A lot of things happened. Here are some of the things. This is TPM’s Morning Memo.
More than two years after the Jan. 6 attack, the Justice Department is finally getting around to subpoenaing Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows.
Working their way up the ladder.
Feds had a confession letter. Private Venmos. Uber receipts. Flight records.
Yet they still won’t prosecute Congressman Matt Gaetz.
If the now-adult woman won’t testify, then they don’t have a likely winnable case. That’s why.
Well surprise the DOJ are pussyfooting when it comes to prosecuting Republicans.
Thank god I don’t live in a shithole where cops routinely tip off right-wing gangsters.
Gaetz skates. These SOBs go through life with smirks on their faces because they know they can act as they please without consequences.
Nikki Haley wants to be John Hagee when she grows up?? I thought the Rs were anti-trans.
She’ll never grow up, she’ll just get older.
An outside observer would be forgiven for thinking that the American justice system was not blind to wealth and status. Good thing we have those blindfolded statues of justice to reassure us!
OT. How did I not hear about this?
I remain baffled by how long it’s taken the Justice Department to pull the trigger on this subpoena
Donnie isn’t going anywhere, unless he dies. And if he dies, then YAY!
If he lives, then all this delaying does is bring the announcement of indictments a little closer to primary season. Which does neither Trump nor Pence any favors. If Trump truly had any hope that he wouldn’t be indicted, he wouldn’t have fought anything. “I’m innocent, so let’s get the truth out as soon as possible.” But he did the opposite. And everyone knows why.
All the delaying does is make him look more and more guilty (and desperate).
In an article about subpoenaing Mark Meadows, @emptywheel points out:
… DOJ’s Justice Manual requires specific approvals before subpoenaing someone if the person is a target.
> If a voluntary appearance cannot be obtained, the target should be subpoenaed only after the United States Attorney or the responsible Assistant Attorney General have approved the subpoena. In determining whether to approve a subpoena for a “target,” careful attention will be paid to the following considerations:
> * The importance to the successful conduct of the grand jury’s investigation of the testimony or other information sought;
> * Whether the substance of the testimony or other information sought could be provided by other witnesses; and
> * Whether the questions the prosecutor and the grand jurors intend to ask or the other information sought would be protected by a valid claim of privilege. (https://www.emptywheel.net/2023/02/16/the-escalating-aggressive-intensifying-step-of-subpoenaing-key-witness-mark-meadows/ )
ETA: @emptywheel also says, “DOJ seems to be treating subpoenas about discreet topics individually, meaning a witness who might have a good deal of exposure in one area may nevertheless be asked to testify about another area.
Something similar could be true here.”
That any of this, or Meadows show of cooperation, would account for the delay seems to me an open question.
Damn.
That’s already old news in Canada.
Why is DOJ Only Now Supoenaing Mark Meadows? Two word answer: Jack Smith. Longer answer, DOJ before Jack Smith should not be confused with DOJ after Jack Smith when it comes to investigating top Republicans in the Trump administration for their roles in fomenting January 6. There is a two word answer for that distinction too.
After they returned from Vancouver someone actually said to me that there were so many Chinese immigrants in BC that it was “like a foreign country up there”.
I thought that would make an excellent tourism promotion: “Canada! It’s like a foreign country up here!”.
What have I been posting repeatedly?
This is taking way too long.
Well, John Hagee is filthy rich, and that makes him a good person in America.
Still feels like feet are glued to lower ladder rungs
Let’s see if Hagee can get his fat rich ass through the eye of a needle.
Because you don’t watch Fox News, they were all over it a few weeks ago, about Chinese cops in NY.