Maybe he’s disappointed they didn’t hang Mike Pence. Not all brothers are close.
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TIL something. Is he as spineless and milquetoast as the fly stand?
Acting USDA DC is Channing Phillips, who, amusingly, has been Acting DA for DC before. He was nominated by obama in 2015, and became Acting for the rest of Obama’s term since that senate didn’t confirm nominees either. Again amusingly, because he was never confirmed, in 2017 he didn’t have to resign, and just returned to his regular DoJ job.
I think this USDA will handle the contempt referral just fine.
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That is quite literally not the job of Attorney General.
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All but 9 Republican Representatives have shown the nation their contempt of Congress .
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It’s almost certainly a “when did you stop beating your wife” type demand.
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Not true. The statute says the DC DA “shall” provide evidence to the Grand Jury, per Glenn Kischner, when the Congress makes a contempt referral. There is no DoJ discretion in the presentation of the facts to the Grand Jury. Judge Garland will only weigh in on whether to recommend to the Grand Jury whether to indict “Sloppy Steve” Bannon.
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So that’s what a distinction without a difference looks like under a microscope. Good to know.
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Get the Acting DC USAG to sign whatever paperwork is necessary to start the grand jury process.
That’s what the “experts” were discussing last night on the tele. Apparently no big deal.
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Yay! Now Merrick Garland, let’s put the ban in Bannon! Prosecute!
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Glenn Kischner has a great podcast. He’s actually becoming a “personality.” Good to see.
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Everyone in this country is sooo into the water cure. Isn’t it time to work some variety into our enhanced interogations?
Maybe the Spanish boot, the thumb screws, a turn on the rack. Spice it up a little, now and again.
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Empirical evidence says there’s tons of discretion, since there have been tons of referrals from congress that went nowhere.
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Democracy is dead if we reach the 1/2 hour mark and Bannon’s still not yet waterboarded.
But he looks like he’s just been waterboarded.
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Like brother like brother.
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Doesn’t count when you use rye.
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Yep. Putting the chairs up on the tables right now. You get the lights.
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