Carl Bernstein, per Bill Palmer: Rachel Brand's husband's partner's negotiating a plea deal

[pnwmom]

for Rick Gates, Manafort's partner.

So she would have had a conflict if she had to oversee the Mueller investigation.

Also, if Bernstein is correct, this is additional confirmation that Rick Gates is negotiating a plea deal -- which would be a very good thing!

http://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/why-rachel-brand-trump/7869/

Carl Bernstein of Watergate investigative fame reported on CNN today that Brand’s husband is a partner in the law firm that just took over the defense for Trump-Russia suspect Rick Gates. That law firm is now negotiating a plea deal with Special Counsel Robert Mueller. This means that Brand could not have been in charge of Mueller’s investigation. If Trump did oust Rosenstein, it would have forced Brand to take a pass, and hand it off to the next person in the line of succession.

ON EDIT:

Per Wikipedia, Rachel Brand is married to a Jonathan Cohn. Also, a Jonathan Cohn IS employed by the same law firm as a new lawyer of Rick Gates's, Tom Green.

Rachel Brand's husband Jonathan Cohn IS employed by the same law firm as Tom Green, a lawyer who is said to be representing Rick Gates (his first three attorneys having withdrawn.)

https://www.sidley.com/en/us/people/?firstname=Jonathan&lastname=Cohn&letter=C¤tviewid=83e3dcaa-1264-4226-8ee6-380c20e95bea&reload=false&scroll=0&&forceSearch=true

[PSPS]

1. Sorry, but 'palmerreport' is a crackpot site.

[pnwmom]

4. You think he'd be lying about what Carl Bernstein said on CNN?

I don't think Palmer is a crackpot; I just don't think most of what he reports is original.

And I just confirmed one detail. Rachel Brand's husband Jonathan Cohn IS employed by the same law firm as Tom Green, a lawyer who is said to be representing Rick Gates (his first three attorneys having withdrawn.)

https://www.sidley.com/en/us/people/?firstname=Jonathan&lastname=Cohn&letter=C&currentviewid=83e3dcaa-1264-4226-8ee6-380c20e95bea&reload=false&scroll=0&&forceSearch=true

[triron]

7. +1

[PSPS]

8. No, but it's his conjecture in the article that is, as usual, completely unhinged

[Jim Lane]

13. I don't see anything unhinged about it.

What would happen if Brand were called upon to play a role concerning Mueller's investigation while her husband was a partner in the law firm representing Gates, who's one of the targets of that investigation? There's obviously a conflict issue. How it would be resolved would depend on DC bar ethics rules, DoJ ethics rules, and the law firm's internal policies. I haven't read any of those. Not letting my ignorance deter me, and just shooting from the hip, I'll say: One eminently plausible answer is that both Brand and her husband could keep their jobs, but Brand would have to recuse herself from any duties concerning Mueller, while her husband would have to have no involvement in his law firm's representation of Gates.

A need for Brand to recuse herself is the only conjecture I see in the Palmer Report piece.

[LanternWaste]

15. What specifically do you allege is unhinged within the article?

What specifically do you allege is unhinged within the article?

[pandr32]

10. I agree

He links his sources into his articles.

[OhNo-Really]

6. Palmer is a good go to site for Trumpism updates

Prolific albeit often speculative; however, also often includes credible links to reputable news sites as is the case in this article.

I also go to Palmer for a one-stop gossip report and some out of the box thinking.

Still, no competition for DU.

[Iliyah]

2. If true

I would suggest more heavily fortified adult diapers for those ugly Americans, t-rump, WH, congresscritters - Nunes, Lying Ryan, McTurtle, Hatch, Grassely, Johnson, et al.

[kimbutgar]

3. I like Palmer report but also take it with a grain of salt

He does a good job though of linking his essays to confirmable sources.

[dewsgirl]

9. I feel the same way, I often read things there first. His sources are always accurate, here on DU

there are people that act l like he is, Fake News.

[renegade000]

11. Yeah, he often takes a lot liberties with analysis and interpretation...

But the news he actually bases this on is generally legitimate.

[Faux pas]

5. Kickin'

[Dawson Leery]

12. kick

[triron]

14. kick for visibility

[triron]

16. kick again

[USALiberal]

17. Why????