They are bragging about how openly corrupt this all is and that they are getting away with it

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Caroline O. @RVAwonk 2h2 hours ago
Holy hell. Trump's personal lawyer Emmet Flood attended the classified briefing where the DOJ presented evidence from its investigation into Trump. This is such an incredible abuse of power.

Link to tweet

The Moscow Project @moscow_project 2h2 hours ago
White House lawyer Emmet Flood attended the classified briefing where the DOJ presented evidence from its investigation into Trump—in other words, where they discussed classified evidence about his client.


Zac Petkanas @Zac_Petkanas 2h2 hours ago
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Holy shit. It's confirmed.

Trump's PERSONAL lawyer attended the classified briefing on the investigation.

This is beyond abuse of power.

It's flat out corruption.

Link to tweet

twitter.com/kyledcheney/status/999722402841088000

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Flood isn't Trump's personal lawyer, he's a White House Counsel,

meaning he represents the institution of the White House, not the president personally. Be that as it may, he still shouldn't have been there.

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3. technically correct

...but there aren't any meaningful walls between the WH function Flood is charged with and his personal defense (except, maybe in court). It's a bs distinction. Cobb, the person he replaced, wasn't barred from talking to Trump defense lawyers.

"Although Cobb does not personally represent the president, he has functioned as a critical point person for Mueller's document and interview requests, co-ordinated dealings with prosecutors and worked closely with Trump's personal lawyers."
http://www.cbc.ca/news/world/trump-lawyer-cobb-flood-1.4645963

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

4. But the fun thing is that the attorney-client privilege

doesn't apply to communications between Trump and Flood because Trump isn't Flood's client. That's how John Dean was able to testify about the conversations he had with Nixon.

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5. great point

...was just going over the distinctions.

That's a good one.

[beachbum bob]

2. Not getting away with anything as the game ain't close to being over

[world wide wally]

6. Doesn't Flood have to have a security clearance to view and hear classified information?