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liberal N proud

(60,945 posts) Thu Jun 9, 2016, 09:05 AM Jun 2016

Trump's own lawyer is donating to Hillary Clinton

While Donald Trump has been trying to reframe his attacks on Judge Gonzalo Curiel -- complaining about his membership in a Latino lawyers organization, or accusing him of bearing some responsibility for the Trump U plaintiffs' law firm's six-figure speech payments to Hillary Clinton -- it turns out that his own lawyer has given to Clinton's presidential campaign, and he did so after Trump hired him.

The lawyer defending Trump in the case, Daniel Petrocelli, has donated to Clinton and several Democrats over the years, Yahoo News' Mike Isikoff noted.

The Center for Responsive Politics, which tracks political donations, says that in January, Petrocelli donated $2,700, the maximum amount allowable for a contribution to Hillary Clinton's presidential primary campaign. Isikoff had also reported that Petrocelli had been hired by Trump a month earlier, in December 2015. Further, Petrocelli's law firm, O'Melveny & Myers, has given nearly $20,000 to her campaign, Yahoo News reported.

http://www.cbsnews.com/news/donald-trumps-own-lawyer-is-donating-to-hillary-clinton/

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Trump's own lawyer is donating to Hillary Clinton (Original Post) liberal N proud Jun 2016 OP

Ooh, that's gonna sting Happyhippychick Jun 2016 #1

It is job security yeoman6987 Jun 2016 #2

wow! lol! Ironic! Her Sister Jun 2016 #3

So in other words...Trump's loud mouth is inadvertedly funding Clinton? kjones Jun 2016 #4

hah, good point. :) sarae Jun 2016 #10

Now that is good reporting! Rose Siding Jun 2016 #5

And we all know jehop61 Jun 2016 #6

Love it! NurseJackie Jun 2016 #7

Will he be fired? Cha Jun 2016 #8

Trump's attorney is at a major law firm and is a great litigator Gothmog Jun 2016 #9

Happyhippychick

(8,422 posts)

1. Ooh, that's gonna sting

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Thu Jun 9, 2016, 09:07 AM

Jun 2016

Maybe he'll fire him and cause more instability in his case. I hope that the conversation continues around Trump "University".

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

2. It is job security

Reply to liberal N proud (Original post)

Thu Jun 9, 2016, 09:11 AM

Jun 2016

Why would he want to lose his job if Trump wins the Presidency? I think it is smart. There is no way the lawyer will go to the White House if Trump wins so why not hope he loses and keep his job. It is common sense.