Sessions Assigned a Federal Prosecutor and That’s Better for Trump Than a 2nd Special Counsel

 I am a little late getting this out but this move is in preparation for real arrests.  As of yesterday we know that the Obama administration conducted a task force aimed at dislodging the duly elected president.  This is outright treason and included Obama.  

With all these highly connected folks involved it is impossible to conduct anything like a fair trial in Washington were even the janitor has a connection.  Thus we assign an incorruptible federal prosecutor from Utah and let him deal with it.

And yes treason at this level needs to be taken down publicly but in a venue in which pressure cannot be brought to bear..

Sessions Assigned a Federal Prosecutor and That’s Better for Trump Than a 2nd Special Counsel

 

By Ivan Pentchoukov

April 3, 2018 3:13 pm Last Updated: April 5, 2018 7:59 am

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Attorney General Jeff Sessions appointed a Utah federal prosecutor to lead a criminal investigation into matters that arose as part of investigations into Russian meddling in the 2016 election, according to a letter sent by Sessions to lawmakers on March 29.

Republicans in Congress have been asking Sessions to appoint a second special counsel to investigate a battery of matters surrounding the Russian collusion investigations. While Sessions announced in his March 29 letter that he won’t be appointing a special counsel, at least for now, he revealed that he had appointed a federal prosecutor months ago to investigate the same matters.

In November last year, Sessions assigned U.S. Attorney John Huber to lead the case. Huber has been cooperating with Justice Department Inspector General Michael Horowitz, who has 470 investigators at his disposal, Sessions noted.

Huber is specifically probing potentially criminal abuses of government surveillance by the Obama administration. Findings by the House intelligence committee suggest that top officials in the FBI, Department of Justice (DOJ), and the State Department participated in obtaining a fraudulent warrant to spy on the Trump campaign before and after the 2016 election. Huber is also looking into the handling of the investigation of the Clinton Foundation’s connection to the Uranium One deal.

While establishment media focused on the fact that Sessions is not appointing a special counsel, the appointment of a federal prosecutor is “brilliant” because it combines the powers of the inspector general with a prosecutor to seek indictments and get quick results for Trump, according to George Washington University law professor Jonathan Turley, a top national legal expert on special counsels and congressional investigations of government wrongdoing.

“I think people are missing what could be a brilliant move here by Sessions,” said Turley, in an interview with Fox News. “What he did is he essentially combined the powers of the inspector general with the powers of a line prosecutor.”

John Huber (Public Domain)

In February, Trump called on Sessions to appoint a Justice Department lawyer to investigate “massive FISA abuse.” Sessions had done just that months before Trump called for it. The president was likely not informed of Huber’s appointment since the investigation is politically charged and should remain impartial.

“Why is A.G. Jeff Sessions asking the Inspector General to investigate potentially massive FISA abuse,” Trump wrote on Feb. 28. “Will take forever, has no prosecutorial power and already late with reports on Comey etc. Isn’t the I.G. an Obama guy? Why not use Justice Department lawyers? DISGRACEFUL!”

Huber’s legal authority as a U.S. attorney allows him to impanel a grand jury anywhere in the United States. Additionally, Huber, based in Utah, is far away from what Trump refers to as the Washington “swamp.” “That distance between him and Washington is very important,” Turley said.

The investigator general’s recommendations based on the probe have already resulted in the firing of FBI Deputy Director Andrew McCabe. The final report by Horowitz has not yet been released.

Sessions also emphasized that he still reserves the option to appoint a special counsel.

“I receive regular updates from Mr. Huber and upon the conclusion of his review will receive his recommendations as to whether any matters not currently under investigation should be opened, whether any matters currently under investigation require further resources, or whether any matters merit the appointment of a Special Counsel,” Sessions wrote.