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Fiendish Thingy

(15,548 posts)
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 01:32 PM Feb 2022

Emptywheel: While TV lawyers wailed, DOJ obtained communications from Rudy, Powell, Meadows

https://www.emptywheel.net/2022/02/02/while-tv-lawyers-wailed-impotently-doj-was-acquiring-sidney-powell-and-rudy-giuliani-and-probably-mark-meadowss-communications/

Because TV lawyers continue to wail that DOJ isn’t doing enough to investigate Donald Trump, I want to dumb down this post.

While TV lawyers have been wailing impotently that DOJ has been doing nothing to investigate Donald Trump, DOJ and the National Archives have been acquiring the communications behind some of the most damning events leading up to January 6. DOJ has been doing so even as the TV lawyers guaranteed us they would know if DOJ were doing such things, yet insisting that DOJ was not.

Consider just the events leading up to the December 18, 2020 series of meetings at the White House, involving Sidney Powell, Rudy Giuliani, and Mark Meadows, which some of the same reporters that reported it in real time are reporting as if it were new news.

-snip-

So whether or not DOJ has these documents in their possession right now, they have the means to get them very easily.

In other words, while TV lawyers have been wailing that DOJ has been doing nothing, DOJ has been acquiring the communications from at least two of the key participants in that December 18 meeting, and the Archives have been acquiring the communications of a third.


