This is almost as good an entertainment distraction for the uneducated masses as Red vs Blue.

My team is going to win!

No my team!

No my team!

One of the main messages of his prosecution appears to be that it’s dangerous to work for Trump, and I believe this message is very intentional in nature. An investigation of Cohen is meant to have what in the law biz is called “a chilling effect” on the desire to associate with or assist Trump, and whether or not Cohen is ever found guilty of a crime is secondary to that goal, in my opinion.

There are two overall tactical positions to form in counter insurgency. Either we can go for decapitation or we can cut them off at the ankles and knees first.

Remove an organization’s operatives and logistics, starves them and even if their leaders are good, they can’t do anything. Remove an organization’s head, and they will not be able to coordinate the resources and logistics they do have well.

First they tried to remove the head, Trum. When that failed, they are now going for the low hanging fruit, like ankles and knees.

These are standard tactics even for martial artists, let alone Deep State pros.

You misunderstood my point, which had nothing to do with caseload and/or hiring more judges. It has to do with how the judges get appointed: politically, by presidents, which means that if they had to recuse themselves in all cases that had political repercussions, just about ALL the judges (however many there might be) would be recusing themselves practically all the time, because they are all political appointees of the president and approved by Congress, as was Kimba Wood (a Reagan appointee, by the way):

Supreme Court justices, court of appeals judges, and district court judges are nominated by the President and confirmed by the United States Senate, as stated in the Constitution. The names of potential nominees are often recommended by senators or sometimes by members of the House who are of the President’s political party. The Senate Judiciary Committee typically conducts confirmation hearings for each nominee. Article III of the Constitution states that these judicial officers are appointed for a life term.

I cannot agree, if on no other basis than that Neo greatly exaggerates. Bringing the system to a “grinding halt” because the plethora of Federal judges cannot recuse themselves from time to time? As they do, and must do, on other matters?

Here are data from TRAC, a Syracuse U. entity:

“Table 1. Judgeships, Workload and Increasing Wait Times
FY 1993 FY 2003 FY 2013 FY 2013
vs FY 1993
Judgeships 649 680 677 4%
Criminal and Civil Combined Workload:
Filings 275,323 323,604 353,522 28%
Median Months:
Criminal Felony to Disposition 6.3 6.7 7.3 16%
Civil Filing to Trial 16.0 22.5 26.1 63%
Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts federal judicial caseload and management statistics
“For civil matters, the substantially higher workloads and increased processing times have major economic and social consequences. This is because the federal courts frequently serve as the essential referee in resolving a large number of important economic and social conflicts. The legal struggles here involve a wide range of filers, from giant corporations and mom-and-pop businesses trying to resolve their disputes, to public interest groups pressing the government to act on important public issues, to civil rights organizations fighting for a more just society.

But in addition to all the contending private parties, civil litigation is also central to the federal government. In some circumstances, the government is the plaintiff when it uses its civil authority for many different purposes, whether enforcing environmental laws against polluters or cracking down on fraudulent drug manufacturers. The federal government also can be the defendant, for example when a private party feels the government is improperly using its powers.

“By comparison, the growth in processing times for criminal cases is considerably less, increasing by 16 percent. This measure is based on the growth in time between when an individual is charged with a felony until final disposition.”

So, the system is and has been exceedingly sluggish on civil cases. It takes two years from filing to start of trial!
So hire a couple hundred more. That should be easily achieved, filling high-paying jobs that provide lifetime tenure, unless one does an Alcee Hastings!

So yes, quite naturally, the deep state is striking back.

And yes, Barry, the MSM count for more in this court than does the law and Constitution.
And why, pray tell, did attorneys for the NYT and CNN even have a presence in the courtroom?

https://www.nationalreview.com/2018/04/sean-hannity-outing-violates-law/

“Forget about evidence of wrongdoing. There is not even a suggestion that Hannity is involved in any crimes. He is a longtime friend of Cohen’s. He says they’ve had some informal legal discussions about such matters as real estate – and as any lawyer will tell you, informal discussions with non-lawyer friends are common. Hannity insists, however, that he has never retained Cohen to represent him in any legal matter, and has never paid him or received an invoice from him. There is no public evidence to contradict this, and no suggestion that Cohen has previously represented himself as Hannity’s attorney.

There has been no intimation that Hannity has any pertinent information about the activities for which Cohen is under investigation.…
Consequently, there was no reason for Hannity’s name to be revealed publicly.
…
In any event, the prosecutors could easily have handed Cohen’s attorney, Stephen Ryan, a grand-jury subpoena demanding disclosure of the client identities. That would have required Ryan to reveal the identities to the grand jury, but not to the public. Clearly, the prosecutors and Ryan were aware of this: As The Atlantic’s Natasha Bertrand tweeted yesterday, Ryan was prepared to surrender the information to the government under seal.

Apparently, Judge Wood was initially disposed to let that happen. b>Then, however, the judge allowed Robert Balin, an attorney for the New York Times and CNN, to intervene. /b>Balin, the Times reports, argued that potential embarrassment was not a sufficient reason to withhold the purported client’s name from the public. The judge was somehow persuaded by this frivolous contention. Without providing Hannity any notice and opportunity to be heard on the matter, she directed that his name be disclosed in open court.

The flaw in Balin’s argument is patent. It is true that, if the public has a legal right to know a piece of information, the fact that the information is likely to embarrass someone is not sufficient cause to suppress it. But the public has no right to know the names of people who are relevant to an investigation — even if they are suspected of wrongdoing. Furthermore, even when the government arrests someone or formally accuses someone of a crime in an indictment, the names of uncharged persons are not disclosed. “

I knew that Judge Wood was bent when I read that she said, “I have faith in the Southern District prosecutors, that their integrity is unimpeachable.”

Then I learned that she was closely and personally vetted by Hillary Clinton (twice as long as Bill’s interview) in Wood’s bid to be the AG.

The ‘coup de gras’ to any pretension of judicial objectivity was when I learned that she’s a close friend of George Soros, who officiated at his wedding in 2013..

Even Ronald Reagan could make a mistake, which he did when he accepted Sen. Al D’Amato’s recommendation to nominate Wood, a lifelong democrat… to a judgeship.

Political expediency always has its price.

No respect for him. None.

As for Kimba Wood, the elephant in the room is that she officiated at George Soros’ marriage in 2013. ‘Nuff said.

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2018/apr/17/kimba-wood-judge-michael-cohen-case-officiated-geo/

The son of my former (and now deceased) partner is an attorney in New York with one client, a Japanese businessman. I under stand from my partner that his son’s income the last 20 years has been around $5 to 7 million a year. I think he is still a partner in Gibson, Dunn and Crutcher.

McCarthy is also a favorite of mine on several issues but he is a NeverTrumper in good standing with NR.

Also, Judge Kimba Wood presided at the marriage of George Soros a few years ago. Coincidence ?