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Spicer Lawyers Up

September 26, 2017 at 5:04 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard Leave a Comment

Former White House press secretary Sean Spicer “has tapped Chris Mead, a high-powered criminal defense attorney based, to handle issues related to the special counsel Robert Mueller’s probe, the Daily Beast reports.

“Spicer will need legal help for the probe. Axios reported last week that he took detailed notes throughout the presidential campaign, which may be of great interest and use to Mueller and his team of investigators.”

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