Much, much more at link, including breakdowns on each of Powell, Rudy and Meadows legal issues and the evidence that has, or will be obtained.
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Emptywheel: While TV lawyers wailed, DOJ obtained communications from Rudy, Powell, Meadows (Original Post) Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 OP
DU "lawyers" Pantagruel Feb 2022 #1
You are correct KS Toronado Feb 2022 #15
The Mark Meadows indictment watch is a good example. L. Coyote Feb 2022 #31
but, but, but .. stopdiggin Feb 2022 #70
Won't it be nice to be able to tell us you were right? msfiddlestix Feb 2022 #89
I was going to say.. "TV lawyers Cha Feb 2022 #36
We'll know who's right when the "no bail" arrests start...... jaxexpat Feb 2022 #43
it is not the job of the Justice Dept to win elections stopdiggin Feb 2022 #71
Flawed? Hardly. Practical and realistic? Greatly. jaxexpat Feb 2022 #77
the ills that face our country stopdiggin Feb 2022 #79
America's ills are always and only fixed by..... jaxexpat Feb 2022 #81
DU lawyers? msfiddlestix Feb 2022 #88
Mueller investigation took 2 years dwayneb Feb 2022 #91
Can't wait to see the flow chart for T***p-World perps and Baked Potato Feb 2022 #2
Cable news has been against us since day one. Makes sense the lawyers pwb Feb 2022 #3
Emptywheel also points out that Meadows could be in much deeper shit Ocelot II Feb 2022 #4
Any reason they can't do 'both'.......... MyOwnPeace Feb 2022 #16
The subpoena charge is a misdemeanor. Better to wait and give him both barrels. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #18
"Better to wait and give him both barrels." MyOwnPeace Feb 2022 #21
What you gain by waiting is an airtight case. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #23
Does being charged with a lesser crime FoxNewsSucks Feb 2022 #28
No, but why not wait until you can bust them on all charges? Ocelot II Feb 2022 #32
That's a good point, FoxNewsSucks Feb 2022 #35
Prosecutors typically save up all possible charges Ocelot II Feb 2022 #38
Vs. the judge agreeing with the defense it was just one instance or a minor offense. LiberalFighter Feb 2022 #52
No, but there are issues around discovery and pleas. Case-builders don't want to tip their hands or Bernardo de La Paz Feb 2022 #34
Good question really. I don't get it ... KPN Feb 2022 #24
Prosecuting now slows down the rest of the investigation. LiberalFighter Feb 2022 #39
If our bench is so light that it cannot perform two necessary functions at once........ jaxexpat Feb 2022 #46
It is not about the bench being so light. LiberalFighter Feb 2022 #51
That lil million won't help either malaise Feb 2022 #61
THIS should be pinned to DU's front page Hekate Feb 2022 #5
Building an airtight case takes time Mz Pip Feb 2022 #6
The Jan 6th Committee perhaps, but not the DOJ while Biden is still POTUS. ProudMNDemocrat Feb 2022 #9
Building an airtight case takes witnesses and interviews, who has DOJ interviewed? dem4decades Feb 2022 #11
Why would they tell us? Ocelot II Feb 2022 #19
They wouldn't Mz Pip Feb 2022 #20
Exactly. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #22
All leaks don't come from DOJ, in fact none probably do. Defendants leak, their lawyers leak, court dem4decades Feb 2022 #27
They wouldn't, but those who were being questioned would fight it in court or leak it themselves. dem4decades Feb 2022 #25
Not true of all people who testify ... Trumpdumper Feb 2022 #37
If you had talked to DOJ or testified before a grand jury Ocelot II Feb 2022 #44
That is the foundation for a good theory about why we know so little........ jaxexpat Feb 2022 #48
We didn't even know that Trump's attorneys had met with Fulton DA for over a month afterwards. Nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #49
Good point. calimary Feb 2022 #33
Yes, though I retired some time ago. Ocelot II Feb 2022 #55
they can't shut down the DOJ. maxsolomon Feb 2022 #58
K&R PunkinPi Feb 2022 #7
Wonderful breakdown JustAnotherGen Feb 2022 #8
K & R Bookmarking FakeNoose Feb 2022 #10
Preet and Katyal are just "TV" lawyers? dem4decades Feb 2022 #12
She really has it in for Elie Honig! 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2022 #13
Well Elie Honig has made some sloppy statements at the very least Bev54 Feb 2022 #26
I'm not defending him. Just saying she has it in for him - she goes after him on Twitter while 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2022 #29
Perhaps true, those on CNN seem to be the worst, including Toobin. Bev54 Feb 2022 #30
Emptywheel is not someone I follow ever since fitzmas. She was so wrong! boston bean Feb 2022 #14
Your loss- she reports verifiable information that the MSM ignores. Nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #17
Like Fitzmas? Scrivener7 Feb 2022 #54
Strawman, they didn't need all this shit before announcing against Marilyn Mosby ... uponit7771 Feb 2022 #40
The person who wrote that seems to miss the real issue... Escurumbele Feb 2022 #41
+1 uponit7771 Feb 2022 #42
Absolutely! BlueJac Feb 2022 #45
That statement refers to Meadows' documents, which he is in the process of recovering Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #50
Its not just Meadows and I don't think anyone is convinced that these people haven't destroyed shit uponit7771 Feb 2022 #56
It's not the DOJ's job to "fully scream to the hilt", it's their job to investigate and prosecute Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #57
This is false on its face, if there's something wrong in America and the DOJ knows about it and the uponit7771 Feb 2022 #59
The DOJ "speaks" through indictments and prosecutions, not political grandstanding. Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #63
DOJ can indict, prosecute and speak out against wrong LOUDLY and OFTEN as they've done in the uponit7771 Feb 2022 #64
Feel free to list past examples where DOJ "screamed to the hilt" during an ongoing investigation. Nt Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #65
Don't know of any where they screamed to the hilt during on going investigations but there are uponit7771 Feb 2022 #66
So, you admit DOJ "screaming to the hilt" on January 6 is inappropriate Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #72
Don't know what you mean by "on Jan 6" but I do agree that the DOJ screaming J6 was wrong ... uponit7771 Feb 2022 #76
I meant screaming regarding the January 6 cases. Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #82
I don't think they should "scream" about cases at all even though they do sometimes. uponit7771 Feb 2022 #84
I love Marcy Wheeler gristy Feb 2022 #47
TFG is the equivalent of a mob boss, only even more dangerous Ocelot II Feb 2022 #53
Great post malaise Feb 2022 #60
facinating about Meadows..... Takket Feb 2022 #62
The hostility of the writer was unnecessary. As citizens, we have ecstatic Feb 2022 #67
If the article is true? It's based on publicly available court records and statements Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #83
Spit balls thrown at "tv lawyers".. EW seems confused/ msfiddlestix Feb 2022 #68
That qualifier is in reference to Meadows' documents, which are in the process of being turned over Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #73
ok. I gotcha. Thanks for clarification.. it seemed contradicting. msfiddlestix Feb 2022 #74
Meadows isn't going to jail.. mountain grammy Feb 2022 #85
If Meadows doesn't go to jail, it will only be because he has flipped and cooperated with DOJ Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #86
Believe me, I'll be more than happy to do that.. mountain grammy Feb 2022 #87
Lol, is Laurence Tribe a 'TV Lawyer'? radius777 Feb 2022 #69
Did you even read the emptywheel article? Fiendish Thingy Feb 2022 #75
Tribe has no idea what's going on in DOJ. Nada. Zero. Trumpdumper Feb 2022 #80
Marcy is terrific, thanks for posting n/t Just_Vote_Dem Feb 2022 #78
The Problem is NOT AG Garland. It is the TV controlled by the 1% sowing discord and confusion Tommymac Feb 2022 #90
 

Pantagruel

(2,580 posts)
1. DU "lawyers"
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 01:39 PM
Feb 2022

have been wailing even louder but I believe those of us urging patience with Garland and the DOJ will be proven right.

