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Tuesday, July 23, 2024

Former AG Holder to vet Harris' potential running mates

Former Attorney General Eric Holder and his law firm, Covington & Burling LLP, will conduct vetting of potential running mates for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign for the U.S. presidency, according to two sources familiar with the matter. Harris is running for the Democratic presidential nomination after President Joe Biden announced on Sunday he was stepping aside. A campaign spokesperson for Harris declined to comment. Holder did not respond to a request for comment. Harris is aiming to wrap up the Democratic nomination in the coming days and the selection of a running mate is one of the most important early decisions she can make. Biden selected her as his running mate in 2020 and said in his letter announcing his candidacy withdrawal on Sunday that it was the best decision he had made.

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... Former Attorney General Eric Holder and his law firm, Covington & Burling LLP, will conduct vetting of potential running mates for Vice President Kamala Harris' campaign for the U.S. presidency, according to two sources familiar with the matter. ...

Good to see someone capable and independent doing the vetting.

Trump campaign asks for vetting records as vice presidential search intensifies (June 2024)
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... Donald Trump's campaign has asked for personal information from more than a half-dozen possible vice presidential picks as the former president's search for a running mate escalates.

The Trump operation's decision to seek vetting records of potential candidates, which is typical for presidential nominees to request, shows that the former president has begun to zero in on a selection and resolve one of the biggest remaining questions of the 2024 race.

The requests went out to Ohio Sen. J.D. Vance, North Dakota Gov. Doug Burgum, South Carolina Sen. Tim Scott, Florida Rep. Byron Donalds, New York Rep. Elise Stefanik, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton and former Housing and Urban Development Secretary Ben Carson, according to three people with knowledge of the deliberations who were granted anonymity to speak about internal matters.

The information requests were reported earlier by NBC News and ABC News.

On Tuesday night, Trump told Greg Kelly on Newsmax that he has "some unbelievable people" under consideration and proceeded to rattle off the names of some of his top surrogates including Scott, Burgum, Rubio, Vance and Carson. ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-07-23 07:27 PM | Reply

Curious how much they're billing hourly - probably a great gig to secure.

#2 | Posted by GOnoles92 at 2024-07-23 09:46 PM | Reply

@#2

Welcome to the A.B.A.

On the other hand, a former prosecutor's choice in vetting.

A legal basis to determine a qualified person, or the subservient whims that fmr Pres Trump seems to need?

I know which I would prefer.

#3 | Posted by LampLighter at 2024-07-23 09:52 PM | Reply

Definitely a great choice to get independent outside council and research done for VP vetting on possible matches for the candidacy. Only idle curiosity on the business end of this firm :D

I've read how much famous law firms cost hourly for work done with corporate clients, I wonder if this is similar

#4 | Posted by GOnoles92 at 2024-07-23 09:55 PM | Reply

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