Fredo’s Fredo and Ford
I’m going to steal this catch from MadDog shamelessly. He notes that the author of the Ford "beg" is David Leitch:
An interesting bit of trivia – Based on the document’s properties, I’m guessing the author of the Ford Beg document is: David G. Leitch, group vice president and general counsel for Ford Motor Company
Leave it to a lawyer to plea-bargain with Washington. *g*
Ah, but it’s not trivia at all. You see, David Leitch is Fredo’s Fredo–or rather, the top deputy to Alberto Gonzales when he was White House Counsel.
Prior to joining Ford as general counsel in April 2005, Leitch served in the White House as Deputy Counsel to President George W. Bush. In that capacity, he advised the President and his staff on a variety of legal issues, including issues involving the war on terror, judicial nominations, legislative proposals and ethics.
Another example of Ford’s tin ear, I guess. You really ought to hide that detail before you hand over a document to a Democratic Congress.