L. Coyote

(51,129 posts)
31. The Mark Meadows indictment watch is a good example.
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 03:02 PM
Feb 2022

If Meadows was only in legal jeopardy for obstructing a congressional inquiry, he'd be charged by now, but if a grand jury is examining his involvement in a coup to overthrow the government the process takes a lot longer. The longer the indictment watch runs, the worse the news for Meadows. The pundits and armchair "lawyers" seem oblivious to the complexities and even to the incredible gravity of the crime, attempting overthrowing the government.

stopdiggin

(11,242 posts)
70. but, but, but ..
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 12:21 AM
Feb 2022

it doesn't seem to make a difference how many times this information is shared - it just doesn't have any impact with the Tribe (excuse me, the 'TV lawyer') fans.

and as an aside - Emptywheel is an excellent source - way more in depth and informed than a lot of reporting. I've found them to be miles ahead of the crowd on a lot of the nuts and bolts workings ...

msfiddlestix

(7,271 posts)
89. Won't it be nice to be able to tell us you were right?
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 11:53 AM
Feb 2022

But Jury is still out on this, and I personally am relying on human behavior and our own history as well as world history as a measure of reality. Denial of that reality isn't our friend.

Cha

(296,848 posts)
36. I was going to say.. "TV lawyers
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 03:15 PM
Feb 2022

aren't the only ones doing that..".

ETA.. Actually I know of two real DU lawyers who reasonably understand what AG Garland and the DOJ are doing and are Not trying to Hurry Them UP!

jaxexpat

(6,801 posts)
43. We'll know who's right when the "no bail" arrests start......
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 03:46 PM
Feb 2022

and the felons Trump pardoned are brought up on charges beyond the scope of the pardon. If that doesn't happen before the mid-terms, no amount of Pollyannaish victory lapping will assure a Democratic congress in 2023. It's going to take a SLAP in the face to wake up potential Democratic voters and get them to the polls in sufficient numbers.

So long as the criminals remain at large and free to spread their poison, the support, historically enjoyed by progressive causes, will remain seriously challenged.

jaxexpat

(6,801 posts)
77. Flawed? Hardly. Practical and realistic? Greatly.
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 08:25 AM
Feb 2022

When a ship is sinking it's the responsibility of "all hands" to assist in timely repair and maintenance. Were a cook or waiter to plead for deferral due to their "job", it's tantamount to mutiny. When your house is afire you don't wait for the FD to wake your family and get them to safety. When the ship is set whole again and the fire is but a bad memory, then, it is timely and appropriate to congratulate those who stepped up, beyond their usual roles.

Our election cycles have evolved into perpetually running schemes to influence voters. Like perennial flora, they bloom and seed as they grow anew. This is certainly beyond the pale of elections envisaged by the founders who considered it an indispensable, however simple, poll. The summary of votes was to required to provide a numerical justification for representative leadership. They didn't specify a means or method, unfortunately. When there is on-going criminality afoot to cheat the poll results, undermine and predetermine elections, the response from law enforcement MUST be timely vis-a-vis those elections in order to be effective. To approach the problem otherwise makes them, their mission and elections in general, irrelevant.

Some, these days, argue that elections were not even all that important to the founders. That take is capitulation to tyranny. So long as there are real elections, there is a living democracy which can perpetually defy irrelevance.

stopdiggin

(11,242 posts)
79. the ills that face our country
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 09:15 AM
Feb 2022

will not be 'fixed' by the DOJ lurching into the political realm (in the support of one party). I can appreciate that people are anxious, perhaps near desperate, at the prospect of a failing democracy. But the solution is not to be found in 'weaponizing' our public institutions. It's also important to keep in mind, "sauce for the goose - sauce for the gander." And thus we become the very thing we profess to abhor. Respectfully. It is a flawed argument.

jaxexpat

(6,801 posts)
81. America's ills are always and only fixed by.....
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 10:44 AM
Feb 2022

Free, fair and accurate elections which reflect the contemporary will of the majority of voters.
Respectfully yours, jaxexpat

msfiddlestix

(7,271 posts)
88. DU lawyers?
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 11:48 AM
Feb 2022

I don't even watch tv and I know that it isn't "DU lawyers", but prominent career prosecutors (qualifies as lawyers) in the media have been and continue to state the obvious. Which is not too different than "DU lawyers" ..


