Posted on 10/05/2020 5:26:40 PM PDT by bitt
Well, this is interesting…. very interesting…
U.S. Attorney John Bash, from the Western District of Texas, was given the responsibility by AG Barr of looking into the illegal unmasking by Obama-era officials in July of this year. Not only the illegal unmasking of General Flynn, but more extensive unmasking. Today Bash announced his abrupt resignation. “Abrupt” because he announced today, and he leaves on Friday. However, he does say he informed Barr last month:
SAN ANTONIO, Tex. – U.S. Attorney John F. Bash announced today that he will resign from the Department of Justice on Friday, October 9, 2020, at 11:59pm. U.S. Attorney Bash issued the following statement:
This Friday—eight years to the day after I first joined the Department of Justice—I will step down as United States Attorney for the Western District of Texas.
Last month I accepted an offer for a position in the private sector and informed the Attorney General of my decision. I tendered formal letters of resignation to both the President and the Attorney General this morning.
I am grateful to the President, Senator John Cornyn, Senator Ted Cruz, and the other members of the United States Senate for the opportunity to serve the people of Texas. I am also grateful to former Counsel to the President Donald F. McGahn II, who gave me steadfast support throughout the nomination and confirmation process, and to former Solicitor General Donald B. Verrilli, Jr., for first bringing me into the Department in 2012. And I am honored that during my tenure as U.S. Attorney, the Attorney General has seen fit to entrust me with significant responsibilities and to appoint me to his Advisory Committee.
[…] The Attorney General has elected to appoint Gregg Sofer to succeed me as U.S. Attorney. Gregg is an inspired choice. He is a
(Excerpt) Read more at theconservativetreehouse.com ...
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He must have uncovered something to make Barr and Durham look bad!
The big question is: what firm did he go to? It hasn’t been mentioned. Somebody made him an offer he ‘couldn’t refuse’?
Wow. Disappointing.
Yes, this is unusual. But being unusual means bupkis unless there is any other evidence to examine.
Are there any other relevant facts?
Nah, he did his part to run out the clock, betting that Trump won’t get reelected. Now it’s time for a guaranteed payday in the private sector.
Looks like Sofer is one of Barr’s longtime, insider coverup artists:
Last Wednesday was still "last month". There's a difference between "last month" and "a month ago". So "abrupt" is an appropriate descriptor.
That’s the most plausible story, unfortunately.
"It would be highly unusual for a U.S. attorney to resign in the middle of a very important aspect of his investigative responsibilities as assigned by the Attorney General.
Something about this is not passing the sniff test at all…"
This guy was appointed in 2012 to the US Attorney position.
“This Friday—eight years to the day after I first joined the Department of Justice...”
There is no reason to resign unless he and his boss can’t resolve their differences about pursuing the investigation. If he can’t convince AG Barr to accept his investigative conclusions then I suspect he was either incompetent or partisan because I trust William Barr’s dedication to honest justice. Good riddance.
that was my thinking
He must have uncovered something to make Barr and Durham look bad!I'm more inclined to think he or a fellow traveler uncovered something about himself that he can't find a way to hide
“ Last month I accepted an offer for a position in the private sector...”
“ Officials in the Obama administration have acknowledged that they moved to unmask some Americans in intelligence reports, but insisted that their reasons were legitimate. Those officials include Obama National Security Adviser Susan Rice, former ambassador to the United Nations Samantha Power and former deputy national security adviser Benjamin Rhodes.”
Let me guess who his new bosses are.
Maybe that private sector job is with Perkins Coie. Seems like a reverse buyout
After Comey/Strzok, Huber, Mueller/Weissman - three Dem Led “Investigations” - Durham goes back to Democrats for a fourth time!
And Durham wants to drag it all into Biden Admin.
Clear as can be.
Sorry. Second quote was Fox News on May 12.
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