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Dread Pirate Roberts

(1,958 posts)
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:25 PM 9 hrs ago

If you've been contemplating committing a Federal crime

Now is probably a good time! I just finished reading the decision from Judge Fitzpatrick in Comey’s case. In true Trump fashion it appears that his commitment to finding the stupidest possible person and putting them in charge continues. Both the investigating FBI agent and the mediocre insurance attorney appointed to be the interim US Attorney are breathtakingly corrupt and incompetent. That’s a winning combo if there ever was one.

Reading the opinion is fascinating-smacking Ms. Halligan upside her head with polite legal language. Looks like she 1. Lied to the court. 2. Used improperly obtained evidence. 3. Violated accepted grand jury procedures.4. Violated attorney-client privilege. 5. Failed to properly record the grand jury proceedings. 6. Improperly instructed the grand jury on the law. (I guess we should cut her a break on this one since I doubt she knows the law). 7. The sole FBI agent to testify should have been excluded since he was basing his testimony on privileged materials. That’s quite a list.

Releasing the grand jury materials is an extraordinary measure. Consider the judges conclusion:

The Court recognizes that the relief sought by the defense is rarely granted. However, the record points to a disturbing pattern of profound investigative missteps, missteps that led to an FBI agent and a prosecutor to potentially undermine the integrity of the grand jury proceeding. Therefore, in this case, “the Court has before it a rare example of a criminal defendant who can actually make a particulaized and factually based showing that grounds exist to support the proposition that irregularities may have occurred in the grand jury proceedings and may justify the dismissal of one or more counts of the indictment. Accordingly the defense request for all grand jury materials is granted.


Wow. That is a legal spanking. Only the best…

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If you've been contemplating committing a Federal crime (Original Post) Dread Pirate Roberts 9 hrs ago OP
Just the fact that the entire federal gov is run by a criminal organisation is an invitation to ignore all laws yaesu 9 hrs ago #1
And then she had the gall to call that reporter and whine about not liking her coverage of her own incompetence. Marie Marie 9 hrs ago #2
Stupid people very rarely know they're stupid Dread Pirate Roberts 8 hrs ago #4
Love Billy Crystal's line Alice Kramden 8 hrs ago #7
Her expiration date may be sooner.. BattleRow 8 hrs ago #8
I suspect I'm not alone, but at times in my life I've had the misfortune of being "associated" with... the nelm 6 hrs ago #19
Incompetence as deep as the ocean... BattleRow 8 hrs ago #6
Halligan is the poster-child embodiment of the Peter Principle. lastlib 6 hrs ago #20
It Is Highly Unlikely.... Laxman 9 hrs ago #3
thats why the judge should no only dismiss with prejudice moonshinegnomie 7 hrs ago #17
With my luck EYESORE 9001 8 hrs ago #5
You'd still go to a fed prison, which is probably better than MerryBlooms 8 hrs ago #9
... or woman ... just to help you out there bud. NotHardly 7 hrs ago #12
Thanks, but I think I'll hold off on that... Fil1957 8 hrs ago #10
Thanks, it's good to know I have options. Xavier Breath 7 hrs ago #11
Only if you're magafied BaronChocula 7 hrs ago #13
you forgot one... RussBLib 7 hrs ago #14
WOOF! Maru Kitteh 7 hrs ago #15
K&R UTUSN 7 hrs ago #16
This judge lays out the law in order to apprise and clarify his perfect ruling they'll send to the DC appeals court. ancianita 7 hrs ago #18
All that on top of which they're attempting to Buddyzbuddy 6 hrs ago #21
Hopefully this is not a necessary caveat Dread Pirate Roberts 5 hrs ago #22
Yes, but we can still contemplate it:) llmart 4 hrs ago #23

yaesu

(8,818 posts)
1. Just the fact that the entire federal gov is run by a criminal organisation is an invitation to ignore all laws
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:42 PM
9 hrs ago

Already seeing crimes skyrocket around the country as "Lead by example" takes hold. It will be the wild, wild west on steroids.

Marie Marie

(10,735 posts)
2. And then she had the gall to call that reporter and whine about not liking her coverage of her own incompetence.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:44 PM
9 hrs ago

I swear, the more unqualified, the higher the level of arrogance. Get some self-awareness!

Dread Pirate Roberts

(1,958 posts)
4. Stupid people very rarely know they're stupid
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 04:40 PM
8 hrs ago

And when you’re attractive and in the right circles you can often skate by-sad but true. In the words of Fernando Llamas (the Billy Crystal version)…better to look good than to be good.

Alice Kramden

(2,833 posts)
7. Love Billy Crystal's line
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 05:12 PM
8 hrs ago

"Better to look marvelous than to feel marvelous " - in that Fernando accent (maaahh-velous)

BattleRow

(2,033 posts)
8. Her expiration date may be sooner..
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 05:13 PM
8 hrs ago

rather than later..
Wonder how marvelous she will look then...

the nelm

(212 posts)
19. I suspect I'm not alone, but at times in my life I've had the misfortune of being "associated" with...
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 06:23 PM
6 hrs ago

or working with complete nincompoops who thought they were the brightest light in the room. Once in a while they won out, at least temporarily, but they always crashed and burned in the end.

lastlib

(27,150 posts)
20. Halligan is the poster-child embodiment of the Peter Principle.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 06:24 PM
6 hrs ago

She truly has an exceptionally high level of incompetence.

Laxman

(2,425 posts)
3. It Is Highly Unlikely....
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 03:45 PM
9 hrs ago

that this case will survive to be presented to a jury. That’s unfortunate since corruption like this needs to be fully exposed to public scrutiny. Right now only Comey and his attorneys, the judge, and the prosecution know the depth and breadth of the corruption and incompetence of the US Attorney’s office.

moonshinegnomie

(3,753 posts)
17. thats why the judge should no only dismiss with prejudice
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 06:08 PM
7 hrs ago

but also sanction halligan and any other government lawyer on the case and refer them to their bar associations for disbarment proceedings.

basically end all of their legal careers




EYESORE 9001

(29,299 posts)
5. With my luck
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 04:55 PM
8 hrs ago

I’d draw the most buttoned-down, squared-away prosecutor to come down the pike - absolutely apolitical and methodical. Yeah, I’d draw that guy.

BaronChocula

(3,779 posts)
13. Only if you're magafied
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 05:49 PM
7 hrs ago

If you're a doughy Tom Homan-type, you get the charges dropped. If you're not, you get dragged into court at a great expense even if you win against the sub-JV maga legal squad.

RussBLib

(10,357 posts)
14. you forgot one...
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 05:53 PM
7 hrs ago

if you are going to commit a federal crime, just claim you're a Republican and express fealty to Donald Trump and you just might get a pardon, provided you give Trump a cut.

https://russblib.blogspot.com

ancianita

(42,588 posts)
18. This judge lays out the law in order to apprise and clarify his perfect ruling they'll send to the DC appeals court.
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 06:14 PM
7 hrs ago

It's like DC circuit judges have to do lawyering 101 with this corrupt, stupid, incompetent Bondi & Bove DOJ.

Buddyzbuddy

(1,924 posts)
21. All that on top of which they're attempting to
Mon Nov 17, 2025, 06:27 PM
6 hrs ago

perpetrate this criminal fraud against a person that has the most knowledge and experience of the system of which they're trying to use to punish him. The audacity is astounding.

They are too stupid to know what they don't know and too criminal to get help from those that do but are unwilling to commit crimes on their behalf.

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