"wailin"... really?


Wondering what the rationalization will be for patience when that psychopath is installed in the white house once again.

Oh I know it will be the fault of Wailing DU lawyers.

dwayneb

(766 posts)
91. Mueller investigation took 2 years
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 12:23 PM
Feb 2022

Mueller's investigation on Russian interference into the 2016 election took a solid 2 years. No one should be surprised that this investigation into the events of January 6th will take just as long if not longer.

This is the strength and the weakness of our system of justice. Proof must be established beyond doubt, which is never a quick or easy undertaking. The strength is that we have high confidence in the outcome, but the weakness is that the wheels of justice turn slowly. Always have.

Personally I have high confidence in the DOJ completing their job and determining once and for all if there is sufficient incontrovertible evidence against the seditious scum that attacked out democracy on January 6th to bring charges. They will get it done while Biden is in office for sure. How much Congress can derail the investigation should they take back the House and the Senate in 2022 is a risk. It's ALL at risk at that point.

Even if these seditionists are charged and brought to justice, we have to realize that this will not prevent another coup attempt in 2024 or 2028. The blood is in the water and the fascist sharks are circling.

pwb

(11,246 posts)
3. Cable news has been against us since day one. Makes sense the lawyers
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 01:46 PM
Feb 2022

they hire are shit birds too. It is getting hard for the wealthy cable owners to hide who they really are. We don't want to hear how bad they have it. Not to mention all the cable talkers are paid millions. The middle and little guy have little voice and say.

Ocelot II

(115,587 posts)
4. Emptywheel also points out that Meadows could be in much deeper shit
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 01:47 PM
Feb 2022

for violating the Presidential Records Act and especially for obstructing an ongoing criminal investigation than for failing to respond to a Congressional subpoena - so the likely reason that DoJ hasn't yet busted Meadows for ignoring the subpoena is that they are putting together charges against him for the more serious offenses.

MyOwnPeace

(16,917 posts)
16. Any reason they can't do 'both'..........
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 02:34 PM
Feb 2022

subpoena now and add more charges as the prove to be available?

MyOwnPeace

(16,917 posts)
21. "Better to wait and give him both barrels."
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 02:48 PM
Feb 2022

Why?

What do you gain by waiting?

Wouldn't 'action' be a positive thing from the DOJ, encouraging those 'concerned' about a lack of action - and perhaps encouraging others who think they are immune or protected from charges to maybe 'step up' and see if they can get a deal?

Ocelot II

(115,587 posts)
23. What you gain by waiting is an airtight case.
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 02:50 PM
Feb 2022

You don't submit your case to a grand jury until you have everything you need to ensure you get an indictment and then can prove your case beyond a reasonable doubt at trial. Nothing is gained by presenting a case prematurely just to shut up some impatient whiners among the public.

FoxNewsSucks

(10,417 posts)
28. Does being charged with a lesser crime
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 02:56 PM
Feb 2022

provide some kind of immunity or something against future "more serious" charges? Are grand juries not allowed to bring charges against suspects who've been arrested for other things?

Ocelot II

(115,587 posts)
32. No, but why not wait until you can bust them on all charges?
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 03:03 PM
Feb 2022

Charging a number of crimes at once makes each crime seem worse, as part of a pattern of criminal intent.

FoxNewsSucks

(10,417 posts)
35. That's a good point,
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 03:10 PM
Feb 2022

which I hadn't thought of.

It just seems to me the problem, and impatience, comes from the number of blatant obvious crimes going as-yet unpunished.

And maybe a few arrests on lesser charges might have given the perps a false sense of "that's all they got" .

I hope you and the other are right, and it's hard to keep my mouth shut about it, but that's not usually the way history works out. They have a lot of lawyer money.

Ocelot II

(115,587 posts)
38. Prosecutors typically save up all possible charges
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 03:18 PM
Feb 2022

for a single grand jury presentation. It’s both more effective and more efficient.

LiberalFighter

(50,783 posts)
52. Vs. the judge agreeing with the defense it was just one instance or a minor offense.
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 05:33 PM
Feb 2022

Otherwise, what is the point of prosecuting.

