Posted on 08/10/2013 9:22:39 AM PDT by Behind Liberal Lines
President Barack Obama was a lawyer before he became a politician, but on Friday he broke one of the most basic legal rules: He publicly discussed a sealed indictment.
Speaking at a White House press conference about government surveillance, terrorism, and other topics, the president was asked about his past statements that the people who attacked the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, last year would be brought to justice.
We have informed, I think, the public that theres a sealed indictment. Its sealed for a reason. But we are intent on capturing those who carried out this attack, and were going to stay on it until we get them, Mr. Obama said.
While the president of the United States can declassify top secret intelligence information on his own say-so, disclosing secret grand jury material is a different matter. Rule 6(e) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure clearly states:
no person may disclose the indictments existence except as necessary to issue or execute a warrant or summons.
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Sh'yeah, THAT's the ticket...
The man is a lawyer like the granddaughter I mention in my tag is a Supreme Court justice.
Can we impeach him now for treason and prosecute him for releasing classified information?
And this dirtbag wants to prosecute Snowden an start a Cold War with Russia?
Louis XIV supposedly said, "L'etat, c'est moi." (I am the state.)
Obama's motto could be La loi, c'est moi.
“President Obama is above the law.”
If the president does it it’s not illegal. It’s good to be king.
HA!
The man is a man like my niece is my uncle.
Has OBUMER really studied Law or is it one of his many lies.
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KILL ALL THE LAWYERS.
The first name on any indictment should be his.
President Pee Wee lost his bike again.
Spilling classified information, is he?
Well, maybe he can get sanctuary in Russia.
Don't even tell me Hussein isn't the stupidest p_resident ever in the history of the USA. Freakin moron. Affirmative Action Ambulance Chasing, Slip and Fall Shyster.
Anybody believe anything this fraud has to say. He was an affirmative action lawyer that represented phony community action scam cases. He knows jack about the real world.
I don’t think he got his hahvahd law degree “the old fashioned way.”
wut dif
“Has OBUMER really studied Law or is it one of his many lies?”
He may have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express.
It continues to be smoke and mirrors, 24/7-365. It is what we have learned to expect: All Lies, All of the Time!
He watched an actor play one on TV.
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