After barely a year on the job, VA General Counsel Richard Sauber was tapped to help White House fight again future investigations if Republicans win majority in midterm elections.
Sky News Australia noted President Joe Biden is building his team in anticipation of impeachment hearings after midterms based on a New York Times story. “President Biden has hired a top-rated defense lawyer Richard A. Sauber to help him with any future legal troubles as the Democrats brace for Republicans to take back the House and the Senate in this year’s midterm elections.” Sauber will reportedly be in charge of responding to subpoenas and other oversight efforts.
Officials confirmed to CNN various reports about Sauber’s premature departure from the Department of Veterans Affairs. In the next few weeks, he will serve as “special counsel to the president.”
“Dick is an excellent lawyer who brings decades of experience that will be a valuable asset,” Ian Sams, a White House counsel spokesperson, told CNN. “As we have since the transition, we are ensuring the White House is prepared for the issues we are facing or will face in the future, and we have built and continue to build a strong legal team to conduct our work and serve the public and the President.
A White House official told CNN Saturday that the administration was not “making assumptions about the midterm election.”
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