[bitt]

P

[tumblindice]

45 minutes until the longest day for the `rats and the beginning of the end of the world as they know it.

[JoSixChip]

Between this and the Flynn delay, It does make me wonder. Is it because the cases are falling apart, or have they decided to work with mueller?

[DoughtyOne]

Did Manafort know he was a target when he went to work for Trump? Man, what a sleazeball if he did.

[PA Engineer]

Why is Perkins Coie always the elephant in the room?

[Doogle]

“There’s nothing there Jim”

[blueplum]

” and you consider that Fusion GPS (Bean LLC) was likely one of the contractors…”

- which would provide cover for Schearer, a Clinton-crony who was likely the blueprinter of the “first dossier” now claiming to be a ‘second source’.

It was rumored Gowdy was retiring to get back on the bench, but it was announced early today that he has turned down a 4th Circuit Court appointment.
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2018/02/01/trey-gowdy-turned-down-appointment-to-federal-bench.html

from the CT comments: Jay Wizz posts (something to keep in the back of our minds):

“The only Republican who has seen the warrant the memo is based on, announced his retirement yesterday.” (Trey Gowdy)

[Herakles]

It may be that the court has implied that the government has illegally obtained information thru FISA which would make Muller's investigation moot.

[Gideon7]

The commenters on the article have a theory:

iwasthere says:

February 1, 2018 at 11:48 pm

I think his attorneys were former DOJ types, So maybe if the FISA warrant dates back to a time where these attorneys were at DOJ, this would be a conflict – and require withdraw. In other words, a former client or former boss being a material witness in the case would present a conflict and might require withdraw – The creditability of Struk, Macabe and Comey might be an important factor.

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Patrick Blasz says:

February 2, 2018 at 12:02 am

It’s a conflict. Withdrawal is mandatory under this circumstance and the court must allow it.

WSB says:

February 2, 2018 at 12:22 am

Whoa, that would fit. Wow! If this memo exposes even one of them, would all three be compromised?

OSP says:

February 2, 2018 at 12:27 am

I think the DOJ connection is key here:
Shan Wu is a former federal prosecutor
Walter Mack was an Assistant United States Attorney
Annemarie McAvoy is a former Federal prosecutor

Hmm...

[seawolf101]

I call it the mueller probe.

[mewzilla]

Was Manafort made a deal: Spy on Trump for us and we won’t prosecute...?