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pecosbob

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12. As vocal a critic of Trump as he is

Reply to CatWoman (Original post)

Thu Aug 30, 2018, 05:18 PM

Aug 2018

Richard Painter ran against an established Dem in Minnesota...he lost. As much as he wails on Trump, he was W's ethics lawyer, and by default Dick Cheney's as well. Which by inference means he has no ethics, when push comes to shove.

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The White House has an Ethics Lawyer??? [View all] CatWoman Aug 2018 OP

Not that anyone would notice. The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #1

If they were written, how could Trump be expected to read them? eom guillaumeb Aug 2018 #3

He also heads the Department of Irony. eom guillaumeb Aug 2018 #2

To be truthful an ethics lawyer isn't needed in a White House that Autumn Aug 2018 #4

Who knew? C_U_L8R Aug 2018 #5

they moved his office to the basement 0rganism Aug 2018 #6

They have the lawyer, but no ethics DeminPennswoods Aug 2018 #7

Teats on a boar Bob Loblaw Aug 2018 #8

Mildly surprised he's alive gratuitous Aug 2018 #9

They absolutely do have an ethics lawyer sdfernando Aug 2018 #10

Ha malaise Aug 2018 #11

As vocal a critic of Trump as he is pecosbob Aug 2018 #12

To be fair to Painter, he worked in the Bush admin only for the two years The Velveteen Ocelot Aug 2018 #13

You are of course correct and I was out of line criticizing him by inference pecosbob Aug 2018 #14