Last year, I discussed the book that the retired lawyer Mark Pomerantz wrote about the effort to prosecute Donald Trump: “I don’t know how to begin telling you clearly enough how disturbing it is.” Read that post here:
Every time the Trump administration prosecutes someone, the entire reason for doing so (according to the Left) is that "Trump doesn't like them". They never, ever tell you WHY Trump doesn't like them. That's never in their interest.
Trump could arrest Hitler himself and the headline would be "Trump arrests mustachioed man who he doesn't like".
I must be petty because I would have withdrawn the clearance for the full duration of my abilities. That would help law firms to know it's not worth the risk of doing that going forward.
I'm disappointed he gave then back their meal ticket. These people are all haters of Trump and the rest of us and this "deal" is just a very small touch, not even a slap, to their hands. What's to prevent them from reneging? Their personal words of honor, as gentlemen and ladies? I know Trump is trying to be a "unifier" but I'm reminded of the Kennedy's observation, "Don't get mad, get even". These people deserve much more severe punishment, as they would have destroyed Trump and his family if they could have, and most probably will in the future if these change back.
Pomerantz and all the rest are like Beria- "Show me the man, I'll find you a crime". He was later executed by Stalin, and while I don't think Pomerantz and his fellow KGB agents deserve that, they merit much more punishment. They got off scot free.
That sentiment is understandable, and is my first reaction. Upon further consideration, I may begin to understand a criticism of Trump, as being transactional, if that is a criticism. Where I would hold a grudge, Trump appears to consider a "pound of flesh" extracted as a "duty" that, to some degree, exonerates a culprit, especially if it benefits him (and us). And $40 million is not an insignificant benefit.
Very true. Somewhat like the indulgences the Catholic Church used to sell to petitioners. I hope t6he Prez has an accountant monitoring the $40 million, collecting every penny!
Trump knows that shoe will inevitably be on the other foot at some point. Better to accept them groveling than to escalate. And now they know the security clearances can be yanked again. (Of course they should have known that before.)
Strange how all the reporting on the Trump lawfare that the corporate media bludgeoned us with for years has gone quiet. Did anyone hear Fannie Willis in Georgia was fined thousands of dollars for not turning documents over to the court? The corporate media won’t tell you.
And Fani, like other DAs, ran on a platform of "getting Trump." The voters in Fulton Co, GA, with TDS infection rates approaching 85%, wanted her to get Trump.
She was "shown the man," then she "shown the crime." And, she said, only a misogynistic racist would disagree with her.
That was a great article back in the day, and it's awesome to see the 'payoff' now. More people need to know the BS they tried to pull back in the day.
President Trump is especially gracious in taking this action. He is a much better man than me and by acting this way has proved that he loves the country more than he disdains his enemy. Today, he is the embodiment of “more mercy, less judgement.” I try to live that way myself, but would have fallen woefully short had this decision been up to me.
Once again, Trump does what he sees as right, not easy or popular. Was it a political choice, not from the reaction I have seen. The Democrats never would have made a deal like this, and that is the difference.
Typical Republican that Trump fellow - seizing defeat from the jaws of victory. Instead, the dirtbags keep their seat at the table just by offering a little payola to the new boss.
Rather, I have a feeling Trump's conversation with the firm boss went deeper than just a discussion about 40 million. I could be wrong (finally I'd know how that feels) (ha), I'd bet good cash Trump got info on other involved parties and motivations, and connected a few more dots... I'm always shocked by how much of the whole story Trump knows because of his first 4 years and the 4 years he had to "mull all of it over", and finding out how much
deeper and wider it all runs. He also's finding out who's having their arms twisted (& over what) and who's doing the twisting cuz they're just following the money or having their arms twisted as well. The stat that (I think) 6 generals ran all the WW 2 operations back then but close to 50 generals run things now is spooky, because I went to 10
different schools up to 12th grade and always had my worst trouble with cliques.
