Blackwater and the Hatches
Utah Sen. Orrin Hatch said he was unaware that his son was on the team of attorneys defending the "Blackwater Five," former members of the military hired as security guards who are alleged to have killed Iraqi civilians.
Brent Hatch, a Salt Lake City-based attorney, is representing the group, which includes Donald Ball, of West Valley City.
The defense attorneys argued unsuccessfully to move the federal case to Salt Lake City, instead of Washington, D.C. The thinking is that a more conservative state would benefit the defendants. Hatch, the attorney, may have some unique insight here.
Hatch, the senator, has been instrumental in the presidential appointments of the federal judges in Utah and the U.S. Attorney representing the state.
Apparently, Hatch didn't talk to Hatch leading up to the hearing.
"He is one of the best lawyers in the country and he doesn't talk to me about what he does, nor do I ask him," said Hatch, the senator.
-- Matt Canham
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