House Intel hires former Russian mob prosecutor to lead Trump probes

[kpete]

The House Intelligence Committee has hired a seasoned former Southern District of New York federal prosecutor with experience going after Russian organized crime to lead its myriad investigations into President Donald Trump.

Chairman Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) announced on Tuesday that Daniel Goldman joined the committee last month as senior adviser and director of investigations. Goldman, who was second-in-command at SDNY’s organized crime unit, has prosecuted the Russian mob and has secured convictions for racketeering, murder and money laundering, including against the Genovese crime family.



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https://www.politico.com/story/2019/03/05/house-intelligence-daniel-goldman-1204140

[TwilightZone]

1. Seems appropriate.

[Thekaspervote]

2. This makes me feel better!!

[DENVERPOPS]

57. If you don't think

If you don't think that the Repubs have already assigned a hundred lawyers to go after this guy full force, you are very mistaken..............They will bury anyone who tries to accomplish anything with tons of BS, Paperwork, Suits, etc etc etc

Just look at how they successfully obstructed Obama from appointing a Supreme Court Justice (or any Judges for that matter) until he was out of office................

[dalton99a]

3. Kick

[tblue37]

4. Excellent! nt

[regnaD kciN]

5. With this guy's expertise in Russia and financial crimes...

...it seems to me that he’s unlikely to restrict this investigation to a single phone call to the Ukrainian president.

[C_U_L8R]

6. Yes. We need incredible litigators.

Trump won't know what hit him.

[leftieNanner]

23. Can you imagine Trump sitting across from this guy?

Being peppered with questions?

Oh, wouldn't that be a wonderful sight?

(No way he would agree to it, but I can dream, can't I?)

[SergeStorms]

42. He got off easy in the Mueller investigation.

He got to answer written questions, and he even fucked that up. I would insist on direct questioning this time. Either that or resign immediately. Then let the SDNY or New York State put his obese orange ass in prison.

[DemocracyMouse]

46. Yes. If he doesn't go to prison and isn't stripped of his misbegotten assets, a competent fascist...

will follow Trump's lead.

[SergeStorms]

49. Imagine the damage that could be done.

One competent fascist could destroy our country in a month. Dim-Wit Donnie did enough damage, and he finished dead last at fascist camp. I hope this puts to rest, for once and all, that our country could be a fascist dictatorship. There is the problem of Trump's cult though. What becomes of them when Donnie starts his new career making license plates?

[safeinOhio]

7. Going down the right road.

Speaks the mob language.

[doc03]

8. Sounds like the right guy. nt

[pbmus]

9. Excellent choice...

Daniel is as good a prosecutor as it gets...

[OAITW r.2.0]

10. His resume is a clue as to how the Democrats are approaching this impeachment. nt

[onetexan]

11. a mob family deserves a mob prosecutor

[murielm99]

15. I hope they all go to jail,

including Ivanka and her icky husband.

[leftieNanner]

24. Yeah

Because apparently Jared might be mixed up in the Ukraine mess too.

[colorado_ufo]

47. Plus his involvement with the Saudis.

[FakeNoose]

32. Jared has been shaking everybody down for the last 3 years

The Chinese, the Russians, the Saudis, the Israelis, the Ukrainians, and I'm sure there have been others. If he's doing all this for HER dad, then you know SHE's complicit.

[mcar]

12. Good experience for this job

[PatrickforO]

13. Excellent!

[spanone]

14. Most Wise.

[TrollBuster9090]

30. I believe it's spelled 'Weissmann,' and yes, he'd be a good addition to the team. ;)

[ashredux]

16. Ouch!

Trump has no one idea that the light at the end of the impeachment tunnel is actually a Train

[OKNancy]

17. Oh, he is on msnbc often

I knew I recognized that name. Picture and bigger bio at link. https://www.brennancenter.org/expert/daniel-goldman

[lindysalsagal]

18. Exactly what I've been hoping for. Niiiiiice.

Skip the congresspeople. They're good at raising money and gotv. Bring on the prosecutor.

[octoberlib]

19. Oh God, this is perfect!

[Buckeyeblue]

20. I hope they let him do the questioning.

[pnwmom]

21. The same Daniel Goldman who has often appeared on MSNBC nt

[orangecrush]

22. Buckle up.

[B Stieg]

25. Bring in the pros...

"When the going gets tough, the weird turn pro" isn't enough!

[canetoad]

26. Kick

They're not mucking about.

[Evolve Dammit]

27. Really smart move. Let's see if they all play next week. Look for desparate measures from GOP.

[TrollBuster9090]

28. I know where Goldman can get a couple of crack investigators for his staff...cheap.

I'm sure Peter Strzok and Andrew McCabe would work for FREE.

[Leghorn21]

29. Deeply delightful news!!

[trof]

31. Goldman:

From 2012 to 2014, Daniel served as Deputy Chief of the Organized Crime Unit and was responsible for overseeing a wide variety of prosecutions, including traditional organized crime, international organized crime, human trafficking, and white collar crime.

As a supervisor, Daniel oversaw a significant international Russian Organized Crime prosecution against more than 30 defendants for racketeering, gambling, and money laundering.

[Amaryllis]

33. Hope they let him ask the questions in hearings!

[ffr]

34. Wow. Wow. Wow.

[Me.]

35. Smart Move

Really smart

[Wounded Bear]

36. I hear there's a guy in NY looking for work, named Bharrara, Preet or something...

[central scrutinizer]

37. Tweet storm coming in 3, 2, 1...

“Partisan Democrat party hack, clearly biased, witch hunt, etc.”

[OliverQ]

38. This happened back in March.

This didn't just happen this week.

[mountain grammy]

39. Good!

Go get these fuckers.

[SayItLoud]

40. Investigating the Ukraine will lead, I'm believe, to

the $$$$$$$$$ trail. Then hand it off to New York so the pardons that will be flowing from whomever is left can't protect the tRUMP Crime Family from EVERY criminal act.

[gademocrat7]

41. Good news

[bucolic_frolic]

43. There was a lot going on

in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn aka Little Odessa

[BootinUp]

44. Hey Trump! How's that for hiring the best? Nt

[dlk]

45. Who better than an experienced mob prosecutor to lead the prosecution of our mobster-in-chief?

As an experienced prosecutor, himself, Schiff will know how to prepare and prosecute his case.

[Cha]

48. KR!!

[SleeplessinSoCal]

50. so weird that Guiliani got his bonafide prosecuting mob figures.

And now he's in one.

[blm]

51. He's the prosecutor TrumpWorld feared.

[toddwv]

52. This article is from February...

[Pacifist Patriot]

53. Excellent choice.

[Hotler]

54. Sweet! This will really drive the orange one nuts.

[pandr32]

55. This is good news

[Leith]

56. If he is half as good as Barry Berke

the rethugs won't stand a chance.

[iluvtennis]

58. Yay!!