Early Morning Update: Lindsey Graham On Hannity Re Prosecution
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Here's the link: Mueller 'tried to scare people into ratting on Trump' -- but it didn't work . This is mostly a discussion re the reported decision not to prosecute James Comey for taking his Trump memos home--a decision that has upset many. It's a good discussion from a prosecutorial standpoint--Graham does have experience in that regard. Graham's take is to defend Barr's decision--if non-prosecution on the classified docs is the decision--because any good prosecutor knows the risks of overcharging in a big case. Neither Comey nor any other of the main subjects will plead to an overcharged case. Therefore, Barr needs to lead with truly strong, consequential charges, lest the main case is "tainted" by an aspect that is weaker--a jury could conclude from overcharging that they should be skeptical of the entire case. This is a decision that every prosecutor makes every day.
Early Morning Update: Lindsey Graham On Hannity Re Prosecution
Early Morning Update: Lindsey Graham On…
Early Morning Update: Lindsey Graham On Hannity Re Prosecution
Here's the link: Mueller 'tried to scare people into ratting on Trump' -- but it didn't work . This is mostly a discussion re the reported decision not to prosecute James Comey for taking his Trump memos home--a decision that has upset many. It's a good discussion from a prosecutorial standpoint--Graham does have experience in that regard. Graham's take is to defend Barr's decision--if non-prosecution on the classified docs is the decision--because any good prosecutor knows the risks of overcharging in a big case. Neither Comey nor any other of the main subjects will plead to an overcharged case. Therefore, Barr needs to lead with truly strong, consequential charges, lest the main case is "tainted" by an aspect that is weaker--a jury could conclude from overcharging that they should be skeptical of the entire case. This is a decision that every prosecutor makes every day.