Cartago delenda est. I want the earth scorched and salted such that nothing lives on it again. Cut them out of their national security business (which NO ONE has a right to a clearance) and let them wither for the next 4 years. I don't want them doing bidding for "the good side", because I don't really see ANY side in DC as good. The lesson must be this is a terminal mistake to make, not one you bounce back from by switching sides.
Your piece on Pomerantz was great work Chris. The arrogance, zealotry, and cynicism that is the toxic cocktail defining "the resistance" is all on display in that confession. I agree with several commentators that the reprieve is much more than the firm deserves. Perhaps there will still be legal consequences for those who executed the corrupt prosecutions and more importantly, the ones conspiring now to nullify the election through lawfare/judicial insurrection. Keep digging!
Walter Kirn just coined a new phrase to describe the Tesla bombers: The Feather Underground. Light as a feather, without substance, goes whichever way the wind blows.
Admittedly, when I saw the news, I got a bit disgusted. I don't like the idea of condemning an individual or organization for actual wrongdoing and then cutting a deal that completely lets them off the hook in exchange for money. It's like the elite version of paying off the court to avoid points on your license for a reckless driving charge. No quarter for these types was my preference. But you win some and you lose some.
That "pay-for-play" that you're describing, is basically HOW the legal system was designed to work, in reality. We maintain a veneer of "honesty" & "integrity" to keep the masses fooled....
I know an older, stellar Big Law practitioner, and I have noticed a similar note in his corporate in-fighting. With steel resolve, he would gain the upper hand, and extract a higher-morality concession. Then, giving up nothing but vengeance, he stepped back and let a breath of mercy enter. Compounding the embarrassment and demonstrating strength.
It bought him long-game grudging allies, including onlookers, rather than constructing self-renewing tribes of Hatfields and McCoys.
He's forcing the lawyers into respectfully associating with and helping the deplored and detestable. There's some nice payoff, if you think about it.
Undermining the very country -- Fauci, Clintons, Bidens -- may be a different matter.
That might work with people whose motivations are normal, and whose conduct is not criminal. Neither was the case for this law firm; they paid him a bit of money while they re-arm for the next attempt.
People beyond the left need to learn, internalize, and practice the friend-enemy distinction. Or the people burning Teslas and providing the infrastructure for same will hunt and burn them next. And I don't mean in court. Or in Minecraft.
I bought a used copy as well when I first ran across this book. Among the many weaknesses of these assorted assholes is extreme arrogance. It seems that most of them can't contain their self-imagined, extreme intellectual superiority and tend to write Tell All books about themselves. I have been collecting these books as I find them as evidence of their criminal acts and Crimes Against Humanity many times in their own words. I have the Pomerantz volume next to Klaus Schwab and his Mini Me, Yuval Noah Harari, screeds. I hope to pass this growing "library" along for posterity.
You'll want a copy of "The Benchwarmers", by Goulden, from 1970ish. Sorry I can't give a complete citation off the top of my head! It's a book-length, well-researched article on Federal Court judges, mostly in Chicago. VERY revealing!
Unmerited grace & mercy from a man who has mercilessly been given none.
He really is cut from a different cloth.
Trump is a better man than I am. I would have let them wallow in their own manure.
It's so ridiculous.
It's like the Hamburglar crashing his "Burgercuda" into a McDonald's store who says he's "looking to apprehend the hamburger heist culprits".
It was really called the Burgercuda? That is amazing.
Yup. It was
I did not ever know this, until now. I don't remember what the car looked like. Was it styled after a real 'Cuda?
Yeah from the 70's. I was a kid then.
We just had Dairy Queen. No drama……
Ah, memories...
https://youtu.be/9aCVs2ggatw?si=vP6bhWk2F0iU3SbQ
This!
Every time the Trump administration prosecutes someone, the entire reason for doing so (according to the Left) is that "Trump doesn't like them". They never, ever tell you WHY Trump doesn't like them. That's never in their interest.
