Barr names new U.S. attorney in DC

WTOP ^ | January 30, 2020, 3:41 PM | Staff

[Ann Archy]

Good guy or CORRUPT?

[Erik Latranyi]

Sorry, but anyone who helped whitewash the Epstein murder is not going to drain the swamp.

[Red Badger]

Hopefully a white hat...................

[CondorFlight]

“...Barr’s right-hand man helping institute reforms at the federal Bureau of Prisons after Jeffrey Epstein’s death at the Metropolitan Correctional Center in New York City.”

What reforms?

[GOPJ]

Shea, a Boston-area native who comes from a family of first responders, is widely seen as being able to bridge a gap between law enforcement officials and the community, especially in Washington. The office is unique because its 300 or so prosecutors have jurisdiction to prosecute both local and federal crimes in the nation’s capital. “He’s the definitive public servant,” said Jim Pasco, the executive director of the National Fraternal Order of Police. “He has a real reverence for the law and a real dedication to making communities safer.”

This is a good sign... let's hope for the best - and plan for the worst.

[Cboldt]

-- Good guy or CORRUPT? --

He's part of the frederal government. My rule is presumed corrupt.

[JonPreston]

The Plan comes together 🤮

[redshawk]

We must hope he will be good. We have no choice.

[FreeReign]

The Plan comes together

Well the plan would need to come together in 120 days.

Shea is an interim pick. That's all the time he has.

[Mr. N. Wolfe]

“Shea, who begins his new role on Feb. 3, replaces Jessie Liu...”

This is great news (IMHO). The former D.C. Attorney (Jessie K. Liu) was weak and ineffectual.

[JessieHelmsJr]

I agree

[Lurkinanloomin]

What reforms?
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They gave the warden a leadership role.

[Bonemaker]

Good...then he will be prosecuting all the scum that Barr and Durham will be indicting.

[gcparent]

The warden got a new cushy job.

[Do_Tar]

> What reforms?

Well, Epstein hasn’t not killed himself again.
That’s a start.

[little jeremiah]

As the U.S. attorney in the District of Columbia, Shea would oversee some of the lingering cases from special counsel Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation, along with a number of politically charged investigations. The office is also generally responsible for handling potential prosecutions if Congress finds a witness in contempt.

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Interesting.

[little jeremiah]

Well the plan would need to come together in 120 days.

Shea is an interim pick. That’s all the time he has.

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The position generally requires Senate confirmation, but the law also allows federal judges to vote to appoint a U.S. attorney after a 120-day window. That was the case with Geoffrey Berman, the U.S. attorney in Manhattan.

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It isn’t clear from the above snip what the deal is.

[wardamneagle]

Good...then he will be prosecuting all the scum that Barr and Durham will be indicting.

Thats my take ! Drain the Mudder Fk’er.

[montag813]

Remember it was the LAST D.C. attorney who decided not to charge Debbie Wassrerman-Scultz’s Muslim spy Imran Awan in 2017.