PPPPP strikes again

It was an action that was investigated and deemed “lawful and within Department policy” and “potentially saved Members (of Congress) and staff from serious injury and possible death

Nothing warms my black cold heart more than Police and their defenders pulling off the mask and saying out loud that Policy, Protocol, Procedure, Process and Practice are more important than the law or constitutional rights.

“We investigated ourselves and found we did nothing wrong but keep the public safe.”

While we deeply regret any distress or inconvenience caused …, our officers acted under the assumption that they were intervening in an emergency, with the safety of the community at the forefront of their actions. This was a decision made in good faith, with the intention of preventing further harm.

We are committed to transparency and accountability in all matters, including this incident, and will defend this new lawsuit. Our priority remains ensuring the safety and security of all individuals in our community, while also ensuring our officers are equipped with the appropriate training and guidance to handle challenging situations with professionalism.

We ask for understanding as we navigate this process and remain dedicated to upholding the trust and safety of the public we serve.”

Jack Smith report.

 This is the normal prosecutor bullshit of scream the indictment on the courthouse steps, maybe a small press release months later when the charges are dropped.

Claims that dismissal of his criminal cases signifies Mr. Ted Stevens’ “complete exoneration.” That is false . As the Office explained in its dismissal motions and in the Report, the Department’s view that prosecutorial misconduct is categorical and does not turn on the gravity of the crimes charged, the strength of the Government’s proof, or the merits of the prosecution-all of which the Office stands fully behind.

OTB Trolling

 Whataboutism: I remember how the Democrats quashed and voted against any reports for the Clinton administration after Bill Clinton left office.

“I think it’s good that Hillary Clinton got the Presidential Medal of Freedom, because not a lot of novelists and fiction writers get the award, And yet the Hillary Clinton campaign financed and created one of the greatest works of fiction in living memory in the Steele Dossier, Despite it being total fiction, it enthralled the press, the Intel community, and federal law enforcement for years. And so I applaud her for that work of fiction and am excited about the work she does in the future on her totally fictional presidency,”

Qualified Immunity for the law enforcement caste
‘All Animals Are Equal but Some Animals Are More Equal Than Others’

While that seems to violate the “no person is above the law” precept, the fact of the matter is that high government officials—in this case, a Presidentially-appointed, Senate-confirmed policymaker—is rightly accorded much more discretion. 

 @Scott:

Good for you using the conveniently memory holed talking point that was discredited and debunked.
The Clinton Campaign paid for the Steele dossier laddering the money using the Perkins Coie law firm lead by Marc Elias to protect it from disclosure as attorney client privilege and work product.
The Washington Free Beacon never hired or paid Christopher Steele.

Since its launch in February of 2012, the Washington Free Beacon has retained third party firms to conduct research on many individuals and institutions of interest to us and our readers. In that capacity, during the 2016 election cycle we retained Fusion GPS to provide research on multiple candidates in the Republican presidential primary, just as we retained other firms to assist in our research into Hillary Clinton. All of the work that Fusion GPS provided to the Free Beacon was based on public sources, and none of the work product that the Free Beacon received appears in the Steele dossier. The Free Beacon had no knowledge of or connection to the Steele dossier, did not pay for the dossier, and never had contact with, knowledge of, or provided payment for any work performed by Christopher Steele. Nor did we have any knowledge of the relationship between Fusion GPS and the Democratic National Committee, Perkins Coie, and the Clinton campaign.
Representatives of the Free Beacon approached the House Intelligence Committee today and offered to answer what questions we can in their ongoing probe of Fusion GPS and the Steele dossier. But to be clear: We stand by our reporting, and we do not apologize for our methods. We consider it our duty to report verifiable information, not falsehoods or slander, and we believe that commitment has been well demonstrated by the quality of the journalism that we produce. The First Amendment guarantees our right to engage in news-gathering as we see fit, and we intend to continue doing just that as we have since the day we launched this project.