Special Counsel Taps DOJ Heavyweight For Trump-Russia Probe Michael Dreeben

[DemocratSinceBirth]

Special Counsel Taps DOJ Heavyweight For Trump-Russia Probe
Michael Dreeben knows the federal criminal code inside and out.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/robert-mueller-trump-investigation-michael-dreeben_us_593ad6eae4b0c5a35c9efa60


Michael Dreeben
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Michael Dreeben is the Deputy Solicitor General in charge of the U.S. Department of Justice criminal docket before the United States Supreme Court. He has argued before the Supreme Court more than 100 times and is recognized as an expert in U.S. criminal law.




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Dreeben


It looks like it's going to be Mueller's legal dream team versus Trump's mobbed up real estate lawyer.

[NastyRiffraff]

1. He looks like a great choice!

Meanwhile, Marc Kasowitz is in WAY over his head:
Trump’s lawyer makes things worse for his client

Yes, I know, Jennifer Rubin. But she does make some good points:

(begin quote)To begin with, leaking information that is neither privileged nor covered by executive privilege is perfectly legal and entirely protected by the First Amendment. Second, Comey did this after he left Justice; neither the Justice Department nor the Senate has any business looking into this. It’s the sort of thing someone who has no idea how Washington, D.C., or the Constitution works would do. Kasowitz, doubling down on his widely panned performance yesterday, demonstrates with tactics such as this that he is in over his head. Trump has chosen a familiar figure but someone entirely unschooled in the issues at hand. Trump’s aversion to dealing with new people has prompted him to retain an unqualified attorney to represent him in a matter that may lead to impeachment and/or criminal prosecution.

What’s more, Kasowitz’s ham-handed effort to intimidate witness Comey raises legal problems. As with nearly everything surrounding this drama, definitive legal judgments need to wait until all the facts are in. However, Kasowitz seems to be playing with fire, unaware of the implications of his bullying. “It is true that abuse of official authority can constitute as a legal matter obstruction or witness intimidation,” says ethics guru Norman Eisen. “There can also be bar penalties for abuse of process.”(end quote)

"Unqualified" is right. Witness intimidation is either a rookie mistake, or a mob consigliere tactic.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

2. I like Jennifer Rubin. I respect people of all ideological stripes who put country over party.

Any way to dismiss Rubin because she leans right is to commit a tu quoque or ecological fallacy.

[zentrum]

4. Plus Trump has accused Comey

.....of lying under oath. Accused him committing perjury.

Media should call his bluff and ask at the next presser---with Spicer, Conway or The Trussian himself---are you going to bring charges against Comey or not?

[babylonsister]

3. I love it! Mueller is very serious about getting to

the bottom of this, or needs help because there are so many crimes being committed.

[DemocratSinceBirth]

6. Mueller is an old school Republican. He has to be repulsed by Trump.

[ancianita]

5. Thank you. This is SO important.