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Gothmog

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36. Cleta Mitchell, who advised Trump on Saturday phone call, resigns from law firm
Tue Jan 5, 2021, 06:12 PM
Jan 2021

This was predictable. Big Law does not like radicals




Republican lawyer Cleta Mitchell, who advised President Trump during his Saturday phone call with Georgia’s secretary of state in an effort to overturn the election, resigned on Tuesday as a partner in the Washington office of the law firm Foley & Lardner.

Mitchell’s resignation came after the law firm on Monday issued a statement saying it was “concerned by” her role in the call. The firm noted that as a matter of policy, its attorneys do not represent “any parties seeking to contest the results of the election.”

The Washington Post on Sunday published audio and a transcript of the hour-long call in which Trump pressured Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger to overturn the election results. During the call, Mitchell complained that she had not been given access to certain information from Raffensperger’s office, and Trump relied on her to an extraordinary degree during the call.,....

In its statement on Tuesday, the law firm said: “Cleta Mitchell has informed firm management of her decision to resign from Foley & Lardner effective immediately. Ms. Mitchell concluded that her departure was in the firm’s best interests, as well as in her own personal best interests. We thank her for her contributions to the firm and wish her well.”

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Trying to feel bad about that...... Nevilledog Jan 2021 #1
I hope that the MT people do another video like they did for Jones Day Gothmog Jan 2021 #3
Brilliant! I love Midas Touch! SunSeeker Jan 2021 #11
Hmmmmm Nevilledog Jan 2021 #13
Foley is an okay large firm and will not like the bad press Gothmog Jan 2021 #16
Foley is an okay large firm and will not like the bad press Gothmog Jan 2021 #17
Brilliant.. i love these guys! Rt TY!! Cha Jan 2021 #15
How does that work when an attorney is with her client when he is committing a crime? Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #2
This generally applies when they are before a tribunal Gothmog Jan 2021 #4
I think LP is working on this strategy...... pressure on her law firm clients. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #6
Cleta Mitchell, who advised Trump on Saturday phone call, resigns from law firm Gothmog Jan 2021 #36
Very good. Guess she will have to go work for the GOP crazy train groups. nt Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #37
If you're seeking to assist your client in committing a crime you don't give a shit about ethics. Nevilledog Jan 2021 #5
Isn't she an accomplice to the crime then? nt Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #7
I think she is....but my legal opinion might be affected by my blinding hatred of these assholes. Nevilledog Jan 2021 #8
I am not an attorney, and I don't play one on TV, but I think she is guilty as hell. Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #20
I'm not an attorney, also don't play one on teevee, but my mom worked for a four attorney firm sprinkleeninow Jan 2021 #22
At the very least. Yes Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #25
Accessory? sprinkleeninow Jan 2021 #30
By engaging in a criminal conspiracy with her client, she has blown the attorney client privilege. SunSeeker Jan 2021 #14
I like the way TLP Framed that!! "..Overturn Cha Jan 2021 #9
K & R & Retweeted! SunSeeker Jan 2021 #10
Big firms hate this type of press coverage Gothmog Jan 2021 #12
"I was only there to help him threaten GA election officials so chill out!" struggle4progress Jan 2021 #18
The fact that this attorney participated in a crime is important Gothmog Jan 2021 #23
+ struggle4progress Jan 2021 #24
What is this feeling? Why, it is Schadenfreude! Hekate Jan 2021 #19
Yep Gothmog Jan 2021 #32
If you see your client committing a crime, don't you tell them to stop? Irish_Dem Jan 2021 #21
Mitchell describes herself as the consigliere to the vast right-wing conspiracy Gothmog Jan 2021 #26
Foley is not happy Gothmog Jan 2021 #27
Firm Response to Reports of Partner Cleta Mitchell's Involvement in Post-Election Challenges Gothmog Jan 2021 #28
She is clearly a valuable asset to the firm dalton99a Jan 2021 #29
TLP is going after Foley's clients Gothmog Jan 2021 #31
KnR Hekate Jan 2021 #33
Cleta Mitchell, a key figure in president's phone call, was an early backer of Trump's election frau Gothmog Jan 2021 #34
Foley & Lardner To Feel Wrath Of The Lincoln Project Gothmog Jan 2021 #35
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