Trump’s secret campaign lawyer is so anti-gay even Republicans call her “a nasty bigot”

Cleta Mitchell
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Cleta Mitchell, a lawyer with deep ties to anti-LGBTQ groups and other conservative causes and politicians, has been revealed as one of the attorneys advising President Donald Trump as he attempts to subvert the results of the presidential election.

In fact, Mitchell is vehemently opposed to LGBTQ rights, she’s been described as “a nasty bigot” by a fellow Republican.

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Until Trump called Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger in a desperate attempt to convince the state official to “find 11,780 votes,” Mitchell’s behind-the-scenes role was unknown. She can be heard interjecting in the call and assisting the president with dubious legal theories.

Foley & Lardner, the major law firm with offices worldwide, also seemed to be unaware of Mitchell’s side hustle. The firm has tried to distance itself from her activities, telling reporters that its lawyers were expected to refrain from representing “any parties seeking to contest the results of the presidential election.”

“We are aware of, and are concerned by, Ms. Mitchell’s participation in the Jan. 2 conference call and are working to understand her involvement more thoroughly,” the firm said.

Mitchell, the former board chair for the American Conservative Union (ACU), led a crusade to exclude gay Republicans from their annual Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC)…

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