Lawmakers Tap Campaign Funds to Pay for Criminal Defense
4th August 2015
As more and more New York politicians find themselves in handcuffs, some lawmakers have questioned whether the criminal justice system is giving them a fair shake.
But one advantage that the elected officials have over a lot of other criminal defendants is a pool of money they can tap to hire seasoned pros to represent them in court.
Whether lawmakers are facing charges of drunken driving or political corruption, they’ve been aided by campaign war chests that have doubled as criminal defense funds, reports the New York Times, which tallied up the scandal-related legal fees.
Sometimes it is good to be the Crust.