It is this writers opinion the DOJ has no plan to succeed with guilty convictions in prosecuting defendants connected to the January 6th DC protest. The process is the punishment. We see this pattern with many of the activities associated with the Lawfare group inside the DOJ. Using a weaponized justice system for political value is the essence of Lawfare.
As a consequence, the politically weaponized DOJ is engaged in a public narrative building campaign intended to create political value only. Prosecutor Michael Sherwin appearing on 60 minutes in combination with DOJ officials giving statements to the New York Times is exactly the same historic pattern used by Main Justice in their political attacks against President Trump and his campaign.
AG Merrick Garland takes-over exactly where Loretta Lynch, Sally Yates, Eric Holder and DAG Rod Rosenstein left off. However, this time a federal judge is warning the DOJ the actions of the justice department are compromising their case, and he will take action against the department’s lawyers if this continues.
WASHINGTON – U.S. District Court Judge Amit Mehta said during a court hearing conducted by phone and Zoom he was “surprised” to see Michael Sherwin, the former acting U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, and other officials discussing the pending investigation into the insurrection in interviews with the New York Times and CBS’s 60 Minutes.
“I was surprised — and I’m being restrained in my use of terminology — surprised, to say the least, to see Mr. Sherwin sitting for an interview about a pending case in an ongoing criminal investigation. Whether his interview violated Justice Department policy is really not for me to say, but it is something I hope the Department of Justice is looking into,” the judge said. “As for the New York Times story, I found it troubling that sources within the Department of Justice were detailing the possibility of additional charges in a pending criminal case in an ongoing criminal investigation. I have little doubt that anonymously divulging internal department deliberations is contrary to department policy.”
[…] “No matter how much press attention this matter gets, let me be clear that these defendants are entitled to a fair trial, not one that is conducted in the media,” Mehta said. “They are also entitled to defend against charges that are actually brought against them, not speculation about what might or might not be coming. … The fact is, these types of statements in the media have the potential of affecting the jury pool and the rights of these defendants, and the government, quite frankly, in my view, should know better.” (read more)
The process is the punishment. No need to actually get convictions.
The process is so horrendous, like torture, it forces guilty pleas out of innocent people. And if you still dare resist, there is the real torture of isolation awaiting you. And don’t forget the bankruptcy trying to protect yourself from these vile, evil, malicious, villains.
The process is to instill fear and intimidation into any group or person who opposes their Communist tyrannical”Transformation of America”. These so called agencies storm peoples homes/business etc. with armed FIB/Swat/ local police teams in the early morning hours. They make sure to “leak” and invite the”propaganda media” for maximum coverage value. Arrest and charge the “domestic terrorist” or “white supremacist” and eventually cart them off to the District of Corruption or somewhere else where a corrupt leftist judge scolds them, sets no bail and orders holding them on some ridiculous charge.
The Marxist propagandist media report this as “breaking” news in order to frighten, intimate and discourage any “resistance” to the Grubermint by the “insurrectionist” that supported Orange Man Bad, the Constitution and America First policies.
The Dept. of Just us or the FIB doesn’t care if the charges are Constitutional or legit. The goal is to intimidate, silence financially break and destroy the individual, groups, liberty and rights used to oppose the CULTural Marxist mob NWO Corporate CCP type agenda. Realize they are using Soviet tactics and Maoist type cultural revolution useful idiots rolled into one. This is what has evolved into full blown Progressive Democrat tyrants with many progressive “Republicans” (RINO’s) actively participating in the coup against American citizens They only care for their own power and financial gain. To hell with the country. Thus we have the the “Global Great Reset” American Uniparty.
No matter the cost, we must oppose and resist this anyway we can, no matter how small or trivial our actions may seem such as not wearing those damnable, submission face diapers. Stop worrying about”offending” the Ken or Karen sheeple. Don’t comply with unconstitutional gun tax or registration schemes. Be vigilant on who you trust family or friends. Don’t brag, tell or show how much or how many guns, ammo, food, or preps you have or are getting, etc. However, like on this forum, let these sheeple know where you stand and disagree with their liberal talking points even if they are “offended”. Like with the RINO politicians, with friend like that who needs enemies.
I fully understand in some areas of the country behind enemy lines, this type of resistance may not be possible because of intimidation, property damage, hostile law enforcement/percussion, loss of employment or a small business shutdown. In that case just do what you can and may God bless you and may God bless and protect (the present fragile) The United States of America. MAGA forever.
They’ve been “scolded” – isnt that ENOUGH???!!!
