On Saturday the violent far left group, Antifa, foot soldiers for the Democratic Party, were identified by AG Bill Barr as the primary organizing group behind the riots, looting, murder and mayhem spreading across the country. Barr is not one to make statements like this unless he has definitive knowledge.
After the successful launch of the SpaceX rocket, PDJT gave a speech that addressed the riots going on around the country. This was no Obama speech where he apologizes to the looters and thugs who are vandalizing our cities and violently attacking anyone who disagrees with them.
On Wednesday, AG Barr assigned John Bash, the U.S. attorney for the Western District of Texas, to assist USAO John Durham in the investigation of corrupt activity by former USIC, DOJ and FBI officials. USAO Bash is in addition to USAO Jeff Jensen who was assigned specifically to General Michael Flynn case.
Justice Dept. Spokesperson Kerri Kupec went onto Sean Hannity’s TV show and reported: “the attorney general determined that certain aspects of unmasking needed to be reviewed separately as a support to John Durham’s investigation.”
As anyone who has been following here knows, AG Barr’s DOJ is investigating an attempt by corrupt individuals to rig the results of the 2016 election and, when that failed, to overturn those results. Barr never makes legal statements without having all the evidence beforehand. This is the way he teaches upcoming lawyers.
The following answer by AG Barr to a reporter’s question is instructive as to where that investigation may be.
The Flynn case continues to have its unexpected twists and turns. The Washington Post headline reports another twist:
“Federal judge hires high-powered D.C. attorney to defend his actions in Flynn case.”
A quick review of how we got here.
On Friday, FBI Director Christopher Wray ordered an internal review into the investigation of former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Its purpose, as detailed by the FBI, is to determine whether there was any misconduct or errors made by bureau officials during the course of their investigation
The bobbleheads in the media immediately portrayed Wray as being caught between “appeasing” the President and “protecting” the institution he leads. WaPo reports that Gregory Bower, who formerly worked under Wray, said, “I don’t know what the point is, other than to appease the attorney general.” In the entire WaPo article there is not a single mention of the egregious misconduct by both the FBI and Mueller’s Hit Squad.
On Thursday, a three panel DC Appeals Court Panel ordered Michael Flynn’s judge, Emmett Sullivan, to respond to the petition for a writ of mandamus within ten days.
Previously I had referred to the Sullivan courtroom as a circus. Unfortunately that is not true. There isn’t anything funny or humorous going on here. And to call this a kangaroo court would be elevating this to a status that is far beyond what it really is.
This is an attempt to lynch Flynn. There is a complete absence of the rule of law. Sullivan is making it up as he goes along. He is taking pieces of civil procedure and dropping them into a criminal case. Sullivan has one simple thing to do here and that is grant the motion to dismiss that he has no authority to deny. Sullivan appointing an “amicus” to act as prosecutor shows that he has gone completely off the rails. Sullivan appears to be out to get Flynn by any means necessary.
In an absolutely bizarre twist in the Flynn case, the retired judge who was appointed to file an amicus brief with the court is now requesting a briefing schedule, oral arguments and the possibility of interviewing witnesses.
Last week the DOJ filed a motion in the Michael Flynn case to dismiss the charges against Flynn “with prejudice.” This would mean that the long nightmare would be over for LTG Flynn. Certainly part of the reason the dismissal request was made was the Brady material that a US Attorney from Missouri found that had never been given to the Flynn defense. This material was exculpatory and also demonstrated that Flynn had been framed by the FBI. Other declassified material also demonstrated egregious prosecutorial misconduct.
AG Barr recognized that such material would continue to be presented to the court by Flynn’s attorney Sidney Powell. Barr also recognized that there had been a witch hunt to get Flynn. Rather than air all this dirty laundry out in a public courtroom, Barr decided to right an injustice and filed to dismiss the charges.