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>No, because (for the 3rd time) if you're appointed by the court to represent somebody, it doesn't matter how abhorrent you find your new client, you're obligated. If political opponents really want to go after a lawyer who obeys these rules, a) the critics are displaying partisan ignorance and b) they end up hoist by their own petard while the falsely accused target sits nobly on their moral high horse.
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The only time anyone mentioned "appointed" was AFTER HRC said in an audio interview that she did it as a favor. The sequence of events of what was said (and when) is important here.