Remember Jerome Corsi and the SS/Gestapo tactics used against him: literally torture by the DOJ/FBI and Bobby Mullah and crew
I do. Every Trump associate and member of his Admin. fully cooperated with the SC and FIB only to have their interviews and testimony used against them. On the other hand every Hillary associate took the 5th, didn’t cooperate or received immunity and got off scot free.
”They” are precepitating the coutry into the abyss… they are proceding as fast as they can so that it becomes irreversible.
If you treat a group of citizens as ‘the enemy’, they will become the Enemy.
Me thinks the outcome will not be what they expect.
As for me, I’m expecting lots and lots of dead people. Ours and theirs. Hoping we win, but that’s purely a hope and faith thing, nothing concrete I can point at to say who will win.
Someone posted earlier, and I believe they are right, that on the other side of this there will be an America. There are too many of us to let it slip away. It may look different in some ways, and I pray that peace prevails over warfare, but this nation is too great to go away.
Exactly, it forces people into that category that is not good for politicians- large swaths of people realize they have nothing more to lose because the government already took it all. Those people become very dangerous people to tyrants. And, they come for the tyrants for generations if needed.
If the judge suspects a violation of DOJ policy, why doesn’t he file a formal complaint with the IG’s office?
DOJ policy is just another political instrument that can be either be ignored or enforced on a case by case basis to achieve desired outcomes.
It looks like he is setting up criminal contempt of court. He can send the DOJ attorney to jail and that would be more effective that complaining to the IG. We have seen the limitations of the IG’s Office.
Intimidation is a tool, useful in keeping the populace in line.
Absolutely. When you see people losing their jobs and businesses for just attending a rally for the President, it has a chilling effect on free speech and assembly.
What’s with all the judges lately finding their backbones?
They need to find their teeth.
testicular hair is more appropriate
Now that the crime has been committed, that is, the election stolen and the Junta installed, what difference does it make?
Federal judges were a real pain in the butt during the Trump administration. Might could do the same with this one.
Possibly they are concerned that people have been reading the Constitution and have discovered the Justice Department isn’t in there.
Since the challenge was from an Obama judge it pays to dive deeper, could be cover for something else. Never underestimate the Communists or the professional liar class, ever.
Yes, but in all fairness it was an 0bama judge who tossed out the case against the Bundy’s with extreme prejudice because of the DOJ scum prosecutors.
Was Jesse Liu involved in that circus?
Exactly right. They all have a part to play.
It’s all going according to “the plan”.
They’re perfidious.
Sentient, Perfect Word.
They do know better, but they’re pretty sure judges will bark way more than they will bite. Why would they stop?
That quote from the judge is just rich. Of course the DOJ “knows better”. They simply do not care, and this is how they get things done. The judge starts from the presumption that the DOJ is an ethical player committed to the equal and fair application of justice.
What a sick joke that the Judge has no clue what the DOJ is today.
“Scolding” is how you correct the behavior of someone with a moral compass.
brutal punishment is how you correct the behavior of the immoral.
Yep. A judge with balls would dismiss the case for prosecutorial misconduct and refer the attorneys for prosecution.
Controlled opposition. Worm tongue judges who did not flinch when they put injunctions on Pres. Trump keeping out muslims from terroristic countries, stopping caravans of illegals getting in and against his efforts to build the wall. You can see that Mehta is using his words but not the power he actually has to keep these lawfare lawyers from continuing their treachery. So tired of waiting for “Lucy” NOT to pull the football away at the last minute.
Not really waiting any more. I’m aware of their duplicity and their absolute chicanery. Thanks Sundance for the light in the darkness. And thanks be to Almighty God.
Excellent analysis SD. The point is to stay on offense all the time. If they hadn’t found the jan 6 riot as an excuse to attack their enemies, they’d have just looked for another excuse.
No need to convict anyone. Just to keep the opposition on defense all the time.
And that is the story of the past 13 years for conservatives. Beyond tiresome, having to spend 17 hours a day every day combatting activist progressives. Leaves no time to build and advance our own positive agenda. That’s indeed the goal of the left, stated another way.
appointed by Barack Obama. Remember the kudos when Emmet Sullivan was appointed to the Flynn case.
NO MERCY
The defendants face a large financial burden even if not convicted.
they can sue 60 minutes?
sherwin?
watch judicial watch soon.
they are going to be all over this with suits to find what authority gave blessings for sherwin to stage this extracurricular activity.
and even earlier we will see a motion to dismiss in mass.
motion to change venue out of DC.
motion to order DOJ thru court to remove every single material record, testimony, memo and email and text sherwin made to anyone involved in investigation and prosecution.
this thing is over folks.
it’s will be protracted no doubt …but it’s over. done. kaput.
this was intentional. the purpose was to spike the footballs. so that discovery would never happen..that the actors in this “event” will never see the light of day. that the surveillance powers used to pre crime the allegations were unlawful. and mostly to cover for the political actors who shaped a *insurrection and ARMED coup never gets tested in court.
the goal was and continues to narrate a orange man deranged and bad.
