Wayne concludes: "Weaponizing the vast power of the DOJ is not just ill-conceived; it is fundamentally un-American... it becomes a reckless wrecking ball that can swing at anyone."
Read the full @nacdl.org press release on the Letitia James indictment here: www.nacdl.org/newsrelease/...
Wayne concludes: "Weaponizing the vast power of the DOJ is not just ill-conceived; it is fundamentally un-American... it becomes a reckless wrecking ball that can swing at anyone."
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NACDL Executive Director Lisa M. Wayne: "A political prosecution sets a dangerous and damning precedent for all Americans. The suspicious timing... proves that this does not add up to equal justice under law."
NACDL Executive Director Lisa M. Wayne: "A political prosecution sets a dangerous and damning precedent for all Americans. The suspicious timing... proves that this does not add up to equal justice under law."
Birrell continues: "This is not blind justice; it is the targeted weaponization of the Department of Justice... [charging decisions] must be free from the appearance of a prosecution driven by partisan goals."
Birrell continues: "This is not blind justice; it is the targeted weaponization of the Department of Justice... [charging decisions] must be free from the appearance of a prosecution driven by partisan goals."
NACDL President Andrew Birrell: "The indictment... appears to be a staggering escalation of federal action against perceived political enemies, such as James and former FBI Director James Comey, Jr."
NACDL President Andrew Birrell: "The indictment... appears to be a staggering escalation of federal action against perceived political enemies, such as James and former FBI Director James Comey, Jr."
NACDL Exec. Dir. Lisa Wayne: "This is not justice; it is the weaponization of the criminal process for political vengeance. NACDL stands confident that the federal judicial system will expose this indictment for the political travesty it is." News release: www.nacdl.org/newsrelease/...
NACDL Exec. Dir. Lisa Wayne: "This is not justice; it is the weaponization of the criminal process for political vengeance. NACDL stands confident that the federal judicial system will expose this indictment for the political travesty it is." News release: www.nacdl.org/newsrelease/...
The underlying allegation is that Comey lied in his Sept 2020 testimony to Congress about authorizing media leaks concerning the Russia investigation.
The underlying allegation is that Comey lied in his Sept 2020 testimony to Congress about authorizing media leaks concerning the Russia investigation.
The timing is notable: "...Lindsey Halligan abruptly replaced the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia just days before the five-year statute of limitations was set to run out..."
The timing is notable: "...Lindsey Halligan abruptly replaced the former U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia just days before the five-year statute of limitations was set to run out..."
Birrell stated: "We also note that a grand jury reportedly rejected a third count sought by the government, signaling the weakness of this entire effort."
Birrell stated: "We also note that a grand jury reportedly rejected a third count sought by the government, signaling the weakness of this entire effort."
Birrell concludes the quote: "...whose legal gravity would scarcely trouble the scales of justice without the downward pressure of a thumb." 👎⚖️
Birrell concludes the quote: "...whose legal gravity would scarcely trouble the scales of justice without the downward pressure of a thumb." 👎⚖️
Birrell: "The question isn't whether an apparently trumped-up charge will prevail, but why the prosecutor, a former personal lawyer for the president, with no prosecutorial experience, thought fit to present an allegation..."
Birrell: "The question isn't whether an apparently trumped-up charge will prevail, but why the prosecutor, a former personal lawyer for the president, with no prosecutorial experience, thought fit to present an allegation..."