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\"justiceNewsweek<\/b> – In one way at least, President Donald Trump is honoring his pledge to create American jobs. The market for white-collar attorneys in Washington is booming as Trump\u2019s White House aides lawyer up amid the growing scandal over his campaign\u2019s links with Russia and talk of possible impeachment arising from an obstruction of justice accusation.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe may well be bringing back white-collar defense jobs in Washington,\u201d Kathleen Clark, an ethics and law professor at Washington University in St. Louis, told Politico. \u201cThose are probably not the jobs he intended to create.\u201d<\/p>\n

More than a dozen attorneys and crisis communications specialists are already in place working for Trump associates, Politico reported. One person at the heart of the investigation, former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn, is already being represented by three attorneys.<\/p>\n

Trump\u2019s plans for his own legal defense team, however, have been far from smooth. Lawyers with at least four top firms have declined to represent the president, according to a report from Yahoo! News Tuesday. A multitude of reasons were cited, but they include fears that Trump would decline to follow a lawyer\u2019s advice.<\/p>\n

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\"How
\nCitizen led Trump impeachment method.
\nRules of the House of Representatives stipulate citizens can initiate it. <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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