Former National Security Adviser Michael Flynn Robert Kelner of the firm Covington and Burling is representing Flynn, a retired lieutenant general who in February was forced to resign as national security advisor amid reports that he had failed to disclose contacts he had with Russian Ambassador Sergey Kislyak. Kelner's biography says he focuses on political law compliance matters and defends clients involved in investigations regarding their political activities. His past clients include the Republican National Committee, political action committees and political candidates. He has also advised presidential appointees during their confirmation processes. Before the election, the lawyer called Trump's rhetoric "a dangerous and unprecedented attack on our democratic institutions," and he criticized Trump for "fail[ing] to condemn" Russia's apparent effort to hack United States election systems. … [Read more...] about Meet the Lawyers Defending Trump and His Associates in Russia Probes: Ongoing
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From Sinatra and Brando to Trump and Putin: Most Notable Guests of Late TV Giant Larry King
“The key of interviewing is listening,” King said in an interview in 2017. “If you don’t listen, you’re not a good interviewer. I hate interviewers who come with a long list of prepared questions…that’s not the way it works for me. So I concentrate solely on the answer, and I trust my instincts to come up with questions.” Another factor, according to King, is being neutral, getting beyond politics and focusing on the interviewee’s humanity. “If you have an agenda, you’re not gonna learn, in my opinion…I’m interested in a heart of a person. How people react to things. What’s it like to be a president and send someone to war. What’s it like at night when you get the statistics – 132 killed today. How do you sleep?” … [Read more...] about From Sinatra and Brando to Trump and Putin: Most Notable Guests of Late TV Giant Larry King
Who Are Larry King’s Children? Andy, Larry Jr., Chaia, Chance and Cannon
"Whether he was interviewing a U.S. President, foreign leader, celebrity, scandal-ridden personage, or an everyman, Larry liked to ask short, direct, and uncomplicated questions," Ora Media said in a statement on Saturday. "He believed concise questions usually provided the best answers, and he was not wrong in that belief." … [Read more...] about Who Are Larry King’s Children? Andy, Larry Jr., Chaia, Chance and Cannon
Veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw, 80, announces his retirement from NBC News after 55 years
Among the highlights of his time as lead anchor, Brokaw became the first American journalist to interview the Soviet Union's final leader Mikhail Gorbachev and to report from Berlin the night that the Berlin Wall came down, according to Deadline. … [Read more...] about Veteran news anchor Tom Brokaw, 80, announces his retirement from NBC News after 55 years