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NewJeffCT

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29. That's what surprised me as well

Reply to FakeNoose (Reply #26)

Tue Mar 27, 2018, 02:29 PM

Mar 2018

nobody in all those GOP lobbying firms and big corporations is there a Republican lawyer willing to represent Trump.

Yes, law firms skew Democratic, but it's not 100% Democratic or even close.

Part of the reason Republicans have been so keen on capping lawsuit damages for decades now is because they think it will hurt lawyers monetarily and lawyers give more to Democrats...therefore, hurting Democrats

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