Zincwarrior
Diamond Member
The Trump Administration boldness is accelerating at an almost geometric. Trump calls for the persecution of three new people.
Trump Names More Foes He Wants Prosecuted as Bondi and Patel Look On
Top officials, unwilling to fight for the independence of their institutions, watched on Wednesday as President Trump continued his pursuit of controlling law enforcement.President Trump on Wednesday singled out people he wanted prosecuted. Looking on during the news conference were, from left, Todd Blanche, the deputy attorney general; Attorney General Pam Bondi; and Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director.Credit...Doug Mills/The New York Times
The nation’s three most powerful law enforcement officials — Attorney General Pam Bondi and her top deputy, Todd Blanche, along with Kash Patel, the F.B.I. director — padded into the Oval Office on Wednesday for a public show of unity and to herald some recent successes.
They left about an hour later, after President Trump tossed out, offhandedly, three names of people he wanted prosecuted: Jack Smith, the special counsel who brought two criminal indictments against him; Andrew Weissmann, a former F.B.I. official who was a lead prosecutor for the team investigating the Trump campaign’s possible ties to Russia in the 2016 election; and Lisa Monaco, the deputy attorney general under President Joseph R. Biden Jr.
“Deranged Jack Smith, in my opinion, is a criminal,” he told the three administration officials, who have tried — with a few notable exceptions — to do what he wants.
They smiled, nodded and shuffled in place as he spoke.
“His interviewer was Weissmann — I hope they’re going to look into Weissmann, too — Weissmann’s a bad guy,” Mr. Trump added, referring to a recent event in which Mr. Smith appeared alongside Mr. Weissmann. “And he had somebody, Lisa, who was his puppet, worked in the office, really, as the top person. I think she should be looked at very strongly.”

