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White House To Hire Lobbyist as Counsel
Here's a piece of incoming White House counsel Fred Fielding's background that Mike Allen didn't mention -- for the past several years, he's headed up the lobbying practice at the law firm, Wiley, Rein, and Fielding.
As the Chair of Government Relations there, Fielding has overseen the lobbying of Congress and sometimes the White House on behalf of a long list of clients as diverse as the Colorado Gaming Association, Motorola, the Newspaper Association of America, and Verizon. "From our inception," according to WRF's website, "the firm has been successfully shaping public policy in Washington on behalf of our clients."
As TPM Reader BK writes in, "The possibility for conflicts of interest abound."
Update: The WSJ blog Washington Wire adds:
News from Time that Washington uber-lawyer Fred Fielding has been tapped to replace Harriet Miers as White House counsel was also something of a coup for his firm, Wiley Rein & Fielding. It’s not the biggest firm in DC, but it is well-known for its telecom practice, which is led by FCC Chairman for Life Dick Wiley. One of his many protégés, current FCC Chairman Kevin Martin, has stocked the independent agency with former Wiley Rein lawyers and the two men remain close.
Comments (8)
doug r wrote on January 8, 2007 8:05 PM:So much for net neutrality.
john wrote on January 8, 2007 8:35 PM:they needed someone with real world impeachment experience, and bless him, he's got it.
midwestblue wrote on January 8, 2007 8:37 PM:This may be a stupid question, but what is meant by "FCC Chairman for Life Dick Wiley?"
DPK wrote on January 8, 2007 10:02 PM:I agree with TPM Reader DK when he states: "The possibility for conflicts of interest abound."
Also,it may be that Bush will go through White House Counsellors like Rudi Guilliani went through wives.
Fred Fielding's ties with the Nixon/Ford White House and his ties to protege Kevin Martin - whose wife works for Mr. Cheney - mean that he is very close to Dick Cheney. David Addington, Cheney's chief of staff and former counsel, controls the writing of "Mr. Bush's" legislative signing statements and much else. The pairing will be interesting; who'll be on top?
Anonymous wrote on January 9, 2007 11:30 AM:Date 3/26/1986
Control Number 06270-6T-W202-370d
Tape Number 370
Title Photo Op. President Reagan meeting with departing President's Counsel Fred Fielding, family and Staff. Oval Office
Time Counter Reading 09:10-13:50
Sound Type SD
Personal Reference President Reagan, Fred Fielding, Maria Fielding, Adam Fielding, Richard Hauser, David Waller, John Roberts Jr, Deborah Owen, Jane Dannenhauer, Dianna Holland, Mary Beth Bakke, Meri Larson
Geographic Reference Washington, DC
Access Restrictions None
http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/archives/audiovisual/WHTV1986.html
Anonymous wrote on January 9, 2007 11:41 AM:http://www.sourcewatch.org/index.php?title=Layalina_Productions
Specifically the Director & Board of Counselors
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