By Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
It was only a matter of time.
Attorney General Jeff Sessions, who failed to disclose meetings with a top Russian official during his confirmation hearing, has retained a personal attorney.
The Washington Post reports that Sessions’ new attorney is Washington lawyer Charles Cooper, a longtime friend in Washington.
Also this week, Trump’s personal attorney hired a personal attorney for himself.
When Sessions testified last week before the Senate Intelligence Committee, Cooper was sitting behind the attorney general.
“I do represent the Attorney General, but, as with all clients, do not comment on confidential client matters,” Copper wrote in an email to the Post.
Cooper, a partner with Cooper & Kirk, declined to say why he was retained by Sessions, whose normally sharp memory gets fuzzy when asked about meeting with top Russian officials.
Justice Department spokeswoman Sarah Isgur Flores said Cooper is “the attorney general’s longtime friend and counsel.”
Cooper even assisted Sessions during his confirmation hearing in January.