Bernardo de La Paz

(48,955 posts)
34. No, but there are issues around discovery and pleas. Case-builders don't want to tip their hands or
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 03:06 PM
Feb 2022

... or reveal evidence they need for other cases before the time.

You don't want the perps coordinating stories, hiding evidence and so on because of things they find in filings and discoveries.

KPN

(15,635 posts)
24. Good question really. I don't get it ...
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 02:53 PM
Feb 2022

better to wait? double barrels? Would like to hear more,

LiberalFighter

(50,783 posts)
39. Prosecuting now slows down the rest of the investigation.
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 03:18 PM
Feb 2022

They should focus on getting everything now with the people assigned to it that know the details and know the dots that still need to be connected.

It would make no sense to prosecute now as the personnel would be taken from the investigating team that is needed to continue the investigation.

jaxexpat

(6,801 posts)
46. If our bench is so light that it cannot perform two necessary functions at once........
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 04:14 PM
Feb 2022

what does that say about its ability to provide "airtight" anything?

LiberalFighter

(50,783 posts)
51. It is not about the bench being so light.
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 05:31 PM
Feb 2022

It is a matter of continuity. The investigators need to focus on their job to its completion. Being called in to testify or provide data while still investigating is a distraction. It could result in missing a critical piece of evidence.

Mz Pip

(27,430 posts)
6. Building an airtight case takes time
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 01:49 PM
Feb 2022

My son was a white collar crime prosecutor and some of his cases took years.

I think the frustration is we don’t have years. We only have a few months because if the GOP wins in November they will most certainly shut it down.

ProudMNDemocrat

(16,722 posts)
9. The Jan 6th Committee perhaps, but not the DOJ while Biden is still POTUS.
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 01:53 PM
Feb 2022

THAT is what the GOP fears.

Ocelot II

(115,587 posts)
22. Exactly.
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 02:48 PM
Feb 2022

People are expecting DoJ to reveal the status of its investigation - evidence, witnesses, timelines, etc., which is just what investigators never do. Why tell your target everything about the case you are putting together against them?

dem4decades

(11,269 posts)
27. All leaks don't come from DOJ, in fact none probably do. Defendants leak, their lawyers leak, court
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 02:56 PM
Feb 2022

documents tell stories. Nothing, sometimes means nothing.

dem4decades

(11,269 posts)
25. They wouldn't, but those who were being questioned would fight it in court or leak it themselves.
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 02:53 PM
Feb 2022

Keen observers of the courts know when and can recognize efforts to fight DOJ investigations. they haven't seen a thing.

Keep believing if you makes you happy but prepare yourself for the worst.

Trumpdumper

(170 posts)
37. Not true of all people who testify ...
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 03:18 PM
Feb 2022

Many -- especially those who've done nothing wrong and are merely witnesses because they were in the room -- are happy to turn the screws on Trump. More important, it's in their interest to keep quiet that they're helping the DOJ until it's absolutely necessary.

Ocelot II

(115,587 posts)
44. If you had talked to DOJ or testified before a grand jury
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 03:58 PM
Feb 2022

against TFG or his minions, would you want that to be known, considering the threats and harassment you and your family are likely to get? I’d be damn quiet about my involvement just so some crazy asshole doesn’t shoot me.

jaxexpat

(6,801 posts)
48. That is the foundation for a good theory about why we know so little........
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 04:32 PM
Feb 2022

about so much the DOJ could, would, should be doing. Protecting their witnesses and their testimonies is probably a highest priority issue, complicated and consuming many resources. But that, too, should be covered as a matter of course.

The fact is no DOJ has EVER had to do this, to literally expose a plot to subvert the existence of the USA while pandering/negotiating/working-alongside some of the "perpetraitors". It's like a three-ring circus of legalese come to roost.

Just as Col. Kurtz said, to whoever would listen, "the ancaneness, the arcaneness".

calimary

(81,110 posts)
33. Good point.
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 03:06 PM
Feb 2022

Appreciate your posts here, Ocelot II.

I’m guessing you’re a legal eagle of some kind?

Ocelot II

(115,587 posts)
55. Yes, though I retired some time ago.
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 07:41 PM
Feb 2022

I still do some legal writing, and I try to keep up with new developments.This is all really fascinating to watch.

maxsolomon

(33,244 posts)
58. they can't shut down the DOJ.
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 08:22 PM
Feb 2022

a new GQP AG could do that.

the J6 Committee will be done with its report before the midterms; they know they have a deadline. as a result, they won't get testimony from some of the traitors.

