Dianne Feinstein's family has decided that the nonagenarian politician is a little too old to be trusted with her own legal and financial decisions as the lifelong politician has ceded power of attorney to her 66-year-old daughter.
Too old to make personal financial decisions, yet not too old to make financial decisions for the entire country.
Feinstein handed over power of attorney to her daughter, 66-year-old Katherine Feinstein, in part to help handle legal battles over her late husband Richard Blum's estate, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
In one dispute, Katherine, Feinstein's only child, is at odds with Blum's three daughters over the ownership of a luxury beach house owned by Feinstein, according to the paper.
In a separate lawsuit, the two families are feuding over Blum's life insurance, which Feinstein claims she needs to cover her increasing medical costs, The Times reported.
She can't handle this personal financial dispute. But it's totally fine that she's voting in the Senate.
Sure, she doesn't KNOW she's voting in the Senate, but still...