Okay, so John Boehner is Majority Leader now. And you’d think he’d want to get behind him this on-going civil suit against Rep. Jim McDermott (D-WA).
But maybe he can’t. Maybe he’s too far over-extended.
A quick perusal of the case shows that what Boehner is mainly after now is a recovery of his legal fees. Already in late 2004 his lawyer told the DC district court that he’d racked up $500,000 in legal fees. And Boehner wants McDermott to pay them. (In 1998 Boehner got permission from the FEC to use campaign money to fund the suit. Boehner’s lawyer is GOP top gun lawyer Mike Carvin.)
That was a year and a half ago. The fees must be much higher now.
