New invoices bring taxpayer-paid legal bills for McDonnell gifts scandal to $575,000

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New invoices bring taxpayer-paid legal bills for McDonnell gifts scandal to $575,000
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/new-invoices-bring-taxpayer-paid-legal-bills-for-mcdonnell-gifts-scandal-to-575000/2013/11/15/ba0047ca-4e23-11e3-ac54-aa84301ced81_story.html

By Rosalind S. Helderman,

Private attorneys representing the office of Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and other government officials grappling with federal and state investigations of McDonnell’s interactions with a wealthy political benefactor have now charged taxpayers more than $575,000.

According to invoices released by McDonnell’s office Friday, two private firms representing McDonnell and his staff racked up more than $331,000 in fees in July, August and September.

That came on top of $244,000 the firms had charged earlier in the summer.
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McDonnell spokesman Tucker Martin stressed that the firms are not representing McDonnell in his personal capacity, the selection of the firms was approved by the attorney general and the attorneys are offering their services at discounted rates.

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1. Griftters gotta grift.