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NEDRA PICKLER JULY 7, 2014, 11:30 AM EDT
WASHINGTON (AP) Lawyer Neil Eggleston could be looking toward a comfortable retirement on the generous nest egg he built through high-stakes representation of prominent Washington officials and corporate clients. Instead, he's returning to a grueling post at a White House under siege on multiple legal fronts.
The 61-year-old Eggleston has come on as chief counsel as President Barack Obama faces congressional investigations, pushback from the Supreme Court, and House Speaker John Boehner's announcement last month that he intends to sue the president over his stepped-up use of executive orders.
Among the myriad sensitive matters requiring Eggleston's expertise, Boehner's suit is an unexpected challenge he must prepare for without knowing exactly the legal arguments it will make. In his first interview since coming to the White House this spring, Eggleston predicted the matter will be quickly dismissed by a judge for a lack of legal standing.
"As I used to tell clients in private practice, anybody can sue anybody over anything," Eggleston told The Associated Press from his West Wing corner office. "The fact that he's going to say that he's going to bring some lawsuit is not going to affect what the president is going to do."
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HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)... but the WH should counter-sue for expenses defending a frivolous lawsuit. Start hitting the suit-happy assholes in the pocketbook.
mac56
(17,561 posts)I really hope Boner runs with this as far and fast as he can. Never interfere with an enemy when he is making a mistake.