Regular readers will hopefully recall that, in the immediate aftermath of the Zhou Regime’s raid on President Trump’s Mar-a-Lago residence, I presented two general guidelines. The first was that, in the last analysis, the big picture way to understand this raid would be to focus on the legal framework. What that means is that, while the regime’s warrant talks about several laws regarding the handling of classified and/or national security documents (not necessarily the same thing under the Espionage Act), there is in fact a law that deals
By blurring the lines on the Espionage act and the PRA, the dems are attempting to influence future jurors that might hear this case. Trump better do whatever he can to make sure this thing isn't heard in DC. The J6th trials prove that anyone rooting for team R wont be allowed a fair trial in that swamp.
With respect, Mark, don't you think you're thinking a bit too legalistically here? These are not normal times and maybe the Dems don't give a damn about legality, constitutionality or the rule of law in general. Their aim is to get Trump by any means, fair or foul. Sure, maybe they will wind their necks in when a few honest judges shoot them down on points of law; but then maybe they'll say, damn the legal torpedoes and go full speed ahead to a prosecution in front of a well-prepped DC jury. The Dems have no reverse gear and the fight is for all the marbles.
When I read Rivkin and Casey's views and their history of expertise on this matter, the federal magistrate judge who authorized this fishing expedition looks very bad, very ideological, and outclassed when it comes to the law. One would think the judge would have bounced this off of some retired judges - preferably non-partisan judges if he knows any - for their view before he signed off on such an 'extraordinary' and dubious FBI warrant. Or perhaps the judge got a call from a DOJ buddy who assured him all was well. How much longer this judge can control what he has released from Pandora's Box is yet to be seen.
I would argue that the entire PRA is just the best cover the FBIs could come up with. If they knew back in May that there were documents that were a threat to the security of the nation (which is the definition of classified material) why wait for August to do anything about it. The argument of the DOJ makes absolutely no sense, unless it it to take other documents that they know would be suppressed in any criminal case because of the overbreadth of the warrant. Combined with their usual habits of trying a case in the media pre-trial, they are not serious about criminal prosecution. I'm going with the idea that Trump declassified documents that will be brought forth at his RICO suit and they wanted to take them out of play because they make the FBI look bad.
Bravo, Mark!
https://meaninginhistory.substack.com/p/the-continuing-coup
By blurring the lines on the Espionage act and the PRA, the dems are attempting to influence future jurors that might hear this case. Trump better do whatever he can to make sure this thing isn't heard in DC. The J6th trials prove that anyone rooting for team R wont be allowed a fair trial in that swamp.
With respect, Mark, don't you think you're thinking a bit too legalistically here? These are not normal times and maybe the Dems don't give a damn about legality, constitutionality or the rule of law in general. Their aim is to get Trump by any means, fair or foul. Sure, maybe they will wind their necks in when a few honest judges shoot them down on points of law; but then maybe they'll say, damn the legal torpedoes and go full speed ahead to a prosecution in front of a well-prepped DC jury. The Dems have no reverse gear and the fight is for all the marbles.
When I read Rivkin and Casey's views and their history of expertise on this matter, the federal magistrate judge who authorized this fishing expedition looks very bad, very ideological, and outclassed when it comes to the law. One would think the judge would have bounced this off of some retired judges - preferably non-partisan judges if he knows any - for their view before he signed off on such an 'extraordinary' and dubious FBI warrant. Or perhaps the judge got a call from a DOJ buddy who assured him all was well. How much longer this judge can control what he has released from Pandora's Box is yet to be seen.
I would argue that the entire PRA is just the best cover the FBIs could come up with. If they knew back in May that there were documents that were a threat to the security of the nation (which is the definition of classified material) why wait for August to do anything about it. The argument of the DOJ makes absolutely no sense, unless it it to take other documents that they know would be suppressed in any criminal case because of the overbreadth of the warrant. Combined with their usual habits of trying a case in the media pre-trial, they are not serious about criminal prosecution. I'm going with the idea that Trump declassified documents that will be brought forth at his RICO suit and they wanted to take them out of play because they make the FBI look bad.