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DOJ Lawyer Who Demanded the FBI SWAT Raid on Mar-a-Lago Decides to Spend More Time Doing Something Else
Redstate ^ | 01/05/2025 | streiff

Posted on 01/06/2025 8:12:21 AM PST by SmokingJoe

The Department of Justice official who pushed for the armed raid on Mar-a-Lago, which ended up with documents that were available for the asking and a chance to riffle through Melania's underwear drawer, has retired. Jay Bratt, a 30-plus-year veteran of the Department of Justice, has tendered his resignation, saying staying on "wasn't worth it."

But three sources familiar with the move described it to SpyTalk as a significant and even chilling event previewing a potential exodus of seasoned government lawyers and FBI agents who fear the wrath of Pam Bondi, Trump ’s pick for attorney general, Kash Patel, his intended nominee for FBI Director, and their expected army of MAGA loyalists in line to fill out top posts.

“They’re forcing him out. There isn’t any doubt that, like [FBI Director Chris] Wray, he’s leaving to get ahead of the axe,” said one former Justice official who attended a farewell party for Bratt at the Justice Department’s seventh floor media center on Friday.

According to the report, Bratt, a senior executive service member, expected to be fired by incoming Attorney General Pam Bondi, and he would face a long-running and expensive "wrongful dismissal" lawsuit to be allowed to retire a la Andrew McCabe.

According to books and reporting on the issue, the FBI did not want to conduct a SWAT-style raid with shoot-to-kill orders on Mar-a-Lago, but Bratt insisted; see The Battle Over Raiding Mar-a-Lago: Some FBI Officials Were Concerned About the DOJ's Ultimate Goal.

(Excerpt) Read more at redstate.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: doj; donutwatch; fbi; jaybratt; lawfare; maralago; spytalk; trump
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1 posted on 01/06/2025 8:12:21 AM PST by SmokingJoe
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To: SmokingJoe

Anyone want to bet he leaves the country for Ukraine?


2 posted on 01/06/2025 8:13:36 AM PST by Zathras
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This jerk needs an IRS enema every year for the rest of his life.


3 posted on 01/06/2025 8:13:52 AM PST by Skwor
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Hopefully in solitary in a dungeon in the DC jail system.


4 posted on 01/06/2025 8:14:05 AM PST by AndyJackson
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...a significant and even chilling event previewing a potential exodus of seasoned government lawyers and FBI agents...

We don't want or need that caliber of "seasoned" government lawyers and FIB agents.

5 posted on 01/06/2025 8:15:35 AM PST by Yo-Yo (Is the /Sarc tag really necessary? Pray for President Biden: Psalm 109:8)
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To: SmokingJoe

They struck the king and failed, so they are bugging out before they get fired and keep whatever benefits they think they would lose if they got fired.


6 posted on 01/06/2025 8:15:42 AM PST by Jonty30 (Genghis Khan did not have the most descendants. His father had more. )
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To: SmokingJoe

Another vulgar partisan hack resigns. These are the people who turned the FBI into the Democrat Party brown shirts. They violated the Constitution and they ought to be prosecuted.


7 posted on 01/06/2025 8:16:10 AM PST by Obadiah
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...a potential exodus of seasoned government lawyers and FBI agents...
That would make for a good start.
8 posted on 01/06/2025 8:17:57 AM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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30-years with DOJ

Resign or retire? Big difference.

Is he getting the government pension and then going to work for the liberal law firms that will flood the Trump admin with lawsuits?


9 posted on 01/06/2025 8:18:08 AM PST by qaz123
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They must be prosecuted for their crimes .


10 posted on 01/06/2025 8:18:49 AM PST by hoosierham (Freedom isnt free)
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To: SmokingJoe

...and never forget, he also (likely) was the one who gave orders to shoot ANYONE, including Trump, who got in their way. Thankfully that plan didn’t work, so they went to Plan B in Pennsylvania and nearly pulled it off there.


11 posted on 01/06/2025 8:19:32 AM PST by BobL
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According to books and reporting on the issue, the FBI did not want to conduct a SWAT-style raid with shoot-to-kill orders on Mar-a-Lago, but Bratt insisted; see The Battle Over Raiding Mar-a-Lago: Some FBI Officials Were Concerned About the DOJ’s Ultimate Goal.


from the article.


12 posted on 01/06/2025 8:20:07 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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bttt


13 posted on 01/06/2025 8:20:25 AM PST by linMcHlp
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Somehow, we’re all supposed to be concerned about the mass exodus of “seasoned government lawyers and FBI agents” who engaged in lawfare against President Trump and members of his 2017-2021 team. They could have learned a valuable life lesson by watching the HBO series “The Wire” before engaging in political warfare against the once and future president.


all those movies and they learn nothing...............


14 posted on 01/06/2025 8:21:23 AM PST by PeterPrinciple (Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere)
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“I must resign, in order to spend more time with my attorneys.”


15 posted on 01/06/2025 8:21:31 AM PST by Steely Tom ([Voter Fraud] == [Civil War])
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To: Zathras

Sooner than later.


16 posted on 01/06/2025 8:23:58 AM PST by tennmountainman ( (“Less propaganda would be appreciated.” JimRob 12-2-2023 DITTO)
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To: SmokingJoe
just saw a pic of mike the shiv johnson on , iirc, nbc

he has acquired the

“Smirk”

you know the one

the one bratt maydorkys wray and adam shift and all rhe other scum sport.

spit.

17 posted on 01/06/2025 8:24:56 AM PST by cuz1961 (Isaiah 53:3)
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Old Billy was right.


18 posted on 01/06/2025 8:25:43 AM PST by ComputerGuy (Heavily-medicated for your protection)
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Amazing how often these clowns look just like the absolutely greasy little weasels that they are:


19 posted on 01/06/2025 8:27:39 AM PST by Sicon ("All animals are equal, but some animals are more equal than others." - G. Orwell)
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Hopefully some pranksters will have him swatted several times.


20 posted on 01/06/2025 8:30:08 AM PST by maddog55 (The only thing systemic in America is the left's hatred of it!)
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