Yet he hints of ongoing support of Donald Trump in general. What does it take for these people to realize the problem stems from Trump himself, not just from those advising Trump.
Excellent resignation letter. Short & to the point. These traitorous gangsters think they can bulldoze us. Thank you to the real patriots, Hagan Scotten & Danielle Sassoon.
Dude just gave up any real power he has over the "gangsters" to write a strongly worded letter that saves his dignity, soon to be replaced by an admin and congress that will rubber-stamp literal nazis.
I have to go to work, you guys feel free to dogpile me more for trying to think about this a little more tactically than symbolic bullshit that did fuck-all to deter this administration for four years while I'm gone, enjoy the cute shit on my profile looking for evidence I'm MAGA or whatever.
The thing is, (viewed from Scotland), nothing is going to stand in the way of this maladministration, nothing, so there's no point hanging about to be asked to do something you know you'll refuse to do, then be fired...I wouldn't give them that either. 🤷♀️
There is an entire body of law related to wrecking the shit of employers retaliating against you for refusing to do unethical and illegal shit, and if that fails, you have it documented that they actually did that for the ones ready to do more about nazis than write about how bad and wrong they are
Kinda relies on judges willing to apply that law, and employers (in this case governing administration) honouring such a decision.... which these fuckers will not. So, then what?
Float is a bit clueless. If Hagen hadn’t filed the motion to dismiss, he would have fired. Filing the motion would have been participating in an overtly corrupt deed. What should Hagen have done, Float?
And then it's Pam Bondi illegally firing him and not him vagueposting about his principles. Do you see how that might be better for the rest of us and not be prioritizing his career instead?
If he waited to be fired, they just say he was a disgruntled employee. On top of losing his integrity. Reputation is important to a professional career.
It is sad, that in this day and age, and under this administration, that people who have ethical integrity are being pushed aside, blackballed, fired, and otherwise dismissed because they have the strength of character to stand up for what's right and not just to cower to this president.
Sorry, but that "the contemplated dismissal-with-leverage as a good, if distasteful, deal." is really why where here in the first place.
The idea that business leaders' ethics is somehow different from what we should expect from public leaders' is how we have citizens' united.
But he knows.
100% agree. A disingenuous sentence in an otherwise ballsy letter. The idea that T might be reined in by semi-ethical lawyers, like last time, seems far-fetched.
He’s a Good German, just not a Good Enough German for these new, Nazier-than-thou Nazis. That’s the trouble, of course; every successive group has to be more radical than the radicals that preceded it.
He missed " asking me to Commit what is a criminal act is in itself a criminal act. " 'There is clearly a "quid pro quo" in this Blackmail/extortion scheme."
Maybe I missed something, but I didn't really read it as commenting on the president at all beyond that he attempts to do illegal shit. To me that statement seemed to be more of an indictment of the people that won't make him stop, then any sort of excusing his behavior…
A piece of me was hoping that some of these honorable officials would stay to safeguard our democracy, and to give them hell. Sadly, they may only get replaced by sycophants.
They were never going to be permitted to do so. As soon as the decision was made that Trump is above the law the rule of law died. We can thank SCOTUS and the cowardice of Merrick Garland for this.
1. Rally around Rep Green’s articles of impeachment.
2. Present the articles publicly on the Capitol steps March 14.
3. Organize a million+ to witness the presentation.
4. Shutdown the Fed Gov & activate general strike simultaneously on March 14.
It is a brilliant letter. I wish more of our civil servants would stand up the way that he has. Any private law firm would be privileged to have him. As a private citizen, I thank him and the others who said no, and I wish them all well.
These resignation letters remind me of critics pulling out all the stops when they review a particularly bad movie, where they sharpen their pencils and reach extra deep for just the right set of words to describe just how bad it is.
I think it was 'Gigli,' where one review said something like, "it was so bad you could imagine a group of engineers staring bewildered at the smoking wreckage lying on its side somewhere in western Pennsylvania."
Major applause for an attorney.. never thought I'd see the day. Thank you sir for your service, your powerful message and example on how to do the right thing in the face of tyranny. Good luck to you sir.
The only thing I don’t like is the part where he gives trump the benefit of the doubt like he may not know what he’s doing is illegal. He knows. He doesn’t care.
Especially “No system of ordered liberty can allow the Government to use the carrot of dismissing charges, or the stick of threatening to bring them again, to induce an elected official to support its policy objectives.”
at last, someone who has both integrity and honour as well as the courage to act accordingly, unlike the spineless Republicans in the Senate and the House!
Sad thing of course, they'll just keep going until they find someone who will -and replace all those who resigned with Lackeys
I wish we knew this would never happen, but for the man whose goal is to tear down America, as if he were it's vilest enemy, it's likely exactly want he wants to happen
Hagan Scotten has something Trump will never understand: integrity. Sad part is Trump has no end if fools lining up to do his dirty work, integrity being an impediment to Trump's plans.
