Analysis by WorldTribune Staff, November 20, 2022 Mr. Smith didn’t need to go to Washington. He was already there, dwelling in the Swamp for decades. Longtime Department of Justice prosecutor Jack Smith has been appointed by Attorney General Merrick Garland to oversee the DOJ’s investigations into Donald Trump’s alleged efforts to overturn the 2020 election […]
by WorldTribune Staff, November 1, 2019 Sidney Powell, the attorney for former national security adviser Michael Flynn, rose to prominence in part by exposing the “abuses” of prosecutor Andrew Weissmann in the Enron scandal. Weissmann was a lead prosecutor in the Mueller Russia collusion investigation. “All of the cases Weissmann pushed to trial were reversed […]
by WorldTribune Staff, June 13, 2019 Conservative firebrand Sidney Powell, author of “Licensed to Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice”, has been hired to represent former national security adviser Michael Flynn as he awaits sentencing for lying to U.S. investigators in the Russia investigation. Flynn’s decision to hire Powell “suggests he might return […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 23, 2019 Former Vice President and 2020 presidential hopeful Joe Biden recently recycled the long-held contention of his ex-boss that the Obama administration was “scandal free.” While that contention may be true within the sphere of the dominant media culture, critics find the claim “laughable”. “Abuses of power under the Obama […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 13, 2019 A cursory look at the roster of the main players in the Trump-Russia “collusion” investigation shows deep professional connections which “can have the look of an exclusive club,” a report said. The Washington establishment not only thrives inside the Department of Justice, but “what President Trump called ‘the swamp’ is […]
by WorldTribune Staff, July 10, 2018 Andrew Weissmann, who is prosecuting special counsel Robert Mueller’s case against former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, provided information to the media which resulted in news stories which Manafort’s lawyer says “malign Manafort in the eyes of potential jurors.” In an April 2017 meeting with four Associated Press reporters […]
by WorldTribune Staff, May 17, 2018 The defense team for former Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort has requested an investigative hearing into press leaks related to Manafort’s case. In requesting the hearing, Manafort lawyer Kevin Downing cited 10 reports which relied on anonymous sources to implicate Manafort in possible criminal activity, Rowan Scarborough reported for The […]
by WorldTribune Staff, January 16, 2018 Weeks before joining special counsel Robert Mueller’s team, federal prosecutor Andrew Weissmann met with reporters from The Associated Press where Weissman received information on the AP’s investigation into Paul Manafort, a report said. Weissman met the journalists on April 11, 2017, investigative journalist Sara Carter reported on Jan. 11. […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 23, 2017 Andrew Weissmann, who is spearheading special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into one-time Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort, bent or broke the rules in pursuing the Enron case to gain convictions which were subsequently reversed, defense attorneys say. But that checkered track record has not impeded his rise at the […]
by WorldTribune Staff, October 2, 2017 A ferocious government prosecutor and Obama donor has onetime Trump campaign manager Paul Manafort in his sights. Andrew Weissmann, who has been reunited with special counsel Robert Mueller, his old boss at the FBI, “has an operational history of going after the relatively small to snare the big,” Rowan […]
