Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday appointed U.S. Attorney David Weiss a special counsel in the Hunter Biden probe, as well as any other matters that arose or may arise from that investigation.
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The appointment appears to be facially-illegal and Garland knows damn well that it is.
(a) An individual named as Special Counsel shall be a lawyer with a reputation for integrity and impartial decision making, and with appropriate experience to ensure both that the investigation will be conducted ably, expeditiously and thoroughly, and that investigative and prosecutorial decisions will be supported by an informed understanding of the criminal law and Department of Justice policies. The Special Counsel shall be selected from outside the United States Government.Weiss cannot be appointed to this position as he is a sitting US Attorney! It is explicitly unlawful under the CFRs for Garland to appoint him -- or any other sitting US Attorney. By definition a "Special Counsel" must not be a person inside the US Government; that's the entire point of a Special Counsel!
This act by Garland is not only impeachable it is void as Weiss is not qualified and thus the appointment is an open, public, in-your-face fraud.
Where does this leave us as Americans?
Nowhere good -- and at some point we, as Americans, are going to have to deal with this problem whether we like it or not.
There's more at the link.
If Mr. Denninger is correct, this provides yet another grim perspective on my blog post earlier this morning concerning the "lawfare" being waged against President Trump. Those behind it aren't just subverting the law - they're actively ignoring it.
As Karl Denninger said just this morning about the Fulton County charges:
The pattern we are in now is extremely dangerous and there is utterly no reason to believe it will stop here with Trump or this is a one-off; imprisoning political candidates as a means of preventing them from running for office is the sort of thing that gives rise to "an Austrian" and we are headed in that direction.
We would be wise to stop it right here and now while we still can within the boundaries of the law; we are not far from losing that option and once lost what's next nobody -- no matter which side of the aisle you're on -- wants.
And as for Merrick Garland . . . to think that he was nominated to become a Justice of the Supreme Court! Given this latest demonstration of his respect for the law, one can only give devout thanks that he was not approved by the Senate for that position. The country dodged a bullet there . . . but he's still doing as much damage as he can, by the looks of things. It's worth remembering that President Obama nominated him to SCOTUS, and President Biden made him Attorney-General of the United States. That tells us a great deal about both men, when you think about it.
Peter
This is Garland's backlash to the senate scorning him. All dem's must be protected and all rep must be buried deep. Trump just happened to be the perfect fall guy.
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ReplyDelete'We're going to play by the bully's rules, because even at this late stage we recognize the bullies are morally superior to us; celebrity trumps everything. Now step up into the boxcar.'
Garland's bent twords this kind of abuse had to have been known. He has been in DC far too long.
ReplyDeleteI imagine that he was to extreme for even the RINOs and that is why McConnell blocked him.
We really dodged a bullet with him
Sure, it is illegal and should not happen therefore... But it IS happening, and nothing is going to be done about it. "Opera non verba" if I am remembering the Latin correctly. Yes, people are talking about it and yelling... But not a single thing is actually being done about it. So, per usual they will get away with it.
ReplyDeleteWhy wouldn't he violate the law. It's not like anyone is going to do anything about his criminality.
ReplyDeleteDodged? Are you blind and deaf? The country we grew up in is no more, we got the bullet from an elephant gun, both barrels at ounce.
ReplyDeleteWe would be wise to stop it right here and now while we still can within the boundaries of the law;
ReplyDeleteBwahahaha! The whole point is that the Left operates entirely in disregard to existing laws! Power is what you make of it.
"When treason prospers, none dare call it treason."
I was fired from a job after pointing out to my employer they were violating every DOT rule in the books. I filed grievance with both the feds and the proper Texas state authorities, and both refused to act. I eventually had to sue in federal court. As best I can tell ignoring or violating rules and regulations is the norm.
ReplyDeleteSince Biden is merely Obama's Pinocchio, you could say Obama nominated Garland both times.
ReplyDeleteTo get right, all the AG had to do is fire Weiss. When push comes to shove, it will be revealed that there was a secret cocodil to the Wiess appointment that he was immediately terminated as a US Attorney upon acceptance of his appointment as Special Prosecutor. Shut up peasants! Problem solved.
ReplyDeleteBiden is NOT Obama's puppet. BOTH along with a helluva a lot of Demonrats are puppets of people like Soros and Schwab. Unelected and unaccountable.
ReplyDeleteThis is simply a statement to the American people that the rules don't apply to this corrupt administration. They are rubbing it in our faces that the Republic of dead and they will rule as they please. Prepare accordingly.
ReplyDeleteWhat Demonrat doesn't do anything but ignore the laws of the land??? They're for thee and not for me is their motto.
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