And oh. Yeah, this: It turns out Cohen said that Sean Hannity is “mystery client no. 3” — which Hannity just promptly denied; saying he never retained Cohen — because Hannity never disclosed (to/on Fox) that he has the same lawyer as Trump — one who is now under criminal investigation, all as Mr. Hannity decried the whole matter as a witch hunt. . . . (Conflicted, much?!). . . This just entered. . . The Orwellian ZoneTM!
UPDATED @ 9 PM EDT on 04.15.2018 & 10 AM EDT on 04.16: The Cohen version is available now as well. Still no client list. Shocking. Not. And from last night:
Here is 45's new lawyer letter (that's an eight page PDF file). I am still reading the cases cited. . . but I am decidedly underwhelmed. I expect the able Judge Kimba Wood will be, as well. Now we wait for Cohen's 10 AM filing, and the 2 PM EDT appearance tomorrow, as ordered -- and Stormy Daniels will be in gallery, inside the courtroom in Manhattan. Could be a Stormy Monday, indeed. [End, updated portion.]
At the outset, I think dealing directly with Assad promptly -- and forcefully -- is the right answer. We and Britain and France need to be sure we don't create a[nother] quagmire, in the Middle East -- in the process. And in this regard, we need to tread lightly around the Russians in Syria, now long-present there. But what Assad did to his own people is. . . monstrous. I'll remain hopeful that this will be one of only a few surgical strikes.
Next, I want to link to [former US Attorney] Patrick Fitzgerald's full retort, on Scooter Libby's abrupt pardon (elegant, and spare, in his take-down of 45's clueless non-rationale for the same) -- and Marcy Wheeler's NYT editorial -- on the preposterously obvious implications of it. Do read both, and do so -- rather than fall for the nonsense 45 is peddling on Faux News.
Finally, then -- 45 has moved (and has been allowed, by USDC Judge Kimba Wood, sitting in Manhattan) to intervene in the high-stakes fight over the propriety of the DoJ no-knock search warrants executed on Monday past -- against Mr. Trump's 20-plus year personal lawyer. [It turns out Michael Cohen, that lawyer, has been under (a largely separate FBI/DoJ) investigation -- for a host of felonies for many months now. Classy company 45 keeps, no? If we were able to say nothing else, that speaks volumes. . . about 45.]
More to the point, though: Mr. Cohen (based just on what has been unsealed, thus far) is very likely headed to prison for a host of felonies. Chief among them (at least as to the chances of 45 continuing in office), and aside from "garden variety" frauds -- is the documentary proof that Mr. Mueller has obtained, showing Mr. Cohen was in Prague in 2016. Which likely means Mr. Mueller can prove he was at least one of the bag-men, for the Russian drops, in the collusion/obstruction line of cases he will pursue.
Here is the order from last night, setting a due date, on Sunday night, for Trump's intervention -- in these sordid matters:
. . . .Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Kimba M. Wood:
Show Cause Hearing as to In the Matter of Search Warrants Executed on April 9, 2018 held on April 13, 2018. Movant Michael D. Cohen not present but attorneys Todd Harrison, Michael Huttenlocher, and Joseph B. Evans present. AUSAs Thomas A. McKay, Rachel Maimin, and Nicholas Roos present. Counsel for Intervenor President Donald J. Trump, Joanna C. Hendon present. Counsel for intervenor President Donald J. Trump shall file a letter on or before Sunday, April 15, 2018 by 9:00 pm.
Counsel for movant Michael D. Cohen shall file a letter substantiating factual claims in support of his position on unsealing by 10:00 am on Monday, April 16, 2018.
Today's hearing on the movant's motion for an order to show cause and a temporary restraining order shall be continued on Monday, April 16, 2018 in courtroom 21B at which Movant Michael D. Cohen is ordered to be present in person.
(Court Reporter Carol Ganley) Modified on 4/13/2018 (Mohan, Andrew). . . .
These remain dangerous and somber times, to be sure -- in which it is still possible that the 242 uninterrupted years of this glowingly-American notion -- of ordered liberty -- under a careful constitutional framework -- fails. But increasingly, it is looking to be inevitable -- that Mr. Trump will leave office peaceably -- well before the end of his term. So I will be smiling, on a chilly mountain bike ride, shortly. Onward.
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Since you raise Assad. Recent news reports claim that samples indicate use of nerve agents. Based on the symptoms that were described initially I suspected as much.
So you might find this tidbit interesting. The US Army gives troops an oral reversible nerve agent pryridostigmine as a "protective agent" against Soman, which is an irreversible agent. The claimed theory being that blocking the enzyme with a different nerve agent will prevent Soman from binding and when they are both eliminated from the body the soldier will recovery and survive. HORSE HOCKEY!
1. Two nerve agents together will only have an additive effect (i.e. even more enzyme blocked than without the so called protective agent) and more soldiers will die who would have survived.
2. You die from military nerve agents within minutes. The half-life of pyridostigmine is 3-3.5 hours. It's easy to do the math and the amount of pyridostigmine eliminated by the time the soldier dies is so tiny that the degree of enzyme inhibited is still more than if pyridostigmine was not used.
3. Military claims it only works for Soman and not other nerve agents. (What!!) If the theory is correct (which it isn't) then it should work for all military nerve agents.
See: http://www.truth-out.org/news/item/38151-as-fighting-intensifies-in-iraq-fda-whistleblower-says-army-s-anti-nerve-gas-pills-won-t-work
That’s... simply... awful. Is anyone litigating this issue — on behalf of enlisted people?
A whistleblower filing at FDA may not change DoD policy...
Awful!
No one is litigating. HHS IG ignored. FBI & DoJ ignored. Army IG ignored. Obama White House ignored. Congressional representatives ignored. Federal Judges covered up and in my opinion aided and abetted witness tampering.
No one is litigating.
HHS IG ignored.
Army IG ignored.
FBI and DOJ ignored.
Congress ignored.
Obama Whitehouse ignored.
In my opinion Federal Judges not only did not do anything about this, but they also aided and abetted witness tampering, falsified federal documents, oppressed Constitutional rights (1st and 5th amendments), are in contempt of Supreme Court rulings, and that their violations helped kill people including children. (18 USC sec. 241)
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