Remember when we had good Republicans like George W. Bush, who would never use their power to ensure their political henchmen escaped punishment? Ah, yes, the good old Republicans of yesteryear. It’s amazing how Trump is such a departure from Republican norms. Flabbergasting, really.
And it looks like we’ll probably lose 4 more prosecutors before long. AFAIK, they just quit the Stone case and didn’t outright resign, but I’m guessing that they are not long for this justice department.
“All four career prosecutors handling the case against Roger Stone, a confidant of President Trump, asked to withdraw from the legal proceedings Tuesday — and one quit his job entirely — after the Justice Department signaled it planned to reduce their sentencing recommendation for the president’s friend.”
One completely quit, one resigned his position at the DC Attorney General office but will still work in the Baltimore Attorney General office. The other two, so far, only removed themselves from the case. How long before the three who didn’t outright quit are fired for some reason?
So, she left her job as a US Attorney for the District of Columbia, where she was working on the Stone case, when she was nominated for a posting in the Treasury Department. And as soon as the sentencing guidelines were overturned, her nomination was canceled. Wow.
My Trumper co-worker says that Trumps tweet and DOJ change in stance on the Stone sentencing is part of draining the swamp. He thinks those four AUSAs were part of some sort of bigger plan to stick it to Trump and his supporters. I hope the Judge can see through the BS and sentences Stone to substantial time. Trump would then be forced to pardon Stone or call the judge names. He’d probably do both. There is probably no real political risk to Trump at this point and I’m somewhat surprised he hasn’t already done so.
I hate to say this because I’m sure I’ll be flamed to a crisp but I feel that over the last three years the racists and MAGA idiots have coopted the American flag so it’s starting to stand for something completely different than it used to. Whenever I see the flag on someone’s pickup truck or whatever, the first thing that pops into my head? “oh, a MAGA person”. It’s no longer “there is the symbol of my country”.
There you go, quoting a “law” again! What do you think this is, 2019?
(Sorry to harp on this. That was my last such snarky comment. I don’t think it can be emphasized enough, however, what an important change we’re witnessing).
In my neck of the woods, in addition to the flag there is almost always another piece of propaganda attached to the vehicle to help fill in my impression of the owner. Molon Labe, Trump, American Redoubt, gun or hunting stickers, Gadsden flag, etc.
Back in 2016 I remember the Chicago Tribune’s John Kass raising a stink about the “tarmac meeting” with AG Loretta Lynch during which he supposedly warned her to back off the Hillary email investigation. Yes, I thought at the time, that does seem inappropriate.
But now that a sitting president is openly conducting mass retributions – which are a far more obvious and blatant warning against anyone else who might investigate or even criticize him or his cronies – there’s complete silence from Kass.
Utter IOKIARDI. The right has zero credibility anymore.