Wed Apr 19, 2017, 06:48 AM
Fast Walker 52 (7,723 posts)
A month after dismissing federal prosecutors, Justice Department does not have any U.S. attorneys in
Source: Washington Post
A month after dismissing federal prosecutors, Justice Department does not have any U.S. attorneys in place By Sari Horwitz April 18 at 10:49 PM Attorney General Jeff Sessions is making aggressive law enforcement a top priority, directing his federal prosecutors across the country to crack down on illegal immigrants and “use every tool” they have to go after violent criminals and drug traffickers. But the attorney general does not have a single U.S. attorney in place to lead his tough-on-crime efforts across the country. Last month, Sessions abruptly told the dozens of remaining Obama administration U.S. attorneys to submit their resignations immediately — and none of them, or the 47 who had already left, have been replaced. “We really need to work hard at that,” Sessions said when asked Tuesday about the vacancies as he opened a meeting with federal law enforcement officials. The 93 unfilled U.S. attorney positions are among the hundreds of critical Trump administration jobs that remain open. Sessions is also without the heads of his top units, including the civil rights, criminal and national security divisions, as he tries to reshape the Justice Department. Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/a-month-after-dismissing-federal-prosecutors-justice-department-does-not-have-any-us-attorneys-in-place/2017/04/18/d94c4bd0-2442-11e7-b503-9d616bd5a305_story.html?utm_term=.2c7078d26b0a Madness! Is this because they don't want Trump being prosecuted or because they are just lame? On edit-- at the end of the piece, it says Clinton took several months to fill the positions after they fired the US Attys
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Fast Walker 52 | Apr 2017 | OP |
bucolic_frolic | Apr 2017 | #1 | |
FakeNoose | Apr 2017 | #7 | |
bucolic_frolic | Apr 2017 | #10 | |
2naSalit | Apr 2017 | #11 | |
JustABozoOnThisBus | Apr 2017 | #13 | |
Dustlawyer | Apr 2017 | #2 | |
atreides1 | Apr 2017 | #3 | |
treestar | Apr 2017 | #8 | |
2naSalit | Apr 2017 | #12 | |
Ligyron | Apr 2017 | #4 | |
Nitram | Apr 2017 | #5 | |
RKP5637 | Apr 2017 | #9 | |
Nitram | Apr 2017 | #20 | |
Achilleaze | Apr 2017 | #6 | |
Blue_Tires | Apr 2017 | #14 | |
Fast Walker 52 | Apr 2017 | #17 | |
elmac | Apr 2017 | #15 | |
onetexan | Apr 2017 | #16 | |
former9thward | Apr 2017 | #18 | |
xxqqqzme | Apr 2017 | #19 |
Response to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 06:50 AM
bucolic_frolic (35,286 posts)
1. It's because they think government is obsolete
Police and law enforcement is all they think you need
Focus on crime and the rest is all private interests. Gives them more room to maneuver |
Response to bucolic_frolic (Reply #1)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 07:43 AM
FakeNoose (27,526 posts)
7. That was Bannon's plan
...but he's pretty much out the door now. So they have to do something, and quickly.
Right now Trump is using his own personal and company lawyers and that's not right either. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Response to FakeNoose (Reply #7)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 08:19 AM
bucolic_frolic (35,286 posts)
10. Don't be hoodwinked by the idea
that Bannon's plan left with him
They're all still anti-government zealots to give their private interests laissez-faire total freedom to do as they like The people Trump installed are undermining their agencies for the same goals |
Response to bucolic_frolic (Reply #10)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 10:40 AM
JustABozoOnThisBus (22,578 posts)
13. Yes, there are plenty of Bannonists in the Administration yet. nt
Response to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 06:53 AM
Dustlawyer (10,306 posts)
2. I think it is they want to screen closely to get the right KIND of AG.
One that will play ball if they tell them not to go after certain people or companies. Thats not easy to do, but they want them filled to go after Democrats and other enemies.
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Response to Dustlawyer (Reply #2)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 07:08 AM
atreides1 (15,764 posts)
3. With Sessions in charge
They will have to be anti-gay, anti-civil rights, anti-equal rights, anti-muslim, anti-black, etc.!
It's difficult to find people with all of those qualifications...look how long it took them to find Sessions!!! |
Response to atreides1 (Reply #3)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 08:07 AM
treestar (80,774 posts)
8. that is somewhat harder to find among lawyers
Response to atreides1 (Reply #3)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 09:51 AM
2naSalit (67,439 posts)
12. They didn't "find" Sessions...
he was selected by one of the ringleaders of the coup. He serves a few purposes (and don't forget his ties to Russia) by looking like an inept gomer but he is very devious and self-aggrandizingly power hungry. So now we have an AG who is running interference for the coup while appearing to be the ugly-demon-nightmare-dumb-assed cracker-from-hell. Sadly, he's not as dumb as he looks... and he is a power hungry evil zealot
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Response to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 07:20 AM
Ligyron (6,910 posts)
4. Is this a bad thing?
Stupid or nefarious administration?
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Response to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 07:21 AM
Nitram (19,933 posts)
5. This administration will collapse under its own weight.
They all think they know more about everything than anybody else. The don't need no stinkin' expertise and experience.
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Response to Nitram (Reply #5)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 08:16 AM
RKP5637 (64,419 posts)
9. I think they will, but I hope they don't sink the US. They are stupid, unqualified, uninterested and
a bunch of fools.
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Response to RKP5637 (Reply #9)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 05:29 PM
Nitram (19,933 posts)
20. Yes, I too hope they don't take us down with them.
Response to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 07:35 AM
Achilleaze (15,475 posts)
6. How convenient for the criminal KGOP
History will note that the VERY FIRST THING the republicans did after they stole power and took office in 2017, was a botched attempt to shitcan the Ethics Office.
That speaks volumes about the "family values" of the KGOP. Make no mistake. They are who they are. |
Response to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 11:27 AM
Blue_Tires (55,445 posts)
14. Well that's obvious... Why would a criminal want MORE prosecutors?
Response to Blue_Tires (Reply #14)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 01:12 PM
Fast Walker 52 (7,723 posts)
17. that was my thought too
Response to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 12:54 PM
elmac (4,642 posts)
15. a theif is elected as mayor
his first job is to eliminate the police force so he can pillage at will.
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Response to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 12:55 PM
onetexan (11,631 posts)
16. They're in the process of centralizing power
Response to Fast Walker 52 (Original post)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 01:54 PM
former9thward (28,114 posts)
18. All of the offices have acting US Attorneys.
People are being indicted and prosecuted every day across this country. It doesn't slow because no one has the official job.
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Response to former9thward (Reply #18)
Wed Apr 19, 2017, 02:14 PM
xxqqqzme (14,887 posts)
19. Yep.
Somebody has to make certain the prisons remain full.
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