So, this is happening:
BREAKING in Playbook PM — Dem super lobbyist TONY PODESTA is stepping down from the Podesta Group. Has come under scrutiny of feds.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 30, 2017
#BREAKING: BREAKING NEWS: Tony Podesta stepping down from lobbying giant amid Mueller probe https://t.co/DR1rKHtnMb
— Brit Hume (@brithume) October 30, 2017
More from Politico:
Democratic power lobbyist Tony Podesta, founder of the Podesta Group, is stepping down from the lobbying shop that bears his name after coming under investigation by Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller.
Podesta announced his decision during a firm-wide meeting Monday morning and is alerting clients of his impending departure.
Podesta is handing over full operational and financial control to longtime firm CEO Kimberley Fritts, according to multiple sources with knowledge of the meeting. Fritts and a senior group of the Podesta team will be launching a new firm in the next one or two days. Sources said the transition has been in the works for the past several months.
Podesta is a lobbying giant in Washington. His stepping aside — as scooped by none other than @apalmerdc — is huge.
— Jake Sherman (@JakeSherman) October 30, 2017
Pretty sure Tony Podesta is among the top five Swamp Kings of DC
— Charlie Spiering (@charliespiering) October 30, 2017
This is a big one, folks.
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/925045976380989442
WOWOWOWOW https://t.co/1UcwNtOVgJ
— Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) October 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/michi83/status/925046297421406208
The fire rises https://t.co/kEtQ8FsYgc
— Comfortably Smug (@ComfortablySmug) October 30, 2017
Things are moving fast now… https://t.co/h17JoDNLTr
— Pradheep J. Shanker (@Neoavatara) October 30, 2017
https://twitter.com/wupton/status/925047386082131968
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/925046065103015937
Yikes.
A good reminder that the Mueller probe isn't limited to one side. Today was just the beginning. https://t.co/8Ff1G54eER
— (((AG))) (@AG_Conservative) October 30, 2017
Another reminder:
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/925046363615875072
And one more, just for good measure:
https://twitter.com/lachlan/status/925046640800686084
Always.
In retrospect, this Clinton/Trump nomination idea appears to have been a bad one.
Also in foresight. We knew.
Do better next time, people. https://t.co/7RdMLQrXBF
— Crusty Gobblestein (@NathanWurtzel) October 30, 2017
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