tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post1039159063826897518..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: James Baker And Michael Sussman Revisitedmark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-90448779337545042352019-01-23T11:06:17.193-06:002019-01-23T11:06:17.193-06:00Unknown, I see today that Jerrold Nadler has calle...Unknown, I see today that Jerrold Nadler has called Whitaker before his (Nadler's) impeachment committee, intending to ask him all sorts of questions based on media "obstruction" theories re Whitaker's official consultations. This is exactly the sort of thing that Barr spent his time fighting the last time he was AG. Expect Whitaker to claim executive privilege and, if it gets mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-10190863755936029922019-01-22T16:44:11.485-06:002019-01-22T16:44:11.485-06:00Unknown, a reminder ...
While I certainly don'...Unknown, a reminder ...<br /><br />While I certainly don't downplay the importance of the Deputy position, bear in mind that the only reason Rosenstein played such an important role was because the feckless Sessions recused, allowing Rosenstein to step into the AG shoes: Rosenstein was, in effect, the AG for all things connected to Trump and Mueller because <i>it's the AG who supervises amark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-16674644822998117492019-01-22T14:46:17.467-06:002019-01-22T14:46:17.467-06:00Unknown, early reports said that Barr initially de...Unknown, early reports said that Barr initially demanded a free hand to name his Deputy, but eventually came to some other understanding with the White House. That episode--and we have minimal info on it--can be taken in a number of ways. Obviously, choice of a Deputy is a very important issue, and one that Barr (a former DAG and AG, himself) has given plenty of thought to. That's probably a mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-64618517972104736292019-01-22T13:34:26.404-06:002019-01-22T13:34:26.404-06:00The bellwether of the future with AG Barr will be ...The bellwether of the future with AG Barr will be his selection for deputy when Rosenstein steps aside. If the intent is to seriously prosecute former senior Executive Branch officials for felonious criminal conduct, then this nominee will be proven and tenacious career prosecutor. If the intent is to continue the coverup with a facade of faux outrage and bluster, then it will be fancy-dan Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621133960646283334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-82566647165238390232019-01-22T11:55:12.743-06:002019-01-22T11:55:12.743-06:00Yancey, I saw a news item yesterday in which a new...Yancey, I saw a news item yesterday in which a new Dem congressman, in response to a question from a constituent, assured the guy that, yes, the Dem Congress would be seeking to impeach Kavanaugh because of his "clear" perjury. I assume you're right and they'll seek to use this tactic against Barr, too. Barr, otoh, seems to have learned something in life as well as from the mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-66133114363897748532019-01-22T11:26:19.059-06:002019-01-22T11:26:19.059-06:00Barr might have a backbone and won't back down...Barr might have a backbone and won't back down, but I do think the left will come with some accusation in an attempt to take him down <i>after</i> confirmation. The Kavanaugh hearings were a disaster because the hearings were reopened and the accusations were shown to be ridiculous in a way that couldn't be completely concealed- just enough to allow the Republican Senators room to Yancey Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427042729449397357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-30858696780933015832019-01-22T08:24:07.433-06:002019-01-22T08:24:07.433-06:00And I see that sundance at Conservative Tree House...And I see that sundance at Conservative Tree House has just done a 180, without acknowledging it. He's been bashing Bill Barr non-stop, now he says re the Dem impeachment schedule:<br /><br /><i>"The wild card is AG nominee William Barr.<br /><br />"Unlike Rod Rosenstein, Robert Mueller, Chris Wray and David Bowdich, William Barr doesn’t appear to be part of the compliant mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-54227007704615394782019-01-22T08:19:30.465-06:002019-01-22T08:19:30.465-06:00Steve, I was just watching Nunes' Fox intervie...Steve, I was just watching Nunes' Fox interview and he says point blank: "Fusion GPS was behind the Trump Tower Meeting, and that means the Clinton campaign. If you want to get to the bottom of this that's where you have to go." So he's saying, Glenn Simpson committed perjury. The interviewer adds to what Nunes said, "And if you wanna talk about the Clinton campaign, mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-58371288513400644152019-01-22T07:34:54.821-06:002019-01-22T07:34:54.821-06:00Steve, thanks for those reminders. I'm with yo...Steve, thanks for those reminders. I'm with you on the "question from the start." We still don't have that answer. Hopefully Barr will demand the truth from Simpson and the attorneys--and will also demand the full story from DoJ/FBI. There must be consequences.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-6718906642192138232019-01-21T22:18:35.208-06:002019-01-21T22:18:35.208-06:00Perkins Coie attorneys, working for the Clinton ca...Perkins Coie attorneys, working for the Clinton campaign and the DNC, hired Fusion GPS (responsible for the phony "dossier" and the meeting at Trump Tower to set up top Trump aides) and Crowdstrike (responsible for the phony (?) Russian hacking allegation). The question from the start has been to what extent any given operation, such as Trump Tower, was Fusion-originated or Hidellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16793769473549088724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-70929011868247557912019-01-21T16:41:15.864-06:002019-01-21T16:41:15.864-06:00No doubt!No doubt!mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-13543017245215792732019-01-21T14:47:11.913-06:002019-01-21T14:47:11.913-06:00Following up my previous comment.
Suppose Sussman...Following up my previous comment.<br /><br />Suppose Sussman had convinced Baker that the FBI should study Trump's computers and computer communications. After all, Crowdstrike had found that the Russians had hacked into the DNC computers. <br /><br />Perhaps Sussman subsequently might have recommended an experienced company to study Trump's computers and computer communications, to look Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-71357550385355945452019-01-20T20:01:17.766-06:002019-01-20T20:01:17.766-06:00Mike, the irony in it all is that Sussman, as the ...Mike, the irony in it all is that Sussman, as the lawyer for the DNC, is the guy who would have told the FBI to pound sand when they came asking to look at the DNC server to figure out what happened--and then he shows up in Baker's office saying, hey, investigate the server in Trump Tower! Of course, the FBI could have pushed the issue and demanded access to the DNC server on NatSec grounds. mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-73067365941841960652019-01-20T19:33:22.286-06:002019-01-20T19:33:22.286-06:00Michael Sussman seems to be the particular lawyer ...Michael Sussman seems to be the particular lawyer at Perkins Coie who managed the DNC contract to link Donald Trump to Russia. Since Sussman's special expertise was prosecuting cybercrimes, the Perkins Coie focus from the beginning was the supposed Russian hacking of Democrat (DNC and Clinton) computers. <br /><br />I suppose that Sussman contacted FBI General Counsel James Baker in order to Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.com