THEY KNOW PRESIDENT TRUMP WILL ANNIHILATE ALL COMERS IN 2024. THEY DO KNOW PRESIDENT TRUMP HAS THE POSITION AND THE POWER TO COMPLETELY OBLITERATE THE GOP…AND MANY DEMS!
that is all this is about.
no one will ever be charged with insurrection. ever. none…nada.
and just to be clear, if you are concerned about legal expenses for these patriots… citizens who made it clear they grievances WOULD BE HEARD…
WELL stay tuned.
you will all have an opportunity to help that cause. these folks are going to get the worlds BEST COUNSEL…a team.
stage 3 advances.
the gap narrows
stay frosty
get tuned up.
we have work to do.
today we the long march begins
God Bless America
And nothing will be done about this..
Problem is these people get away with it. Every time.
Two things are necessary for action to be taken. First, you must know and second you must care. In the case of the DOJ they certainly know how wrong their behavior is. The problem is that they just don’t care. Until we restore honor and integrity to the DOJ civil liberties are shunted into the world of irrelevance.
juridicus, I no longer think this is possible. Barr had the opportunity, the gravitas and the ability to clean it up. He chose to cover up the abuse of power. If not him, WHO WILL?
Political prisoners. Never thought I’d see this in the US.
Yet here we are.
That was made clear to me with the Mueller investigation 4 years ago.
This court took Holder’s DOJ to task after the DOJ lawyers lied to the Judge right in his face
Time and time again they lied……
If the DOJ has no problem lying, what about the FBI?
The United States Department of Justice (“DOJ” or “Justice Department”) has now admitted making statements that clearly did not match the facts. It has admitted that the lawyers who made these statements had knowledge of the truth when they made these misstatements. The DOJ’s only explanation has been that its lawyers either “lost focus” or that the “fact[s] receded in memory or awareness.” [Doc. No. 242 at 18].2 These misrepresentations were made on multiple occasions starting with the very first hearing this Court held. This Court would be remiss if it left such unseemly and unprofessional conduct unaddressed.3
As the parties know, this Court has been deliberating for quite some time about the proper way to address the series of misrepresentations made by the attorneys from the Justice Department to the Plaintiff States and to this Court. This Court in at least one prior order has detailed the multiple times attorneys for the Government misrepresented the actions being taken (or, according to their representations, not being taken) by their clients. See, e.g., Doc. No. 226. These misrepresentations will be discussed in more detail below; but suffice it to say the Government’s attorneys effectively misled the Plaintiff States into foregoing a request for a temporary restraining order or an earlier injunction hearing. Further, these misrepresentations may have caused more damage in the intervening time period and may cause additional damage in the future. Counsel’s misrepresentations also misdirected the Court as to the timeline involved in the implementation of the 2014 DHS Directive, which included the amendments to the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (“DACA”) program.
18 Other courts have noticed these problems as well. Just in the last six months, both the Fifth Circuit and the Sixth Circuit have questioned the conduct of those employed by the Department of Justice. United States v. Bowen, 799 F.3d 336 (5th Cir. 2015); In re United States, No. 15-3793, 2016 WL 1105077 (6th Cir. Mar. 22, 2016). The Fifth Circuit went further and suggested that not only was there misleading conduct, but the conduct was followed by an inadequate investigation and a cover-up. These are just two of an ever-growing number of opinions that demonstrate the lack of ethical awareness and/or compliance by some at the Department of Justice.
https://www.scotusblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Judge-Hanen-ethics-ruling-5-19-16.pdf
And yet, nothing has been done about it, so what does it matter what the court recognizes? I’m sick of self-serving statements by officials that make people think they are doing something. Barr was an absolute master at this.
The trey gowdy fake concern with , of course, no followup whatsoever……..
Yawn
“Scolds”
…and that will be all.
If the judge isn’t willing to release the political prisoners, then it doesn’t mean anything. Spygate has taught us that the judges are in on it (FISA judges, Judges Sullivan vs Flynn and even the appeals court who refused to let Flynn go).
We have big domestic problems because our justice system is compromised.
Corrupted beyond repair. Destroyed from within. Supreme court supremely compromised and politically aligned against the Constitution.
And suddenly the President Trump DC rally was labeled as an insurrection. What investigative tools were opened up with the rally being labeled an insurrection?
There’s written warnings, and practical warnings. Because sometimes you have to be practical about things.
