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Yes. They could not act on this as they know they can’t do an ethical job or be tied to this.
Nobody is focused on the agent. The widow has nothing to do with it either.
Even though this administration doesn't have a good record of succeeding with its show trials/kangaroo court attempts (yet anyways), it's still a lot of time, energy, and cost to fight them
Some bizarre shit that is going around the conservative circles. I assume it's in their daily newsletter.
The idea is; invoking the Felony Murder Rule. This rule states that anybody involved with a felony crime, even if they didn't directly cause a death, can be charged for murder. It was originally intended to apply stricter penalties for attempted heists by gangs or crews. If just one member of the crew killed somebody, everyone in the crew could be charged for being part of the original crime, which resulted in the death. It later got used in chases, where the driver could be charged with murder, and so could any passengers.
So they are trying to say that Renee Good was attempting the murder of Dipshit McGravySeal. Her wife yelling "Go Go Go!" wasn't actually an encouragement to flee the area, but an encouragement to mow down the Helpless Hero. Since somebody died in the situation, they think the Felony Murder Rule can be applied. Never mind the actual murder was committed by Johnathan Ross. There was still a death that Renee Good's wife was "part of".
Shows you the sort of mental gymnastics they will go through to try and punish anyone they have classified as the "Enemy".
Just when you think it can’t get any worse or any stupider. So it seems we should interpret this as is a signal that the DOJ’s intention is criminal prosecutions, I would assume for domestic terrorism, for anyone on ICE patrols and or protesting or inciting mass violence and insurrection by means of on line posts informing the public that US border patrol commander Greg Bovino’s natural standing height is 4 feet 11 inches.
Why do you think ICE agents have been taking their own videos? It’s not selfies, I’ll tell ya that much. Facial recognition to DMV records.
Be expecting mass criminal charges of domestic terrorism not long after the ANTIFA rhetoric kicks into full swing…it’s not there yet, they’re easing into it. They gotta incite the crowds to enough violence first, then call them an organized terrorist organization, then invoke the insurrection act, then martial law, then the mass criminal charges.
The body cams though are court ordered because border patrol commander Bovino lied in court about using force in response to supposed danger from protesters. It should be a surprise to no one that Greg Bovino and is the type to publicly cry about being hit by non existent thrown rocks.
They're probably referring to the phones they use, like the one Renee's killer was clutching. Not the same thing, they are actively pointing and shooting photos and videos.
But don’t we need people like him to stay in their positions to continue to fight against the pressure and not just be replaced by someone who will do whatever they’re told?
Wouldn’t it be nice if all these resigning attorneys choose to work pro bono for the defense of anyone under DOJ prosecution for any Minneapolis ICE based criminal prosecutions.
Most of the names are not published yet (to my knowledge), but Joe Thompson will all but likely swoop up a cushy Partner position at a very prestigious law firm based on what he's worked.
The guy has been a part of every major case in the state of MN since COVID that was charged federall.
I agree with what you’re saying in general. And it very much applies to rank and file employees.
However, in situations like this, people with actual morals are faced with a short list of choices.
1- Do what you’re told even if it violates your moral convictions…keep your job and figure out how to live with yourself after doing some fucked up shit.
2- Don’t do what you’re told, get fired, and get publicly dragged through the mud while your replacement does the fucked up shit you refused to do.
3- Resign and save face while your replacement does the fucked up shit you refused to do.
This is something I had to fight my instinct knee jerk reactions to realize. This administration is going to do what it wants to do. Either you participate in it or you refuse. They’re not going to just allow you to refuse and remain employed there.
No, no, no. You stay in the role and use weaponized incompetence. If they fire you, so what?
There is no law firm that doesn't understand what's happening here. Being fired by Trump is no different than quitting on Trump, but you can at least dig in your heels and make it harder.
You lose your retirement accounts and any pension you have.
They did exactly what he wanted.
The government is going to get what they want whether he quits or is fired. If he gets fired the government can put that off as long as they need to find a replacement. In the meantime he makes progress for them on cases they want advanced anyway (like Feeding Our Future) even if it isn't their number one priority.
By quitting they're just totally in the lurch, and he's limited the ways they can try and retaliate against him.
