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Judge Cannon appoints special master to review material seized in the MAL raid — 16 Comments

  1. “Cannon suggests that Dearie may consider obtaining sworn affidavits from individuals involved in the raid”.

    I would not trust any sworn affidavit from those people. They Lie, and get away with it.

  2. In consideration of the meme “I have incriminating evidence that would lead to Hillary Clinton’s arrest” and another famous meme; I’ll posit that Judge Cannon did not kill herself.

    Setting aside the tardiness of Trump’s request for a special master; Judge Cannon’s ruling, if it is allowed to stand, brings me some level of confidence there are green shoots in what is otherwise the destroyed waste land that is the US judicial system. Perhaps green shoots are the wrong analogy considering Judge Dearie’s history and current situation.

    Alas, all of this will have its intended effect. Already Trump is the discussion heading into the 2022 election, when the discussion should be about Biden and Democrats disastrous 2 years. While Biden’s speech and the weaponization of the DOJ are grave concerns that need attention, the GOP has plenty of winning arguments related to the loss of Afghanistan, the depletion of the Strategic Petroleum Reserves, the increasing dependence on foreign oil, the damnation of Saudi Arabia while begging for their oil, defying the Saudis and Israelis by brokering a deal with Iran, the threats of blackouts in California and elsewhere, rising energy prices, rising inflation, rising interest rates, decline in public education, increase in sex education for kindergarteners, the labeling of concerned parents as terrorists, and looming food shortages. Just a few things more important than whatever happens to Trump, not because Trump isn’t important and particularly misbehavior by the DOJ against Trump; but that anything negative about Trump bolsters Democrats and demoralizes Republicans.

    Still grateful, Judge Cannon is doing the right thing.

  3. how many are making them except for masters, vance and a few others that come to mind, mcconnell is pulling money away from masters, because reasons, we know too well. justice deferred, is justice denied, you can’t tell me that has not been born out,

  4. a theory that’s long been entertained is that some of these judges may be angry at having been deceived by the FBI and DOJ

    I’ve been pretty skeptical about that theory. A powerful feature of secret judges on secret courts is that there’s no real accountability. A FISA judge can more or less approve whatever investigation they want as far as I can tell. Has there been any consequences for the FISA judges who approved the Trump-Russia collusion nonsense?

  5. Consequences should be for those who presented the court with evidence they knew was fake, not for the judges who took them at their word.

  6. Perhaps I’m being naive, but I expect judges to be more discriminating in terms of what warrants they approve. My understanding is that FISA has essentially been a rubber stamp court, approving something like 99.9% of all 702 warrants. Call me crazy, but that seems a little careless.

  7. miguel cervantes:

    I’m not a McConnell fan, but I don’t automatically assume this is happening for pernicious reasons – although of course it might be. However, the money is not unlimited, and they put it where they think they can get the most bang for their bucks at a certain time. Right now, for example, a lot of money is going to Vance and not to Masters, but they’re saying it will probably go to Masters later (I found an article on this yesterday but didn’t bookmark it, and can’t seem to find it again at the moment).

  8. if he hadn’t done in previous cycles, I would agree with you, in 2010 and 2012,
    they spent 30 million against roy moore, enabling that unscrupulous scoundrel doug jones to get in, this was the death rattle prior to the 2018 collapse,

    and you see how little he has cared to speak on a issue of fundamental fairness,
    now graham who was snoring in some cloakroom now takes up the partial birth issue, as if he and rubio really cared about that,

  9. miguel cervantes:

    I don’t know about Graham’s history on abortion, but Rubio has been a hardliner on the subject for a long long time. Whether their proposal is politically expedient (I don’t think it is) or not, I believe Rubio at least is quite sincere.

  10. miguel cervantes:

    Of course McConnell has done “it” in previous cycles. What is this “it” whereof you speak? Of course he puts money where he thinks it’s best spent, and has a tendency to support more moderate candidates who both reflect his own positions and who are polling pretty well against their opponents. He’s also put money behind Trump-friendly and more extreme candidates.

    I don’t think the evidence that this is some sort of sabotage by McConnell is very strong. I also don’t buy the idea that he doesn’t want the GOP to control the Senate. I just don’t see evidence of it that convinces me. Most of the chatter about it is destructive clickbait, IMHO. It’s an old story, and not just with McConnell.

    I’d actually prefer someone more to the right of McConnell to be the leader of the GOP in the Senate, but I don’t demonize him to the extent that many people do.

  11. Judge Cannon appears to be a throwback to a time when judges ruled in accordance with the Constitution. The DOJ found nothing prosecutable in their raid for if they had, they’d have no problem with a special master. As the master would confirm Trump had committed proscecutable offences.

    They object to the master because that will result in the collapse of their propagandistic innuendo.

    Leland,

    “Already Trump is the discussion heading into the 2022 election, when the discussion should be about Biden and Democrats disastrous 2 years.”

    No discussion is needed. Everyone knows of the oncoming disaster that the democrats have wrought and where responsibility for it rightfully lies. Those who now vote for democrats reveal that they place ideology over their fellow citizen’s livelihoods and even lives.

    Those who seek to abrogate other people’s right to “life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness”… forfeit their own claim to those rights.

  12. the republic hangs by a thread, and he’s still playing the same old games, shelling our side, handing out feathers to the Enemy,

    any clearheaded observer, could see the doj didn’t have a case, but the Kultursmog (ht emmett tyrell) has reached northeaster dimensions,

  13. I simply disagree that no discussion is needed. While polls are poor predictors, they do so trends, and talk of Trump is, to repeat myself, having the intended effect. Trump isn’t President and isn’t the threat to Americans paying their bills, feeding their family, and next year facing an IRS audit. Democrats have no defense of this beyond flat out lies. It isn’t gaslighting anymore, it is bald face lies. Ignoring Paul Krugman, no serious economist believes a bill passed 4 weeks ago will have any impact on inflation or any other macro-economic policy. The only way the US government could lower inflation in 4 weeks would be the federal reserve collecting $1,000,000,000,000 in federal reserve notes and then burning them in a large bonfire. Even then, the destabilization of the currency would be enough to take weeks to figure out just what it did. Inflation is here. High energy prices are here. Democrats are running ads claiming they resolved those problems, but they have not, and anyone that claims otherwise needs to be read the laundry list of lies against reality.

    Whether Trump is indicted or not is irrelevant to control of Congress come January. If Republicans can’t takeover Congress, then the Supreme Court won’t be enough to protect our Republic. Already, Biden is creating EOs that appropriate hundreds of billions without a peep from Congress. With his speech, the weaponization of the DOJ, and the ability to spend money without legislative checks; we are already in a dictatorship. Trump’s indictment will only be the most recognizable start of the purging of undesirables.

  14. Leland – “Whether Trump is indicted or not is irrelevant to control of Congress come January.”

    I must disagree. If Trump is handled roughly while Biden’s son and thousands of real rioters are handled with kid gloves, a lot of us are going to want to teach Slow Joe a lesson he will never forget… okay, that’s a figure of speech, but you know what I mean!

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