While Alston & Bird had declined to take on clients who were involved with the January 6th matter, there was a rumor going around Washington that one of the firm’s attorneys, Bjay Pak, was slated to testify before the committee in the coming weeks. Pak had resigned his post as US Attorney for the Northern District of Georgia when Trump’s pressure campaign to get Georgia officials to overturn the election results intensified just days before the riot. Both Bill and Jody were lifelong Republicans and unaffiliated with Trump World, and in my mind they checked every box—meeting every requirement
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