JustAnotherGen

(31,780 posts)
8. Wonderful breakdown
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 01:52 PM
Feb 2022

I still predict that Georgia is going to be the folks to nail Trump and Trump's closest associates to the wall. That' includes Senator Graham.

Bev54

(10,039 posts)
26. Well Elie Honig has made some sloppy statements at the very least
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 02:53 PM
Feb 2022

He said yesterday that the DOJ has only gone after those who were present at the capitol and none of the organizers that were not. Stewart Rhodes, head of the oath keepers was not on the capitol and was an organizer and leader and he is currently sitting in prison, awaiting trial. He has made other statements that have made me question his motives, I just can't remember them all.

50 Shades Of Blue

(9,920 posts)
29. I'm not defending him. Just saying she has it in for him - she goes after him on Twitter while
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 02:59 PM
Feb 2022

he always ignores her. I do think it hurts her credibility to lump all "TV lawyers" together in such an exaggerated way, when they certainly do not all make the claims she ascribes to them, instead of being precise about who said what and why.

uponit7771

(90,301 posts)
40. Strawman, they didn't need all this shit before announcing against Marilyn Mosby ...
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 03:23 PM
Feb 2022

... I can't hold my tounge any longer.

The DOJ case against Mosby is bullshit on the face seeing 90% of all Americans would qualify for loans under the CARE ACT "quarantine" qualification!!

The FBI opens a CARE ACT case but the IRS didn't ?! Because they IRS knows they qualify and the FBI is not even talking to her lawyers about their claims

Mosby is drawing support from the NAACP and a multitude of black leaders claiming the DOJ is full of shit and not applying punitive measures against people evenly.

This could blow up bad in the DOJs face, they have a REALLY thin case and announced to everyone in the world the second they started investigating Mosby for some bullshit charges.

One of the charges the FBI made against the Mosby's was not reporting a lien on a house which is crazy, they don't have too cause a title company would see a valid lien and the IRS was freaking 2 years behind processing checks which the have the receipt for !!!

I'm sick of people throwing up strawman in regards to Putin's Whore, few to no one is saying they're not doing ANYTHING but plenty are saying they're not pressing this as hard as they could

Mosby case is an example of just that, the DOJ is doing all they can and with a horrid case against a very known black female pol.

damn

Escurumbele

(3,378 posts)
41. The person who wrote that seems to miss the real issue...
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 03:25 PM
Feb 2022

"So whether or not DOJ has these documents in their possession right now, they have the means to get them very easily."

That is not good enough if they DON'T HAVE THE DOCUMENTS, because the real issue is TIME. Time moves on and it makes it more difficult to indict and prosecute the SOB and his gang. What good is it to anyone that the "DOJ can get them in December? or in 2023? I don't think repubs will take any of the houses, but there is always the chance they have learned to cheat better and could happen, so it is not a good defense to say "they can get them fast", the DOJ should be writing all the subpoenas right now, they should be almost finished to hand them to a judge next week.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,548 posts)
50. That statement refers to Meadows' documents, which he is in the process of recovering
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 04:45 PM
Feb 2022

Meadows is desperately trying to retroactively comply with the PRA. His lawyer has acknowledged he is trying to recover documents from private emails and communication apps like Signal to turn over to the National Archives, so he doesn’t get prosecuted and face up to 3 years in prison.

Once the archives has Meadows documents, both DOJ and the committee can easily access them.

uponit7771

(90,301 posts)
56. Its not just Meadows and I don't think anyone is convinced that these people haven't destroyed shit
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 08:02 PM
Feb 2022

... tons of evidence already, this is an issue of time and there are hundreds of people.

I'm on the side of disappointed with the AG and DOJ overall mostly cause he's doing similar to Mueller; not using their bullhorn to scream loud and long enough to the public that the GQP has created a fire and our house is going to burn down.

J6 was worse than 911 but it didn't take over 9 months for the DOJ to FULLY scream to the hilt that 911 was wrong and they're going to get down to who planned and funded 911 and do something bad to them.

We literally just heard from the AG more fully on this worse than 911 issue in Jan and there's no screaming to nothing like they've historically done with others like Marilyn Mosby which is going to blow up in their faces I'm afraid.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,548 posts)
57. It's not the DOJ's job to "fully scream to the hilt", it's their job to investigate and prosecute
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 08:18 PM
Feb 2022

Other than your mentions, I haven’t heard anything about Marylin Mosby, so clearly the DOJ isn’t “screaming to the hilt” about her either.

uponit7771

(90,301 posts)
59. This is false on its face, if there's something wrong in America and the DOJ knows about it and the
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 08:30 PM
Feb 2022

... half of America normalizes it then it ... ***IS*** ... their job to say something.

