Remember in Oct 2021 -someone casually said: “hey Jeff -good luck with the ethics referral to the DC Bar”
Jeffrey Clark now facing an ethics panel complaint, he could be disbarred. Emphasize on “could be” —Turns out “misleading” and amplifying “alternative electors” is in fact super unethical.
Apologies for not publishing yesterday, I was otherwise preoccupied with other commitments, that required my undivided attention. Having recently traveled back to the DC area —well there’s a lot to discuss.
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It took the jury less than three hours to render a “guilty verdict”, see VERDICT FORM as to STEPHEN K. BANNON -ECF for Jury Verdict - again Bannon faces a minimum of 30 days in prison —the Court set an October 21, 2022 sentencing hearing. Bannon remains RoR’d as the Government didn’t request the Court remand him, upon his conviction
…again by 2:15PM the Jury sent a note to the Judge stating that the jury had reached a verdict. If my calculations are correct it took the jury less than two hours and forty minutes, because this wasn’t a complicated case, at all. In fact I think some of us previously predicted that we’d have a verdict by the end of this week.
Also keep in mind Defendant Bannon’s “bulletproof appeal” isn’t at all bulletproof because the Judge limited Bannon’s defense. Largely because it would have turned Judge Nichols Courtroom into the Bannon-Circus. Furthermore the fact Bannon’s defense attorneys allowed him to make numerous and unbelievably unhinged remarks, nearly every evening this week. That’s not exactly smart because (as you know) at sentencing Judges can and often do factor “Prior Acts Yo” at the time of sentencing.
Meaning Bannon’s unhinged nightly press conferences on the stairs of the Federal Courthouse, might in fact play into the Judge’s sentencing. With respect to Bannon’s appeal, understand this, it could (realistically) take anywhere from eight to twelve months. And if I were a betting person it wouldn’t surprise me if the Department of Justice ultimately indicts Steve Bannon on “seditious conspiracy” because Bannon and his cohorts “Willard Hotel War-Room” (again that’s speculative on my end, so I’d encourage you to be skeptical)
Jeff I’m (not) Sorry about the DC Bar Ethics Complaint
…that the Senate Judiciary Committee had in fact made a referral to the DC Bar concerning Jeffrey Bossert Clark’s behavior —in his fool’s quest of helping former president Trump actually steal the 2020 election. To those who say “spare me the wheels of Justice grind slowly” —once again your uninformed prognostications prove who’s right and who’s wrong. Whispers just because it takes longer than you expect, that doesn’t mean it’s not going to happen —it merely means you don’t understand how the Bar Ethics process works or you’re too narcissistic to understand how our judicial system works. Moreover time and time again it only proves you do not have a scintilla of understanding of the: who, why, what, how and when an officer of the Court (an attorney) has flagrantly violated their oath.
Lord-have-mercy, I’ve been holding that in since October 2021 and I wish to God people on Twitter would stop believing what they read from faux “intelligence” individuals or the Blue-QANON trafficking in Donald Trump is running a multinational human trafficking ring. Spoiler, understand that these very same individuals that so many on Twitter blindly “rely upon” are in fact the same individuals who can’t even obtain a public trust clearance. And before we do a deep dive into the 13 page complaint -I recommend that you reread that October 2021 article
Jeffrey Clark’s “Proof of Concept” -unethical & likely criminal…
Off the top you should know that Jeff Clark is an environmental attorney, he has absolutely zero experience in investigating election fraud. Some might say :he has zero criminal experience, I personally don’t think that’s entirely accurate. However what is absolutely accurate is Jeffrey Clark practiced law, even though Clark’s DC Bar status was moved to “inactive”.
Inactive members have been admitted to the D.C. Bar and are eligible for active membership but do not practice, or in any way hold themselves out as licensed to practice, in the District of Columbia. Individual membership records will remain on file with the Bar regardless of which membership status is selected. See Rule II, Section 4 and Bylaw Article III, Section 1.
In the long running case; STATE OF CALIFORNIA v. CHAO Case No 1:19-cv-02826 on January 27, 2020 Clark informed the Court that his DC Bar status was moved to “inactive” —this was largely due to Clark’s nonpayment (please don’t get me started on how buffoonish this oversight is) with respect to the 13 page filing —I would strongly recommend that you read it because to date this provides the most comprehensive and concise tick-tock of what Clark did and did not do.
Ethics Complaint:
Again I would suggest that you read it, as the document speaks for itself. However here are a few high level take aways. During a December 27, 2020 telephone call —it’s clear that both Clark, Perry, (likely Giuliani) and Trump had all “gamed this out” and it the complaint seems to insinuate that both Rosen and Donoghue were taken off guard by the presumptive decision that Trump would appoint Clark as an “acting” attorney general (at a later date we can further discuss how Trump weaponized the FVRA)
President expressed his unhappiness with the lack of results in the post-election investigations. In that context, he raised Respondent’s name as someone in the Department of Justice about whom he had heard good things. In a later telephone conversation that same day with Mr. Donoghue, a Pennsylvania congressman, also raised Mr. Clark’s name in the same context.
The “Proof of Concept letter” Clark had drafted it with the signatory line that preemptively included Acting AG Rosen and DAG Donoghue (see paragraph number 14 -on page 4)
Proof of Concept Letter & FAKE Electors…
The fact that Clark had this misleading (and likely unlawful) letter on DOJ’s letterhead —I suppose one could argue that Clark & Trump “conspired to defraud the United States of America“ but I’m not a prosecutor and my patience with Attorney General Garland is now on life support. Meaning I’ve tried really hard to not buy-into the Blue QANON-sense in critiquing our Attorney General but after the July 21, 2022 HSCJ6 hearing, I am starting to lose my patience —especially after watching Trump’s outtakes —
Again in January and February of 2021 I had a source tell me that the outtakes were awful that it took nearly an hour to film Trump’s remarks. That Trump was combative, verbally abusive and “was throwing shit & slamming his fist on the podium” That Trump had repeatedly yelled “I’m the fucking President” because this source trusted my discretion I didn’t tweet about it but casually mentioned it in a few articles. For Example, below is a text message sent/received in January 2021 and February 2022. Because unlike some on Social Media, I actually do have sources and friends on the hill. And those individuals trust me, and I trust them.
