On an upcoming @BulwarkOnline podcast, @SykesCharlie and I talked about how some things transcend politics, and should lead to shunning.
This is Exhibit A: Former U.S. attorney Joe DiGenova attaches a name to the whistleblower and calls him equivalent to Lincoln's assassin. /1
This is Exhibit A: Former U.S. attorney Joe DiGenova attaches a name to the whistleblower and calls him equivalent to Lincoln's assassin. /1
I am not linking to the @dcexaminer story that mentions it, because: Shame on them for even running it. DiGenova said it on some DC radio talk show I've never heard of. Using words like "regicide" and "decapitation," DiGenova has thrown out a name and put a man in danger. /2
If you think this is okay, if you applaud it and think that this is the behavior you would expect from a a former U.S. attorney, I don't need your friendship. Your values and mine are too far apart. Because if your politics supports this, you're basically a bad person. /3
Can we disagree about the role of whistleblowers and their role in oversight? Sure. We can have that argument - some other day. I have some thoughts on it that might surprise you. But that's irrelevant to this, which is flat-out thuggery. /4
This is intimidation aimed at scaring not only the whistleblower, but all *future* whistleblowers. It's a warning: If you report wrongdoing by our guy, we'll set the mob on you.
This is disgusting, ghastly behavior, and if doesn't appall you, there's something wrong with you. /5
This is disgusting, ghastly behavior, and if doesn't appall you, there's something wrong with you. /5
As for DiGenova, I don't know what mechanism lawyers use to police each other, but this is outrageous behavior from a member of the bar. Endangering a man's life - for what? Politics? Money? For five more minutes of relevance and fame? Whatever it is, it's not enough. /6x
