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Roy Moore's real Jewish lawyer is a Liberty University graduate who 'has accepted Christ'
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Roy Moore’s real Jewish lawyer is a Liberty University graduate who ‘has accepted Christ’
By Derek Hawkins January 5 at 5:41 AM
The identity of Roy Moore’s mysterious Jewish attorney has been revealed — again. And, as it turns out, he’s not exactly Jewish.
Several publications, including The Washington Post, had identified Richard Jaffe, a prominent Jewish defense lawyer, as the person the failed Republican Senate candidate’s wife, Kayla, was likely referring to when she said during a rally last month that “one of our attorneys is a Jew.” Jaffe had represented the couple’s son on a drug charge, so it seemed to make sense.
In fact, Kayla Moore told Al.com on Thursday, the person she had in mind was Martin Wishnatsky. He’s a staff attorney at the couple’s advocacy group, the Foundation for Moral Law. ... He also happens to be a Christian.
The confusion started on Dec. 11, the eve of the hotly contested special election in Alabama. Kayla Moore was defending her husband, Alabama’s former chief justice, against accusations of anti-Semitism. Her eyebrow-raising remark drew ridicule online and set off a highly speculative search for the unnamed lawyer. Some raised questions about whether such a person even existed in the Cotton State. ... In her interview with Al.com Thursday, Moore sought to clear the air.
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Derek Hawkins is a reporter with The Washington Post's Morning Mix. Follow @d_hawk
Roy Moore’s real Jewish lawyer is a Liberty University graduate who ‘has accepted Christ’
By Derek Hawkins January 5 at 5:41 AM
The identity of Roy Moore’s mysterious Jewish attorney has been revealed — again. And, as it turns out, he’s not exactly Jewish.
Several publications, including The Washington Post, had identified Richard Jaffe, a prominent Jewish defense lawyer, as the person the failed Republican Senate candidate’s wife, Kayla, was likely referring to when she said during a rally last month that “one of our attorneys is a Jew.” Jaffe had represented the couple’s son on a drug charge, so it seemed to make sense.
In fact, Kayla Moore told Al.com on Thursday, the person she had in mind was Martin Wishnatsky. He’s a staff attorney at the couple’s advocacy group, the Foundation for Moral Law. ... He also happens to be a Christian.
The confusion started on Dec. 11, the eve of the hotly contested special election in Alabama. Kayla Moore was defending her husband, Alabama’s former chief justice, against accusations of anti-Semitism. Her eyebrow-raising remark drew ridicule online and set off a highly speculative search for the unnamed lawyer. Some raised questions about whether such a person even existed in the Cotton State. ... In her interview with Al.com Thursday, Moore sought to clear the air.
....
Derek Hawkins is a reporter with The Washington Post's Morning Mix. Follow @d_hawk
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