Merrick Garland has until today to respond to a letter from @GOPoversight demanding the public testimony of DC US Attorney Matthew Graves. Garland is refusing to make Graves available to the committee:
Who is Graves? Biden campaign advisor appointed to DC US Attorney in Nov 2021. His office handles every Jan 6 prosecution---a caseload that exceeds 1,000 defendants; Graves promised to more than double that figure over the next year. Meanwhile. DC in chaos amgreatness.com/2023/04/17/hou…
Graves making the rounds to community groups trying to explain why he routinely declines to prosecute violent criminals in DC. (He handles both local and federal prosecutions.)
Take a listen as he does his best Andrew Weissmann impersonation:
Biden 2014: “Biden said Romania can be a lynchpin that holds together the energy markets from the Black Sea to Central and Eastern Europe by upgrading its infrastructure, and the US can help with its unique expertise…” kiev.mae.ro/en/romania-new…
“Ponta indicated that Biden had a very clear position in support of visa requirements being lifted for Romanian nationals travelling to the US, saying that it is incumbent on the Romanian authorities to convince the Republican majority in the US Congress.”
“Since February, the US has provided nearly $49 million in humanitarian assistance to support Ukraine response in Romania. To strengthen Romania’s defense capabilities, we have provided more than $121 million in security assistance this year.”
Not a single tweet about bombshell Biden family bribery schemes laid out in lengthy presser by @GOPoversight from:
Washington Post (2 on Santos)
NYT (3 on Santos)
Politico (2 on Santos)
CNN (1 on Santos)
MSNBC (2 on Santos)
ABC News (3 on Santos)
CBS News (2 on Santos)
Still nothing at WashPo on GOP Oversight presser but their Santos story is pinned tweet 😂
Last week, I posted jury instructions for Proud Boys trial to demonstrate the low burden of proof for govt in seditious conspiracy.
Here is how Judge Amit Mehta (my guess is he'll be the judge "randomly" assigned to a Trump case) justified seditious charge in Oath Keepers case:
Read this.
Read it again.
Read it a 3rd time.
Now do you understand how this will apply not just to Trump but advisors, lawyers who planned to frustrate electoral count on January 6?
DOJ, judge laid the legal groundwork perfectly...
This is of course insane and could've applied to every political protest in DC over the past several decades, specifically SCOTUS confirmation hearings. We know the charge will never apply to the Left--DOJ and courts know it, too.
Finally going through DC US Attorney Matthew Graves' 183-page sentencing memo for 9 Oath Keepers.
Everyone on this list except Watkins, Harrelson, and Caldwell convicted by DC jury of seditious conspiracy.
These recommendations for nonviolent offenders are mind-boggling:
Not one was accused of bringing or using a weapon at the Capitol. Not one was convicted (or charged) with assaulting a police officer. These are lame f*cking conspiracy charges--take a look at this 😂
Tom Caldwell is almost 70, a disabled Navy Lt. Commander. He DIDN'T EVEN GO INTO THE BUILDING. Rhodes didn't either.
Graves, as DC descends into violent, deadly chaos each day, compared this group to Al-Qaeda terrorists who actually TRAINED, PLOTTED, AND KILLED AMERICANS: