Note that Harvey Silvergate is the author of “Three Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent.”
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I’m not surprised at the subject. It’s why a person should never talk to federal agents without a lawyer. Ask Martha Stewart about that.
Trump needed to fine an AG from a Red State who had a track record of succ ssful prosecutions against corrupt public officials. There had to be a number of competent State AG’s to pick from, but I suspect that Trump gave Sessions first dibs because of his support in the election. Hard to fault Trump for loyalty, but I expect he was as shocked as anyone to learn how inept Sessions would be.
With respect to the recusal issue, the excise Sessions used to recuse himself pales in comparison to what Mueller and Rosenstein are known to have done. There could not be a more blatant conflict of interest. Sessions needs to pull rank on Rosenstein and force his recusal, and replace him with someone who has the guts to force Mueller off the Russia witch hunt. Mueller and Rosenstein are both suspects in colluding with the Clintons and Russians.