I'm pissed when I work with someone who looks at something and wont do the right thing cause "... it aint my job ... " mindset.

Come on people, when you see something wrong we should do something smartly within our power to change it.


Fiendish Thingy

(15,548 posts)
63. The DOJ "speaks" through indictments and prosecutions, not political grandstanding.
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 09:48 PM
Feb 2022

Which is what “screaming to the hilt” by a supposedly neutral law enforcement body would be.

uponit7771

(90,301 posts)
64. DOJ can indict, prosecute and speak out against wrong LOUDLY and OFTEN as they've done in the
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 09:54 PM
Feb 2022

... past and not grand stand.

There are a myriad of recent and past examples of them doing just this but when it comes to J6 and GQP war against democracy it has not been the case relative to what we've seen before.

Also,

There's been enough people who we roundly respect who are also not impressed with the DOJ and the DOJ just " doing their jobs" isn't going to help democracy against the GQP onslaught.

uponit7771

(90,301 posts)
66. Don't know of any where they screamed to the hilt during on going investigations but there are
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 11:18 PM
Feb 2022

... a myriad of examples were the DOJ "...scream to the hilt that 911 [or something similar] was wrong and they're going to get down to who planned and funded 911 and do something bad to them...."

Fiendish Thingy

(15,548 posts)
72. So, you admit DOJ "screaming to the hilt" on January 6 is inappropriate
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 01:18 AM
Feb 2022

While an investigation is ongoing.

Glad we agree.

uponit7771

(90,301 posts)
76. Don't know what you mean by "on Jan 6" but I do agree that the DOJ screaming J6 was wrong ...
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 06:07 AM
Feb 2022

... and the people who planned it and funded it are going to be brought to justice is the right thing to do.

We just heard from the AG fully on this issue a month ago, that's too long and infrequent.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,548 posts)
82. I meant screaming regarding the January 6 cases.
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 11:05 AM
Feb 2022

If you agree that DOJ silence during investigations is best practice, then why are you complaining about lack of DOJ screaming?

uponit7771

(90,301 posts)
84. I don't think they should "scream" about cases at all even though they do sometimes.
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 11:13 AM
Feb 2022

I do think they should talk loudly, frequently and openly about how wrong J6 was and that the funders and leaders are going to be brought to justice.

I don't think that has happened at the level of threat MAGA represents to America in ideals and actions.

I'm not narrowing the lack of outpour from the DOJ on cases, just the actions and the thinking from J6rs which I believe they've given J6 assholes a pass on.

J6 and actions of MAGA are worse than 911, we should have that kind of footing and I don't see it

Ocelot II

(115,587 posts)
53. TFG is the equivalent of a mob boss, only even more dangerous
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 07:23 PM
Feb 2022

because he doesn't have just a handful of hit men; as a master of stochastic terrorism he has thousands of them at his beck and call and he doesn't even have to hire anybody in particular. It's Henry II vs. Thomas Becket all over again: "Who will rid me of this meddlesome priest?" Some people might even have to go into witness protection, and I don't think that's an exaggeration any more. Prosecuting the likes of John Gotti required a lot of secrecy, care and discretion; prosecuting TFG will be even more challenging. Keeping the investigation confidential because of his inclination to intimidate witnesses and falsify and destroy evidence, and taking the time to cover all bases, will be essential.

Takket

(21,528 posts)
62. facinating about Meadows.....
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 08:54 PM
Feb 2022

"This entire process led Meadows and his attorney to make efforts to comply with the PRA, meaning they’ve been working to provide the communications cited here, as well as those Meadows intended to claim privilege over, to the Archives."

I remember people asking why Bannon got charged in 5 seconds and nothing for Meadows yet, and I could only guess that they had "bigger fish to fry" with him, and it sure looks like that is the case. Meadows is going to have to decide who spends the rest of their life rotting in prison: him or drumpf. Time to flip.

ecstatic

(32,652 posts)
67. The hostility of the writer was unnecessary. As citizens, we have
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 11:24 PM
Feb 2022

a right to voice our opinions and insist that the DOJ takes action. If this article is true, then I'm glad to hear that something is happening, but we're not going to go silent until tfg and his fellow conspirators are in prison.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,548 posts)
83. If the article is true? It's based on publicly available court records and statements
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 11:08 AM
Feb 2022

Marcy listens to court proceedings live when available, and obtains transcripts when they are not.

msfiddlestix

(7,271 posts)
68. Spit balls thrown at "tv lawyers".. EW seems confused/
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 11:36 PM
Feb 2022

excerpt in reference:


So whether or not DOJ has these documents in their possession right now, they have the means to get them very easily.


