In a 14-page opinion and ruling today [SEE pdf HERE] four judges from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals deconstruct the previous ruling from their own court as well as the DC judge beneath them that gave Special Counsel Jack Smith access to President Trump Twitter account data and then enforced a non-disclosure order.
There are multiple layers to this story, but the substantive part is the scheme and the construct of how the Lawfare took place. There’s no way this was coincidental; I’ll explain why.
First, there are only 7 members on the full DC Circuit Court of Appeals. When the Twitter case to gain access to President Trump communication came to the appellate level, somehow all three of the most left-wing judges were assigned to hear the appeal.
An “en banc” review would have included the full 7 members. However, that review was made moot by the release of the information (a result of the appellate decision). The release itself was done with the use of a non-disclosure order, hiding the ruling in secrecy and keeping President Trump from knowing about it. Once the other four members of the DC CCA eventually found out about the case and the ramifications for ‘executive privilege’ their opinion lambasting their own court is released.
As noted from the panel, “the court here permitted a special prosecutor to avoid even the assertion of executive privilege by allowing a warrant for presidential communications from a third party and then imposing a nondisclosure order.”
The Circuit Court justices note that Jack Smith could have gone to the National Archives for the information as they held the same set of documents and information. However, Smith didn’t want to go that route because the National Archives would inform President Trump as customary and provide him the ability to assert executive privilege over any of the 32 Direct Messages requested.
Jack Smith didn’t want President Trump to know the prosecution was looking through his Twitter metadata and personal communication, so they went to district court under seal to file their search warrants in secrecy; then banning Twitter (the third party) from telling President Trump about it. The four justices from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals are furious the other three members of the court went along with this precedent setting usurpation of authority.
President Trump could not appeal any part of this process because he was unaware it was taking place. In essence, a star-chamber of secrecy was established and the majority on DC Circuit Court of Appeals is not happy about it.
Jack Smith gained access after Twitter lost the 3-judge Circuit Court appeal decision. So, an en banc full 7-member ruling is essentially moot. The information was released, and Smith had access without President Trump or the White House having any option to assert privilege.
…”While a Twitter account primarily consists of public tweets, it may also include some private material, such as direct messages between users, drafts, and personal metadata. In fact, the material produced by Twitter included several dozen direct messages written by a sitting President. The district court afforded no opportunity for the former President to invoke executive privilege before disclosure, and this court made no mention of the privilege concerns entangled in a third-party search of a President’s social media account. This approach directly contravenes the principles and procedures long used to adjudicate claims of executive privilege.” [pdf HERE]
The ruling provides no remedy other than public scrutiny and perhaps fuel for Florida Judge Aileen Cannon who already has Special Counsel Jack Smith on his heels after several rulings in the Mar-a-Lago documents case.
What the publicity does is highlight to the world just how politically motivated all of this aforementioned action really is. Lastly, what are the odds of the random 3-judge panel to approve it. Even the DC Circuit Court itself seems to imply this was a structured outcome, which is even more infuriating to the majority within the court.
And, entirely within the construct of our beloved corrupt Government…NOTHING will be done because President Trump
Correct. The Constitution allows or is powerless to stop. You are not required to obey any unlawful act. We all, everyone of us, have natural God-given rights above any man made constitution. These judges will not be punished. The entire construct is corrupt. Do not expect a corrupt system to “do the right thing.” A corrupt system system cannot be fixed by electing the “right” people. But still the people believe. Safe and effective, stand six feet apart, wear a mask. Wake up! Do not comply.
Because we must destroy democracy to protect democracy.
War is peace, freedom is slavery, ignorance is strength.
The four judges PRETENDED to not know what the other three judges were up to.
That’s what I was thinking too…this is cya for the other four. In fact, this entire slice of the corruption in DC is an example of how things are currently done in the cesspool I was born and raised.
i was not born and raised in a cesspool … for the good book says … to stay free of this world and it’s corruption … there is nothing i can do about d.c. … but there is the CREATOR GOD’ above who has this all under control … man and woman kind are going to pay for it’s wanton disregard / disrespect of ‘GOD ALMIGHTY’ and ‘HIS’ rules of decency and compassion … ( the ‘TEN’ are not suggestions … )
AMEN, Brother.
As if the four judges were not busy with cases of their own?
This is not just a run of the mill case.
DC is so extremely “silo-ed” and compartmentalized,
it is very possible the three compromised judges did this lawfare farce without the majority knowledge.
Come on, now. Haven’t you seen enough of the treachery of these affirmative action marxists in undeserved positions of power to realize the subversiveness they are capable of?
The court could exclude all the Twitter evidence.
