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a fan wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 3:15 pm

old salt wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 3:00 pm

a fan wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 1:38 pm That's not your "Deep State", OS. Because entrenched interests have been pulling the strings of Federal government long before you or I were born.

That's not AT ALL what you mean by Deep State.

And if it is? Then you have to explain how Trump made your Deep State 60% larger in just 4 years......and none of the TeamTinFoil crew mustered a single complaint about it in four years. The Deep State described above LOVES Trump. They want MORE of that.

I named names. I don't know how I can be more specific.

You and your citation from 2016 are two different things. That's all I'm saying.

To this day I don't understand why you think Trump is the one President we're not allowed to investigate.

This Deep State of yours went after Nixon. And Reagan. And both Hillary and Bill. No one called it a "Deep State". Result? They were caught lying, and doing a bunch of stupid stuff. As a taxpayer? I DEMAND that the FBI keep an eye on these crooks.

I don't understand why you want to let Presidents and their Admins to break laws, lie, and do shady stuff with abandon.

Yet here you are, still telling us that that's what you want, after all this mess.

And if Joe is doing corrupt stuff? Do you want him to walk, because you think it's 'weaponizing US intel" if we dare to investigate him?

Of course EVERY President should be subject to scrutiny and oversight. One is getting the kid glove treatment. The other is getting the rubber glove treatment.

get it to x wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 7:31 pm Of course EVERY President should be subject to scrutiny and oversight. One is getting the kid glove treatment. The other is getting the rubber glove treatment.

First of all, kudos to you for this view.


But you need to complain to your party if you think this is true.

Trump admin had four full unfettered years to bring a case on Joe for corruption.

Can you tell me why they didn't? I'm all ears.


I'd be OVERJOYED to see proof of illegal acts by Joe Biden. And as I've said 1,000 times, I think that Hunter's no-show job was disgusting, and wish it was illegal. But it's not. Neither is Kushner's "coincidental" $2B investment from the very people he worked with as a Federal employee.

But you're on the hook for explaining why your Republican party let Joe get away with this corruption your alleging, my man. Yell at them.

One is getting the kid glove treatment. The other is getting the rubber glove treatment.

Agree.

Amazing that after 2.5 years, the guy who tried to overturn a free/fair election right before our eyes still hasn't been indicted.

Nuts.

Looks like Biden lawyer called the court clerk and impersonated a republican attorney to get the WB testimony stricken….developing…

The Biden Crime Syndicate in action.

a fan wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 1:26 pm

old salt wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 10:08 pm

a fan wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 3:15 pm

old salt wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 3:00 pm

a fan wrote: ↑Mon Jul 24, 2023 1:38 pm That's not your "Deep State", OS. Because entrenched interests have been pulling the strings of Federal government long before you or I were born.

That's not AT ALL what you mean by Deep State.

And if it is? Then you have to explain how Trump made your Deep State 60% larger in just 4 years......and none of the TeamTinFoil crew mustered a single complaint about it in four years. The Deep State described above LOVES Trump. They want MORE of that.

I named names. I don't know how I can be more specific.

You and your citation from 2016 are two different things. That's all I'm saying.

To this day I don't understand why you think Trump is the one President we're not allowed to investigate.

https://oig.justice.gov/sites/default/f ... apter5.htm
I. Levels of Investigative Activities
The General Crimes Guidelines authorize three graduated levels of investigative activity. These activities are the checking of initial leads, preliminary inquiries, and full investigations.

Barr, Durham (& I) maintain there was insufficient predication to escalate to a full investigation.

The compromised opinions of three compromised Republicans. And the felony convictions say you were all 100% wrong. If you all had your way, Manafort would be a Federal employee after having worked for Vladimir Putin. Hard pass.

We'll never agree on this.

