#FBI folds the public #corruption squad that aided #JackSmith's #Trump investigations

The field office has 3 units that work on public corruption issues, but this one—known internally as "CR15"—was deeply involved in the bureau’s "Arctic Frost" investigation, which was the precursor to the Smith probe into efforts to overturn the #2020election results by Trump & his allies. That investigation resulted in 1 of the 2 federal #criminal cases against Trump….

#law
https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/justice-department/fbi-folds-public-corruption-squad-aided-jack-smiths-trump-investigatio-rcna207029

FBI folds the public corruption squad that aided Jack Smith's Trump investigations

WASHINGTON — The FBI’s Washington Field Office is folding its federal public corruption squad, the same unit that aided Jack Smith’s special counsel investigation into President Donald Trump, three people familiar with the matter tell NBC News.

NBC News
Chief #JudgeBoasberg is not only strongly considering appointing a “private attorney” like #JackSmith to prosecute the Trump Administration’s “WILLFUL” criminal contempt of court, but is now considering whether to retain jurisdiction over the case! youtu.be/AzLLFUej8mo?...

FURIOUS Judge CHECKMATES Trump...
Bluesky

Bluesky Social
This new Jack Smith document drop is AMAZING! Its bombshell evidence PROVES Donald Trump and MAGA helped plan and fund the January 6 assault on the Capitol! The best part though is the timing - they told us just in time for the election four months ago! #Jan6 #jacksmith #uspoli #trump #maga #doj
Bluesky

Bluesky Social
Misstänkt sabotage på Gotland – Säpo bekräftar incident

Ett misstänkt sabotage mot Gotlands vattenförsörjning utreds, enligt uppgifter till Aftonbladet. Säpo bekräftar en incident under gårdagen. – De har stoppat rå

Aftonbladet

"Garland’s extreme solicitude to avoid courting the impression of promoting partisanship or other unlovely kinds of divisiveness in the pursuit of accountability on high is clearly a personal shortcoming—but it’s also a more widespread malady afflicting the culture of legal oversight in Washington. Leonnig and Davise reported that Garland and senior DOJ officials even hesitated in authorizing sedition charges . . . "

#JackSmith

https://www.thenation.com/article/politics/trump-indictment-merrick-garland/

Why Did Trump’s January 6 Indictment Take So Long?

There’s plenty of blame to go around—starting with Attorney General Merrick Garland.

The Nation

“As a result of *those actions*, we’re now going to be suspending & putting under review #security clearances for employees at that firm & holding people responsible,” Scharf said.
[doing their jobs]

#Trump quipped that they would call the memo the “deranged Jack Smith signing,” invoking a pejorative he has frequently used to attack the former special counsel.

#criminal #law #JackSmith #ClassifiedDocuments #Jan6 #insurrection #petty #RevengePolitics #retribution

#Trump on Tues signed a memo suspending #security clearances for employees at a #law firm who assisted w/fmr special counsel #JackSmith’s investigation into the now-president.

WH staff secy Will Scharf said…that the memo targeted Washington, DC based law firm Covington & Burling, which provided pro bono #legal services to Smith in his probes of Trump that resulted in 2 #criminal indictments.

#petty #RevengePolitics #retribution #ClassifiedDocuments #Jan6 #insurrection
https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5163942-trump-jack-smith-security-clearance/

Via Hugo Lowell:

New: #Trump's memo targeting the law firm representing Special Counsel #JackSmith is out -- orders the suspension of any security clearances held by Peter Koski and other lawyers at Covington & Burling, and directs agencies essentially to stop using the firm as outside counsel

If anyone at #AltGov has a way to contact #JackSmith I feel like now is a good time for him or someone on the #FelonTrump prosecution teams to emulate O. John Rogge. (Yes I just finished @maddow.msnbc.com #Ultra Season 2.)

O. John Rogge - Wikipedia
Bluesky

Bluesky Social

After one month in office, #EdMartin appears to be following through, taking actions that have alarmed lawyers inside & outside his office who say he’s leveraging the power of the #DOJ against political opponents & intimidating career prosecutors seen as insufficiently #loyal to #Trump. He fired prosecutors who investigated Trump as a part of special counsel #JackSmith’s team & who worked on #Jan6, 2021, Capitol #insurrection cases.

#law