Be unafraid. Be. . . resolute.
That is the central message, here. The federal courts are bringing these rogue agents. . . to heel. Here's Mr. Hecker's latest eight page scorcher, in Music City -- of this morning (and a bit):
. . .The government’s attempt to circumvent this Court’s previous order should be rejected. If it will not produce appropriate discovery, then the case must be dismissed.
The Court held “that there is a realistic likelihood that the prosecution against [Mr. Abrego] may be vindictive,” and he “is therefore entitled to discovery and a hearing.” (Dkt. 138 at 9). The Court also noted that senior officials’ public statements “come close to establishing actual vindictiveness,” a conclusion driven, in part, by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche’s “remarkable statements” that “could directly establish that the motivations for Abrego’s criminal charges stem from his exercise of his constitutional and statutory rights.” (Id. at 7-8).
The government bears the burden of rebutting Mr. Abrego’s prima facie showing of vindictiveness.
And it must produce discovery relevant to that showing. Evidently unwilling to do so, the government is left in the untenable position of defending itself from allegations of “stonewalling” (Dkt. 178 at 7) while. . . stonewalling.
The reason to stonewall is clear enough: the government confesses that discovery into the communications of officials senior to Mr. McGuire would be “highly damaging.” (Id. at 8). . . .
Now you know. Grinning -- ever. . . grinning.
See you all on the third through fifth of November down there -- at the old Union Station lobby bar. Don't be that ghost, baby. Out.
नमस्ते
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