The nature of the felony convictions demonstrates how adroit the Comey FBI & Mueller team were at using their powers to entrap & generate process crimes, when they failed to produce any indictments for the crimes they were chartered to investigate & prosecute.

youthathletics wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:17 pm Looks like Biden lawyer called the court clerk and impersonated a republican attorney to get the WB testimony stricken….developing…

The Biden Crime Syndicate in action.

You are soooooo gullible it is comical. Do you want to buy a bridge by any chance? What a maroon.

I will bet you unlimited money that HB's lawyers (do you even know who Latham & Watkins is you doofus?) did nothing of the sort. 1000% guaranteed that the judge tomorrow raises no issues about this as he goes about approving HB's plea deal. And I will be back tomorrow to prove/show/remind you that your lame gaslighting was complete BS. OK?

There was a filing that inadvertently contained/disclosed personal tax information without redaction. Latham called to get the personal information taken down. I've done similar things myself in similar circumstances. A very common occurrence.

The filing was briefly taken down and then refiled. And you let yourself be gaslighted into believing this is some crime syndicate deep state conspiracy theory. Come on dude -- can't you read?

Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life buddy.

By the way, I look forward to the howls coming from the MAGAs tomorrow as HB's plea deal is approved. FYI, negotiated by a Trump appointed US attorney and approved by a Trump appointed federal judge. That deep state is everywhere. Kind of like Bigfoot!!

Kittila [i.e. MAGA hack] replied by explaining that the exhibits have been publicly available for weeks on the House Ways and Means website. Kittila then accused a staff member of Clark's office of impersonating someone from Kittila’s staff in a call to the clerk of the Delaware court and asking to have the letter removed from court filings.

Clark [HB's lawyer and formerly a Latham partner] responded by acknowledging that someone from one of the firms representing Hunter Biden [i.e. Latham & Watkins] had called the clerk but said she did not misrepresent herself and had said who she was and why she was calling.

The judge then asked the clerk, who backed up Kittila’s explanation of what happened. The judge then asked Clark to explain what happened or possibly face sanctions.

Late Tuesday, the [Latham] staff member filed an affidavit with the court explaining that the mix-up was in the clerk’s office and provided details of what she said, her notes and the call records.

ggait wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 10:07 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:17 pm Looks like Biden lawyer called the court clerk and impersonated a republican attorney to get the WB testimony stricken….developing…

The Biden Crime Syndicate in action.

You are soooooo gullible it is comical. Do you want to buy a bridge by any chance? What a maroon.

I will bet you unlimited money that HB's lawyers (do you even know who Latham & Watkins is you doofus?) did nothing of the sort. 1000% guaranteed that the judge tomorrow raises no issues about this as he goes about approving HB's plea deal. And I will be back tomorrow to prove/show/remind you that your lame gaslighting was complete BS. OK?

There was a filing that inadvertently contained/disclosed personal tax information without redaction. Latham called to get the personal information taken down. I've done similar things myself in similar circumstances. A very common occurrence.

The filing was briefly taken down and then refiled. And you let yourself be gaslighted into believing this is some crime syndicate deep state conspiracy theory. Come on dude -- can't you read?

Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life buddy.

By the way, I look forward to the howls coming from the MAGAs tomorrow as HB's plea deal is approved. FYI, negotiated by a Trump appointed US attorney and approved by a Trump appointed federal judge. That deep state is everywhere. Kind of like Bigfoot!!

Kittila [i.e. MAGA hack] replied by explaining that the exhibits have been publicly available for weeks on the House Ways and Means website. Kittila then accused a staff member of Clark's office of impersonating someone from Kittila’s staff in a call to the clerk of the Delaware court and asking to have the letter removed from court filings.

Clark [HB's lawyer and formerly a Latham partner] responded by acknowledging that someone from one of the firms representing Hunter Biden [i.e. Latham & Watkins] had called the clerk but said she did not misrepresent herself and had said who she was and why she was calling.

The judge then asked the clerk, who backed up Kittila’s explanation of what happened. The judge then asked Clark to explain what happened or possibly face sanctions.

