D.C. Lawyer of the Year: Natasha Taylor-Smith

American Thinker ^ | 21 Aug, 2022 | Clarice Feldman

[MtnClimber]

Amid Stalinist show trials and a complete collapse of the justice system, one young woman alone acts for justice.

I have been reading with horror Julie Kelley’s day-to-day description of the treatment afforded some 850 people arrested in D.C. for conduct on January 6 and the awful legal representation and judicial treatment they have received. Many have been held in horrible prison conditions for over a year, denied bail and an opportunity to have their cases heard outside this venue where the jurors will never grant them a fair trial.

None of the big law firms in town which puff up their public service donating time -- for example, to defend Guantanamo Bay detainees -- have to my knowledge volunteered to help these people. So it was a welcome surprise to see one young public defender do her job. The woman is Natasha Taylor-Smith, and for once I am proud of the legal profession in this ginned-up partisan Stalinist prosecution of mostly ordinary citizens most of whom did little more than walk through the open doors of the Capitol and leave. (Six more were just convicted of this -- ordinarily a minor trespass with no charges brought -- and will now face a potential six months in jail.)

Most of the defendants have had to rely on public defenders and most of those caved utterly in defending them. Not Natasha. Here’s her opening statement to the trial court: (in comment 1)

[MtnClimber]

The 2020 presidential election was unlike any in modern times. Regardless of what side of the aisle you stood on, there were intense thoughts and feelings about the way in which each state handled the process. For Mr. Fitzsimons, the election results of his community came as no real shock to him. No Republican candidate for President had won four Electoral College votes from Maine since 1988. But shortly after the election Mr. Fitzsimons started to hear about irregularities across the country. And not just from your typical aluminum-foil wearing hat conspiracy theorists. He was hearing these stories from mainstream media, from global elected officials, from state elected officials, from federal elected officials and from the President of the United States himself. And if the old adage “where there’s smoke there’s fire” has any credence whatsoever, Mr. Fitzsimmons felt as though he was watching a towering inferno. And so he watched intently as challenges and rallies were held across the country. And although he saw the results of each challenge fade away, he was still being pulled by these same mainstream individuals, and by the Chief Executive Officer of this nation -- that there was a plan! That plan did not include the military. It did not include violence, or guns, or weapons of any kind. All that needed to happen was for the State’s Legislatures to come together on January 6th and to object to the certification. TO COME TOGETHER ON JANUARY 6TH AND OBJECT TO THE CERTIFICATION. They had every right to do so. And each of them had taken an oath to protect our Constitution, and that included ensuring free and fair elections. It was their responsibility. And if the Congressmen did that, and they found there to be irregularities, they would act. And if they didn’t, it would be over, and Joseph R. Biden would be sworn in as the 46th President of the United States.

That’s what this country is all about. That is what our nation is built upon.

[MtnClimber]

Why are so many lawyers followers of leftist groupthink?

[MtnClimber]

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[ScaniaBoy]

Clarice linked to the piece on GP regarding the cross examination:

"Crying Capitol Police Officer Aquilino Gonell HUMILIATED AS HE IS CAUGHT IN LIE AFTER LIE UNDER OATH! Likely Committed Perjury at January 6th Criminal Trial! MUST-SEE VIDEO of Officer TROLLED Outside Courthouse!"

Forget about the title and the fact that it is GP. Just read it. It is something one should not miss!!

[Kalam]

In these times, there are evil influences and intentions unleashed in our country. Natasha is another individual standing firm and unwavering against this horrific onslaught that is trying to overtake and enslave the freedom loving people in the USA.

Cheers to her efforts.

[gattaca]

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[wintertime]

I pray that she stays safe.

[jdsteel]

“ All that needed to happen was for the State’s Legislatures to come together on January 6th and to object to the certification.”

A process that stopped when some violent protesters went inside the Capitol….TO THE BENEFIT OF JOE BIDEN.

[Flick Lives]

Why are so many lawyers followers of leftist groupthink?

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Because leftists have infiltrated schools and colleges for decades and have used their positions to “shape” the minds of children.

[SES1066]

Why are so many lawyers followers of leftist groupthink?

My OPINION is that you need to add the locality to your question for the reason to become obvious; "Why are so many DC lawyers followers of leftist groupthink?" The LEFT is the choice and progenitor of the PERMANENT AUTHORITARIAN STATE! If you wand a lucrative and comfortable legal career, you work the LEFT side of the street in Washington DC. Of course the same very likely applies toother deep-blue places like NYC, LA, SF etc.

Proof of this is the Washington DC Bar Association which is far on the LEFT edge. There have been many discipline cases brought against 'erring' attorneys but the punishments have a suspicious tilt against the center-conservative!

As for the big law firms? The successful lawyers that argued the recent 2nd Amendment case at the Supreme Court were separated from their law firm after the victory. Their choices from their partnership law firm, Kirkland & Ellis, after the June 2022 victory in "New York State Rifle and Pistol Association vs. Bruen", was either drop heir clients or leave the partnership.

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[BeauBo]

“ Why are so many lawyers followers of leftist groupthink?”

There are real penalties imposed from pissing off the Left, but it is without cost to attack Conservatives.

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[sport]

No matter how eloquent her opening Statement is/was, when it is given to a Kangaroo Court and a Kangaroo jury, it falls on deaf ears.