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This is SOOOOO egregious! As I have noted many times before, I am not a cheerleader for Team Sussman, I am team functioning and earnest court hearings and cases, and this has been a shambles, and a politically targeted embarrassment, that I will never understand 'why' Durham decided to flame throw his reputation at the end of his career like this. Reading all of this quite literally makes me furious, and with the side perspective of an expert, WTAF?!!!! That has nothing to do with 'this case,' it is 'kitchen sink,' and I can't imagine the ALJ allowing it, because it has nothing to with the ACTUAL charges! On this, there is NO wiggle room, you can't/should not be able to bring in expert testimony to argue the veracity or opinion of an issue that is no charged or on the table at all, it is not even for 'pizzazz,' it is not even prejudicial, it would be allowing in non-charged offenses as theories of the case, which is SO FAR outside the bounds, first year law students would not attempt it.

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Amen -because you and I have been on the same page for a while —yet Blue-QANON has morphed into amplifying QANON’s disinformation and misinformation on this matter. FFS if you conflate public DNS data with “they unlawfully obtained that data” then you should be required to delete your entire twitter account. That dolt got this so wrong and I’m pretty sure my speculation and opining have been entirely on the target. Why? ‘Cause me has facts and documents—that’s why —have you ever seen me float some conspiracy theory? NOPE that’s not how I roll —like ever I’m beholden to the facts on the public docket and me canz readz

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Well, we deal in OBJECTIVE facts and reality, not ridiculous, speculative nonsense, which serves nothing but to work people into a tizzy and make them dumber...plain and simple.

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May 12, 2022Liked by File411

Just a side note from me...remember that confirmation hearing where Kennedy asked an unqualified judgeship candidate whether he knew what a motion in limine was? And the guy didn't? And then Kennedy voted to confirm him anyway? 😐😡

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May 12, 2022·edited May 12, 2022Author

YES I about dropped my jaw but truth be told Kennedy mispronounced a “Motion-In-Limine” but his question about the “Daubert standard” is in fact law school 101 -I’m not an attorney but even I know the standard (which is specific to evidence) and the proper pronunciation. Speaking of which do you remember all of my threads which highlighted my exasperation of the ABA’s “unqualified” designation - these are lifetime appointments and folks needed to understand the “train wreck” of nominees Trump made. But yes the firm’s water cooler gossip was “WTF is that -why was he even nominated” —most don’t understand a “corporate attorney” is not the same as an attorney that has a long & established litigation track record. Being a Federal Judge should mandate some trial experience but meh whadda I know

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I am certainly not a legal eagle, but, it sure sounds like Durham should be disbarred. Wow.

Please do not worry about publishing your articles. You worry about you. Please take care of yourself.

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Barr didn't send his very best, did he. Such a legal paragon.

Enjoy your well-deserved spa day 😘 and thanks.

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Hope hope everything is going well for you and your lovely family.😁💗😷

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I hope you're doing well dear files.😳 💗 I see I have some reading to do.😁

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Dirty POOL!!! Yikes had to peruse this and can't wait until my board (bored) meeting etc. is done so I can settle down and read all this tonight. Exciting to know the defense team is excellenté! 💃

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I do not know how I missed this when it came out! Thank you, File-y! You make me smarter! I am always awed by how you pull everything together so that anyone (me) can understand! We appreciate you!

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loved the video - needed the head clearing space. Thank you for the detailed breakdown, the facts and the receipts!! Bon Bon time - and sorry that you are dealing with hard emotions at work.

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Thank you for your writings. Always so educational and informative. Disfruta!

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