Indicted Giuliani associate Igor Fruman taps Manafort attorney

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Source: Politico

Igor Fruman, one of the two associates of President Donald Trump’s personal attorney Rudy Giuliani who are facing criminal charges in New York, has retained a defense lawyer who is also representing former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort.

Fruman, who is set to be arraigned on campaign-finance-related charges Wednesday in federal court in New York, is expected to be represented by Todd Blanche, a former federal prosecutor.
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Blanche, now a partner at the Manhattan-based law firm Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft, declined to comment when asked about any connection between his representation of Manafort and that of Fruman. Blanche also declined to say how his role defending Fruman came about.

Read more: https://www.politico.com/news/2019/10/22/giuliani-igor-fruman-manafort-todd-blanche-054996

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Class action defense?

[Pachamama]

1. Do they (the lawyers, Manafort, Trump, etc) just not give a crap about appearances or links being so

...clear and associations?

Seriously?

[Leghorn21]

2. Cool, because look where Manafort ended up!!

works for me!!

hey, all you mob lawyers - get it while you can

[Brainfodder]

3. Keeping the mucky muck in one place?

How it held together til now is almost amazing?

Some Reps have been shown to be poorly informed and proud of it?

Some will drown with the ship, I'm almost ready to encourage it!?!

[Mc Mike]

4. I'd heard that they hired John Dowd, too, earlier in the month.

[htuttle]

5. The courtroom will reek of Drakkar Noir

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6. You had to go there.