Until Conspiracy Do We Part

Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell dances with his wife, Maureen, during his inaugural ball in Richmond, Va., Saturday, Jan. 16, 2010. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

By David Kurtz

August 28, 2014 10:36 a.m.

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Legal experts confirm that Bob McDonnell’s extraordinary legal defense that he and his wife could not have committed conspiracy because they’re weren’t even speaking to each other is in fact extraordinary.

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