"Mr. Balat looks forward to his day in court, when we expect him to be fully exonerated" Mehdi Essmid, Esq., attorney for mad bomber Emir Balat

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lawyers just hate when photos like this happen

Okay, he didn’t really use that standaard defense lawyer cliche, but I’m sure he will in subsequent news conferences — they always do. Talk about being caught red handed — flesh colored, anyway — ow.

And as if that’s not enough trouble, there are other pictures ones just as damning:

This would probably be a good time to begin plea bargain discussions.

The NY Post reports on the latest developments.

UPDATE: Yes, it’s CNN, but this is still kind of, sort of, astonishing. Stephen Green adds, “CNN is about to come under new ownership. Do you get it yet, David Ellison?”