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Attorneys for McDonnells to meet with prosecutors as key phase opens in gifts probe
August 18, 2013
Attorneys for Virginia Gov. Robert F. McDonnell and his wife, Maureen, will spend Monday locked in separate hours-long meetings trying to convince federal prosecutors that the first couple should not be charged in the gifts scandal [ http://articles.washingtonpost.com/2013-03-30/local/38146838_1_wedding-gift-williams-sr-star-scientific ] that has dominated state politics.
The meetings open a new, critical phase of the investigation, timed to help prosecutors decide over the next few weeks whether to file charges, according to two people with knowledge of the investigation.
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