To interview or not interview? A common question not just for the President of the United States but for any executive, business owner, professional or officeholder who might be approached by agents or prosecutors: We have earlier addressed the perils of interviews here . . . and here: All witnesses do well to bear in mind Proverbs 18:17: “The one who states his case first seems right, until the other comes and examines him.”
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More Mueller, and A Question About Hearsay
On “The 11th Hour with Brian Williams” to discuss the Rick Gates plea: Jack Sharman – MSNBC – The 11th Hour with Brian Williams (Feb. 19, 2018) from LFW on Vimeo. Thankfully, they gave me a head’s up about the hearsay question. We have discussed various aspects of the Special Counsel Investigation here.
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Special Counsel Subpoenas, FBI Agent Texts, GoGo Penguin Groove
An unusual point arose here (at the end) regarding an FBI agent’s political text-messages and cross-examination: Jack Sharman – MSNBC – Meet the Press (Dec. 5, 2017) from LFW on Vimeo. Text Messages and FBI Agents The interview question focused on an agent in the Special Counsel’s office, Peter Strzok, and the fact that he was taken off the the investigation because of alleged anti-Trump, pro-Clinton text messages or other communications. Congress has requested information from the Department of Justice about Agent Strzok, who was also apparently one of the agents who interviewed Hillary Clinton regarding the matter of her personal email server and who allegedly watered-down the FBI’s conclusions…
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The Special Counsel and Obstruction of Justice
Here, a few thoughts on the Special Counsel, the President and obstruction of justice: Jack Sharman – MSNBC – The 11th Hour with Brian Williams (Dec. 4, 2017) from LFW on Vimeo. For earlier discussions about obstruction charges (and avoiding them), see the notes below that manage to combine Mr. Rogers and Barry Bonds. and .
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Whitewater and Russian Rapids
On “The 11th Hour with Brian Williams” to discuss the Mueller indictments: Jack Sharman – MSNBC – The 11th Hour with Brian Williams (Oct. 31, 2017) from LFW on Vimeo. We have discussed the Special Counsel’s case before: Search Warrants and Russia Raids. Congress will likely take a turn here. We have reviewed the role of Congressional investigations and special counsel investigations: Congressional Investigations, Criminal Cases and The Knights Who Say “Ni!” Lessons From An Ex-Congressional Lawyer Where Did You Go, Batman? Martin Shkreli, Congress, the Fifth Amendment and You
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Congressional Investigations, Criminal Cases and The Knights Who Say “Ni!”
We are heading into what appears to be a summer of investigations along the Potomac, some of them in the House and Senate. What are some of the things we might reasonably expect to see as investigations congressional and criminal cross paths? And what does Monty Python have to do with it? Previously, I shared a few lessons about congressional investigations. First, the short-version video: Jack Sharman – Learning in Congress from Legal Filmworks Unlimited on Vimeo. Second, a longer how-to approach for lawyers and clients in a congressional investigation: In particular: We are in the summer months. We have written before about summer hearings: As a former oversight-and-investigations lawyer for…