Earlier in the snipped excerpt she is stating the "DOJ has been working very hard with the National Archives, acquiring the communications behind some of the most damning events leading up to jan 6th. ......"

Great! and yes we've been reading about this on the intertubes.

But then :

So whether or not DOJ has these documents in their possession right now, they have the means to get them very easily.


huh? What is meant by "whether or not DOJ has these documents, they have the means to get them. ??

If they've been working with Archives, and if Jan 6 committee has been rapidly circulating documents they've received to the DOJ, which I am to understand has been the procedure, wtf is Empty Wheel suggesting here?

It's damn confusing.






Fiendish Thingy

(15,548 posts)
73. That qualifier is in reference to Meadows' documents, which are in the process of being turned over
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 01:22 AM
Feb 2022

To the Archives. Meadows is desperately trying to recover all his private emails, texts, etc. so that he won’t go to jail for violating the PRA.

Once he turns them over to the archives, both the DOJ and the committee will have easy access to them.

mountain grammy

(26,598 posts)
85. Meadows isn't going to jail..
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 11:22 AM
Feb 2022

none of them are. I'll be happy to be proven wrong on this, but that's how I'm seeing it.

Fiendish Thingy

(15,548 posts)
86. If Meadows doesn't go to jail, it will only be because he has flipped and cooperated with DOJ
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 11:37 AM
Feb 2022

I hope when you are proven wrong you will admit it here on DU.

mountain grammy

(26,598 posts)
87. Believe me, I'll be more than happy to do that..
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 11:42 AM
Feb 2022

when and if it ever happens.. and will you apologize for your opinion if you're wrong?

radius777

(3,635 posts)
69. Lol, is Laurence Tribe a 'TV Lawyer'?
Wed Feb 2, 2022, 11:55 PM
Feb 2022

what about ex Sen. Claire McCaskill, both of whom have been very critical of Merrick Garland.

Tribe was on MSNBC the other night and he (his words, not mine) said he think the DOJ has 'rolled over and played dead' when it comes to prosecuting Trump who should be indicted for sedition. Tribe said there is more than enough evidence to do so.

Face it - Garland is another Mueller - in that he values institutions more than justice or 'appearing political'.

We have Trump running around admitting he wanted to overturn the election, fake elector schemes, pressuring the VP, etc.

If this is not sedition (and treason) then what is?

Fiendish Thingy

(15,548 posts)
75. Did you even read the emptywheel article?
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 01:40 AM
Feb 2022

So much has been revealed and actions have been taken in just the past month, the whole balance of the investigation has shifted dramatically.

Would you have preferred Trump have been indicted back in, say, August, rather than under the present circumstances, which now include the SCOTUS decision on privilege claims and all the new revelations (memos to seize voting machines) of recent weeks, not to mention the testimony of top Pence staffers who were in the room when the coup plan was created, as well as following the recent indictments of Oathkeepers for seditious conspiracy? Some of these Oathkeepers have but one degree of separation between themselves and Trump and his inner circle, and some are looking at sentences of up to 80 years. One of them willingly testified to the committee today.

Would you have wanted to see indictments of Trump et al before all these recent events? How would that have affected the investigations and prosecutions? Despite the obvious nature of Trump’s crimes, the floodgates of Prima Facie evidence have just begun to open, providing clear legal proof of intent, malice, and knowledge of illegality required to sustain an indictment, prevent a dismissal, and increase the odds of a conviction.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/prima_facie

All of this has occurred since the first of the year.

Yet, you and so many others have been screaming for months that Trump should have been indicted long, long ago…

Tommymac

(7,263 posts)
90. The Problem is NOT AG Garland. It is the TV controlled by the 1% sowing discord and confusion
Thu Feb 3, 2022, 12:11 PM
Feb 2022

to divide public opinion and throw sand in the works of the overall investigation.

They WANT people to doubt all parts of the legal process so in the end The People don't trust ANYONE.

Classic tactics...and they are working. Even here some are taking the smelly stinky bait unknowingly.



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