Posted on 06/23/2017 8:22:05 AM PDT by Kaslin
We may be thankful to Alan Dershowitz, Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus, at Harvard Law School, for reminding us of the delicious irony of an investigation which began with “reports” of collusion with the Russians by Team Trump and charges of Russian hacking of our elections, now reverting to the tactics of Russia’s most murderous tyrant, Josef Stalin. As Dershowitz writes in the Washington Examiner:
Special counsel Robert Mueller was commissioned to investigate not only crime but the entire Russian "matter." That is an ominous development that endangers the civil liberties of all Americans.Federal prosecutors generally begin by identifying specific crimes that may have been committed -- in this case, violation of federal statutes. But no one has yet identified the specific statute or statutes that constrain Mueller's investigation of the Russian matter. It is not a violation of any federal law for a campaign to have collaborated with a foreign government to help elect their candidate…
One does not have to go back to the Soviet Union and Lavrentiy Beria's infamous boast to Stalin, "Show me the man and I will show you the crime," in order to be concerned about the expansion of elastic criminal statutes. There are enough examples of abuse in our own history.
From McCarthyism to the failed prosecutions of Sen. Ted Stevens, Rep. Thomas DeLay, Gov. Rick Perry and others, we have seen vague criminal statutes stretched in an effort to criminalize political differences.
Indeed, now we here reports that Mueller’s investigation will range anywhere from Jared Kutchner’s finances to perhaps any unpaid parking tickets Sean Spicer may have.
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
Get rid of Rod (the radical) Rosenstein and have Mueller flushed out of the DC sewer.
What’s up with Dershowitz lately? He’s been all over the place defending Trump on this case, more vigorously than most people on the GOP side. I thought he was a lib.
I do not agree with Dershowitz on much but I have a feeling he is fairly straight and bases what he says on his beliefs.
Trump needs to wait until his next triumph...diplomatic, military or legislative — and immediately spend the capital to terminate Rosenstein and Mueller. REPLACE Mueller and shrink the new counsel’s purview to only Mike Flynn, Susan Rice and Podesta.
This is nothing but a coverup for Hillary and Obama and if they can get Trump the Democrats and Legal profession will be back in total control of America.
Outstanding post!
The “Big Lie” strategy is a favorite of the left, from Hitler and Stalin to Pelosi and Schumer.
Dershowitz has that Epstein thing hanging over his head. I think he’s trying to ingratiate himself with the Trump judicial people.
One thing we may all be missing in this kerfuffle is...
Mueller is designated a “Special Counsel” and does not have the authority of a “Special Prosecutor”.
A wide disparity that we must keep in mind.
He is, but he is one of the few HONEST libs. He believes what he says, but will listen to counterpoint and admit when he is proven wrong. Grudgingly, of course, same as us when we are caught that way.
We saw this Stalinesque persecution in the case of Scooter Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff. Libby was convicted, again of lying to the FBI, because he misremembered events under relentless questioning. He was charged long after prosecutors knew it was Richard Armitage who leaked the name of CIA desk jockey Valerie Plame to the press.
That characterization conflates leaking with lying, and assumes that the only leaker who "done wrong" is the first one (subsequent leakers get a pass).
It also mischaracterizes the "forget" that sunk Libby. The relentless questioning was actually giving Libby an opportunity to remember that he knew Plame worked at the CIA. Not who it told it to, just whether or not he knew that fact. His denial of knowing that fact wasn't credible, because he personally asked the CIA about "Wilson's wife" working there, and he asked because of all the crap that Wilson's statements stirred up. Libby was working to discredit Wilson.
None of that would have happened if Bush had stepped in, but Bush decided that protecting the CIA was more valuable to him than protecting the truth. Bush also ordered Libby to testify, "full cooperation" was the watchword.
All that just to temper the prejudgment that Mueller will have an easy time manufacturing a crime. That calculus depends on how forthright the fact witnesses are.
I know the Stewart case too. She was asking for it. Not to say prosecuting her was a wise use of resources, but she (like Libby) was lying to protect an interest that she didn't need to protect.
This may be true BUT if he intends to turn over every rock in doing a thorough job he will certainly have to look not only at Hillary’s campaign but her role as Sec of State and the Clinton Foundation. Otherwise, his final product will be heavily tainted and in doubt as to its objectivity and validity.
Something occurred to me the other day. Could this entire “Trump/Russia” fiasco be contrived merely to provide cover by having someone like a Dershowitz come out and say “When the CIC directs his subordinates it ain’t ‘obstruction of justice’”? Now the stage is set to reveal 0bama’s actions in the Lynch/Comey/Hillary affair.
:: if he intends to turn over every rock in doing a thorough job he will certainly have to look not only at Hillary’s campaign but her role as Sec of State and the Clinton Foundation ::
I know you mean well but I am compelled to insert an extended laugh, interrupted by a Yoodge gasp of air and then followed by even more hilarious laughter. Cynic that I am!
Meaning: He won’t do a thorough investigation of The Clinton Foundation but will certainly target DJT campaign contributions.
In the way of Yoda: ^Mueller? I trust him not.^
Excellent point!
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