That question isn’t on appeal before them, so they can only rule on the matter they were asked about. However, after this ruling, someone could file a motion to exclude the twitter evidence and use this as support for it.
I’m not at all sure that NARA would have informed Trump about Smith’s actions. When it comes to Trump it appears that no part of the Bill of Rights, US Code or tradition is to be respected.
While it is true that the homosexual librarians did the Gestapo’s bidding there to start this dumpster fire, it would have been much harder for them to flout their own long-established practice and to keep it silent.
Therefore, Smith sought his own Corrupt Machine Judges to rubberstamp his crimes.
Because they are all guilty of treason.
Smith is a contemptible rat. He’s been chastised on numerous times for his unethical behavior. He should have been disbarred years ago.
PDJT should sue him (in a red state), and those abetting him, into oblivion, so their kind kind never rise again.
And kudos to the court for tackling this outrage, even though “these issues are not properly before the en banc court.”
Speedy trial and swift death sentence.
Gitmo awaits, Agent Smith.
Trump should sue Smith on the basis that Smith is a private citizen masquerading as a special counsel.
https://www.wnd.com/2024/01/legal-experts-jack-smiths-charges-president-trump-illegitimate/
Expecting a corrupt system to correct itself? I don’t think so.
Third-Party go arounds to affect a structured outcome are also such stuff as the Specious Counsel and Russian Collusion were made on.
What’s more, they are the stuff on which elections are stolen.
Ah, yes. And the punishment is? I’m waiting to hear. Should I hold my breath?
What is never mentioned about Jack Smith is he is not a true “Special Counsel” as that requires the Congress to agree to designate him and he never was. This should affect him when he starts a case in various locations as he must be a member of the bar of that state.
The entire system is corrupt. Expecting a corrupt system to correct itself is not going to happen.
I’m just sick of all this gestapo crap… And they worry about retribution, lol. Who could blame Trump for going scorched earth after all this BS?
All complicit in Sedition and Treason. Not a one with Courage, Honesty, Integrity.
Esther 7:10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king’s wrath pacified.
Who oversees this court? Is Chief DH Roberts/SCROTUS? The fish rots from the head.
I believe there is a Special Church-Lady Committee including the Circuit’s Chief Judge. I also assume that, yes, it would ultimately be Roberts.
What the hell happened to you, John?
Seems to me this would be grounds for case dismissal!
President Trump and his attorneys need to address this–PUBLICLY!
Expose these RATS!
We have names of all judges on the Supreme Court.
Who are the 3 + 4 judges on this court in DC?
Sri Srinivasan, Chief Judge
Karen LeCraft Henderson
Patricia A. Millett
Cornelia T.L. Pillard
Robert L. Wilkins
Gregory G. Katsas
Neomi Rao
Justin R. Walker
J. Michelle Childs
Florence Y. Pan
Bradley N. Garcia
Harry T. Edwards
Douglas H. Ginsburg
A. Raymond Randolph
Judith W. Rogers
This is PURE SEDITION against the Constitution, America and President Trump. These CRIMINAL ACTIONS by rogue judges and Smith should be prosecuted and reversed. All of them should be DISBARRED for VIOLATING the Constitutional authority of a PRESIDENT. The CORRUPTION is RUNNING SO DEEP that no one can believe how many BAD ACTORS there are. PATHETIC! We have a CRIMINAL JUDICIAL SYSTEM, not justice.
Enough to make your head spin. And the spinning is picking up speed each day.
And they have the gall to call Trump a dictator, lol.
Sounds like somebody is going to get spanked for this misbehavior.
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GEE8OSfWkAI8fxk?format=jpg&name=small
Fat Fani only fans
About EFF which submitted Amicus brief:
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Frontier_Foundation
Jack Meoff is a crapocrat apparatchik and if they had anything of honest substance by now against DJT it would have been brought forward, but they don’. The crapocratic party is on the ropes and losing every round so far. Trump 2024
This does not jib.
Trump loses bid to keep special counsel from combing through his Twitter account ahead of Jan. 6 case
https://nypost.com/2024/01/16/news/court-wont-rehear-case-that-let-special-counsel-comb-trump-twitter-account/
The anti-Trump media are spinning this as a win for them, because what they court said was basically, “This was totally wrong and the court shouldn’t have approved it, but there’s nothing we can do to fix it now because the data was already released.”
(It also isn’t about whether the counsel is allowed to USE the evidence in a case, only whether he should have had it in the first place, which I’m sure the NY post leaves out.)
They should be given a choice to resign and give up all their assets or face execution for conspiracy against President Trump.
What those 3 rogue judges did, was that not illegal? More illegal behavior in our face unpunished? Seriously, when will any of these obvious high crimes and treason be prosecuted?