tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post6513582965020820635..comments2023-10-19T21:48:56.560-05:00Comments on meaning in history: Did James Baker Really Skate?mark wauckhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-46810939187268629522018-10-18T14:45:17.750-05:002018-10-18T14:45:17.750-05:00Unknown, sadly what you're saying is a real co...Unknown, sadly what you're saying is a real concern. Perhaps you've read the backstory re the Treasury leaker: <a href="https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2018/10/breaking-yesterdays-indicted-leakers-are-linked-to-mueller-team-member-andrew-weissman-and-doj-fusion-gps-collaborator-bruce-ohr/" rel="nofollow">Breaking: Yesterday’s Indicted Leakers Are Linked to Mueller Team Member ANDREW mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-34152096927328657812018-10-18T13:59:51.602-05:002018-10-18T13:59:51.602-05:00Is Too-Big-To-Fail a reasonable basis upon which t...Is Too-Big-To-Fail a reasonable basis upon which to prognosticate about future events as the Spygate case moves forward? In other words, if there may be numerous (perhaps dozens) of senior federal officials and politicians (both past and present) who may be in legal jeopardy for having committed serious felony criminal acts, at what point does a coverup take priority over process? If this was Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04621133960646283334noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-55566137114627212302018-10-17T16:33:06.024-05:002018-10-17T16:33:06.024-05:00Mike, thanks for the heads up re Thau's work. ...Mike, thanks for the heads up re Thau's work. I'll check that out. Also, John Solomon stated last night (I think it was) that he'll be coming out with an article later this week that will open new vistas on the entire Russia Hoax.mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-73090075554674742172018-10-17T16:29:36.124-05:002018-10-17T16:29:36.124-05:00Good point, Mike, and I'm not sure whether I c...Good point, Mike, and I'm not sure whether I can answer it. I'll give it a shot, and at least we can explore the issues a bit.<br /><br />Under the current regs, which date back to 1999, the AG (or whoever is acting as AG--Rosenstein, in this case) appoints the SC. That means the SC is part of DoJ, and so they are required to follow departmental policy. The AG (or the acting one) mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-81021921489374320672018-10-17T15:45:38.604-05:002018-10-17T15:45:38.604-05:00Since you have referred your readers to the Americ...Since you have referred your readers to the <i>American Greatness</i> website, I recommend that website's contributor <a href="https://amgreatness.com/author/michael-thau/" rel="nofollow">Michael Thau</a>. He has written superb articles about the RussiaGate hoax. <br /><br />Thau's most recent article is about Christine Blasey Ford's lawyer <a href="https://amgreatness.com/2018/10/15/Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-81497232243794071712018-10-17T15:21:03.098-05:002018-10-17T15:21:03.098-05:00Mark,
I appreciated and agreed with your comment...Mark, <br /><br />I appreciated and agreed with your comment at 2:44.<br /><br />Just for fun, though, I want to ask a serious question about Mueller indicting people he does not like on a charge of conspiracy to defraud the United States.<br /><br />When Mueller as Special Counsel issues such an indictment, is his interpretation of that law just his own interpretation? Or does he have to obtain Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-16064630905824521982018-10-17T14:59:08.215-05:002018-10-17T14:59:08.215-05:00Regarding civil liability--again, no one should ac...Regarding civil liability--again, no one should act on my views--Julie Kelly just put up a great article at American Greatness: <a href="https://amgreatness.com/2018/10/17/carter-page-seeks-justice-while-the-real-trump-russia-perps-sweat/" rel="nofollow">Carter Page Seeks Justice While the Real Trump-Russia Perps Sweat</a>. Kelly lays out in detail why <i>anyone who had a hand in the persecution mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-56512869435736160722018-10-17T14:44:39.717-05:002018-10-17T14:44:39.717-05:00Mike, perhaps I should explain what I think was go...Mike, perhaps I should explain what I think was going on at that meeting between McCabe and Rosenstein (and their respective supporting casts). Based on what I've read--and, yes, all accounts are from interested parties--I believe that McCabe and the FBI were trying to convince Rosenstein to spearhead an effort to invoke the 25th Amendment against Trump. That, of course, would require that mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-9757630743427944752018-10-17T13:58:15.576-05:002018-10-17T13:58:15.576-05:00I see your point, Mike, and there's no doubt t...I see your point, Mike, and there's no doubt that Mueller's prosecutorial theories stretch the the conspiracy statute beyond anything that it was intended to apply to. However, in this case we're dealing with an amendment to the Constitution. I don't see how an appeal to the Constitution can be construed as a criminal act. As long as the recording of the President was obtained mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-7217025998650492362018-10-17T12:28:24.348-05:002018-10-17T12:28:24.348-05:00there would be no criminal violation in plotting t...<i>there would be no criminal violation in plotting to apply the 25th to President Trump</i><br /><br />Robert Mueller has been charging people he does not like with the crime of conspiracy to defraud the United States. That crime has been defined as follows:<br /><br /><i>To conspire to defraud the United States means primarily to cheat the Government out of property or money, but it also means Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-6423714138086859992018-10-17T11:03:14.394-05:002018-10-17T11:03:14.394-05:00As far as I can see there would be no criminal vio...As far as I can see there would be no criminal violation in plotting to apply the 25th to President Trump--not in and of itself. After all, what point would there be in having a Constitutional amendment if action based on it would be a criminal violation?<br />There <i>could</i> be a criminal violation in plotting to present false testimony in that regard, but that's purely speculative at mark wauckhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08247066866195200890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1608697421187043479.post-12820679382021588342018-10-17T10:26:57.875-05:002018-10-17T10:26:57.875-05:00It seems to me that Andrew McCabe will be charged ...It seems to me that Andrew McCabe will be charged as the main culprit in the plot to bring down President Trump by means of the 25th Amendment. <br /><br />For the public, this will be the most easy-to-understand and shocking charge in the plot.<br /><br />If need be, Rod Rosenstein will testify against McCabe. <br /><br />I wonder if James Baker too will testify against McCabe. <br /><br />If Mike Sylwesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09987402330015664312noreply@blogger.com