The Daily Caller is reporting today that Susan Rice ordered the organization and subsequent outing of collected intercepts targeting Trump operatives. The sources claimed that this was purely for political purposes as the intercepted conversations were innocent and contained nothing of intelligence value. The information was widely distributed.

It appears that members of the intelligence community and the National Security Council called into question the practice. One NSC staffer was told to stand down and not investigate the matter further. The obvious question I have is what was “The One’s” intent when he ordered the widespread distribution of classified material. Was it to aid in intelligence analysis or to shield Susan Rice and other White House staffers from potential felony charges? Susan-Rice-ordered-spy-agencies-to-produce-detailed-spreadsheets-involving-Trump

The current scandal is shaping up to make Watergate look like the original amateur hour. That’s not right, Watergate was the original amateur hour in that the downside far outweighed any possible return. The discussion has centered on the abuse of intelligence information, the outing of United States citizens and the low-level felony committed within that context.

The MSM and Democrats have this nasty habit, that they have been allowed to get away with for too long. A criminal act by a Republican demands criminal charges and swift punishment. A criminal act by a Democrat is purely political payback and in no way criminal, just ignore it.

I suspect that everybody affiliated with the Obama White House, including the dog, walked out on January 17, 2017, with a signed blanket pardon. I hope I’m wrong but time will tell.

So what to do with this mess? There must be consequences for malfeasance over and above headlines and the possibility of having to discount one’s fee for public speaking. From a broke down cop’s perspective this what I would do:

I would not limit my investigation to a specific time period. Anything that happened prior to President Trump taking office is liable to be rendered moot by any blanket pardons issued by “The One.” Yup, they are legal. The problem with multiple people working towards a common goal is that when the goal is illegal, it is called conspiracy. Conspiracies sometimes take on a life of their own, after the objective is achieved there is the consolidation of gains and subsequent coverup. I’m pretty sure “The One” cannot pardon people for crimes committed after his term ended. So to extend the investigation to show that the conspiracy is still active and viable, negates the pardons.

I would subpoena all the cell phone records of all the defendants to include cell site information. A Federal felony can be prosecuted in any District where it occurred.  What I am looking for is one call in furtherance of the conspiracy from a place like Bug Tussle, Mississippi. Liberals have been sneering at people in flyover country, let’s give the jurors the opportunity to respond.

If the facts support the charge, at least at the Grand Jury level, I would charge Treason, make it a death penalty case with no bond prior to trial. The indictment can be amended or superseded as required.

Assuming that none of the defendants live in Bug Tussle, their first wake-up call will be the trip from their arrest to Bug Tussle. The trip could easily take two weeks as the transport van picks up and drops off prisoners along the appointed rounds. Next, chances are there is no Federal holding facility. That means accommodations courtesy of the local Sheriff.

My experience with Federal drug cases is that 90% of the defendants plead prior to trial. This is one of the only ways of reducing one’s sentence. The government is real big on defendants accepting responsibility for their actions. Defendants can get a further reduction in their sentence by “providing substantial assistance to the government.” That is providing testimony or evidence or both against codefendants both known and unknown. Indict ten of these clowns from the Obama administration and before too long half will be clamoring for a deal.

As one defense attorney pointed out to me, put up one or two witnesses against my client and I’ll show you a couple of lying son-of-a-bitches. Show up with five or six even if they are codefendants and that argument doesn’t work anymore.