JGP Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 "The Court is advised that the undersigned attorney has resigned effective immediately after this filing as a Special Assistant United States Attorney for District of Columbia" --a footnote on his withdrawal notice edit: Mexal has the right of it. Still though edit part deux: Kravis has as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 37 minutes ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: I'm not surprised. I wouldn't be surprised if the U.S. Attorney responsible for the case resigned outright in protest over this obvious interfearence by Pres. Trump. Hey now Scot, the JD swears they were planning to do this before Trump started tweeting about it this morning. 31 minutes ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: It occurs to me that many on the Right would accept Trump as unvarnished and undisguised "Dictator of the United States" if it means legalized abortion would stop and same sex marriage would no longer be legal. They all make me so very sad. Psh, they’d do it for a lot less than that. As long as the “libs are owned” they’ll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
illrede Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 In fairness, the Stone case stopped being observably conventional after the "arrest raid, on camera" incident. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zorral Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Now the master is appealing to the Bernie supporters by yowling that the Dems are stealing the primaries, etc. Do any of you he think that he's got a better chance of winning by having his antagonist be Sanders? But then, it's not like he thinks ... it's what his gut says. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 4 minutes ago, illrede said: In fairness, the Stone case stopped being observably conventional after the "arrest raid, on camera" incident. It's Roger Stone. It was going to be bizarre because it involved Roger Stone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maarsen Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 1 minute ago, Zorral said: Now the master is appealing to the Bernie supporters by yowling that the Dems are stealing the primaries, etc. Do any of you he think that he's got a better chance of winning by having his antagonist be Sanders? But then, it's not like he thinks ... it's what his gut says. What his gut says is farts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 14 minutes ago, illrede said: In fairness, the Stone case stopped being observably conventional after the "arrest raid, on camera" incident. Nope. That was a case of good reporting. The CNN crew had been staking out the DoJ office involved and when they saw a team on the move the followed them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kalbear Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Second DOJ official has resigned, this time from the DOJ entirely. https://twitter.com/markmobility/status/1227337292844617729?s=20 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fragile Bird Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 The CIA and German intelligence secretly owned an encryption company called Crypto that sold encryption equipment to many countries that had a back doors built in. Countries like Pakistan and Iran. No wonder the US is accusing Huawei of selling equipment with back doors... https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/feb/11/crypto-ag-cia-bnd-germany-intelligence-report The story was broken by the WaPo, but they have a paywall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 17 minutes ago, Zorral said: Now the master is appealing to the Bernie supporters by yowling that the Dems are stealing the primaries, etc. Do any of you he think that he's got a better chance of winning by having his antagonist be Sanders? But then, it's not like he thinks ... it's what his gut says. Pretty obviously. If you’re running Trump’s campaign, you want to highlight the economy and contrast that with how Sanders is going to destroy it, and all they’ll have to do is point and scream socialism. And it will work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshwater Spartan Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 3 hours ago, Mlle. Zabzie said: Viscous Plant 2020 has my vote already. Reminds me of the old Michael Moore TV nation sketch where they ran a Ficus plant in a local election and won. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JGP Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 16 minutes ago, Kalbear said: Second DOJ official has resigned, this time from the DOJ entirely. https://twitter.com/markmobility/status/1227337292844617729?s=20 Zelinsky, Kravis, and now Jed apparently. I wonder if this will put Barr in a perceptual bind. Likely doesn't care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 5 minutes ago, JEORDHl said: Zelinsky, Kravis, and now Jed apparently. I wonder if this will put Barr in a perceptual bind. Likely doesn't care. Only one left - Michael Marando. Didn't the DOJ do this in the Census Bureau case too after they told the Judge one thing and then central DOJ completely changed course? It was something like that where the entire original team withdrew and they replaced them with a whole new set of DOJ attorneys so that the new team could completely disregard previous filings. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse Named Stranger Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 52 minutes ago, Zorral said: Now the master is appealing to the Bernie supporters by yowling that the Dems are stealing the primaries, etc. Do any of you he think that he's got a better chance of winning by having his antagonist be Sanders? But then, it's not like he thinks ... it's what his gut says. Short answer, yes. I think the rationale being (as far as the word rational can be applied to this administration) is: The key voters are the disgruntled college educated Republicans in the suburbs (esp. in places like Carolina). For all their dismay over Trump, Bernie might be a bridge too far for them. Biden can hardly be smeared as a mad socialist (thus all the smearing of Biden in the primaries). If you follow this logic, and agree that those voters are (a) key for winning the general election, then Bloomberg suddenly looks like a decent enough pick. Hardly inspiring for the more left leaning party activists, but then again, as has been established during the last couple of threads here, there's only that much a President Sanders (or Warren) could do without the senate anyway. So you might as well suck it up, and vote Bloomberg, just for the sake of restoring some sanity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 14 minutes ago, Freshwater Spartan said: Reminds me of the old Michael Moore TV nation sketch where they ran a Ficus plant in a local election and won. Damn, that’s what it was. Didn’t he also run one against a Congressman with an unpronounceable name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ser Scot A Ellison Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 13 minutes ago, JEORDHl said: Zelinsky, Kravis, and now Jed apparently. I wonder if this will put Barr in a perceptual bind. Likely doesn't care. He will put his own people in place. That's not good news. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mexal Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 2 minutes ago, Ser Scot A Ellison said: He will put his own people in place. That's not good news. Doesn't matter if others are overruled. New filing is signed by Acting Chief of Criminal Division alone (who entered today in the case) and suggests that sentence should be for far less than in memo. It suggests similar cases got ~3 years and tries to make case for factors for the judge to consider during sentencing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freshwater Spartan Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 35 minutes ago, Tywin et al. said: Damn, that’s what it was. Didn’t he also run one against a Congressman with an unpronounceable name? My memory is a little fuzzy but I think you are right. I miss the 1990s Michael Moore. Playful and funny and a little less sanctimonious. The guy peaked with Bowling for Columbine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Centrist Simon Steele Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Our primary ballots came in the mail today! Not due until March. I just filled it out and sent it in. Super excited. Also, it's still got Marianne Williamson and Corey Booker on there--I thought they had dropped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Chatywin et al. Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 32 minutes ago, Freshwater Spartan said: My memory is a little fuzzy but I think you are right. I miss the 1990s Michael Moore. Playful and funny and a little less sanctimonious. The guy peaked with Bowling for Columbine. Agreed. He's insufferable as of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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