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Google tried to send their top lawyer, Kent Walker, but was rejected by the Senate [1] less than two weeks before the hearing. [1] https://www.law.com/corpcoun
by advisedwang 8y ago
Google tried to send their top lawyer, Kent Walker, but was rejected by the Senate [1] less than two weeks before the hearing.
[1] https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2018/08/23/senate-intelligence-committee-rejects-kent-walker-as-googles-pick-to-testify/?slreturn=20180813125638 https://www.law.com/corpcounsel/2018/08/23/senate-intelligen...
- nostrademons 8y agoI know, but they (and everyone else) has to know that sending their top lawyer would piss off Congress just as much.
- puzzle 8y agoNitpick: Dave Drummond is, or at least was, Kent Walker's boss, board member and the top lawyer. He focused on business, though. Kent Walker was the policy guy. Ironically, this article from six weeks ago makes the point that he's the new Eric Schmidt when it comes to governments: https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/30/google-kent-walker-svp-of-global-affairs.html https://www.cnbc.com/2018/07/30/google-kent-walker-svp-of-gl...