Wyoming GOP Rep. Liz Cheney’s husband is a associate on the legislation agency now representing Hunter Biden.
Philip Perry has labored at Latham & Watkins since 2007, and focuses on white collar circumstances, industrial and Supreme Courtroom litigation, in accordance with his firm biography.
One other Latham associate, Chris Clark, has been representing Hunter Biden since December 2020 — however Cheney’s husband’s involvement on the agency had not been beforehand identified.
Latham is a Democratic powerhouse, with firm attorneys and different staff donating greater than half one million {dollars} to President Biden’s 2020 marketing campaign, Federal Election Fee data present. Clark himself ponied up $3,800.
Clark’s work for the primary son is prominently displayed on his firm profile, which notes his illustration of Hunter in a “grand jury investigation relating to tax points.”
The agency’s shut ties to the Democratic social gathering have come below scrutiny up to now.
On his first day in workplace, with a Justice Division probe of Hunter in full swing, President Biden appointed Nicholas McQuaid, one other Latham associate, to steer the Justice Division’s prison division — incomes a written rebuke from Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) and Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin).
Cheney, who was first elected to the state’s solely Home seat in 2016, noticed her political recognition at dwelling tank after she turned a ferocious Trump critic and voted to question the previous president.
The daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney is broadly anticipated to lose a main subsequent week to challenger Harriet Hageman who has been endorsed by each Trump and Home Minority Chief Rep. Kevin McCarthy.
“Latham & Watkins has 3000 legal professionals and 1000’s of purchasers. Mr. Perry has no position in any respect in any matter involving Hunter Biden,” a spokesman for Liz Cheney informed The Submit.
