[EL] FBI intervention in election?

[John Tanner]

The practice a few years back, when I was prosecuting,  also included acknowledgement of investigations in high-profile civil rights criminal investigations, such as the Ferguson matter.  Otherwise there was no acknowledgement.  And I think - please correct me — that the FBI and USAs/Main Justice would make announcements jointly.   There does seem to have been some slippage, such as the pre-election identification of DC Mayor Gray as, I think, a co-conspirator that has come to nothing after many months.  On a perhaps not unrelated note, see today’s NY Times http://www.nytimes.com/2014/11/01/opinion/deceptions-of-the-fbi.html?ref=opinion.  

On Nov 1, 2014, at 12:28 AM, Scarberry, Mark <Mark.Scarberry at pepperdine.edu> wrote:

> I hope there is nothing to this, but speaking of "paths to tyranny" there is an accusation that the FBI has breached protocol in a manner that quite foreseeably could affect a senate race. See http://legalinsurrection.com/2014/10/fbi-announces-investigation-of-gop-senate-candidate-days-before-election/ (via Instapundit), linking to http://www.nationalreview.com/article/391377/october-surprise-south-dakota-ryan-lovelace.
> 
> People who remember what happened to Ted Stevens and Tom Delay (not one of my favorites), and who see what is happening to Scott Walker, and who think there really was a problem at the IRS, may be somewhat willing to consider this accusation against the FBI seriously.
> 
> Perhaps someone on the list can shed light on this matter. For all of our sakes, I hope that the FBI has not acted improperly.
> 
> Mark
> 
> Mark S. Scarberry
> Pepperdine University School of Law
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPad
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> On Oct 31, 2014, at 2:48 PM, "Dale Eisman" <DEisman at commoncause.org> wrote:
> 
>> ​Speaking of Halloween, Mr. Barr apparently has donned his Straw Man suit for the holiday.
>> I daresay that no one on this list wants to deprive anyone of their freedom of speech or association and that everyone believes in self government and the free exchange of ideas.  And surely no one wants to give government the power to decide who is elected or who wields power.
>> There are many paths to tyranny. Let me suggest that one of those is the apportionment of political power based on wealth. The Steyers, Kochs, et al are welcome to participate in our democracy, but let us insist on a level playing field for everyone.
>> 
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