Craig hired lawyer months before his arrest

[brooklynite]

Source: Idaho Stateman

WASHINGTON — Four months before his arrest in a men's room sex sting, Sen. Larry Craig hired a criminal lawyer for advice on whether he could sue the Idaho Statesman over its investigation into longstanding rumors that he engaged in gay sex, a spokesman said Wednesday.

But Craig didn't tell the lawyer — Washington, D.C. criminal attorney Billy Martin — when he was arrested June 11, nor of his decision to plead guilty in August to a charge of disorderly conduct, spokesman Dan Whiting told the Associated Press.

"He never talked to counsel. He never talked to staff. He never talked to his wife. He didn't talk to anyone," Whiting said."I absolutely guarantee it. I would bet my life on it."

Craig hired Martin and public relations consultant Judy Smith in February for advice on how to handle the paper's inquiry — not for advice in his criminal case, Whiting told the Spokesman-Review in Spokane.

Read more: http://www.idahostatesman.com/larrycraig/story/192823.html

[redqueen]

1. I wonder if he's gonna wish he'd stepped down...

by the time this is all over.

[KurtNYC]

7. What ?! And miss the GOP convention next year in MN!

[redqueen]

8. ...

:rofl:

[yardwork]

2. I knew he had a lawyer - what senator doesn't have a lawyer on retainer?

Craig lies and lies and lies. He's such a bore. And a boor.

[downindixie]

3. Craig talked with lawyer

You know Craig talked with his lawyer before he pleaded guilty! He said that He just wanted it to go away and a guilty plea to disorderly conduct would make it happen.Does anyone know how it was leaked to the press?

[emlev]

4. It could have been worse

He could have walked out of there with toilet paper stuck to his shoe.

[rodeodance]

5. whow. He must have been real worried about being outed. YET, he was silent with his

own lawyers. He lawyers should bet smart and drop him like a hot iron!

[mahatmakanejeeves]

6. Why a criminal lawyer?

Craig v. Idaho Statesman would be a civil suit.