Well at least he hasn’t punched anyone…yet.
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Always wise to see what Marcy has to say first…
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Did bumbling prosecutors inadvertently reveal this lack of info sharing?
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Sounds like some sort of territorial dispute.
Bureaucrats do what bureaucrats do.
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Or subpoena the transcripts and/or videos themselves. I don’t think the Speech or Debate clause would cover that. The critters are off limits.
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…and she isn;t happy. I always go to EW before anyone else.
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At the poker table one player says to the other, “Show me all your cards so I know what to do next.”
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My thought as well.
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Don’t we need the DOJ to bring justice to the orange insurrectionista and his minions? Not sure what actual hammer the J6 has to nail that mob boss.
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I worry they will get them and then demand that they don’t make them public because of ongoing investigations, and then nothing comes of those investigations.
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(from the Wheeler article) The discovery deadline for the Proud Boy case is tomorrow. If DOJ put Bertino before a grand jury and he said something that conflicts with what he told the Committee, it could doom his reliability as a witness, and with it the Proud Boys case, and with it, potentially, the conspiracy case against Trump.
If DoJ needs transcripts of Bertino’s testimony to the Jan 6th committee, why can’t they subpoena just those transcripts?
…and now we have a name on the previously anonymous request:
The fact that Matt Olsen, National Security Division head, is on this letter suggests the concern pertains to the militias
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I’m no lawyer, but I think you’re correct. What I’m annoyed by is even the hint of DOJ pique. It gives the perception of disarray. That’s one of the last things we need. What we NEED is a united front.
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Small divergence between versions, quite normal in humans, could be used to some effect in impeaching the witnesses.
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How does a need for timely access to Bertino’s testimony translate to a request for every single witness’ testimony (there are 100s if not low thousands of witnesses)?
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My $.02
the Jan 6 committee does not trust the DOJ, at least not to prosecute this vigorously, so they’re applying maximum public pressure through these hearings, then they can pass it all along
its been like 18 months, DOJ can wait one more week
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Remember him?
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They may not want to tip their hand to that extent by specifying the transcript of a single witness.
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Pssttt…There might be a problem at the DOJ.
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If emptywheel is writing it up, there’s nothing needing hiding.
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The Justice Department…, writing in a seemingly frustrated tone that the committee’s “failure” to grant access to the transcripts was complicating the department’s ability to investigate
Government operates at its own speed, Donald.
But you know that.
Just hang on. We’ll iron out the issues, and then get back to the matter of your attempt to cancel George Washington.
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