Clinton Impeachment Lawyer May Aid Trump in Mueller Response

The following article by Maggie Haberman and Michael S. Schmidt was posted on the New York Times website March 10, 2018:

Emmet T. Flood, left, in 2007, when he was the White House special counsel under George W. Bush. Credit Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images

President Trump is in discussions with a veteran Washington lawyer who represented Bill Clinton during the impeachment process about joining the White House to help deal with the special counsel inquiry, according to four people familiar with the matter.

The lawyer, Emmet T. Flood, met with Mr. Trump in the Oval Office this past week to discuss the possibility, according to the people. No final decision has been made, according to two of the people. Continue reading “Clinton Impeachment Lawyer May Aid Trump in Mueller Response”