This is a story about the closing up shop of the Podesta Group.\u00a0 \u00a0This might give you, as Ms. RightAngles might say, “a terminal case of schadenfreude.”<\/p>\n
\u201cThe firm as it existed is essentially over,\u201d one Podesta Group staffer said. \u201cThe vast majority of people are going their own way.\u201d<\/p>\n
At an emotional staff meeting late Thursday afternoon, Fritts told staffers they could clear out their offices and said that Wednesday might be their last payday.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u201cWe will try to compensate you on the 30th, but we can\u2019t make any promises,\u201d Fritts said, according to one staffer who was in the meeting.\u00a0 \u00a0…<\/p>\n
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\u201cI kind of feel like the ball\u2019s in his court after last night,\u201d one Podesta Group staffer said, referring to Podesta. \u201cHis name\u2019s on the door. It\u2019s his firm.\u201d<\/p>\n
Staffers are wondering why a firm that brought in $24 million last year suddenly can\u2019t pay their salaries, and why Podesta and Fritts were unable to strike a deal to transfer ownership of the firm.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u201cThere\u2019s a lot of anger at Tony because of that,\u201d one Podesta Group staffer said.<\/p>\n
Some Podesta Group lobbyists are now planning to join Fritts at her new firm, which The New York Times\u00a0reported on Friday<\/a>\u00a0would be named Cogent Strategies.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0Others are considering joining rival lobbying firms or starting their own shops.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
https:\/\/www.politico.com\/story\/2017\/11\/10\/podesta-group-last-days-244799<\/p>\n
They seem to be genuinely surprised to find that nobody wants to pay them the outrageous fees they were able to charge back when Hillary was still viable.<\/p>\n
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\u201cThe firm as it existed is essentially over,\u201d one Podesta Group staffer said. \u201cThe vast majority of people are going their own way.\u201d<\/p>\n
At an emotional staff meeting late Thursday afternoon, Fritts told staffers they could clear out their offices and said that Wednesday might be their last payday.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u201cWe will try to compensate you on the 30th, but we can\u2019t make any promises,\u201d Fritts said, according to one staffer who was in the meeting.\u00a0 \u00a0…<\/p>\n
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\u201cI kind of feel like the ball\u2019s in his court after last night,\u201d one Podesta Group staffer said, referring to Podesta. \u201cHis name\u2019s on … Continue reading