[CFW]

A good article here on whether or not the appointment of Jack Smith as Special Counsel is legal.

[Fido969]

And so what is going to happen?

[Fireone]

The law seems pretty clear in this case. This should take Judge Cannon about 15 minutes to make her decision public. I’m pretty sure she has already made that decision.

[PGalt]

The law has been applied to annihilating its own justice that it was supposed to maintain. - The Law - Frederic Bastiat 1901-1850

[sauropod]

Bkmk

[nopardons]

BTTT

[ameribbean expat]

So Meece signed the brief because he’s a former US Atty General. I’d like to know who initially raised the issue and who actually wrote the brief. That’s some nice lawyering. Respect.

[FroggyTheGremlim]

So what’s the issue?

Smith wasn’t legally appointed, nor confirmed.

He’s an invalid prosecutor, PERIOD!!!

[EVO X]

Smith was never confirmed by the Senate when he previously worked as assistant US Attorney(civil service). He was an acting US attorney for a few months while a replacement US Attorney was confirmed. Mueller had been confirmed by the Senate on 2 different occasions as US Attorney and FBI director. I think one can make the case the Mueller’s appointment was illegal because he was a private citizen at the time.

[Dr. Franklin]

IMHO, the judge has been delaying dismissing the case until before the election when the court of appeals is unlikely to issue an opinion before Election Day.

[Taxman]

ping

[cuz1961]

Is Jack Smith's Appointment Illegal? \/ ........NO......

[cuz1961]

well,,, if johnson had done what he promised....imsurejack wouldnt work for free.... \/ the left wouldnt be all... .

[Roadrunner383]

Clarence Thomas asked about this during arguments before the SCOTUS about immunity. He also asked why Trump’s lawyers hadn’t mentioned it in arugments. The fact Trump’s lawyers hadn’t brought it up made them look kind of dumb.

[Bookshelf]

Fischer and Putzi? You’ve got to be kidding. There is only one Putzi: https://www.harvardmagazine.com/2004/09/controversial-reunioner-html
Controversial Reunioner | Harvard Magazine
WEBThe urbane Ernst “Putzi” Hanfstaengl ‘09 was Hitler’s crony and foreign press chief during the Führer’s ascendancy, and played the piano for him soothingly.

[usconservative]

A good article here on whether or not the appointment of Jack Smith as Special Counsel is legal.

It's NOT legal. No Congressional approval was sought nor given.

End of story. This should be an open and shut case for the good Judge.