Letter was too long for alt, so here is the stuff that got cut off:
Please consider this my resignation. It has been an honor to serve as a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York.
Yours truly,
Hagan Scotten
Assistant United States Attorney Southern District of New York
Literally the only good thing about this administration is it allows us to see who has rock solid integrity and who has zero (everyone in, and those kowtowing to, the administration).
if Hochul steps in & removes Adams now she is defusing a flash point at DOJ. We want as much stuff as possible to come to a head as quickly as possible in the federal gov. The longer the admin is in power the more people will get used to the insanity and the more stuff will slide by under the radar
oh, well that would be dumb of her to simply ignore this and say "let the voters decide". hopefully she will make a stand once DOJ shows itself to be feckless
And this will never come within a mile of his notice. Partly because the fools will keep it away from him, and partly because he can't concentrate on anything long enough to grasp the generous nuance being offered him.
I still remember the Clinton Impeachment and how Republicans swore he deserved it for lying under oath. Maybe he did. Maybe we really should have that standard. I would certainly far prefer that standard, that this one, where there is no sin where republicans will find a spine or simple decency.
Agree, but the letter seems to have some amnesia in treating Trump purely as a businessman with no previous experience in public service. At best, this feels like a 2017 notion.
Please refrain from snark. I’d rather organize on a day when we’d make more of an impact. I’m in rural New Mexico - don’t know where you are - passed this on to my local County Dems and we’ll see what arises.
OTOH, lots of people are available for a robust turnout, which will drive media attention--which is a primary goal of protesting anyway. It's certainly better than nothing.
Ask the people organizing the events. I just try to boost participation. But also, it lets the people who would be in those offices participate in the protest and take videos to spread on social media and newsrooms. Because no matter what day it is, if there is no press, the event never happened.
I hear your point. But in my community the people who work in those departments will not take to the streets for fear of reprisals & none of them can afford to lose their positions. Worse still, many are Latine & while US citizens, they may be targets for certain elements in our community.
They don't really have a choice. They serve at the pleasure of the AG and can be dismissed at any time. This gives them control over when and how they leave, as opposed to being silently and unceremoniously dumped by Pam Bondi.
They are also subject to ethics requirements. If someone directs them to do something that is illegal and they cannot convince that person to rescind the request, then their only option is to cease representing either that individual or that organization.
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Well done and so glad there are people who care about justice over subservience.
The idea that business leaders' ethics is somehow different from what we should expect from public leaders' is how we have citizens' united.
But he knows.
Very well said.
Well then.
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"The President is too venal to know this is wrong" is not an excuse that should be acceptable for anyone.
The problem I have with it is, compared to the rest of his letter, which is hard-hitting and good, the Trump bit comes off as a pathetic dodge.
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But it's still absolute horseshit.
Would he apply that standard to someone he was investigating for a crime? Absolutely not. It's laughable.
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You may find some other coward,
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Not this
They want this
They will put theirs instead
Fuck this
Simple as that
But it was their duty
To themselves and to the democracy and US
1. Rally around Rep Green’s articles of impeachment.
2. Present the articles publicly on the Capitol steps March 14.
3. Organize a million+ to witness the presentation.
4. Shutdown the Fed Gov & activate general strike simultaneously on March 14.
#NQNQ247
Thanks Robin
Pass me the popcorn. This is gonna be baaaaad.
Staying and fighting are the important points
It brought down Nixon.
WAKE UP
I wish we knew this would never happen, but for the man whose goal is to tear down America, as if he were it's vilest enemy, it's likely exactly want he wants to happen
I can't believe he had this much integrity because obviously he's human garbage in every other way if he supports Trump.
Frankly, I can' believe he's shocked this would happen?
That wouldn't happen with a firing
Letter was too long for alt, so here is the stuff that got cut off:
Please consider this my resignation. It has been an honor to serve as a prosecutor in the Southern District of New York.
Yours truly,
Hagan Scotten
Assistant United States Attorney Southern District of New York
Literally the only good thing about this administration is it allows us to see who has rock solid integrity and who has zero (everyone in, and those kowtowing to, the administration).
I see no reason to assume that Hochul is spineless at this juncture
1. Saturday, Feb 15 11:00 am local time
Reject Rule by Oligarchs
Picket any Tesla Dealership
2. Monday, Feb 17 at Noon local time
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1. Saturday, Feb 15 11:00 am local time
Reject Rule by Oligarchs
Picket any Tesla Dealership
2. Monday, Feb 17 at Noon local time
National Day of Protest
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Or would you rather set up a committee?
I applaud your integrity, as do so many others.
You are true leader.
That took some courage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_law_clerks_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States_(Chief_Justice)
Very nice pairing!