Vice President Pence Has Hired His Own Lawyer In Connection With The Special Counsel Probe

Pence has hired Richard Cullen, the chairman of McGuireWoods in Richmond and a former US attorney with extensive experience handling government investigations, according to a spokesman for Pence.

“I can confirm that the Vice President has retained Richard Cullen of McGuire Woods to assist him in responding to inquiries by the special counsel. The Vice President is focused entirely on his duties and promoting the President agenda and looks forward to a swift conclusion of this matter,” Pence spokesman Jarrod Agen said in an email.

Cullen, who has experience dating back to Watergate and Iran-Contra investigations, referred questions to Pence’s office. The news that Pence had hired him was first reported on Wednesday by The Washington Post.

To date, Pence’s name hasn’t come up in public testimony and news reports as someone potentially under investigation, but his interactions with former national security adviser Michael Flynn figured into the White House’s explanation for Flynn’s firing. It’s a natural step for an official even tangentially related to an ongoing investigation to hire their own lawyer.

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