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Lanny Davis Sues Brutal African Regime For Stiffing Him On Legal Bill

Ryan J. Reilly | October 13, 2011, 11:10AM

Equatorial Guinea President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo has been accused of a lot of things: torturing political opponents, overseeing a corruption-filled regime and living a lavish lifestyle as most of his people languish in poverty. Now he can add not paying his legal fees to an American lawyer to his list.

Lanny Davis, who previously represented the government of deposed Ivory Coast leader Laurent Gbagbo, is suing the Republic of Equatorial Guinea for stiffing him on a legal bill.

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Topics: Lanny Davis, Laurent Gbagbo, Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo

Charles Rangel

Rangel Faces Tough Fight In Ethics Committee Trial

Brian Beutler | July 26, 2010, 3:39PM

Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY)

In the coming days, Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY) has a choice to make. He can listen to his Democratic colleagues and cut a deal, or he can face a full trial before a House panel over several allegations of misconduct.

It's extremely rare for congressional ethics proceedings to reach this stage. Members more commonly acknowledge some wrongdoing, or resign, well before they're forced to defend themselves before an official body. But the gravity of the Rangel allegations, combined with his intransigence to this point, leave him poised, potentially, to be the first House member to be tried, and even expelled, by his own colleagues since James Traficant, in 2002.

"We're kind of astonished it's gone this far," says Peter Flaherty, President of the National Legal and Policy Center, whose work led to one investigation of Rangel and other members of the Congressional Black Caucus. "We always believed the allegations against Rangel were serious, but we never thought the Ethics Committee would do anything."

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Topics: Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), Charles Rangel, Corruption, Ethics, Ethics Panel, House Ethics Committee, House of Representatives , Lanny Davis

Lanny Davis Launches New Lobby Shop: 'The Best Solution Is A ... Bipartisan Solution'

Zachary Roth | April 16, 2010, 11:02AM

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Lanny Davis is striking out on his own -- and mounting a lonely campaign for bipartisanship as he does so.

The former Clinton White House lawyer, and tireless Hillary Clinton booster, announced this week that he'll launch his own law and lobbying shop, which will offer clients "a unique combination of traditional legal and litigation services plus media/crisis management, and legislative/public policy strategies to solve U.S. and international client problems."

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Topics: Hillary Clinton, Joe Lieberman, Lanny Davis, Lobbyists

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Lanny Davis's New Blog Advises Corporate Clients On 'Legal Crisis Management'

Zachary Roth | February 16, 2010, 6:03PM

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Lanny Davis is drawing on his experience handling crises for the Clinton White House to launch a blog that will advise corporate clients on how to navigate "high profile legal, personal and political controversies."

The Fox-friendly Democratic operative will team up with two other staffers at McDermott, Will, and Emery, the DC law and lobbying firm where he works, to write "Legal Crisis Strategies." According to an announcement by the firm, the blog will offer clients "total solutions" for handling crises, including "litigation skills and fact finding," "strategic messages and extensive experience in dealing with the media," and "legislative and lobbying strategies."

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Topics: Hillary Clinton, Lanny Davis, Lobbyists

AIPAC

Lanny Davis Now Lobbying In Support Of Honduran Coup

Zachary Roth | July 14, 2009, 4:46PM

It seems like just yesterday that Lanny Davis was making the rounds of every news outlet that would have him, talking up Hillary Clinton's bid for the White House -- and/or pushing the Reverend Wright story.

Not too long after, the former Clinton White House counsel popped up to do damage control for hawkish Democratic congresswoman Jane Harman over the AIPAC leak story.

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Topics: AIPAC, Hillary Clinton, Jane Harman, Lanny Davis, Lobbyists

AIPAC

Harman Releases Media Statement On Media Advisor

Zachary Roth | April 30, 2009, 9:58AM

We wondered yesterday whether Lanny Davis, who was just hired by Jane Harman as a "media advisor" to deal with the AIPAC flap, was behind her very aggressive effort to show that her sense of humor is intact.

And it looks like we weren't the only people with questions about Lanny's role.

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Topics: AIPAC, Jane Harman, Lanny Davis, Wiretapping

AIPAC

Harman: In Case You Missed It The First Time, My Sense Of Humor Is Still Intact

Zachary Roth | April 29, 2009, 2:44PM

I think we get the message ...

Following up on yesterday's rib-splitting news that Jane Harman's team for the Capital Challenge Road Race has been named "Tapped Out", Harman's office is now looking to make more headlines on the subject. Earlier this afternoon, it sent a press release reading:

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Topics: AIPAC, Jane Harman, Lanny Davis, Wiretapping

Jane Harman

Harman Hires Lanny Davis As Spin-Meister

Zachary Roth | April 29, 2009, 11:27AM

Jane Harman has hired Lanny Davis as a "media adviser" to help her deal with the fallout from the AIPAC story, reports Laura Rozen at Foreign Policy.

Hiring Davis suggests Harman -- who embarked on a media blitz last week, without perfect success, in response to the affair -- isn't so worried about the perception that she's too close to the Israel lobby. Davis -- who was special counsel to President Clinton during the Lewinsky saga, and an indefatigable spinner for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign -- has long been a supporter of AIPAC, and serves as an adviser and spokesman for the Israel Project, a hawkish, pro-Israel group. He also, for good measure, appears regularly on Fox News.