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Summer Hathaway

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1. Second verse, same as the first.

Reply to warrprayer (Original post)

Tue Apr 23, 2013, 05:33 PM

Apr 2013

What constitutes this appointment as being indicative of "one big good ol' boys club"?

Madoff hired the best lawyer available. That does not make that lawyer guilty of any wrongdoing, or even mildly scandalous. Defense attorneys regularly represent criminals, because that's - uh - their JOB.

The fact of the $4,250 in contributions (over a six-year period, no less) is a laughable addition to the story. Given the annual income of high-profile lawyers, that's chump change - and I doubt that an ambitious politician like Cuomo could be 'bought', or even influenced, by such a paltry amount.

Reading DU of late is almost like listening to FOX News ...

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Second verse, same as the first. Summer Hathaway Apr 2013 #1