The Lawyer Who Vetted Sarah Palin Will Do The Same For Donald Trump’s Veep
(I'm beginning to believe that, en masse, the GOP has been infected with a particularly virulent form of Mad Cow Disease.)
The lawyer who vetted 2008 vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin will be tasked with doing the same for presumptive GOP nominee Donald Trump’s short list of potential running mates.
Bloomberg reported on Wednesday that A.B. Culvahouse Jr., a Washington-based attorney, met with the businessman’s campaign aides at Trump Tower in New York, and has been tapped to lead the effort. His office declined to comment and referred requests for more information to the Trump campaign.
Culvahouse previously served as White House counsel to President Ronald Reagan. During that time he handled the failed Supreme Court nomination of Robert Bork.
In 2012, Culvahouse defended his vetting of Palin for Sen. John McCain‘s (R-Ariz.) presidential ticket, writing in the Wall Street Journal that he “believed she had the presence and wherewithal to grow into the position. I summed up her selection as ‘high risk, high reward.’” McCain’s decision to go with Palin ended up being the former, not the latter. The senator and his staff has been criticized ever since for embracing and legitimizing Palin and her brand of anti-Obama and anti-immigrant politics, ultimately paving the way for a candidate like Trump.
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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/donald-trump-sarah-palin-lawyer_us_573dc5cde4b0ef86171d5d91
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