016

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Hires New Lawyer (Original Post) struggle4progress Jul 2017 OP
Ty Cobb? Tommy_Carcetti Jul 2017 #1
He's a distant relative of the orignal marylandblue Jul 2017 #4
Its apparently raining lawyers in Washington these days. apnu Jul 2017 #2
Trump, the creator of $500 an hour jobs by the dozens. L. Coyote Jul 2017 #3

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
3. Trump, the creator of $500 an hour jobs by the dozens.
Fri Jul 14, 2017, 03:25 PM
Jul 2017
What are they eating for lunch with that kind of money?



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