Vitter Lawyers Pressured Media To Back Off Stabber Story

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Remember Brent Furer? Sen. David Vitter’s (R-LA) top aide who kept his job after a knife slashing attack on his girlfriend? Turns out Vitter’s lawyer’s been sending threateningly worded letters to Louisiana newspapers telling them to back off their coverage of Furer’s crime.

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