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Government Hires Clinton Counsel Craig in Shenwick Suit State Department Admits its Lawyers are "No Match" for JW From the Washington Post When the government hires a law firm to the tune of $1.46 million, or up to $500 an hour, to defend against a whistleblower lawsuit, someone is bound to start asking questions. And so when the State Department signed heavy weight attorney and former Clinton Counsel Greg Craig to battle Judicial Watch in its lawsuit on behalf of whistleblower Linda Shenwick, Senator Charles Grassley decided to play the role of interrogator. The Republican Senator from Iowa was concerned that the government had forgotten its responsibility to be frugal with taxpayer dollars and called the State Department to get some answers. According to the Washington Post, "In reply, Deputy Secretary of State Richard L. Armitage said the State Departments lawyers are simply no match for Shenwick’s lawyers Larry Klayman and Judicial Watch, ‘a talented public interest law firm with extensive litigation experience.’" While the answer was hardly satisfactory to the Iowan Senator, it does reveal how far Judicial Watch has come in eight short years. Government officials know that Judicial Watch will never give up in its mission to ensure that no one is above the law. While working for the State Department, Linda Shenwick singlehandedly uncovered numerous instances of waste, fraud, and abuse of power at the United Nations. Clinton Secretary of State Madeline Albright, a supporter of the U.N., ordered Ms. Shenwick to keep quiet about her discoveries. When Ms. Shenwick refused, she was escorted from her office by armed guards like a common criminal, forced to go on leave without pay, transferred to government jobs unrelated to her experience and unworthy of her skills, and then finally fired. Judicial Watch is fighting to have Ms. Shenwick restored to her rightful position.
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