• @Lauchs
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    114 months ago

    What do you see as the difference that made one appointment legal and the other illegal? (Other than one is investigating a Biden and the other is investigating trump.)

      • @Lauchs
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        94 months ago

        Huh, so in other words Jack Smith was appointed in the exact same manner as Nicolas Bua, Malcolm Wilkey, and Frederick Lacey.

        But, I am glad you get the silly technicality that has been rejected by every other judge who has heard this nonsensical defense.

        • NeuromancerM
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          -94 months ago

          Jack Smith was not appointed in the same manner. When did Congress approve Jack Smith? They didn’t. That is the issue as outlined in the article.

          • @Lauchs
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            114 months ago

            And Congress (I think you actually mean Senate) didn’t approve Bua, Wilkey or Lacey as special counsel. (All were appointed by Barr in the same manner as Smith.)

            • NeuromancerM
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              -94 months ago

              Sounds like nobody challenged it or the prior courts had a different opinion.

              Cannon got this from Thomas. So I expect this to go up the court system

              • @Lauchs
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                94 months ago

                Multiple folks have challenged it, every ruling prior to this had ruled that this was a nonsense claim.

                We both know it’s not actually a constitutional challenge, it’s a delay in the hope trump wins the presidency and can, once again, avoid repercussions for his actions.

                • NeuromancerM
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                  -84 months ago

                  SCOTUS may have a different take this one. Maybe not. To me it’s telling only Thomas wrote about it.

                  • @Lauchs
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                    84 months ago

                    And zero other justices decided it was a legitimate enough thought to agree with. (Typically, when a Justice writes an opinion like that, others will also sign it. It is telling that none chose to do so.)

                    But, if we are taking judges rulings as gospel, does that mean both of us admit that donald trump has committed sexual assault and in a different sexual criminal case, paid hush money to the pornstar with whom he cheated on his wife? Just curious!