Cory Booker pocketed “confidential” annual payouts from his former law firm while serving as Newark mayor, the New York Post reports.
“Booker, the front-runner in New Jersey’s Senate race, received five checks from the Trenk DiPasquale law firm from 2007 until 2011. During that time, the firm raked in more than $2 million in fees from local agencies over which Booker has influence.”
Explained Booker: “This was a settlement buyout for my interest in the firm. I had an equity stake, and we had a negotiated settlement.”
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