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Raven

(14,275 posts) Fri Jul 13, 2012, 03:29 PM Jul 2012

This is Mitt's problem... [View all]

totally his, not his campaign's. He has a personal exposure. If he lied to the SEC or to any regulators, he has a problem...personally. He is going to have to be very, very careful when he interviews with the 3 networks. I think he is taking a great risk doing these interviews...smarter people than him have screwed up on these things. Any lawyer worth his/her salt would counsel him not to do this. We'll see what happens but I see nothing but more trouble for him. I am absolutely certain that he has been advised by private counsel not to do this.

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This is Mitt's problem... [View all] Raven Jul 2012 OP

The media will fix it for him. That's why they are doing the interviews. AlinPA Jul 2012 #1

Not doing the interviews would be worse jberryhill Jul 2012 #2

When you're in for possible criminal Raven Jul 2012 #4

Read my edited update jberryhill Jul 2012 #5

Maybe he should.... 33Greeper Jul 2012 #3

Hopefully attorneys well versed in SEC laws will be watching. But then again, the SEC is closely jillan Jul 2012 #6

Nothing he says tonight will be under oath, and in any case, that damned "lib'rul media" will ... 11 Bravo Jul 2012 #7

I think he'll just reiterate his previous lies lunatica Jul 2012 #8