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Seems the DOJ has asked to disqualify Huawei's lead defense lawyer from the case! If you think that is big, it gets bigger! Motion is sealed & classified, with a public version due tomorrow. Huawei was under US surveillance, explaining the classification! scmp.com/news/world/uni…
The bigger news is the attorney, James M. Cole was Obama's Deputy Attorney General of the United States from 2010-15. Wonder what he did in classified communications intercepts to have the DOJ move to disqualify a former DAG from representing a Chinese intelligence front company?
Cole was apparently a controversial appointment when Obama nominated him in May of 2010, because the Senate would not move on his confirmation. Obama gave him a recess appointment in December of 2010 & Senator Harry Reid pushed through a cloture vote to get him confirmed in June.
Cole later issued the approval for DOJ & FBI to subpeona the records of the Associated Press to go on a fishing expedition looking for anti-Obama leakers. AG Holder was recused on that case making Cole the Acting AG in the case. theatlantic.com/politics/archi…
The investigation was part of the Obama NSC leak witch hunt that was run by then NSC staffer John Brennan before he headed over to CIA.
That leak hunt lead to a lot of spying upon reporters especially in the run up to the 2012 election.
Cole was also linked to a 2012 effort to get the DEA to back off prosecution of opiod manufacturers. I am sure this is linked to all the recent charges & convictions of opiod companies & CEOs.
Even the Washingtop Post recognized something went wrong at the DEA during the opiod epidemic. They had no idea it was Obama's Deputy AG that might have been the problem. That & firing DEA leaders who resisted that obstruction of justice.
washingtonpost.com/investigations…
Yeah, having the DOJ effectively protect opiod drug smugglers in expensive suits is not going to go over well with the electorate. Leaving DOJ to work for Chinese intelligence front Huawei is not going to look good either. #ButNothingsHappening
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