Posted on 01/27/2019 11:30:11 AM PST by Kaslin
Much has been made of the pre-dawn arrest of Roger Stone in his home in Fort Lauderdale. To make this arrest, Special Counsel Robert Mueller, probably having delegated the task to his subordinate Andrew Weissmann (who is known for this tactic), assembled a full-scale FBI SWAT team of 29 members, replete with long weapons, body armor, and even a flash-bang grenade or two. The arrest took place at "zero dark thirty" or 5:30 A.M. Nevertheless, a CNN crew was on hand to film the whole thing.
Once upon a time, this level of force was considered necessary only to raid suspects able and inclined to shoot back, or who might destroy evidence. Think Symbionese Liberation Army or drug kingpin Frank Lucas of American Gangster fame. In such cases, in which the suspects really might shoot back, a television crew would never be allowed, on the grounds that they could be killed in the crossfire. The fact that a CNN crew was allowed to film Stone's arrest is evidence that nobody believed he was dangerous. Indeed, he was not: he is 66-year-old white-collar suspect with no prior history of violence, who didn't even have weapons in his house. Even the judge processing Stone's arraignment implicitly accepted that Stone was not dangerous; he allowed Stone to be released on a $250,000 surety bond.
The usual procedure in white-collar cases is not to assemble an unnecessary SWAT team. Instead, the Justice Department informs the suspect's attorney that the suspect has been indicted and needs to turn himself in to whatever courthouse for arraignment. The attorney informs the suspect and usually surrenders his client peacefully in the courthouse. No guns, no flash-bangs, no pre-dawn raids.
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Had they called he would have turned himself in..
That whole show was outrageous. Remember cc when Clinton fired all the DOJ lawyers? That needs to happen tomorrow. Anyone that perpetrated this raid needs to be held to account, this is the Gedtapo. Why is Trump letting us like this happen on his watch?
AMERICA WANTS TO KNOW!!!
Elian Gonzales is laughing while enjoying life in his island paradise.
The last few times I was in the jury pool his or her honor made it CRYSTAL CLEAR that NO talk of this "jury nullification nonsense" would be tolerated in their fair courts, or else!
> When did we vote for a country like this?
1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012.
“It’s obvious to me that the FBI has some dirty info on the Trump family.”
It’s pretty strange that President Trump hasn’t released the classified info about the FISA warrant abuse and the “coup” attempt that will supposedly blow everybody’s mind. The fact that he is letting a long-time friend of his, Roger Stone and loyal advisor Michael Flynn and even Manafort get the “treatment” and destroyed lives, with not much more than tweets to fight back, is really puzzling. I too am starting to wonder if he isn’t boxed in now, as Sessions appeared to be.
1933 ..ish
That’s when Germany voted for it, we’re just a little behind them...
What is this Congress of which you speak?
I’ve been wondering about the FISA docs also. I thought the release was imminent months ago and suddenly, silence. The last three years have been so ominous.
“Yup. Weissmann is a bigoted Leftist with an axe to grind - as far as he’s concerned
>>>>all WASPs are Nazi’s and it’s his god given role to terrorize them into extinction.”
Is that why he got those 4 guys thrown in jail altho they were all found Not Guilty?.......(ENRON/ANDERSON)Weissman kept/omitted/hid exculpatory evidence..
Along those lines re Mueller...Hatfil/Jewll are names to recall too...
This is exactly what I would have expected from the former NAZI regime in Germany, but not here in the USA in 2019, I know from first hand experience as I grew up there. Sending 29 storm troopers in full regalia in order to pick up a guy at 5:30 in the morning to show up in in court who practically had done nothing. Scaring to death his deaf wife and dog. All it would have taken is a summons to show up in court, delivered by regular police or Sheriff’s department and I have very little doubt that he would have complied. Just keep empowering and voting for socialism, and more of this crap will be heading our way until this once Great Country has bought it, not to mention that we are pretty close to it already.
Well Hiitler did praise Sanger and was impressed with progressive’s euthanizing detectives.
>>If only Chris Wray would do something about this.
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Pansy-a$$ Wray. Sits @ his desk, wears pained expression, collects paycheck. Rinse, repeat.
I hope when they arrest Muller they outfit him with a ball-gag and a pink tutu and make him walk all the way to jail.
How much did the 29 member swat team cost taxpayers versus a phone call?
Slapjacks the perfect tool for drummers.
Accept that was ash, not hickory. Good show though.
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