Thanks RW. I keep thinking about the quote that Winston Churchill supposedly said about America. Supposedly because I just found out their is no official record of him either saying it or writing it. Anyway, I'd like to think he said it. "Americans will always do the right thing, but only after they have tried everything else." Today Winston might have said, "Americans will always do the right thing, but only after they've fucked around and found out." At least I hope so.
That is a pitch perfect analysis of the corruption that has destroyed the Department of Justice under the second Trump administration. As a former federal prosecutor, I too fear that it will be difficult to restore that all important institution to the high standards that prevailed there throughout its existence. A non-partisan Justice Department is essential to a functioning democracy. We have no choice but to rebuild what Trump has destroyed if we want to remain a self governing people. Great piece Rick.
I couldn’t find this story in the New York Times, either. So it’s not just Fox and Newsmax.
I understand why right wing outlets want to suppress anything that possibly denigrates their “lord and master”, but why wasn’t this reported in the Times, FFS? It seems kinda newsworthy to me…
Just when we thought the Epstein Files was the biggest scandal in US history, something worse than Watergate, we see that it's just the tip of the iceberg. The Trump corruption cancer has metastasized through the entire Department of Justice. It is rotting from the inside with settling vendettas, corruption, grift, and self-dealing.
If the Democrats win and take back power, we better not get another feckless, timid and weak Merrick Garland type heading our justice system again. The Trump people need to go to jail. Lots of them.
Durham and AG Bill Barr went to Italy alright. For a little vacation, eating out at the upscale Italian restaurants, and living it up. They had gotten a tip from Italian officials alleging wrongdoing by Trump, and they went over to quash any further discussion and Durham buried the investigation.
Thank you for this Rick. Not only can you alert us to what's happening but the way you articulate it is so important for basic understanding of what these criminals are doing.
"Every juror who now wonders whether the case in front of her is real or political, every agent who watches the Payback Squad collect its bonuses and quietly updates his understanding of how you get ahead at the Bureau, every honest line prosecutor who decides the integrity isn’t worth the career risk and walks, every one of them is a brick pulled out of a wall that took generations to lay."
Loved the whole article, but this piece in particular for the writing as well as the meaning. 👌
"He understands the machine perfectly, because he is the machine. He just assumes he’ll never be on the wrong end of it. That is the assumption every operator of a corrupt regime makes, right up until the morning he is wrong."
Perfect words, Rick, perfect words. It's fascinating to me how this fact always rings true. I guess the lure of big money and absolute power simply overtakes those that were, in reality, never meant to have such access to a "grand" life. Little weasels like Patel are more in the useful idiots category, but still I will revel with glee to watch them all get their proverbial tits caught in the wringer of justice sooner than not!
I like reading your articles, Rick, because you don't mince words.
The depth of corruption is so overwhelming it will take decades to clean out if that is even possible.
I grew up hearing about the House Unamerican Activities Committee and Joe McCarthy and I am afraid I will go out with this scandal still not cleaned up.
Is it too gauche to say I will revel mightily when Blanche, Patel, Bondi, all the DOJ clowns go down? Even if trump pardons them, which I'm sure he will try to do, they will still have to face the state bars that afford them the privilege of practicing law. Personally, I'd like to see them paraded along DC's main streets, wearing dunce caps and tattered rags, shoulders hunched, grim faces all. The damage they have done and continue to do are up there in the ledger of this regime's many outrages. I can't wait for the reckoning. House and Senate in 2028!
I thought Senate Judiciary Chair (& non-lawyer) Chuck Grassley made it his mission to fight the weaponization of the Justice Department. So far he hasn’t had much to say about the weaponization on display at Trump’s Justice Department - hypocrisy much?!
Grassley has had nothing to say about Trump's war on wind power, which is the largest contributor to the electricity grid of his state. He has had nothing to say about Trump's tariff wars which have made soybean farmers in his state less competitive in global markets. He has had nothing to say about Trump's war on Iran which has skyrocketed the prices his state's farmers must pay for diesel and fertilizer. He has been deathly silent about the corruption of Trump and his family that is a desecration of the values we hold here in the Hawkeye State.
There is not one single Trump flag still flying in my small Iowa town. And when the state votes blue in November it will largely be because of the cowardice shown by our GOP reps in their failure to even say anything about the venality, vulgarity, cruelty, corruption and criminality of Trump and his mafia.
Hypocrisy is one of the defining qualities of what was once the Grand Old Party of Honest Abe Lincoln but is now the (lower case gop) gutless obsequious puppets of pathological liar Donald Trump.
Sarah Kendzior pegged the regime as an international criminal organization but she was ignored, considering her a hysterical female. HRC knew but she didn't express it to us....I want to know why? For the same reason she won't spill beans on Epstein. She knows.
Thanks RW. I keep thinking about the quote that Winston Churchill supposedly said about America. Supposedly because I just found out their is no official record of him either saying it or writing it. Anyway, I'd like to think he said it. "Americans will always do the right thing, but only after they have tried everything else." Today Winston might have said, "Americans will always do the right thing, but only after they've fucked around and found out." At least I hope so.
