UPDATED: The Barr Effect?
Yesterday and today we were criticizing sundance and CTH--specifically regarding his juvenile smear at AG Bill Barr. This evening CTH is reporting that two DoJ officials are departing. CTH also notes that both were connected to the James Wolfe case, in which Wolfe--the security officer for the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI)--leaked the Carter Page FISA to his girl friend, journalist Ali Watkins (NYT). Wolfe got off with a relative wrist slap, thanks to the intercession of his masters on the SSCI--who doubtless approved the leak. Notably, among those departures is Jesse Liu, US Attorney for DC--a hugely powerful position in the world of federal political crime. She'll be heading over to Treasury. Of course we'll have to see who takes her place, but I have to assume Barr will have a say in that. Is this clearing the decks for the empaneling of a new Russia Hoax oriented Grand Jury in DC? We'll see.
As I noted in a comment earlier today, don't expect Barr to trash current DoJ employees publicly--it's not his style, and in the case of a presidential appointee (US Attorneys like Liu are just as much presidential appointees as Barr) relatively pointless. Watch what he does and watch what happens around him. Barr couldn't cashier Liu, but he certainly had input with regard to such an important position.
UPDATE:
IG Report shifted the mood in the room. Senate Republicans pivoting into offense after lying dormant all year. Barr free to talk about what he's known all along. Impeachment feels like yesterday's news.
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