Marty Lipton Denounces President Trump’s Charlottesville Comments

Marty Lipton, one of the founders of Wachtell, Lipton Rosen & Katz and a prominent corporate lawyer, denounced President Donald Trump’s Tuesday statements that laid blame to “both sides” for deadly violence in Charlottesville, Virginia.

In an email, Lipton said:

“I am appalled by President Trump’s statements about the events in Charlottesville. Hate and bigotry are offensive to the American Constitution, the American dream and the overwhelming majority of the American people. I join with and I applaud those business leaders, public officials and others who have disassociated themselves from President Trump’s statements.”

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