Alex I’ll take 18 U.S.C. § 371—Conspiracy to Defraud the United States of America for $2,000.00
Again at this point I think a first year DOJ line prosecutor could make a very convincing argument that Donald Trump, Rudy Giuliani, and especially Jeffrey Clark entered into a “conspiracy to defraud the United States of America” and you do not have to take my word for it. I’ll assume that the DOJ -USAM would be sufficient because a plain reading of USAM-923 —nearly every single element is succinctly proffered in the Jeffrey Clark DC Bar-Ethics Complaint
;…those activities which courts have held defraud the United States under 18 U.S.C. § 371 affect the government in at least one of three ways: [cited in JM 9-42.001]
They cheat the government out of money or property;
They interfere or obstruct legitimate Government activity; or
They make wrongful use of a governmental instrumentality.
Because if you read pages 5 et seq of the complaint you can see the facts set forth and it really could mean that Jeffrey Clark could be disbarred, but understand that there are a variety of steps. Yes even unethical attorneys are privileged as in due process. But again the Ethics Complaint is one of the more tightly written and damning recitation of Jeffrey Clark’s (alleged) actions. The one way I know that would greatly accelerate the lengthy DC Bar disbarment would be an indictment and/or guilty plea or jury verdict of guilt. (yes that’s me saying that the ongoing DOJ-OIG criminal investigation will likely lead to a grand jury handing down an indictment
The Proof of Concept letter stated that the Department of Justice believed “that in Georgia . . . both a slate of electors supporting Joseph R. Biden, Jr., and a separate slate of electors supporting Donald J. Trump, gathered on that day at the proper location to cast their ballots, and that both sets of those ballots have been transmitted to Washington, D.C., to be opened by Vice President Pence.” This statement was misleading. The Governor of Georgia had certified a slate of electors to the Electoral College pledged to Joseph Biden, and there was no legitimate alternative slate of Georgia electors pledged to Donald Trump.
Jeffrey Clark really was standing outside in his underwear…
Note the BWC of the execution of the search warrant served on Clark, his home and also note the lead agent, see the DOJ-OIG emblem. Also to show you just how out of his league Clark was/is —he ran to the Mother Ship, colloquially known as Tucker Carlson’s show and exclaimed that “they even brought electronic sniffing dogs” —the thing is the FBI has used these highly specialized dogs, for YEARs, case in point see 2016 Official FBI YouTube video —I mean even in 2017 the Dutch Police visited the FBI to see these highly specialized dogs. So the fact the internet has actual video of Clark standing in his driveway in his underwear, it’s the perfect visualization of Clark’s self-owned beclownment
…D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct 8.4(a) and (c)
As noted the ethics complaint states, in part:
Clark violated D.C. Rules of Professional Conduct 8.4(a) and (c) (“in that Respondent attempted to engage in conduct involving dishonesty, by sending the Proof of Concept letter containing false statements”) and Rules 8.4(a) and (d) (“in that Respondent attempted to engage in conduct that would seriously interfere with the administration of justice”).
And as noted by CNN the Bar Ethics Complaint unequivocally states that Clark lied, made repeated misrepresentations. As an officer of the Court, Clark’s willful behavior and unrepentant obsequious felty to Trump, pretty sure Clark is “about to go through a LOT of things” and the vast majority are of his own doing. Therefore I have very little sympathy for this POS. Sedition has consequences Jeff. Moreover your egregious conduct and actual conspiracy to defraud the American people can not go unanswered. I hope the DOJ indicts you and that a jury of your peers finds you guilty. Was it worth it Jeff? Did Trump make you feel “special”? Also Jeff —you do understand that Trump will roll your ass under the bus, that man is only loyal to himself. Unsolicited and not binding legal advice, call the USAO-DC and beg for a “Queen for a day” proffer session because they don’t call him “Teflon Don” for nothing and from my educated vantage point —you are screwed. There is zero defense for your complete abrogation of the oath you took as an officer of the Court. Attorneys like you give our industry a very unfair reputation. So I hope it was worth it —because you crawled into bed with a criminal mastermind, who by all appearances apparently is above our laws and our Constitution.
And YES looking at you Attorney General Garland. Please do not make me regret giving you the benefit of the doubt. The HSCJ6 has done a helluva lot of work for you and your investigators —why have Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows and Donald Trump not been indicted?
And no. I’m not at all sorry for this IG Reel -someone had to do it… trust me, volume up👇🏻 To be clear I’m taking the weekend off because this week I’m pretty sure I clocked 55 hours by Wednesday night and my work week ended just before 8PM this evening. So I’m forcing myself to completely unplug and spend time with my family and friends. All of whom I’ve largely ignored this week because appeals are not at all easy and I wanted to honor my former boss. As the case was the very last one he (and I) were working on shortly before his death. Hard to believe that it’s been almost 90 days since his death by suicide…
Was just thinking that we might be hearing from you tonight :) Thank! You!! PS sis drove to DC today for son visit ... and to savour cool and non humid summer weather. Lol
That "minimum 30 days" need to plus XXX years. That fool is already on TV thumbing his nose at the entire process.
Was just thinking that we might be hearing from you tonight :) Thank! You!! PS sis drove to DC today for son visit ... and to savour cool and non humid summer weather. Lol