Make you go broke.
You will not see any “white hats” in the DOJ or FBI or DHS or elsewhere. There will be no leaked emails or other acts of individual concern over a weaponized bureaucracy. Like media figures making crude jokes about Republicans to fellow “journalists” (exposed because of non journalists nearby), the uniformity of ideological belief assures no whistle blowers.
“The process is the punishment.”
Sure, but to the friends and families of those being thus punished, the process is radicalizing.
I don’t know about anyone else, but I for sure am not going to say a fscking word to any federal agent, on or off the record, about anything.
Good luck solving your criminal cases in the future, mr Federal agent man, because the actions of you and yours have burned any trust the general public has in the integrity of federal law enforcement with a flamethrower, and stomped on the ashes.
I want to know what happened to all those supposed conservative judges that Trump put on the benches. Why does not more of these ridiculous prosecutions come before them rather than the left wing bunch. Where did they all go?
We were fooled. They were all Mitch’s appointments. And Mitch being the Main RINO…
Expedy, don’t leave out “the federalist society” who vetted them. They seem to follow the Roberts model and Bush liberalism.
Back in 2015 and 2016, I told people that Trump would put to lie EVERYTHING the Republican Party had been promising since the 1990’s.
Pres. Trump took the position that the GOP would keep its b.s. promises once he was in office to sign the legislation. That was naive and foolish, but shame on all of us for thinking he was right by voting for Republican majorities during the Bush years and again during the Obama years.
Judges were just another lie. Judges were nominated and confirmed based on their fidelity to the Government Party and the personal, financial, and political goals of Government Party Members in Good Standing.
It is still dawning on many people that it’s not merely that the 2020 Presidential election as illegitimate. Pres. Trump has proven that the entire bloody system is illegitimate.
Trump’s legacy isn’t his many economic and foreign policy achievements. His legacy is that the Government Party no longer even pretends to be lawful, and the public is slowly realizing they no longer have to pretend they live in a democratic republic. Our Government has come unglued, and it’s just a foot race at this point: can they collapse the system and destroy dissent before the People rise up and we get our own version of the French Revolution.
Sherwin = Weisman wannabe
I’m sure that scolding them will make them stop. Not actual punishment, just scolding.
This all reminds me too much when American Thinker was saying that Mueller would do the right thing “because he doesn’t want to go down in history as a villain.” /smh
The bad guys really don’t care as long as they win. Too bad conservatives don’t take the same approach, but “muh principles.”
Harry Reid said it best when asked why he lied about Mitt’s taxes……
“we won didn’t we “?
The Marxists are trying and succeeding in scaring the public, MAGA suupporters, to stop any protest or demonstration against the fraudulent Biden/Harris election. We would be in the streets daily, or we might be, if the FBI was not treating protest as riot and insurgency.
I am not afraid.
lindak, meanwhile the Antifa-BLM protest continue unabated.
The judge is playing a role (see the defendants got fair treatment) within the scheme. He is with the DOJ and they know how, when and what the results will be.
The DOJ is evil from the lowliest clerk up to the Attorney General. Nothing will be done about it leaving every patriotic American under constant threat from their government.
You hit the nail smack dab on the head, again, Sundance.
Fear, intimidation, bankruptcies, slanders, libels, destroying people’s livelihoods, tearing apart families. That is what those goons aim for.
Torture by other means.
The definition used in the category of anti-government/anti-authority extremist accurately describes the BLM movement. Will it be applied to them? I highly doubt it, and in fact the military is expressly excludes them. Why? Because the definition is disingenuous; when they write “anti-government/anti-authority” they mean those who oppose the authority of centralized leftist government.
No sanctions, no dismissals, no complaints to IG….
This Judge’s statement is just like a sheriff in the old West standing in front of the jail, with the lynch mob gathering….there will be no lynchings in my town, wait for the trial then lynch them legally.
yep
If anyone ever saw the movie “Absence of Malice” with Paul Newman and Sally Field, there was a real SOB federal prosecutor named Elliot Rosen (performed by Bob Balaban) hell-bent on destroying people’s lives, in this case, Newman’s character, Michael Gallagher
using the press was in this federal prosecutor’s bag of tricks -(he used the reporter Megan Carter, played by Sally Field)
the federal prosecutor seemed to have real issues and he was “getting back” with the power that he wielded . . .
of course, it got all wrapped up quite neatly by the end of the story . . .
watching it again recently, it seemed like that’s where they – US attys, et al – got all their best ideas trying to destroy President Trump and everyone around him –
from Wikipedia, re the term “dragnet”:
‘A dragnet is any system of coordinated measures for apprehending criminals or suspects; including road barricades and traffic stops, widespread DNA tests, and general increased police alertness. … Since the 1950s, such “dragnets” have generally been held to be unconstitutional as unreasonable search and seizure actions.’
