Ed Buck linked to Adam Schiff
A prominent Democrat donor accused of causing the overdose deaths of two men in his drug den West Hollywood apartment has hired a lawyer who prosecuted OJ Simpson for murder, DailyMail.com can reveal.
Court documents show Ed Buck, 65, who donated thousands to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, has hired top attorney Christopher Darden, 63, who was on the prosecuting team in OJ Simpson's 1995 murder trial.
Darden also had a brief stint defending the man accused of killing Nipsey Hussle, but quit after facing threats to himself and his family.
Local activists were enraged by Buck's new hire, calling Darden 'a traitor and sellout'.
Wealthy Democratic donor Ed Buck, 65, (pictured) has hired top attorney Christopher Darden to defend him over the overdose deaths of two men in his LA home +9
Wealthy Democratic donor Ed Buck, 65, has hired top attorney Christopher Darden (pictured) to defend him over the overdose deaths of two men in his LA home +9
Wealthy Democratic donor Ed Buck, 65, (left) has hired top attorney Christopher Darden, 63, (right) to defend him over the overdose deaths of two men in his LA home
Darden was on the prosecution team in OJ Simpson's 1995 murder trial. Darden is pictured on the bottom right in Simpson's infamous court photo showing the jury a new pair of Aris extra-large gloves that did not fit +9
Darden was on the prosecution team in OJ Simpson's 1995 murder trial. Darden is pictured on the bottom right in Simpson's infamous court photo showing the jury a new pair of Aris extra-large gloves that did not fit
Darden told DailyMail.com he had only just been appointed and had not yet reviewed any documents in the case
Court documents show Ed Buck, 65, who donated thousands to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign, has hired top attorney Christopher Darden, 63, who was on the prosecuting team in OJ Simpson's 1995 murder trial.
Darden also had a brief stint defending the man accused of killing Nipsey Hussle, but quit after facing threats to himself and his family.
Local activists were enraged by Buck's new hire, calling Darden 'a traitor and sellout'.
Wealthy Democratic donor Ed Buck, 65, (pictured) has hired top attorney Christopher Darden to defend him over the overdose deaths of two men in his LA home +9
Wealthy Democratic donor Ed Buck, 65, has hired top attorney Christopher Darden (pictured) to defend him over the overdose deaths of two men in his LA home +9
Wealthy Democratic donor Ed Buck, 65, (left) has hired top attorney Christopher Darden, 63, (right) to defend him over the overdose deaths of two men in his LA home
Darden was on the prosecution team in OJ Simpson's 1995 murder trial. Darden is pictured on the bottom right in Simpson's infamous court photo showing the jury a new pair of Aris extra-large gloves that did not fit +9
Darden was on the prosecution team in OJ Simpson's 1995 murder trial. Darden is pictured on the bottom right in Simpson's infamous court photo showing the jury a new pair of Aris extra-large gloves that did not fit
Darden told DailyMail.com he had only just been appointed and had not yet reviewed any documents in the case
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