Chri$tie has agreed to pay a high-powered attorney $650 per hour!

[yortsed snacilbuper]

The biggest political crisis of Christie’s political career has also provided work for some of the biggest names in the region’s legal circles. Much of the cost is likely to be borne by taxpayers.

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[okaawhatever]

1. I'll bet this attorney only works for Christie and throws his subordinates under the bus. Article:

The documents released Thursday do not indicate whether Mastro will represent all of the office’s individual staffers, many of whom have received subpoenas. The documents say that Mastro is representing “the Office of the Governor. -

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[Gothmog]

2. That is a discounted rate

From the article cited in the OP

That’s more than a 40 percent discount off attorney Randy Mastro’s normal rate, he wrote in a letter to state officials, and 20 percent less than the average amount charged by attorneys at the New York office of his firm, Gibson Dunn - See more at: http://www.northjersey.com/news/politics/Christie_office_strikes_pay_deal_with_defense_attorney_in_GWB_lane-closure_probes.html#sthash.xJ7ZaEEQ.dz3gwDZv.dpuf

I know plenty of partners at big firms who are over $1,000 an hour