Jared Kushner's lawyer, Jamie Gorelick, is dropping out of representing him in the Russia probe

[sunonmars]

https://www.yahoo.com/news/white-house-shakes-legal-team-probe-gathers-steam-191810956.html

Under intensifying fire over its handling of the Russia investigations, the White House is shaking up its legal team, bringing on board a veteran Washington criminal defense lawyer just as another high-profile attorney bows out of representing a senior official who is in investigators’ cross hairs.

Ty Cobb, who has represented multiple figures in Washington scandals dating back to the Clinton administration, will be joining the White House staff at the end of this month as a special counsel to the president, charged with handling all legal and media-related issues relating to the Russia probe, sources said.

At the same time, Jamie Gorelick, a politically well-connected lawyer who has been representing Jared Kushner, the president’s son-in-law, is dropping out of the case, turning over all responsibilities for the Russia investigation to Abbe Lowell, another well-known Washington criminal defense lawyer.

In the coming weeks, Gorelick will be “wrapping up” her representation of Kushner on issues relating to ethics and his security clearance form, the sources said. But Lowell, a skilled litigator who has represented clients ranging from former Sen. John Edwards to corrupt Washington fixer Jack Abramoff, will exclusively represent Kushner in inquires being conducted by congressional committees and Justice Department special counsel Robert Mueller.

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they are scared shitless it seems.

[Midnight Writer]

1. Does "joining the White House staff" mean taxpayers will be paying for Administration's defense team

[LovingA2andMI]

4. Probably....

Likely So.

[erronis]

15. The taxpayers are suckers. That's why the drumpfs are so smart!

They don't pay taxes and they get you stooopids to pay for their house in DC, their transportation, their legal defense, and eventually their prison cells.

[rzemanfl]

2. Smart move counselor. n/t

[LovingA2andMI]

3. It Seems...

Like so.

[brooklynite]

5. Really? Ty Cobb hasn't had a good season in years...

[Kaleva]

7. Once rigor mortis sets in, the skills deteriorate.

[klook]

9. Now he's just known as The Georgia Peach Pit (nt)

[Mickju]

13. LOL

[Kaleva]

6. Glad to see Jamie Gorelick dropping out.

There was talk of her being Hillary's AG if she had won.

[Hekate]

12. I guess having a treason/conspiracy/subversion case on your resume doesn't look so good. nt

[dchill]

21. Indefensible is a word that comes to mind.

[Virtual Burlesque]

23. I rather believe that ...

Lying to one's counsel was what caused Gorelick to bow out. Lawyers tend to dislike clients who do that.

[MiddleClass]

8. Seems like this investigation is moving on from just filing for security clearance fixing

To criminal defendant status, sounds like Robert Mueller, then the Virginia grand jury.

Are showing their cards to a target? We still don't know as it's not public yet.

[sunonmars]

10. They know this is going full on batshit now.

[MiddleClass]

24. We don't know, but the decision-maker in this case does

[Glimmer of Hope]

11. Well she doesn't have the expertise to defend his current problems so this makes sense.

[sunonmars]

14. she's getting out of dodge.....

[NastyRiffraff]

16. I can't blame her

She's well out of that sinkhole.

[orangecrush]

17. Sh*t

Meet fan!

[Justice]

18. I always liked her and have wondered when she would drop out.

She probably thought Jared and Ivanka were the "good" ones.

[SunSeeker]

19. She's probably in the shower now, scrubbing herself down with Brillo pads.

It will take a long, looong time for that slimy feeling to go away, Jamie.

[VOX]

26. A "Silkwood shower," for sure.

[Corgigal]

20. None of these brilliant rich people

will listen to an attorney. They were born special, and are so much better then the attorneys they hired to save them from prison. Good luck lawyers, just get your funding up front.

[lindysalsagal]

22. There indeed are some things even a lawyer won't do.

Like get their fingers deep into jarred's poo-poo.

[WinkyDink]

25. Gorelick and now Lowell: Quisling "Democrats."

[marylandblue]

28. They are attorneys, it has nothing to do with politics

If attorneys refused to represent scumbags, they'd have no clients.

[WinkyDink]

31. I stand by my opinion.

[Gothmog]

27. This may mean that they expect a trial

Abbe Lowell is a trial attorney You only hire Abbe Lowell if you are guilty as heck

[riversedge]

29. Several times this week I though of Jamie Gorelick--and was sad she was on the Trump team. Glad

to see she is leaving.

[WinkyDink]

32. Only for the Russia stuff. Still Jared's attorney.

[Fritz Walter]

30. Notify National Geographic Society

Sharks are actually swimming *away from* a ship that is not only sinking but is also on fire.

😳

[RandomAccess]

33. The Trumps go through them fairly fast

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