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BigmanPigman

(51,430 posts)
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 09:13 PM Jul 2020

AG Barr Moves EDNY Prosecutor Richard Donoghue to Main Justice, Installs Top DOJ Official at EDNY

Source: Daily Beast

Attorney General William Barr has pulled Richard Donoghue from his role as U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of New York to take on a new role at Main Justice. After rumors of a reshuffling last week, the Justice Department confirmed the news in a statement on Friday, announcing that Donoghue will be leaving his role to serve as Principal Associate Deputy Attorney General, or top deputy to Deputy Attorney General Jeffrey A. Rosen. Donoghue, seen as close to Barr, was tasked with supervising all DOJ investigations involving Ukraine in February. His office also played a major role in the federal investigation into President Trump’s inaugural committee, and oversaw cases against drug kingpin Joaquin “El Chapo” Guzman and Chinese telecommunications company Huawei, among others. Seth D. DuCharme, the current principal associate deputy attorney general, will take over as acting U.S. attorney in Brooklyn.






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AG Barr Moves EDNY Prosecutor Richard Donoghue to Main Justice, Installs Top DOJ Official at EDNY (Original Post) BigmanPigman Jul 2020 OP
They are going to burn down as much as they can before January mucifer Jul 2020 #1
Yep, that's theier plan. Criminal thugs. nt iluvtennis Jul 2020 #3
Exactly what has gone through my mind with every Friday news dump the past several weeks or so. KPN Jul 2020 #12
Justice system is gone... Be careful, we are patriots which makes us enemies of traitor (trump) and Eliot Rosewater Jul 2020 #2
Maybe a national strike will get their attention. Mr.Bill Jul 2020 #7
Putin having orgasms over all this Eliot Rosewater Jul 2020 #20
Protection of shithole . . Iliyah Jul 2020 #4
Donoghue is going to DOJ to interfere with Biden's election soothsayer Jul 2020 #5
Every day more open. Every day more brazen. Golden Raisin Jul 2020 #6
Donoghue being close to Barr is why nothing has come out of inaugural committee investigation wishstar Jul 2020 #8
Protecting White House Barbie. SergeStorms Jul 2020 #16
Corruption rockfordfile Jul 2020 #9
WE have now turned into a third world state.............and the normalization of corruption turbinetree Jul 2020 #10
Exactly right. Though I would also say that the Nixon era pales in comparison. I was there, KPN Jul 2020 #14
I also was there in the streets protesting and what was really infuriating was when he got a pardon. turbinetree Jul 2020 #19
No doubt that Barr is cooking up an October surprise. gab13by13 Jul 2020 #11
He sure as Hell is! BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #13
Barr has destroyed the rule of law in dictator fashion mdbl Jul 2020 #15
Think more in terms of the final throes of Nixon's presidency DeminPennswoods Jul 2020 #17
And the media is paying attention to the Stone Story SallyHemmings Jul 2020 #18
And let me remind everyone how we got here Eliot Rosewater Jul 2020 #21
Barr is going to push an October surprise on Biden...... Muddy the water! UCmeNdc Jul 2020 #22
The only October Surprise will be massive deaths of teachers McCamy Taylor Jul 2020 #24
Barr cannot save Trump from New York state prosecution. McCamy Taylor Jul 2020 #23
I may be wrong but... JeaneRaye Jul 2020 #25
Attorney GlennKirschner just said they can get Stone... BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #29
Thanks for the link. JeaneRaye Jul 2020 #30
It is confusing to me. BigmanPigman Jul 2020 #31
Billy Barr can try all the dirty tricks he wants Yeehah Jul 2020 #26
Let's hope there are loyal U.S. citizens making copies of incriminating documents LastLiberal in PalmSprings Jul 2020 #27
Barr writing history again. Kid Berwyn Jul 2020 #28

KPN

(15,585 posts)
12. Exactly what has gone through my mind with every Friday news dump the past several weeks or so.
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 11:01 PM
Jul 2020

They are balls to the wall to get it done while the getting's good. Be assured they are laying down safety valves as well land mines as they go. They won't be done on January 21 regardless of the election's outcome.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,096 posts)
2. Justice system is gone... Be careful, we are patriots which makes us enemies of traitor (trump) and
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 09:17 PM
Jul 2020

Barr.

They can and will commit crimes endlessly, you cant cross the street.

If there was no virus I would hope about 75 million of us would be in the streets.

Mr.Bill

(24,103 posts)
7. Maybe a national strike will get their attention.
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 09:42 PM
Jul 2020

We practically just had one anyway.

Of course, that's easy for me to say because I'm retired. But damn, if suddenly on Monday no one went to work, it would scare the shit out of them.

Eliot Rosewater

(31,096 posts)
20. Putin having orgasms over all this
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 12:20 PM
Jul 2020

Putin having orgasms over all this

He wants us out of the way so he can take everything, between the virus and the Republican party that is what is going to happen unless someone does something right fucking now.

Iliyah

(25,111 posts)
4. Protection of shithole . .
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 09:18 PM
Jul 2020

it is in plain view the corruption. Will the republicans do anything?

