Posted on 04/22/2019 6:24:45 PM PDT by Libloather
Former Obama White House counsel Greg Craig will go on trial Aug. 12 on charges that he lied to and concealed information from the Justice Department about his work for Ukraine, according to a judge’s scheduling order issued Friday.
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Federal prosecutors from the U.S. attorney’s office in Washington are now handling the Craig case, which centers around allegations that he should have registered as a foreign lobbyist for legal work he did starting in 2012 to defend Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s jailing of a political opponent.
Craig, 74, has pleaded not guilty to the charges. His lawyers earlier this week signaled that their defense will center around the argument that there’s no affirmative duty under the law to convey “all relevant facts” to the government. Craig’s case deals with work he did at the Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom law firm after his one-year government stint at the start of the Obama administration.
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Must not have waived his speedy trial rights. That’s awfully quick to go to trial. He’s betting that the government won’t be ready in time. It’s a wise strategy.
Is Craig the guy who said Terry Schiavo’s death was “ecstatic”?
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