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Looking to 2020, Kamala Harris Hires Heavy Hitter Lawyer Involved With Russian Dossier
Eyebrows were raised among Democratic officials and activists Monday when Sen. Kamala Harris (D-Calif.) announced her 2020 presidential nomination bid and listed Marc Elias as her campaign’s general counsel.
Elias, head of the Perkins Coie LLP law firm’s political law practice, is among the Democratic Party’s top campaign finance experts and a recognized power-player at the highest levels.
Described on background by a veteran Democratic national campaign consultant as “the best in the business,” Elias could prove to be both an immensely valuable asset to Harris—and also a huge problem.
On the plus side, Elias gives Harris’s Democratic presidential primary campaign one of the most well-connected operatives in American politics and a significant boost early in what promises to be a heavily populated, intensely competitive primary field.
Elias and his firm currently represent every major Democratic Party committee, including the Democratic National Committee, Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, Democratic Governors Association, and numerous individual senators and representatives.
He was also the chief attorney for former Secretary of State John Kerry’s 2004 presidential campaign against President George W. Bush and for the White House bid of another former chief U.S. diplomat, Hillary Clinton, in 2016.
Elias represented former Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) in the sharply contested 2008 recount battle, and he has extensive litigation experience in voting rights and redistricting cases across the country. He also represented former Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) in his losing 2018 recount battle.
As a result, Elias knows everybody who is anybody in Democratic campaigns, including donors, consultants, good guys to know and opportunists to avoid at all cost.
Given the California junior senator’s lack of experience in national politics—barely two years as she was first elected to the Senate in 2016—having Elias at hand will help her avoid costly rookie mistakes in fund raising and to open influential doors ahead of rivals like Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY)
Article. This one appeared in a Crazy Days and Nights blind item recently. The French? Prosecute a sex criminal? Looks like a sacrificial lamb to me.
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Chris Brown arrested by French police on allegations of rape
Chris Brown, the R&B singer who’s maintained a steady side hustle beating up women and taunting SWAT teams, is currently being questioned by Paris police over accusations of rape, The New York Times reports.
Brown allegedly invited the 24-year old victim and several other women to his hotel room after attending a nightclub on January 15. Once there, the woman in question found herself alone in a room with Brown, who she claims sexually assaulted her. She also alleges that she was raped by both Brown’s bodyguard and a friend of the singer.
A French judiciary told the Times that Brown is being held over suspicions of aggravated rape, as well as “drug-related infractions.” For Brown, this arrest marks the latest arrest in a career filled with them. In the years since his 2009 assault of ex-girlfriend Rihanna, the wildly popular artist has faced a slew of assault-related allegations, both physical and sexual, as well as charges related to drugs and guns.
Per the Associated Press, officials have two days to either file preliminary charges or let him walk. If convicted, he could face up to 15 years in a French prison.
RCA, which is owned by Sony Music, has yet to release a statement. Just last week, though, the company was finally forced to release R. Kelly, another client with a long, sordid history of sexual assault. Will it take a six-part documentary series for them to do the same with Brown? Probably.
https://news.avclub.com/chris-brown-arrested-by-french-police-on-allegations-of-1831955007
Chelsea announces pregnancy.
Sauce to follow.
Re: Camel Harris and Marc Elias
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Wonder what happens to her campaign when
1. Her citizenship is Questioned
2. He is disbarred and jailed for his role in Dossier gate.
#WeHaveItAll
#1/2024CandidateforNothing
Perkins Coie. Again.