Coleman lawyer: "I'm done"
March 20, 2009
politico.com
An attorney representing Norm Coleman more or less conceded the (former-current-future) Minnesota Senator will lose his case before a three-member state appeals panel.
Coleman lawyer Joe Friedberg, speaking to KFAN, seemed gloomy about Coleman's chances before the trial court -- and said he's quitting -- even as the case heads for an appellate hearing.
(h/t Hotline)
Q. Joe, are you done?
A. Yes, I'm done.
Q. Let me ask you in a different way. Is Norm done?
A. Well, I think that we have been trying this case with the appeal record in mind, and that's where we're going, and it's going to be a very quick appeal, and then I will know whether or not it worked.
Q. Well, when you say quick appeal, are you confident that you are going to lose the case in front of the three-judge panel? By losing the case, I mean Norm ends up with less votes.
A. I think that's probably correct that Franken will still be ahead and probably by a little bit more. But our whole argument was that it was a constitutional argument, and it's an argument suitable for the Minnesota Supreme Court, not for the trial court. So we will see whether we were right or not. |
