White House Beefs Up Legal Team, Adds 5 To Counsel's Office

[maddezmom]

Source: Dow Jones

ROSTOCK, Germany -(Dow Jones)- With Congress expected to ramp up the number of probes into the Bush administration, the White House is beefing up its legal team, creating five new positions in the office of Counsel Fred Fielding.

President George W. Bush has named nine new lawyers, including the five new spots, to serve under Fielding, including J. Michael Farren, the former general counsel of Xerox Corp., who will replace William Kelley as deputy counsel.

Kelley is stepping down by the end of June to return to Notre Dame University.

The additions to Fielding's team will bring the total number of attorneys in the counsel's office to 22. The five new positions formally announced Friday have been added by Fielding since he replaced Harriet Miers in February. In addition to Farren, the White House named two new special counsels and six new associate counsels.

"Each of these individuals is exceptionally bright and offers an impressive wealth of experience from different sectors of the legal community, including the Supreme Court, Capitol Hill, the private sector and the military," White House spokeswoman Emily Lawrimore said.



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[wakeme2008]

1. Oh history people

Does anybody know how many attorneys Clinton had on the payroll?????????

[kittycat1164]

3. or Nixon for that matter... n/t

[DemoTex]

2. Lawyer-up, fools.

You're going to need them.

[texanshatingbush]

4. Am I paying for these additional lawyers?

I know the answer already. But it irks me to think that Bushco has gutted the republic in every way possible, and yet I must foot the bill for him to defend himself from the "checks and balances" built into our system by The Founding Fathers.

Guantanamo is too good for Bush and his cronies, including his simpering lapdog Gonzales, to whom some punishment from Greek mythology should be applied for eternity.

[Morgana LaFey]

11. Exactly my sentiments. It irks me ALMOST as much as all the

reasonshe needs such impressive and extensive lawyering in the first place.

[maddezmom]

5. more about the new lawyers here

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/06/08/AR2007060801263.html

[hang a left]

6. Funny how the WH hires top gun attorneys with great experience and

the Justice Department loads up with green peas.

[Demeter]

8. These New Hires All Sound Like Party Hacks

I'd want some damned good Constitutional scholars if I were in Bush's shoes!

When all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.

[KansDem]

10. I was wondering the same thing--are these Regent Law School graduates?

Or are these really good lawyers?

Bush gets the really good lawyers and the rest of us get the Regent rejects...

[peacetalksforall]

7. Every single time someone breaks the law - taxpayers become poorer.

[damntexdem]

9. What? You mean they're not hiring Regency U grads? Why not?

If it's good for the nation's Justice Department why shouldn't be good enough for the WH Counsel department?

LOL!