CIA's Rodriguez Lawyers Up-HIRES-Bob Bennett

[kpete]

CIA's Rodriguez Lawyers Up
By Spencer Ackerman - December 14, 2007, 10:59AM

Blink and you'll miss it in today's New York Times piece on the House's torture ban. But Jose Rodriguez, the CIA's ex-operations director who ordered the interrogation tapes destroyed in late 2005, has hired one of Washington's most prominent criminal attorneys:

Mr. Rodriguez has hired Robert S. Bennett, a well-known Washington lawyer, to represent him in Congressional and Justice Department inquiries into his handling of the tapes.

Mr. Bennett has represented a number of high-profile clients — among them former President Bill Clinton, Caspar W. Weinberger, the former defense secretary, and Paul D. Wolfowitz, the former deputy defense secretary and World Bank president.

“Mr. Rodriguez has been a loyal public servant for 31 years and has always acted in the best interest of the country,” Mr. Bennett said. “He’s done nothing wrong.”

How in the world does a retiring CIA official have the cash to hire Robert Bennett?

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[babylonsister]

1. Rec'd. I hope there's ample opportunity to NEED this lawyer. nt

[Solly Mack]

2. There's that "public servant" defense again

Snort