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Marc Kasowitz... Will You Accept This Rose?

Trump choses Marc Kasowitz to defend him in the ongoing probe.

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Kasowitz TrumpYesterday Trump had narrowed down his pick for outside counsel to four. Then he decided to give the rose to… or fire the rest of… or whatever television catchphrase amounts to Kafkaesque presidential leadership these days, anyway he selected Marc Kasowitz to take the blame for upcoming revelations in the Russian collusion investigation represent him.

Meanwhile Guiffra, Olson, and Weingarten must be as relieved as group of Miss USA contestants told they can just go home — run while you can.

Kasowitz is also, of course, Joe Lieberman’s boss, a conflict of interest which would terrify the average observer aware that the firm lacks the size required to keep proper ethical walls around a conflict like this. But alas cooler heads have prevailed with reports that Lieberman will no longer pursue the FBI position, saving Orville Redenbacher from having to conjure up enough popcorn to prepare audiences for the acrobatics some senators would have come up with to justify that. Apparently having NY commercial litigator Kasowitz defend the President in a high stakes D.C. quasi-criminal investigation was more important than installing an unqualified political lackey in the FBI job. Mull on that.

At least KBTF partner David Friedman gets to miss out on the potential ethical firestorm that could result from Trump’s latest move. Because he’s already taken on the job of ambassador to Israel.

Is it possible that Trump just forgot other firms exist?

Just asking on behalf of Jones Day.

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