Posted on 06/05/2022 9:19:49 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
The investigation into the events at the Capitol on Jan 6 is a hot topic, as those who want to neutralize former President Donald Trump are hoping to blame him for any and all they can.
It has come to light that the DOJ and the House investigating committee have not been working together.
In fact, it seems they are at odds. In May The Hill reported that the DOJ had asked the House committee to share its materials, sending a letter noting that some of the work, “may contain information relevant to a criminal investigation we are conducting.”
The committee replied it won’t directly turn over what it’s got, suggesting it would only provide a more narrow level of assistance, reported The Hill.
Jeff Robbings, an attorney now in private practice who has served as both a federal prosecutor and a Senate investigative counsel, told The Hill that while both branches are seeking accountability over events surrounding Jan 6, each entity has different goals in mind.
“I can say broadly that the traditional tension between congressional investigative committees and the DOJ about witnesses is that they have different interests, Robbins stated to The Hill.
“The DOJ wants to be in a position to prosecute people or potentially prosecute people and the congressional committees want to be able to stage hearings that lay our for the American people what happened in a way that is designed to grab and keep the attention of the media and the American people.”
“So there is some- let’s call it jealousy and competing interests between the two branches,” Robbins continued.
The hearings into the events will begin next Thursday.
Former federal prosecutor and MSNBC legal analyst Glenn Kirschner is not a fan of the former president.
He has labeled Trump a “bully” and said that he is the “ultimate target” in the investigations.
On Friday, Sirius XM radio host Dean Obeidallah interviewed Kirschner on his show about the investigation.
Obeidallah is a former lawyer turned political comedian and writer.
Kirschner gave his opinion on recent developments.
DEAN OBEIDALLAH:
What do you make of this? The more the reporting, again, it was source reporting, but we’re getting leaks out. So there is a grand jury. There’s no doubt there’s a grand jury. There’s 100% sure there’s a grand jury now and it’s investigating the alternate fraudulent electors, which is all to help Donald Trump. And according to New York Times reporting that they’re requesting information about Trump’s lawyers, Giuliani, John Eastman, Jenna Ellis and others. Is this again part of the same thing with Navarro? And again, do you believe that Donald Trump is one of the targets of this?
GLENN KIRSCHNER:
Yeah. So clearly I think Donald Trump is the ultimate target. And it seems to me that there are a couple of things going on. It seems to me that what DOJ is now doing is working its way up the criminal food chain. They continue to go after, prosecute and convict Donald Trump’s foot soldiers of the insurrection that he told to go attack the Capitol and stop the steal. And they obeyed those commands from their commander in chief. The timing of it, I think, is really interesting and maybe even a little telling, Dean. Because all of a sudden, DOJ does a couple of things. One, they request all transcripts from the J. Six Committee, more than a thousand transcripts. And the next thing you know, what happens? Subpoenas start to fly that make it clear they are now working their way up the criminal ladder to high government officials, to lawyers, to Trump family members who have testified before the J. Six Committee. And why is it that we now have the kind of flurry of activity that you and I have been looking for for the past year and a half? Well, could it be because the Department of Justice has gotten wind of precisely what the American people are going to see beginning on June 9 regarding the crimes of Donald Trump and his coconspirators. And people are going to be screaming bloody murder. Why haven’t they been indicted? And that, it feels to me like all of a sudden DOJ is in full sprint, anticipating what we are all about to see.
During the interview, Kirschner also brought up a specific instance when sides were asking Trump to make certain calls and that if he were prosecuting Trump he would call Trump’s daughter as a witness.
He said, ” There is no daddy-daughter privelege” and said he thought Trump would claim Ivanka was “just the coffee girl.”
Kirschner failed to go into the actual reason why Trump would not make the calls or cite reasons, just that Ivanka was one of the aides present that day, and that he would use the fact that she is Trumps daughter if he were the prosecutor.
I’ve said for many years that if these bastards are ever able to do so, they’ll make Hitler, Stalin and Mao look like boy scouts.
And I think it’s possible they’ll pull off a major red Flag event which will prevent us from holding elections this Nov.