That is a pitch perfect analysis of the corruption that has destroyed the Department of Justice under the second Trump administration. As a former federal prosecutor, I too fear that it will be difficult to restore that all important institution to the high standards that prevailed there throughout its existence. A non-partisan Justice Department is essential to a functioning democracy. We have no choice but to rebuild what Trump has destroyed if we want to remain a self governing people. Great piece Rick.
I couldn’t find this story in the New York Times, either. So it’s not just Fox and Newsmax.
I understand why right wing outlets want to suppress anything that possibly denigrates their “lord and master”, but why wasn’t this reported in the Times, FFS? It seems kinda newsworthy to me…
Just when we thought the Epstein Files was the biggest scandal in US history, something worse than Watergate, we see that it's just the tip of the iceberg. The Trump corruption cancer has metastasized through the entire Department of Justice. It is rotting from the inside with settling vendettas, corruption, grift, and self-dealing.
If the Democrats win and take back power, we better not get another feckless, timid and weak Merrick Garland type heading our justice system again. The Trump people need to go to jail. Lots of them.
Expanding on this article, and with the current "issue" DJT is having with Italy, I think pertinent to the continuing cover-up.
Durham was tasked with finding foreign interference in Hillary Clinton campaign.
The investigation led to Italy, where they didn't find any criminality linked to Hillary, but did find DJT activity link.
Durham and AG Bill Barr went to Italy, for further investigation, however no details were given.
The investigation was dropped, but no details on trip to Italy.
Maybe it's what started the 'Italian lasers' conspiracy theory MTG ranted about? 🤔
Durham and AG Bill Barr went to Italy alright. For a little vacation, eating out at the upscale Italian restaurants, and living it up. They had gotten a tip from Italian officials alleging wrongdoing by Trump, and they went over to quash any further discussion and Durham buried the investigation.
It always comes down to greed. When we win everything back, we need to do a huge clean up in all agencies!
Thank you for this Rick. Not only can you alert us to what's happening but the way you articulate it is so important for basic understanding of what these criminals are doing.
"Every juror who now wonders whether the case in front of her is real or political, every agent who watches the Payback Squad collect its bonuses and quietly updates his understanding of how you get ahead at the Bureau, every honest line prosecutor who decides the integrity isn’t worth the career risk and walks, every one of them is a brick pulled out of a wall that took generations to lay."
Loved the whole article, but this piece in particular for the writing as well as the meaning. 👌
"He understands the machine perfectly, because he is the machine. He just assumes he’ll never be on the wrong end of it. That is the assumption every operator of a corrupt regime makes, right up until the morning he is wrong."
Perfect words, Rick, perfect words. It's fascinating to me how this fact always rings true. I guess the lure of big money and absolute power simply overtakes those that were, in reality, never meant to have such access to a "grand" life. Little weasels like Patel are more in the useful idiots category, but still I will revel with glee to watch them all get their proverbial tits caught in the wringer of justice sooner than not!
I like reading your articles, Rick, because you don't mince words.
The depth of corruption is so overwhelming it will take decades to clean out if that is even possible.
I grew up hearing about the House Unamerican Activities Committee and Joe McCarthy and I am afraid I will go out with this scandal still not cleaned up.
Is it too gauche to say I will revel mightily when Blanche, Patel, Bondi, all the DOJ clowns go down? Even if trump pardons them, which I'm sure he will try to do, they will still have to face the state bars that afford them the privilege of practicing law. Personally, I'd like to see them paraded along DC's main streets, wearing dunce caps and tattered rags, shoulders hunched, grim faces all. The damage they have done and continue to do are up there in the ledger of this regime's many outrages. I can't wait for the reckoning. House and Senate in 2028!
Great article more corruption from the weird eyed guy. Thank you for your work.
F- yeah.
I thought Senate Judiciary Chair (& non-lawyer) Chuck Grassley made it his mission to fight the weaponization of the Justice Department. So far he hasn’t had much to say about the weaponization on display at Trump’s Justice Department - hypocrisy much?!
Grassley has had nothing to say about Trump's war on wind power, which is the largest contributor to the electricity grid of his state. He has had nothing to say about Trump's tariff wars which have made soybean farmers in his state less competitive in global markets. He has had nothing to say about Trump's war on Iran which has skyrocketed the prices his state's farmers must pay for diesel and fertilizer. He has been deathly silent about the corruption of Trump and his family that is a desecration of the values we hold here in the Hawkeye State.
There is not one single Trump flag still flying in my small Iowa town. And when the state votes blue in November it will largely be because of the cowardice shown by our GOP reps in their failure to even say anything about the venality, vulgarity, cruelty, corruption and criminality of Trump and his mafia.
Well said! Thank you!
Hypocrisy is one of the defining qualities of what was once the Grand Old Party of Honest Abe Lincoln but is now the (lower case gop) gutless obsequious puppets of pathological liar Donald Trump.
Sarah Kendzior pegged the regime as an international criminal organization but she was ignored, considering her a hysterical female. HRC knew but she didn't express it to us....I want to know why? For the same reason she won't spill beans on Epstein. She knows.
Enough with the “Hillary”. It’s 20 years later dude.
Where are the names???