Obama Hires Criminal Defense Attorney In Response To Criminal Charges Brought Against Him It is no secret that Obama is facing some pretty harsh criticism and even legal action when it comes to his numerous counts of illegal activity. In fact Ted Cruz has released a list of 76 lawless actions committed by the President, and there are more in counting. According to Darryl Issa, more criminal charges are in process for the Obama administration. And the President has started to prepare himself for what may come, hiring Neil Eggleston as White House Counsel. As one article put it: Eggleston is the kind of guy you go to when someone tells you, time to lawyer up. Hes a veteran at cleaning up ethics messes for politicians, most notably Bill Clinton, whom he aided during the Whitewater probes and the Monica Lewinsky affair, double entendre intended. But thats not nearly all. He represented Rahm Emanuel during the scandal surrounding former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich, as well as Sen. Kent Conrad (D-N.D.) and George W. Bush political director Sara Taylor when scandals touched them, Clinton Cabinet members Federico Pena and Alexis Herman during corruption probes, and various business people involved in complex criminal investigations according to the New York Times. Which begs and pleads the question, is Obama looking for more protection for the White House from the various GOP congressional probes, or is he aware of the possibility that something much, much worse could break? 