Trump could arrest Hitler himself and the headline would be "Trump arrests mustachioed man who he doesn't like".
"Attacking veterans, Trump lashes out at former corporal."
"Partially transitioned corporal"
Only one ball, had ole' Adi, you know.
"The other is in Royal Albert Hall ♪"
No one knows for sure.
LOLOLOL
LOL! and a heroic WWI veteran as well.
They should have gone at least a year without their security clearance because of their part in the lawfare against Trump. They got off easy.
I must be petty because I would have withdrawn the clearance for the full duration of my abilities. That would help law firms to know it's not worth the risk of doing that going forward.
I'm disappointed he gave then back their meal ticket. These people are all haters of Trump and the rest of us and this "deal" is just a very small touch, not even a slap, to their hands. What's to prevent them from reneging? Their personal words of honor, as gentlemen and ladies? I know Trump is trying to be a "unifier" but I'm reminded of the Kennedy's observation, "Don't get mad, get even". These people deserve much more severe punishment, as they would have destroyed Trump and his family if they could have, and most probably will in the future if these change back.
Pomerantz and all the rest are like Beria- "Show me the man, I'll find you a crime". He was later executed by Stalin, and while I don't think Pomerantz and his fellow KGB agents deserve that, they merit much more punishment. They got off scot free.
Danny Huckabee
Exactly.
These people have all the charm of a DMV employee announcing the printer was broken.
Their sense of equity is to treat all conservatives with equal contempt as a sign of their own fair-mindedness.
That sentiment is understandable, and is my first reaction. Upon further consideration, I may begin to understand a criticism of Trump, as being transactional, if that is a criticism. Where I would hold a grudge, Trump appears to consider a "pound of flesh" extracted as a "duty" that, to some degree, exonerates a culprit, especially if it benefits him (and us). And $40 million is not an insignificant benefit.
Very true. Somewhat like the indulgences the Catholic Church used to sell to petitioners. I hope t6he Prez has an accountant monitoring the $40 million, collecting every penny!
Trump knows that shoe will inevitably be on the other foot at some point. Better to accept them groveling than to escalate. And now they know the security clearances can be yanked again. (Of course they should have known that before.)
Unfortunately, when the shoe is on the other foot, these bastards go for the jugular instead of compromising.
I agree fully. See my post for more.
They should be going to prison.
Pomerantz, at the very least.
Disbarred! They lack the ethics necessary to practice law. Trump showed a lot of mercy.
Notice the Bar NEVER does anything.... Crickets.
Seems like he’s trying to avoid creating martyr material.
Strange how all the reporting on the Trump lawfare that the corporate media bludgeoned us with for years has gone quiet. Did anyone hear Fannie Willis in Georgia was fined thousands of dollars for not turning documents over to the court? The corporate media won’t tell you.
And Fani, like other DAs, ran on a platform of "getting Trump." The voters in Fulton Co, GA, with TDS infection rates approaching 85%, wanted her to get Trump.
She was "shown the man," then she "shown the crime." And, she said, only a misogynistic racist would disagree with her.
That was a great article back in the day, and it's awesome to see the 'payoff' now. More people need to know the BS they tried to pull back in the day.
President Trump is especially gracious in taking this action. He is a much better man than me and by acting this way has proved that he loves the country more than he disdains his enemy. Today, he is the embodiment of “more mercy, less judgement.” I try to live that way myself, but would have fallen woefully short had this decision been up to me.
Once again, Trump does what he sees as right, not easy or popular. Was it a political choice, not from the reaction I have seen. The Democrats never would have made a deal like this, and that is the difference.
Actually 'buying' his book seems like rewarding him for being immoral.
I bought a used copy, secondhand.
Like!
"Chris Bray denounces Nazism by buying non-nazi books!"
Use a library copy.
Typical Republican that Trump fellow - seizing defeat from the jaws of victory. Instead, the dirtbags keep their seat at the table just by offering a little payola to the new boss.
