Thread by @MuellerSheWrote

Let me tell you about Mike fucking Sherwin. Remember the US Attorney in DC, Jessie Liu, who Barr tried to remove twice for probably not being willing to go along with their bullshit like indicting Andy McCabe? He tried to move her out to main justice and she declined. 1/

Then trump promised her a job at Treasury, and as she was walking to her new office, he rescinded the offer and she was effectively fired? Trump and Barr installed Tim Shea who let Flynn and Stone off the hook and a bunch of people resigned in protest. 2/

By the vacancy rules, Tim Shea only had 120 days and would need the DC District Court's consent to stay longer which wasn't gonna happen, so Barr circumvented career prosecutors and installed Mike Sherwin. 3/

Even GOP appointee and president of the DC Bar said Barr's "packing" of close associates into senior positions at DoJ undermined the independence of the USAO DC. 4/

And Gerson, a Barr aide and GOP appointee said the move amounted to a "political coup". Sherwin Backed Barr in his bid to dismiss Flynn's guilty plea. Assistant US Attorneys complained they lost credibility and could't secure plea deals because trump installed his pals 5/

Sherwin approved and communicated to prosecutors the decision to give Flynn’s defense internal FBI records cited in Barr's motion to dismiss Flynn's case. After 1/6, Sherwin went on TV and discussed potential charges in an OPEN and ONGOING case, violating DoJ policy 6/

He was referred to the DoJ's Office of Professional Responsibility for that major fuck up, and Judge Mehta called an emergency conference about with the attorneys for the Oath Keepers to tell them all he would not tolerate Sherwin's bullshit. 7/

Mehta said that the public remarks and Sherwin's appearance on 60 minutes could put the case IN JEOPARDY and violate the RIGHTS of the ACCUSED. Sherwin's statements were seen as possibly being prejudicial to the Oath Keepers. 8/

The next day, Sherwin resigned to avoid being sanctioned for his behavior. So HELL YES it was right for Garland to balk at Sherwin's "case", given he had already jeopardized it, potentially tainted a jury, and risked violating the rights of criminal denfendants. 9/

So if you ask me, the fact that Garland and the new @USAO_DC were able to button up these charges and bring them DESPITE the behavior of Michael "taint" Sherwin is a justice miracle. END

PS: Justice Department officials, including Michael R. Sherwin, an official who was overseeing the Jan. 6 inquiry at the time, denied prosecutors’ request to seek a search warrant for Mr. Rhodes. www-nytimes-com.cdn.ampproject.org/v/s/www.nytime…

So today, I am totally vindicated. Fuck Barr and Sherwin. Seditious Conspiracy wins the day.