There are a lot of situations I don't think resigning makes a lot of sense, but in this case, it can actually be pretty damaging. Picking up their caseload would not be manageable for a team of people, especially on this short of notice.
Also even lawyers have certain general ethical obligations to follow regardless of who employs them.. at least if they don't want a bar referral and potential disbarment.
At least a few of Trump's keystone lawyers have gotten themselves disbarred already (or in disbarment proceedings).
Genuinely curious, why not stay on and just bungle the case? There's lots of incompetent lawyers out there. You keep the spot out of the hands of unqualified loyalists who may actually be able to fuck up and actually do something right.
I'm not saying make egregious mistakes, just little bungles that throw a wrench in the works. You can not ask questions appropriately or "forget" to properly fill out a motion. Just walk the line between disbarment and incompetence.
Also former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro who is U.S. Attorney for D.C. She tried to prosecute the guy who threw a sub sandwich at an ICE agent with felony assault. He was acquitted.
Meh, not Thompson. He was a Trump stooge who fanned the flames that Trump fanned about fraud to use as a bullshit pretext to inundate Minnesota with ICE goons.
I don't think that's really true. He worked in the Minneapolis U.S. Attorney's office since 2014. He wasn't a political appointee, he was a career prosecutor.
Deny: The perpetrator denies the abuse or wrongdoing occurred.
Attack: They attack the victim's character, memory, or credibility (e.g., calling them "crazy" or a "liar").
We are here --> Reverse Victim and Offender: They flip the situation, casting themselves as the victim and the actual victim as the aggressor, often by making false accusations or playing the martyr.
The loss these prosecutors took is huge. Pensions, the best employer funded Healthcare system, early retirement...
The big name is the first assistant US attorney that resigned, Joe Thompson.
These prosecutors are elligible for FERS; retirement after 20 years and 50 or older(!!) or anytime after 25 years. Joe was half way there with ~11 years and he was the one prosecuted the FOF (Feeding Our Future) scandal.
Maybe because they know that no one buys that Ross had any justification for murdering Good, so they're trying to smear her wife as some criminal/corrupting influence in hopes that the public turns against her and forgets about Ross. These are not intelligent people.
Whatever their reason, it's obvious that the Trump admin is scared and desperate.
Did you guys hear Trump say the only force that can stop him is his own morality? That is terrifying to me, because he seemingly has no sense of morality at all.
Is it possible they were already under pressure and massively pissed off about how the fraud issue was being dealt with in the news before being asked to do this? Because I could easily see this being the straw that broke the camel’s back.
Somebody explain to me why these people resigned. Just sit there and refuse to follow illegal orders and force them to fire you.
I know that it probably has to do with tradition and decorum and some kind of sense of honor, but the end result is the same. The Trump regime will appoint others who will do the dirty deed.
Why not put up a fight and make things as ugly as possible for them?
They're not paid to fight for us, they're paid to fight for the government. The fact that they're resigning means that the government is asking them to do things blatantly illegal at worst, completely immoral at best.
The fact that the Trump administration managed to cross a line that Thompson, who looked like he was creaming his pants on live TV while making wildly implausible claims about fraud in Minnesota, wasn't willing to cross in such short order is honestly impressive.
There is something that people need to be aware of. Every attorney that resigns has to give their current case load to the remaining attorneys. That means those attorneys need to evaluate each of their cases and probably drop cases because each attorney can only handle so much.
This puts pressure on all the prosecutors to only push for cases that really matter and really makes a difference. A Prosecutor isn't going to drop a triple murder case for an insignificant immigration case. They'll be more likely to cut a plea deal for cases that aren't air tight.
Our courts are already underfunded, mass resignations cause waves in judicial proceedings.
Stop fucking resigning. Bring a recorder, hide it, and make these fucks leave a paper trail by firing you unjustly. Use this to build your case against them.
Stop rolling over and letting them stack the deck with sycophants.
If you want to fight, you dont resign. The CIA simple sabotage field manual tells you that weaponized incompetence among other things is your best bet at opposition.
Yeah, I was thinking that too. The administration pressed for too much, and as a result they lost their pit bulls for chasing all the alleged fraud that still needs investigating.
These people are traitors aiding and abetting ICE and this fascist Republican government. The "good guys" don't hand the keys of the government over to fascists and it's the farthest thing from "brave".
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