Tuesday Afternoon Massacre

[Checkmite]

There's also this story:

https://thehill.com/homenews/admini...ation-of-former-us-attorney-for-treasury-post

Well, that's quite interesting.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

I posted a few links about this in the Mueller thread:

http://www.internationalskeptics.com/forums/newreply.php?do=newreply&p=12985917

https://twitter.com/ChuckRossDC/status/1227016256227807232

Prosecutors recommend up to NINE YEARS in prison for Roger Stone.

They call foreign election interference a "deadly adversary" even though Stone was never accused of working with Russians or WikiLeaks.

Article embedded in tweet.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1227122206783811585

This is a horrible and very unfair situation. The real crimes were on the other side, as nothing happens to them. Cannot allow this miscarriage of justice!

https://twitter.com/JakeBGibson/status/1227271189346816000

The DOJ is changing its sentencing recommendation for Roger Stone, according to a Senior DOJ official.
“The Department finds seven to nine years extreme, excessive and grossly disproportionate," the source said, adding the DOJ will clarify its position on sentencing later today

Huh.

There's more.

In response to the change in sentencing recommendation all four prosecutors have resigned from the case, with Jonathan Kravis resigning his job entirely

Trump has personally withdrawn his recommendation for Jessie Liu to be Treasury undesecretary, seemingly based on the Stone recommendations, as she oversaw the case (as well as Flynn, Manafort, McCabe, etc.)

Barr is reported to have personally intervened in Stone's case (as well as Flynn's)

And Trump appears to be laying the groundwork to go after the judge: https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1227408775855976449?s=20

Is this the Judge that put Paul Manafort in SOLITARY CONFINEMENT, something that not even mobster Al Capone had to endure? How did she treat Crooked Hillary Clinton? Just asking!

Well, Susan Collins was right that impeachment taught him a lesson...

Chuck Schumer has called for an investigation

 

[Crazy Chainsaw]

Yeah, I'm thinking full pardon, not a commutation. Possibly before the election.

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1227441882793480196

He'll claim they're the victims of "Prosecutorial Misconduct".
There's also this story:

https://thehill.com/homenews/admini...ation-of-former-us-attorney-for-treasury-post

Stone Knows where Corsi actually got the podesta information, from Friend in Russian Embassy.
Trump doesn't want the truth about Cori's Clusion to come out.
Unless you actually believe Jerome Corsi.

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

https://twitter.com/RepJerryNadler/status/1227331491539169280?ref_src=twsrc^tfw

It appears that the President and the Attorney General have overruled career prosecutors in order to help Roger Stone, who lied under oath on the President’s behalf. 1/2

A President who intervenes in the criminal justice system to help his allies, while punishing people like Lt. Col. Vindman for telling the truth, represents a real danger and the Committee will get to the bottom of this. 2/2

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

https://twitter.com/amyfiscus/status/1227409026906050560

Inside the DOJ talks about Stone’s sentencing: Nobody told the prosecutors that senior officials were intervening till after Fox News reported it @ktbenner @adamgoldmanNYT @SharonLNYT https://nyti.ms/38jJxyN

Quote and article embedded in tweet.

 

[Upchurch]

Pardoning Stone would be in line with the accepted use of power of the Presidency.
Telling the DoJ to ask for a lighter sentence because it's your guy is an abuse of power.

An abuse of power for which there are no consequences.

 

[applecorped]

You play you pay.

 

[TurkeysGhost]

I expect that Judge Berman Jackson is going to be asking some very pointed questions as to the reasoning for the abrupt change of course.

 

[newyorkguy]

You play you pay.

I agree. Stone played and he should pay the piper. Shut up and start serving his sentence.

 

[JoeMorgue]

I expect that Judge Berman Jackson is going to be asking some very pointed questions as to the reasoning for the abrupt change of course.

To which Trump will say "Go Fish" and nothing will happen.

At this point everyone in the United States government who isn't Trump is Susan Collins.

 

[alfaniner]

I immediately thought "Massacre" was the wrong word. Besides, it's already been in play twice. I heard it referred to as the "Tuesday Afternoon Mutiny" now a couple times.

 

[Minoosh]

To which Trump will say "Go Fish" and nothing will happen.

At this point everyone in the United States government who isn't Trump is Susan Collins.

Nothing will happen to Trump, but I have a feeling this issue could well get Barr disbarred. Big conflict of interest, if it turns out that he's involved. You can't work for the plaintiff and the defendant at the same time. I think Barr cares about the opinion of his fellow lawyers.

 

[The Great Zaganza]

Judge Jackson has no reason to take the new recommendations seriously, and Barr will have to Trump as much.
This is just laying the groundwork for a Pardon.

 

[Minoosh]

Judge Jackson has no reason to take the new recommendations seriously, and Barr will have to Trump as much.
This is just laying the groundwork for a Pardon.

If he's going to be pardoned, what's the point of quibbling over the sentencing recommendation?

 

[JoeMorgue]

If he's going to be pardoned, what's the point of quibbling over the sentencing recommendation?

Trolling.

 

[Donal]

I suspect not. I think a commuted sentence is more likely. Less controversial, and accomplishes the most important part of a pardon for someone like Stone.

1) does this president strike you as being bothered by things like perception or norms?

2) He will more likely get bored when someone tries to explain to him what "commuted sentence" means say say "$%^& it, just pardon him"

 

[Squeegee Beckenheim]

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1227561237782855680

Congratulations to Attorney General Bill Barr for taking charge of a case that was totally out of control and perhaps should not have even been brought. Evidence now clearly shows that the Mueller Scam was improperly brought & tainted. Even Bob Mueller lied to Congress!

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1227564604177469441

Two months in jail for a Swamp Creature, yet 9 years recommended for Roger Stone (who was not even working for the Trump Campaign). Gee, that sounds very fair! Rogue prosecutors maybe? The Swamp! @foxandfriends @TuckerCarlson

 

[alfaniner]

If he's going to be pardoned, what's the point of quibbling over the sentencing recommendation?

So that The PDJT can Tweet that the original sentencing was "So unfair!", and he corrected it because he knows more than lawyers do.

 

[Minoosh]

So that The PDJT can Tweet that the original sentencing was "So unfair!", and he corrected it because he knows more than lawyers do.

I think Joe is right - trolling. And a distraction. Which makes me wonder what he's trying to distract us from.

 

[Puppycow]

If he's going to be pardoned, what's the point of quibbling over the sentencing recommendation?

"Working the refs" some might call it. He's also trying to shape public opinion and prompting his media allies to start making the case to his base that it was an unjust prosecution and the prosecutors and the judge are the real villains of the story so that when he finally does it, his supporters are ready for it, even demanding that he do it.