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Herring drops taxpayer-funded lawyers for McDonnell and former staff
Herring drops taxpayer-funded lawyers for McDonnell and former staffhttp://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/herring-drops-taxpayer-funded-lawyers-for-mcdonnell-and-former-staff/2014/01/16/03b4b1dc-7ee2-11e3-9556-4a4bf7bcbd84_story.html
By Laura Vozzella,
RICHMOND — Attorney General Mark R. Herring on Thursday dismissed two law firms that charged Virginia taxpayers about $785,000 to represent the office of former governor Robert F. McDonnell and his staff in investigations related to lavish gifts that a businessman provided to the McDonnell family.
Herring’s predecessor, former attorney general Ken Cuccinelli II (R), had hired the private firms after determining that he had a conflict of interest in the matter.
The move represented Herring’s first decisive break from his predecessor since taking office Saturday.
A spokesman for Cuccinelli indicated a few weeks ago that taxpayers might continue paying for the firms’ services even after the attorney general and governor left office.
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Rosalind S. Helderman contributed to this report.
