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Kathy Griffin Only Wants ‘Trumper Lawyers’ On Her Legal Team

The outspoken comedian is seeking legal muscle, not political alignment.

Kathy Griffin (Photo by Gary Gershoff/Getty Images)

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I don’t want a fellow, as they would say, libtard, like myself. No, I want the Trumper lawyer who secretly actually doesn’t like what happened to me, even if he likes Trump.

Comedian Kathy Griffin, in comments given to Slate during a wide-ranging interview, concerning her choice of legal representation. Griffin says she’s currently working with four law firms, and all of them are conservative.


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