Shortly before a grand jury in New Orleans voted on July 2 to indict Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill on 16 felony charges, special prosecutor Laurie White expressed reservations, Murrill’s attorneys say in court filings.
White called John Sinquefield, the attorney general’s executive counsel, on July 1, after news reports had revealed the existence of the secret probe. White told him grand jurors were “making patriotic statements” and that an indictment would not be “good for my career,” Sinquefield said in an affidavit.
White also called veteran attorney Pat Fanning, a TV legal analyst, to quibble about his on-air views of the possible indictment. According to Murrill’s attorneys, White told Fanning she had tried to dissuade the grand jury…