HAIL MARY
STONE’S CIRCLE
Longtime Donald Trump associate Roger Stone arrives to testify before the House Intelligence Committee, on Capitol Hill, Tuesday, Sept. 26, 2017, in Washington. ((AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)
POWERFUL FRIENDS
Supporters of the NLPC include the Ed Uihlein Family Foundation, run by the wealthy shipping magnate and GOP mega-donor Ed Uihlein. Uihlein has given millions to Republican candidates vying in this year’s midterm elections.“I asked him if he knew anyone who was a Mueller target or witness who would like to bring such a challenge. He steered us to Andrew Miller.”
Paul Kamenar, attorney for Andrew Miller, joined by Peter Flaherty, chairman of the National Legal and Policy Center, left, talks to reporters after a federal judge found Miller in contempt for refusing to testify before the grand jury hearing evidence in special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. Friday, Aug. 10, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Instead of simply ignoring the charge, as many legal observers expected, Prigozhin’s company hired a team of top-shelf Washington lawyers from the law firm Reed Smith to test Mueller at every chance, including attempting to throw Concord’s weight behind the house painter from Missouri.Miller’s lawyer, Kamenar, praised the work of Concord’s legal team.“I welcome Concord’s participation in the case,” Kamenar said. “The attorneys from Reed Smith, working for Concord, have filed an excellent brief in my case in the court of appeals.”Both Kamenar and Stone said they don’t expect Miller to win his next round in the appeals court, which is scheduled for Nov. 8, just two days after the midterm elections. But they’re holding out hope that the Supreme Court may take an interest not long after.“I have no idea if the Supreme Court will hear the appeal, but then I didn't think they'd hear Bush v. Gore,” Stone wrote in an email, referring to the 2000 presidential election decision that split the court down partisan lines.Cover image: In this June 21, 2017, file photo, special counsel Robert Mueller departs after a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)“I have no idea if the Supreme Court will hear the appeal, but then I didn't think they'd hear Bush v Gore.”