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At a recent book signing of mine at Murder by the Book, in Houston, I was pleased to see the legendary defense lawyer Racehorse Haynes making his way through the crowd. Little Jewford, the last surviving member of the Texas Jewboys, had just introduced me as "the next governor of the great state of Texas," and I had assured him that I would keep him on the short list for first lady. It was at that point that Racehorse came up to the microphone and, in true lawyerly fashion, managed to endorse my candidacy without actually endorsing my candidacy. He said his real views on the Kinkster were "privileged and must remain privileged." Then he introduced his wife, Naomi, as "the widow Haynes." I was commenting on what an honor it would be to have Racehorse in a Friedman administration, working pro bono to fix the broken criminal justice system, when David Berg, a protege of Racehorse's and a brilliant lawyer in his own right, suddenly leaped from his seat. "The words 'Racehorse' and 'pro bono,'" he shouted,...
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