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kentuck

(111,078 posts)
Thu Jul 13, 2017, 02:25 PM Jul 2017

Trump Jr. Hires Lawyer Who Represented the Mob

http://www.thedailybeast.com/trump-jr-hires-lawyer-who-represented-the-mob

Donald Trump Jr. has hired a lawyer with extensive experience representing mafia families. On Monday, Trump Jr. confirmed he had hired Alan Futerfas, a criminal defense attorney, to represent him in matters relating to the Trump administration’s ties with Russia. Futerfas’s law firm focuses on white-collar crime, and Futerfas has personally represented people with alleged ties to New York’s Bonanno, Gambino, Genovese, and Colombo crime families, BuzzFeed reports.
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Trump Jr. Hires Lawyer Who Represented the Mob (Original Post) kentuck Jul 2017 OP
Given the Trump family mob ties to Russian mob, it's very fitting. suffragette Jul 2017 #1
Ding! I'm surprised godfather Vlad didn't sent them a Russian shyster. Raster Jul 2017 #3
when you hire an attorney, you generally want an attorney as specialized as possible... Raster Jul 2017 #2

Raster

(20,998 posts)
2. when you hire an attorney, you generally want an attorney as specialized as possible...
Thu Jul 13, 2017, 02:33 PM
Jul 2017

...for tax problems, you hire a tax attorney. For immigration issues, you hire an immigration attorney. It only stands to reason Fredo tRump* would need a mob attorney who specializes in white-collar criminal defendants. I'll be frank: Fredo tRump* is a babe in the woods, and has no clue just how gritty and dirty this could get. But Jared* knows... oh yes, Jared* knows. That's why attorneys for "the pResident*" are now trying to "wall off" trump* from Kushner*.

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