Gerald Shargel, attorney for Kathleen Kane released the following press statement Wednesday afternoon.

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From Gerald L. Shargel, Partner at Winston & Strawn LLP, attorneys for Attorney General Kathleen Kane:

The leaks about a disciplinary proceeding to suspend or remove Attorney General Kathleen Kane as a member in good standing of the Pennsylvania bar are singular in purpose. These leaks are part of a broader campaign to deprive the Attorney General of the process to which she is due. Simply put, she is entitled to a fair trial by an untainted jury. These disciplinary proceedings are confidential by design, with continued confidentiality guaranteed by Supreme Court Rule. In this case, the proceedings were never confidential; they were leaked upon their filing. The leak of confidential information only weeks before Attorney General Kane’s formal arraignment in the criminal case (at which she will plead not guilty), can only have been designed to poison the jury pool in the criminal proceeding now pending.

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