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Former
U.S.
Attorney
General
Bill
Barr
is
slowly
but
surely
turning
his
boutique
firm
into
a
conservative
powerhouse.
After
leaving
Biglaw
because
it
he
thought
it
had
become
“too
big,
too
woke,”
Barr
founded
Torridon
Law
Group
in
late
2022,
where
he’s
been
catching
big-name
Republican
litigators
like
Pokémon.
The
latest
lawyer
he’s
added
to
his
roster
is
none
other
than
Mike
Pompeo,
former
CIA
director
and
later
secretary
of
state
during
Trump’s
first
term
in
the
White
House.
Pompeo
will
serve
as
of
counsel
in
his
new
role.
Bloomberg
Law
has
additional
details
on
the
rest
of
the
ex-Trumpers
employed
at
the
firm:
The
firm
includes
Pat
Cipollone,
former
White
House
counsel
under
Trump,
Fried
Fielding,
White
House
counsel
under
Presidents
Ronald
Reagan
George
W.
Bush,
and
Patrick
Philbin,
a
deputy
counsel
under
Trump.
The
firm
also
recently
brought
on
Mike
Fragoso,
chief
counsel
to
former
Senate
Republican
leader
Mitch
McConnell
as
a
partner
and
Dan
Brouillette,
Trump’s
former
energy
secretary,
to
its
strategic
advisory
arm.
It’s
a
great
time
to
have
ties
to
the
MAGA
agenda,
so
we’re
sure
Bill
Barr
will
have
no
problem
when
it
comes
to
hiring
even
more
right-wingers
to
serve
the
cause.
Mike
Pompeo
Joins
Bill
Barr-Founded
Law
Firm
in
Washington
DC
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Law]
Staci
Zaretsky is
a
senior
editor
at
Above
the
Law,
where
she’s
worked
since
2011.
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