tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post2397011534978537033..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: Two Must Read Articles Re Andrew Weissmannmark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-78121877194960820482020-08-16T21:54:40.430-05:002020-08-16T21:54:40.430-05:00Presumably Clinesmith asked for an attorney recomm...Presumably Clinesmith asked for an attorney recommendation among those of his ilk.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-28758866160937581902020-08-16T21:52:51.573-05:002020-08-16T21:52:51.573-05:00Possibly. It would make sense if there was someone...Possibly. It would make sense if there was someone to at least point them in the right direction. OTOH, they are extremely painstaking, although that's a mountain of documents to compare.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-35473571071820892452020-08-16T21:50:16.070-05:002020-08-16T21:50:16.070-05:00He's said that before. I have no idea where he...He's said that before. I have no idea where he's coming from with that stuff.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-56586425650006386892020-08-16T21:45:54.472-05:002020-08-16T21:45:54.472-05:00Did Turley really write: "It is true that Fly...Did Turley really write: "It is true that Flynn gave false answers to the investigators"?<br /><br />Huh? Cassanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11255275730299959627noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-9743197747542930012020-08-16T21:10:05.599-05:002020-08-16T21:10:05.599-05:00I'm surprised if Weissmann is freaking out now...I'm surprised if Weissmann is freaking out now. Surely he knew when the IG report came out, that this would be happening. He's had more than 8 months to prepare his defenses. What's his game plan with this - simply whipping up public frenzy?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-283706848555659772020-08-16T20:18:02.991-05:002020-08-16T20:18:02.991-05:00I have read the entirety of Weissmann's recent...I have read the entirety of Weissmann's recent writings today- the impression I get is that he, Weissmann is, in some way, involved in Clinesmith's alteration of the document, and that it might not be the only one they altered- it is the only one we know about from the Horowitz report. <br /><br />Clinesmith only came clean with Horowitz because Horowitz had a secondary source for the Yancey Wardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16427042729449397357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-26382670792889164332020-08-16T20:10:07.122-05:002020-08-16T20:10:07.122-05:00I don't know anything first-hand about this ca...I don't know anything first-hand about this case, but what happens a lot in "conspiracy" situations is the first couple guys think they're smart and they'll cop a deal, but just give the "bare minimum" (think: the cheap car insurance commercials) and get the best of both worlds. Wise guys, eh? Anyway, at some point, when they see the actual documents the USA Tom Bopnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-88578559614956826252020-08-16T19:56:51.213-05:002020-08-16T19:56:51.213-05:00If Clinesmith is thinking about not going through ...If Clinesmith is thinking about not going through with the plea deal, it starts to make me wonder for whom his attorney is now working.<br /><br />We know damn sure Flynn's first attorneys were working against him and for the prosecutors; and maybe for Sullivan and the Deep State. Would love to see the emails exchanged between Flynn's former lawyer sand the prosecutors; and maybe even CTDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-41989842057896519632020-08-16T19:47:17.584-05:002020-08-16T19:47:17.584-05:00I was thinking about that earlier today, but didn&...I was thinking about that earlier today, but didn't want to say anything.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-6876388407083788572020-08-16T19:40:47.833-05:002020-08-16T19:40:47.833-05:00Not su sure it worked out well for Slick Willy...t...Not su sure it worked out well for Slick Willy...that was them moment when everyone, even his most ardent supporters, knew the whole story was true. The thing that did work out well for Slick Willy was he was viewed as some type of a lovable rogue by a lot of people on both sides of the aisle who figured he had a really tough upbringing and just couldn't help himself. When he did lie after Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-12454416341273257912020-08-16T19:23:05.894-05:002020-08-16T19:23:05.894-05:00Weissmann has just written his own indictment. He ...Weissmann has just written his own indictment. He doth protest too much. He can be prosecuted and convicted based just on his op-ed for obstruction of justice.<br /><br />Why would write such an op-ed if he didn't believe he committed a crime; or MANY of them. He can no longer claim he didn't intend to commit crimes. <br /><br />Can't wait for this sleazeball to go to prison, along CTDnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-61980293533615110652020-08-16T19:10:30.563-05:002020-08-16T19:10:30.563-05:00Well...it kinda worked out great for Clinton.
Wha...Well...it kinda worked out great for Clinton.<br /><br />What was important to him? Staying in power and building wealth.<br /><br />Check.<br />Check.mistcrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-10073291704545738202020-08-16T19:06:28.458-05:002020-08-16T19:06:28.458-05:00Speaking of which, how do we know that Clinesmith&...Speaking of which, how do we know that Clinesmith's attorney's jawing in public wasn't orchestrated with Durham precisely to bait Weissmann into incriminating himself -- especially in his private comms with other co-conspirators? IOW, assume part of the plea deal is Clinesmith ratting out Weissmann's role -- enabling Durham to get a warrant to monitor Weissmann's phone, EZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-84455222229042679392020-08-16T18:43:53.841-05:002020-08-16T18:43:53.841-05:00If I were Durham, I would be monitoring all of Wei...If I were Durham, I would be monitoring all of Weissmann's communications for efforts to obstruct justice--Weissmann has made it publicly known that that is precisely what he seeks from other DOJ attorneys. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-68630966590473713332020-08-16T18:12:27.764-05:002020-08-16T18:12:27.764-05:00I think so!I think so!mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-12138616362332238552020-08-16T17:57:02.166-05:002020-08-16T17:57:02.166-05:00"no allegation that Clinesmith lied about the..."no allegation that Clinesmith lied about the fact Page was not a source."<br /><br />Weissmann is trying to argue that Page was not an active CIA source at the time CIA was asked. He's trying to take cover behind the definition of "is". How'd that work out for Slick Willy?<br /><br />I think Weissmann had some involvement in altering the CIA memo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-71189954886809043292020-08-16T17:44:52.150-05:002020-08-16T17:44:52.150-05:00Mark, you are on FIRE!!! Thank you so much. I am ...Mark, you are on FIRE!!! Thank you so much. I am not of a legal background, but I try to live by two rules:<br /><br />1. Be part of the force of good.<br />2. Give more than you take.<br /><br />I guess that’s a pretty serious distillation of the Ten Commandments, but I find it is useful in explaining all of this convoluted nonsense to the well-intentioned neophytes who can’t comprehend the Son of the Chico Basinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06316001977402082273noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-26009147904069514652020-08-16T17:40:49.980-05:002020-08-16T17:40:49.980-05:00related tweet:
>> https://twitter.com/Fuar...related tweet:<br /><br />>> https://twitter.com/FuarFearg/status/1295125561526956033 <<<br /><br />Essentially accuses Weissmann of tiptoeing up to witness tampering with his tweetsEZnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-33066323376522175202020-08-16T16:44:42.634-05:002020-08-16T16:44:42.634-05:00It's almost as if Weissmann is laying out a ro...It's almost as if Weissmann is laying out a roadmap for Clinesmith to back out of his plea deal, in order for him to NOT implicate Weissmann in criminal wrongdoing while at SCO.<br /><br />Naaaa; Weissmann would never do something as self-serving as that, would he?<br /><br />To paraphrase Forrest Gump: "Desperate is as desperate does."<br /><br /><br />< /sarcasm mode>EZnoreply@blogger.com