Posted on 11/01/2014 5:10:13 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet
In May 2012 FBI interview Taaffe denied any talk of race with Zimmerman.
We wrote yesterday about the “October Surprise/Get Out the Vote” announcement by a flailing Obama administration that the Department of Justice will be holding a Grand Jury hearing next Wednesday regarding possible federal civil rights charges against George Zimmerman.
The only named witness for Wednesday’s hearing is Frank Taaffe, a self-declared “friend” for George Zimmerman.
Earlier this year Taaffe suddenly announced that he believed Zimmerman had a racial, not merely self-defense, motive in killing Trayvon Martin.
This would be more than two years after the shooting occurred.
One wonders why Taaffe waited so long to speak to the FBI on this matter.
Except that, of course, Taaffe had long ago spoken with the FBI on this matter, way back in May 2012 when he was interviewed by FBI Special Agent Oliver following the shooting. (h/t to Legal Insurrection commenter P4R4L3G4L for the reminder.)
At that time he denied any racial discussions with Zimmerman, although he wasn’t shy about expressing his own arguably racist sentiments.
Oliver’s notes of that interview (embedded in full below) provide that:
Taaffe only knew GEORGE ZIMMERMAN as an acquaintance. They never spoke about the complexion or racial makeup of the community.
and
On the night of the shooting if Taaffe would have seen Treyvan [sic] Martin he would have kept a visual on him.
and
The quote by Taaffe, “If you plant corn you will get corn,” was meant as a metaphor for the [black] crime in the area.
Congratulations, Department of Justice. You found your own Rachel Jeantel for your Grand Jury.
Nice job. #golfclap
Here are the FBI interview notes in full:
(NOTES-AT-LINK)
Color me cynical.
A lot of people have went to prison for lying to a federal agent.
Maybe Taafe wants his own radio or tv show. How else is he going to get one?
Only if they lied in a way that didn't support the agenda.
Not if they're liberal, and the AG is Eric Holder.
“have GONE to prison”
“gone” is the third principal part;
Today I GO (present terse)
Yesterday I WENT (past tense)
I HAVE GONE many times (perfect tense)
You're obviously one lonely dude.......ever thought about getting a cat or a hobby? How many keyboards have you worn out?............LOL!
So “I goded” is completely out?
Im just a noob. How do I find this info?
So, when you’re getting your head beat into the sidewalk, your first thoughts should be, “Gee, I wish this guy was white so I could defend myself.”
So Taafe thinks GZ would not have killed a white thug who was sitting on his chest, pounding his head in the pavement?
I'm guessing that's only a fraction of the number of dollars this doofus is getting paid to lie to the grand jury.
Almost to that limit...
/s
Good for you. BTW, I’ve probably read most of those threads. I hope you don’t just up and disapear some day.
Done went is acceptable, as in "now ya done went and ticked me off!"
Probably 15,000 of those are about George Zimmerman.
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