Now this is some chutzpah…
Norm Coleman is arguing that he should be able to use campaign funds to pay his legal bills in connection with the Nasser Kazeminy allegations, citing the need to respond to inquiries on the subject from TPMmuckraker and others in the media. But we’re kind of unclear about what expenses the Coleman camp incurred here — because they never responded to us in the first place.In a brief that was sent to the Federal Election Commission last month and examined this afternoon by TPMmuckraker, Coleman campaign lawyer Ben Ginsberg wrote that he is seeking confirmation that the campaign “may pay the legal fees and expenses described below.”
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=142869