I agree. And they’ll freeze his assets.
Hah! You actually think the military will save you? No, they'll be the ones hunting you down and manning the re-education camps.
If our forefathers had your attitude, there'd be no second amendment.
It’s published in a paper called the republican brief.
I predict abuse of authority charges against him, a guilty verdict, and a long prison sentence with all government benefits forfeit along with a $20M fine.
An example must be made for there to be true justice.
His president is guilty of...you all know..
His son worse.. child trafficking at the open border...
Man..they are corrupt and just try to do Trunp again..
You don’t know how sick we are of you
Pelosi kept the police away ...all of you are sitting in seats.. unelected.. you stole your position.
And you’d try this?
Haven’t we already done this once before ?
My attitude? I’m one of the strongest supporters of the Second Amendment, living in one of the most pro-Second Amendment states in the country.....Maine.
Yes, I understand that the purpose of the 2nd Amendment is to give the people the means to fight a tyrannical government if one should ever come into power. We’re more than half way there.
The members of the U.S. military are drawn from American society.
Many of them are conservative, are gun owners, and love their country.
So, yes, I have faith in SOME of them, but not all of them.
The bad guys in the military need to be reminded what an insurgent population can do, AKA Iraq.
big spark..the case heard round the world...idiots
they are so used to getting away with bs they forgot about history...kinda hope they do it it will be the end of the democrat party forever
You’re think of Letitia James....AKA LaTitty James, the crazy black broad who is Attorney General of the state of New York.
She should be removed from power because of her personal vendetta against the Trump family.
She repeatedly has said that she wants to go after the entire Trump family just because they ARE the Trump family.
She wants to persecute them just because of who they are, NOT prosecute them for any real crimes....there aren’t any.
She is corrupt and mentally ill and should be removed from office.
When Trump was elected 2016 the media kicked of inciting endless riots and endless threats against Trump and his family. On top of that a 3 year long attempted coup against Trump began by using a hoax created by the Hillary criminal cabal. Not ONE person has yet to be held accountable for any of that. Yet they are going to indict Donald Trump for telling people to peaceably protest?
If they are stupid enough to indict him, it will be with fake evidence or just with no evidence much like the impeachment for calling the President of the Ukraine. It’s going to be very interesting to see just what that will be.
“Stunning how determined these people are to prevent Trump from running for President again.”
Right, if they really believed that President Potato won 80 million votes in 2020, they would welcome a rematch.
I don't think the Republicans will be able to grow their spines, or locate their balls by that date.
Obviously the Dems aren’t about the voters - rather how they can pull off an election favorable for them by any means.
Kirschner is a leftist POS. He deliberately lies about what Trump said on Jan. 6th and covers up for the real “insurrectionists” of Portland and Seattle (the so, called Chop Block city and the burning of police buildings, cars and related federal crimes of arson and attempted murder of police officers).
Not the senior officers. Virtually all are career-minded statists and they know which side their bread is buttered on. And that's before the Obama purge. They won't hesitate to brief the troops properly and then order them to "save democracy."
Seriously.
what percentage of senior officers would resign their commissions if given an order by Biden? How about field grade?
I agree there would be some.
But how many is the question...I think it would be a very tiny minority. Especially if they're given the "reliable" intel that domestic terrorists are planning _____?
Think back on your history. How many questionable things has the army done since the end of the cold war. Based on solid, reliable intel. Waco anybody? (Obvious example I realize)
I hope it doesn't come to that. I really and truly hope not. But if you believe that parts of the military are going to stage a coup or even join the rebel side, I really think you're mistaken.
41. I call shrinkage said the Wicked Witch of Congress, Pelosi!!
When you see Adam Schiff-for-Brains on "Deface the Nation" on Sunday, saying that the January 6th Committee "has more revelations that the American people haven't seen," you know he's bullshitting. He claims that Americans have already seen bombshells, which is another fabricated claim, because so far, there haven't been any bombshells, other than the ones they've sent to Ukraine. He also said they will presenting a "narrative" of what happened, which tells me it will be another of his parodies that he will read into the Congressional record, like he did during the impeachment hearing.
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