Now that is an interesting thought!
Lots of interesting information here:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1318410/posts
and here:
http://64.233.179.104/search?q=cache:iMRd1QoZzk0J:msnbc.msn.com/id/6813011/+Michael+Chertoff+%2B++defense+attorney&hl=en
Interesting, too, is that a Google search indicates that ties to Dr. Magdy Elamir are made on primarily left leaning sites.