I grew up in the 1950’s – watching Jack Webb – “Dragnet” – instilling respect for law and order, that seemed to be the idea, that they would figure out everything and protect the good people from the bad people. Also, the weekly “FBI” program starring Efrem Zimbalist, Jr. with appearances from time to time of the Director himself, J. Edgar Hoover.
Our parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles never said anything derogatory about law enforcement or the most profile people in it, such as J. Edgar Hoover. They knew about Clyde . . . they were at the race track together . . . never said anything about that . . . they wanted us to respect law enforcement . . .
I looked up the word “dragnet” just now on Wikipedia because it seemed to me that what was at one time considered a comprehensive bulwark or tool, what have you, in law enforcement to protect the good people from the bad people
is now in the hands of Lawfare and generally all those who sough to destroy Donald Trump and Michael Flynn and others . . . a dragnet like in fishing and if you an an endangered species who should not be eaten, tough.
But really, they want to throw a dragnet over some examples to frighten and intimidate all of us . . .
in that movie, “Absence of Malice” the federal prosecutor was out to get Michael Gallagher, by whatever means possible and that included destroying his business. It was a runaway prosecution – or persecution – business as usual for the cocky little bastard federal prosecuter, Elliott Rosen – but this time he came up against someone who found a way to fight back.
What could be a more vile and despicable creature than a DC lawyer who works for the DoJ.
Kudos for this judge for a strongly-worded opinion. The DOJ is NOT supposed to be political, but it has morphed into another asset for the Democrat Party.
Eileen, do not be fooled by words. there was no action, so no kudos to the judge from me.
AG Barr said all the right words and fooled many people into thinking he was an honest agent. In fact, he organized the biggest cover-up of the biggest political scandal of the century.
The DOJ is probably hoping this will delay any trials or dismissals. The longer they can keep these people twisting in the wind, the longer they can make them pay lawyers, go broke, lose businesses, lose family, lose their sanity, the better for the DOJ.
This nation is beyond broken, the sooner the rest of you realize this, the better we will all be.
Dzufast, it’s hard for people to face the fact they have been fooled and betrayed by the institutions they have supported.
I gave up on the Legislative branch decades ago, and have been highly suspicious of the intel agencies since the Bush years.
However, the fact that the Judicial branch has been corrupted was a surprise.
I’m not sure what has happened to the military, but it’s not looking good.
Well, I guess this judge won’t be getting any of the trials so his concerns are worth the paper they are printed on. Maybe this was his way of bowing out of getting any of the trials.
A corrupt judicial (activist) system policing itself – :rolling_on_the_floor_laughing:
I won’t die on my knees. Come what may.
The process builds the extremists list
Never bring lawsuits to government, let them come after you and then demand full disclosure and proof.
They sure talk a lot don’t they???
We the People hold all the power and they know we know that!!
By turning a blind eye towards the blatant abuse of the FISA Court under his jurisdiction, the Chief Judge of the U.S. Supreme Court gave the green light to activist judges to pursue their partisan agenda without regard to the rule of law.
Such corruption of the judiciary is one of the gravest dangers facing the Nation as the maintenance of a dual system of justice that overtly favors one political party over another is the antithesis of the constitutional principles upon which America was founded.
President Trump needs to launch his new media platform to provide a vehicle outside of the control of the mainstream media to expose and condemn this outrageous debasement of the Federal judiciary.
laeagle, he called them “Gutless”. That’s a start, but I’m waiting for CORRUPT.
United Soviet Socialist Republic Part Deaux.
Show me where Democrats differ from the Bolsheviks except 2020 is 100 years more sophisticated than 1920.
WHEN will the enablers
realize
that they are ONLY temporary useful idiots?
WHAT will it take for them to know
that they will be left to suffer their own loss of freedoms: as will their family and friends
when those whom they currently follow & protect
have finally succeeded in destroying
the United States of America?
WAKE UP, tools !!!!
~Your ignorant & foolish ride will end when your Country is no longer sovereign
Patience, no need to tell them to wake up, they’re awake and fully approve. I agree they will be cast aside when they are no longer useful but to paraphrase Nancy Pelosi, fools will do what they do.
Yep the process is the punishment, bankrupt them via legal fees and the DOJ could care less if they have evidence of wrong doing. On the upside I smell a class action suit against the FBI DOJ and Biden’s regime.
Monica, not to mention the almost impossibility of suing the government, would this suit be filed in the D.C. Circuit?