Late Tuesday, the [Latham] staff member filed an affidavit with the court explaining that the mix-up was in the clerk’s office and provided details of what she said, her notes and the call records.

... the MAGA boys are desperate.

old salt wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:22 pm The nature of the felony convictions demonstrates how adroit the Comey FBI & Mueller team were at using their powers to entrap & generate process crimes, when they failed to produce any indictments for the crimes they were chartered to investigate & prosecute.

No true.

A. Manafort wasn't trapped in process crimes. He was trapped by lying about foreign involvements on the very paperwork that's designed to keep that from happening. A process crime would be lying about murdering someone. Manafort tried to hide that he was on Putin's payroll on a Federal form, OS. As I keep saying: you're telling me with a straight face that that's not going to get the attention of US Intel??

B. I've said this now 1,332 times, OS: If you lie to the FBI, that's the surest way to trigger an investigation. They lying is what led to more investigations.

C. you've ignored, for the 2,234th time, that Trump fired Comey. Don't like IP's? Don't fire the people investigating you, and that are working to clear you and move the F on. There would have been no Mueller without Comey getting canned by Trump, so complaining about Mueller is silly.

D. I want the FBI to keep right on putting liars and crooks in the Exec Branch in jail. Don't care who. Don't care which party. I want them to ALWAYS err on the side of "let's take a looksie" vs. "let's let this slide, nothing to see here". You? You disagree.

And like I said: we're never going to see eye to eye on this. Happy to move on anytime you wish, so we don't go round and round. You make the call on that.

a fan wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 1:20 am

old salt wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:22 pm The nature of the felony convictions demonstrates how adroit the Comey FBI & Mueller team were at using their powers to entrap & generate process crimes, when they failed to produce any indictments for the crimes they were chartered to investigate & prosecute.

No true.

A. Manafort wasn't trapped in process crimes. He was trapped by lying about foreign involvements on the very paperwork that's designed to keep that from happening. A process crime would be lying about murdering someone. Manafort tried to hide that he was on Putin's payroll on a Federal form, OS. As I keep saying: you're telling me with a straight face that that's not going to get the attention of US Intel??

You know I was referring to Papadop & Flynn. I've also pointed out that Manafort was convicted for financial crimes committed before he joined the campaign.

Yeah you fat,stupid, lazy morons. This stuff happens all the time. What would Judge Emmet G.Sullivan do ? ...obtw, the Judge is a she.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics ... story.html
The dynamics of the case became even more complicated hours after the lawmakers filed their motion. A court clerk received a call requesting that “sensitive grand jury, taxpayer and social security information” it contained be kept under seal, according to an oral order from Noreika.

The lawyer gave her name and said she worked with an attorney from the Ways and Means Committee but was in fact a lawyer with the defense team, a clerk wrote in an email to Theodore Kittila, an attorney representing Smith.

When Noreika learned of the situation, she demanded the defense show why she should not consider sanctioning them for “misrepresentations to the court.”

Defense attorneys answered that their lawyer had represented herself truthfully from the start, and called from a phone number that typically displays the firm’s name, Latham & Watkins, on the caller ID. Jessica Bengels said in court documents that she did speak to two different clerk’s office employees, which could have contributed to the misunderstanding. The second employee emailed Kittila.

Biden’s attorneys are still seeking to keep information deemed private out of the public court record.

Kittila, though, said he had only filed materials that the committee had already released publicly online. The judge agreed to keep the information sealed for a day to consider the issue.

https://www.cnn.com/2023/07/25/politics ... index.html

After Smith’s so-called amicus motion was filed on the public docket, a member of Hunter Biden’s legal team called the court clerk and “represented that she worked with” Smith’s attorney and “requested the amicus materials be taken down,” according to a lengthy order from the judge, which was posted Tuesday afternoon.