A lot of payola, but I see the point.
Rather, I have a feeling Trump's conversation with the firm boss went deeper than just a discussion about 40 million. I could be wrong (finally I'd know how that feels) (ha), I'd bet good cash Trump got info on other involved parties and motivations, and connected a few more dots... I'm always shocked by how much of the whole story Trump knows because of his first 4 years and the 4 years he had to "mull all of it over", and finding out how much
deeper and wider it all runs. He also's finding out who's having their arms twisted (& over what) and who's doing the twisting cuz they're just following the money or having their arms twisted as well. The stat that (I think) 6 generals ran all the WW 2 operations back then but close to 50 generals run things now is spooky, because I went to 10
different schools up to 12th grade and always had my worst trouble with cliques.
Cartago delenda est. I want the earth scorched and salted such that nothing lives on it again. Cut them out of their national security business (which NO ONE has a right to a clearance) and let them wither for the next 4 years. I don't want them doing bidding for "the good side", because I don't really see ANY side in DC as good. The lesson must be this is a terminal mistake to make, not one you bounce back from by switching sides.
Your piece on Pomerantz was great work Chris. The arrogance, zealotry, and cynicism that is the toxic cocktail defining "the resistance" is all on display in that confession. I agree with several commentators that the reprieve is much more than the firm deserves. Perhaps there will still be legal consequences for those who executed the corrupt prosecutions and more importantly, the ones conspiring now to nullify the election through lawfare/judicial insurrection. Keep digging!
Walter Kirn just coined a new phrase to describe the Tesla bombers: The Feather Underground. Light as a feather, without substance, goes whichever way the wind blows.
Admittedly, when I saw the news, I got a bit disgusted. I don't like the idea of condemning an individual or organization for actual wrongdoing and then cutting a deal that completely lets them off the hook in exchange for money. It's like the elite version of paying off the court to avoid points on your license for a reckless driving charge. No quarter for these types was my preference. But you win some and you lose some.
That "pay-for-play" that you're describing, is basically HOW the legal system was designed to work, in reality. We maintain a veneer of "honesty" & "integrity" to keep the masses fooled....
Yeah, I know... But I don't have to like it. 😆
I know an older, stellar Big Law practitioner, and I have noticed a similar note in his corporate in-fighting. With steel resolve, he would gain the upper hand, and extract a higher-morality concession. Then, giving up nothing but vengeance, he stepped back and let a breath of mercy enter. Compounding the embarrassment and demonstrating strength.
It bought him long-game grudging allies, including onlookers, rather than constructing self-renewing tribes of Hatfields and McCoys.
He's forcing the lawyers into respectfully associating with and helping the deplored and detestable. There's some nice payoff, if you think about it.
Undermining the very country -- Fauci, Clintons, Bidens -- may be a different matter.
That might work with people whose motivations are normal, and whose conduct is not criminal. Neither was the case for this law firm; they paid him a bit of money while they re-arm for the next attempt.
People beyond the left need to learn, internalize, and practice the friend-enemy distinction. Or the people burning Teslas and providing the infrastructure for same will hunt and burn them next. And I don't mean in court. Or in Minecraft.
I bought a used copy as well when I first ran across this book. Among the many weaknesses of these assorted assholes is extreme arrogance. It seems that most of them can't contain their self-imagined, extreme intellectual superiority and tend to write Tell All books about themselves. I have been collecting these books as I find them as evidence of their criminal acts and Crimes Against Humanity many times in their own words. I have the Pomerantz volume next to Klaus Schwab and his Mini Me, Yuval Noah Harari, screeds. I hope to pass this growing "library" along for posterity.
You'll want a copy of "The Benchwarmers", by Goulden, from 1970ish. Sorry I can't give a complete citation off the top of my head! It's a book-length, well-researched article on Federal Court judges, mostly in Chicago. VERY revealing!