No concerns about bounties on out troops nor COVID-19.

wishstar

(5,267 posts)
8. Donoghue being close to Barr is why nothing has come out of inaugural committee investigation
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 09:43 PM
Jul 2020

when there was probably plenty of crooked financial deals to be swept under rug

SergeStorms

(18,880 posts)
16. Protecting White House Barbie.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 08:04 AM
Jul 2020

Daddy has to protect his crooked little princess. He can't fondle his daughter-wife if she's in prison.

turbinetree

(24,631 posts)
10. WE have now turned into a third world state.............and the normalization of corruption
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 09:45 PM
Jul 2020

is in full speed mode.................what surprises will happen before November.............hold on.............we may have to go back into the streets, the Nixon era is now again upon us..........again............the rule of law is disintegrating right before our collective eyes and this country is now in deep sh*t...............

KPN

(15,585 posts)
14. Exactly right. Though I would also say that the Nixon era pales in comparison. I was there,
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 11:04 PM
Jul 2020

not figuratively mind you, but I was there.

turbinetree

(24,631 posts)
19. I also was there in the streets protesting and what was really infuriating was when he got a pardon.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 10:55 AM
Jul 2020

This bunch will get pardons like candy, and I am placing bets that he will pardon himself, kids, Barr, and anyone else that is associated with this pr*ck...............even the guy that was holed up in the embassy for three plus years...........and this country had and has 51 republican senators and 198 congressional a**holes that enabled this sh*t.................never again do I want to hear , even though they will run around and say that are the law and order bunch...................they are not, treason and enabling treason is still treason............

gab13by13

(20,849 posts)
11. No doubt that Barr is cooking up an October surprise.
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 10:59 PM
Jul 2020

It makes me sick. I do believe in karma, I do I do.

BigmanPigman

(51,430 posts)
13. He sure as Hell is!
Fri Jul 10, 2020, 11:01 PM
Jul 2020

No one can rest until Inauguration Day (even after the election they will be pulling all kinds of shit to undo the election).

mdbl

(4,972 posts)
15. Barr has destroyed the rule of law in dictator fashion
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 12:49 AM
Jul 2020

Does anyone have the power to remove such a corrupt president and attorney general? Start impeachment proceedings immediately!!!

SallyHemmings

(1,813 posts)
18. And the media is paying attention to the Stone Story
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 10:42 AM
Jul 2020

The timing was done by design.

The Congress has to do something creative with Barr.

No clue what that can be.

McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts)
24. The only October Surprise will be massive deaths of teachers
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 12:56 PM
Jul 2020

in the areas that rush to reopen schools.

McCamy Taylor

(19,240 posts)
23. Barr cannot save Trump from New York state prosecution.
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 12:55 PM
Jul 2020

And even if Trump resigns o New Year's Eve and Pence pardons him for all federal crimes, Pence cannot prevent New York State prosecutions.

I expect a lot of lawyers arguing that the crimes Trump has committed in New York and New Jersey are all "federal".

JeaneRaye

(402 posts)
25. I may be wrong but...
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 03:15 PM
Jul 2020

If any charges against Trump are NOT brought until after Biden (hopefully) takes office, then Trump can't be pardoned by anyone, including Pence. I mean, Trump can't be pardoned for a crime that hasn't been charged, yet. Am I wrong? I just think that any prosecutions should wait until AFTER the election and the installation of a Democrat to the Presidency.

BigmanPigman

(51,430 posts)
29. Attorney GlennKirschner just said they can get Stone...
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 07:50 PM
Jul 2020

Glenn Kirschner (@glennkirschner2) Tweeted:
Trump corruptly commutes Roger Stone's prison sentence. Can it be undone by the next president or the courts? We do NOT need to just shrug our shoulders at the Trump crime or abuse du jour. Here's one possible road map to justice. https://t.co/8Qeq8oQI90 via @YouTube


?s=20

Go to the 8:237 min. mark. Biden (if elected) can do a maiden law and overturn the commutation saying it is corruption. The next AG can take it back to court and argue that this was clearly corruption since it was done as a favor and Stone even said so (quid pro quo).

JeaneRaye

(402 posts)
30. Thanks for the link.
Mon Jul 13, 2020, 11:24 AM
Jul 2020

I believed I saw that Glenn Kirschner video but I will take another look at it. I understand that Stone's commutation could possibly be overturned. But does the same thing hold true about a PARDON? If Trump resigns and Pence takes over the remainder of Trump's term; then Trump gets charged with a crime and Pence could pardon him. That's why I think any charges against Trump should wait until he can no longer be pardoned. As I said, I am not a lawyer, but a commutation is different than a pardon in that a commutation doesn't wipe away the crime, just the jail time, so it seems that COULD be overturned. A pardon totally removes the crime from one's record, as though it never happened, so I don't see how it could be overturned. Otherwise, there would be plenty of pardons given by past Presidents that would have been overturned by later Presidents who didn't agree with the pardon.

BigmanPigman

(51,430 posts)
31. It is confusing to me.
Mon Jul 13, 2020, 05:34 PM
Jul 2020

Even when I try to comprehend what the law is I end up getting more confused. I have learned more about the law and civics in the past 4 years than I have in my life time, and I didn't even intend or want to.

Yeehah

(4,520 posts)
26. Billy Barr can try all the dirty tricks he wants
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 03:34 PM
Jul 2020
Ain't gonna work, Billy Boy.

You and the worst president ever will be under investigation as of January 20, 2021.
27. Let's hope there are loyal U.S. citizens making copies of incriminating documents
Sat Jul 11, 2020, 04:44 PM
Jul 2020

before Barr's goons have them destroyed. Biden is going to have to do a complete flush of Trump/Barr appointees in all departments -- not just the DOJ -- and do it quickly, in days, not weeks.

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