The judge, who said she consulted with the clerk’s office to figure out what happened, said, “It appears that the caller misrepresented her identity and who she worked for in an attempt to improperly convince the Clerk’s Office to remove the amicus materials from the docket.”

The judge’s timeline of events apparently contradicts some of the explanations given by Hunter Biden’s lawyers.

Earlier in the day, Hunter Biden’s lawyers claimed the clerk took Smith’s filing down “on their own accord,” according to court filings.

https://www.politico.com/news/2023/07/2 ... l-00108184

Judge says member of Hunter Biden’s legal team ‘misrepresented her identity’ on eve of plea deal hearing
Biden’s legal team staunchly denied any misconduct, saying the episode was a misunderstanding.

The judge who will review Hunter Biden’s plea deal on Wednesday accused a member of Biden’s legal team of misrepresenting herself in a phone call to the court — a bizarre episode that prompted the judge to threaten sanctions even as Biden’s lawyers insisted it was all a misunderstanding.

In a brief order Tuesday afternoon, U.S. District Court Judge Maryellen Noreika wrote that an employee at Latham & Watkins, a law firm representing the president’s son, had called the court clerk’s office and falsely claimed to work for a Republican lawyer in the hopes of persuading the clerk to remove documents that apparently contained Biden’s personal tax information.

Latham denied any misconduct, saying the firm’s employee identified herself as a Latham staffer and called from a law firm phone that typically displays “LATHAM” on the caller ID. The firm said there must have been an “unfortunate and unintentional miscommunication” between the employee and court staff.

On the eve of that hearing, a dispute arose over Smith’s amicus filing, which was signed and submitted to the court by Theodore Kittila, the managing partner of the Wilmington law firm Halloran Farkas + Kittila.

Shortly after Kittila filed the brief, the clerk’s office informed the judge that a Latham employee, Jessica Bengels, had called the clerk and falsely claimed to work with Kittila. During the call, Bengels asked that Smith’s filing be removed from the public docket due to sensitive information in it, the judge wrote in her order.

“It appears that the caller misrepresented her identity and who she worked for in an attempt to improperly convince the Clerk’s Office to remove the amicus materials from the docket,” Noreika wrote, before ordering Biden’s legal team to explain why Noreika should not issue formal sanctions “for misrepresentations to the Court.”

Bengels, who is listed on Latham’s web site as the firm’s director of litigation services and litigation services counsel, did not respond to an email and phone call seeking comment. But Latham lawyers representing Biden said in a court filing Tuesday night that Bengels never misrepresented herself.

The judge temporarily removed Smith’s amicus brief from the court’s public docket, although copies of it remain available on other websites.

Kittila claimed that all the information about Hunter Biden contained in Smith’s brief is already public on the House Ways and Means Committee website. But Christopher Clark, Biden’s lead attorney, wrote that was beside the point if court rules forbid putting it on the public docket.

Appears that Hunter's counsel is/are about as intelligent as he is.

tech37 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 6:48 am Appears that Hunter's counsel is/are about as intelligent as he is.

Maybe trumps lawyers should try the " it's all a misunderstanding" approach.

ggait wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 10:07 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:17 pm Looks like Biden lawyer called the court clerk and impersonated a republican attorney to get the WB testimony stricken….developing…

The Biden Crime Syndicate in action.

You are soooooo gullible it is comical. Do you want to buy a bridge by any chance? What a maroon.

I will bet you unlimited money that HB's lawyers (do you even know who Latham & Watkins is you doofus?) did nothing of the sort. 1000% guaranteed that the judge tomorrow raises no issues about this as he goes about approving HB's plea deal. And I will be back tomorrow to prove/show/remind you that your lame gaslighting was complete BS. OK?

There was a filing that inadvertently contained/disclosed personal tax information without redaction. Latham called to get the personal information taken down. I've done similar things myself in similar circumstances. A very common occurrence.

The filing was briefly taken down and then refiled. And you let yourself be gaslighted into believing this is some crime syndicate deep state conspiracy theory. Come on dude -- can't you read?

Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life buddy.

By the way, I look forward to the howls coming from the MAGAs tomorrow as HB's plea deal is approved. FYI, negotiated by a Trump appointed US attorney and approved by a Trump appointed federal judge. That deep state is everywhere. Kind of like Bigfoot!!

Kittila [i.e. MAGA hack] replied by explaining that the exhibits have been publicly available for weeks on the House Ways and Means website. Kittila then accused a staff member of Clark's office of impersonating someone from Kittila’s staff in a call to the clerk of the Delaware court and asking to have the letter removed from court filings.

Clark [HB's lawyer and formerly a Latham partner] responded by acknowledging that someone from one of the firms representing Hunter Biden [i.e. Latham & Watkins] had called the clerk but said she did not misrepresent herself and had said who she was and why she was calling.

The judge then asked the clerk, who backed up Kittila’s explanation of what happened. The judge then asked Clark to explain what happened or possibly face sanctions.

Late Tuesday, the [Latham] staff member filed an affidavit with the court explaining that the mix-up was in the clerk’s office and provided details of what she said, her notes and the call records.

I guess that's what happens when we read news sources like the TWP, CNN, NBC, etc.....that all end up editing their original pieces throughout the day. Thanks for the updates, which further clarified your name calling, pompous arrogant character.

I know L&W quite well, I work with them in their DC Headquarters at Lincoln Square.

youthathletics wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 7:30 am

ggait wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 10:07 pm

youthathletics wrote: ↑Tue Jul 25, 2023 9:17 pm Looks like Biden lawyer called the court clerk and impersonated a republican attorney to get the WB testimony stricken….developing…

The Biden Crime Syndicate in action.

You are soooooo gullible it is comical. Do you want to buy a bridge by any chance? What a maroon.

I will bet you unlimited money that HB's lawyers (do you even know who Latham & Watkins is you doofus?) did nothing of the sort. 1000% guaranteed that the judge tomorrow raises no issues about this as he goes about approving HB's plea deal. And I will be back tomorrow to prove/show/remind you that your lame gaslighting was complete BS. OK?

There was a filing that inadvertently contained/disclosed personal tax information without redaction. Latham called to get the personal information taken down. I've done similar things myself in similar circumstances. A very common occurrence.

The filing was briefly taken down and then refiled. And you let yourself be gaslighted into believing this is some crime syndicate deep state conspiracy theory. Come on dude -- can't you read?

Fat, drunk and stupid is no way to go through life buddy.

By the way, I look forward to the howls coming from the MAGAs tomorrow as HB's plea deal is approved. FYI, negotiated by a Trump appointed US attorney and approved by a Trump appointed federal judge. That deep state is everywhere. Kind of like Bigfoot!!

Kittila [i.e. MAGA hack] replied by explaining that the exhibits have been publicly available for weeks on the House Ways and Means website. Kittila then accused a staff member of Clark's office of impersonating someone from Kittila’s staff in a call to the clerk of the Delaware court and asking to have the letter removed from court filings.

Clark [HB's lawyer and formerly a Latham partner] responded by acknowledging that someone from one of the firms representing Hunter Biden [i.e. Latham & Watkins] had called the clerk but said she did not misrepresent herself and had said who she was and why she was calling.

The judge then asked the clerk, who backed up Kittila’s explanation of what happened. The judge then asked Clark to explain what happened or possibly face sanctions.

Late Tuesday, the [Latham] staff member filed an affidavit with the court explaining that the mix-up was in the clerk’s office and provided details of what she said, her notes and the call records.

I guess that's what happens when we read news sources like the TWP, CNN, NBC, etc.....that all end up editing their original pieces throughout the day. Thanks for the updates, which further clarified your name calling, pompous arrogant character.

I know L&W quite well, I work with them in their DC Headquarters at Lincoln Square.

