Sheldon Silver's Attorneys Don't Think Much Of The Case Against Their Client

These attorneys tell us what they really think about the government's case.

What the government objects to in this case is not actual federal crimes but rather longstanding features of New York State government that the U.S. attorney finds distasteful.

— Sheldon Silver’s attorneys, Steven Molo and Joel Cohen, in court filings offering their take on the government’s case. Jury selection begins today in the corruption trial against the former New York Assembly Speaker. Then the question of whether Silver’s actions actually amount to federal crimes will be answered definitively.

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