It was all a misunderstanding on how you interpreted ggaits comments. Yes it was all just a misunderstanding. I wonder what the judge thinks of that line of sheepdip?

NY Times podcast about Hunter. https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/26/podc ... biden.html

I know L&W quite well, I work with them in their DC Headquarters at Lincoln Square.

Youth -- good. Let's go through this.

Here is what you posted:

Looks like Biden lawyer called the court clerk and impersonated a republican attorney to get the WB testimony stricken….developing…

Since you know LW, we both know that you would NEVER EVER believe that was true.

You really think a lawyer at the AmLaw #2 firm in the country is going to impersonate opposing counsel to conceal a court filing? In one of the highest profile, most politically charged cases in the country? And then double down and lie about it directly to a federal judge? [See LW's statement filed with the judge under penalties of perjury below.]

Come on. GMAFB.

You think maybe, just maybe, this dust up was provoked by partisan counsel to the GOP House W&M committee? [FYI, the judge did in fact order the GOP filing to be sealed. So it seems more likely that the dirty trickster here was the GOP counsel who was trying to get publicity inappropriately. The judge, of course, has full access to that filing in order to consider it before she rules.]

If you really do believe this, please tell us when you are terminating your relationship with LW. I mean how could you continue to be repped by a firm that pulls sleazy unethical tricks like this? Maybe Rudy or the Kraken is available to be your new counsel?

So in the future, please just spare us the troll BS garbage that we know you don't even believe. And stop watching Jesse Waters, OK?

Thanks.

Shortly thereafter, Bengels [of LW] submitted an affidavit blaming the miscommunication on the court clerks.

“I am completely confident that I never indicated that I was calling from Mr. Kittila’s firm or that I worked with him in any way,” she said. “The only mention of his name was when [the clerk] had asked me if the filings had been entered by Mr. Kittila’s firm and I answered that I believed that to be the case.”

“We have no idea how the misunderstanding occurred, but our understanding is there was no misrepresentation,” Hunter’s legal team said in a letter to the judge.

“We hope this letter and the attached declaration dispels any suggestion that undersigned counsel or our staff would ever intentionally misrepresent or mislead the Court with respect to any matter,” they added.


https://www.nationalreview.com/news/hou ... plea-deal/

... so it looks like the plea agreement is dead. Seems the judge was looking after Hunter's best interest, or a very cleaver gambit. In any case I got the impression the issue of who impersonated what/who/when was not a concern of the judge.

jhu72 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:37 pm ... so it looks like the plea agreement is dead. Seems the judge was looking after Hunter's best interest, or a very cleaver gambit. In any case I got the impression the issue of who impersonated what/who/when was not a concern of the judge.

Let the whining from the FLP liberals begin. I feel bad for ggait and his brilliant legal mind. He excoriated me for suggesting such a thing would ever happen. Me thinks counselor ggait will have to come on this forum and chow down a heaping helping of crow.
There must be a lotta people over at the DOJ dropping a load in their pants right about now.

Not so fast, cradle. Looks like the plea agreement is back on although Hunter isn’t getting the assurance that he certainly wanted which was that this agreement concludes all criminal investigations involving him.

cradleandshoot wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:43 pm

jhu72 wrote: ↑Wed Jul 26, 2023 12:37 pm ... so it looks like the plea agreement is dead. Seems the judge was looking after Hunter's best interest, or a very cleaver gambit. In any case I got the impression the issue of who impersonated what/who/when was not a concern of the judge.

Let the whining from the FLP liberals begin. I feel bad for ggait and his brilliant legal mind. He excoriated me for suggesting such a thing would ever happen. Me thinks counselor ggait will have to come on this forum and chow down a heaping helping of crow.
There must be a lotta people over at the DOJ dropping a load in their pants right about now.

... don't get ahead of yourself spanky. News now reporting the two sides are coming to agreement on a new agreement which sounds more favorable to Hunter Biden. We'll see.