We Now Know Trump/Barr Holdover Michael Sherwin Went Rogue, Giving Unapproved 60 Minutes Interview

[choie]

Once again, we're duped by a trump holdover:

[Deacon Blue]

1. Getting the Fix In

As a former prosecutor, this lawyer would have been well aware of DOJ rules against press contact about a pending case, and how the defense counsel would howl (zealously, within the bounds of the law) about the prejudice to their clients making the case unprosecutable.

No way Sherwin could not have known this. Helping to get the Fix in. POS. Disbarment should follow, as well as investigation of his communications with other conspirators...

[Wounded Bear]

3. Yeah, that interview could jeopardize the case in court, TBS...

he should see some consequences, including but not necessarily confined to disbarment.

[dutch777]

2. I thought all these DOJ attorneys were asked to resign and those that didn't were fired

Maybe I misremember.

[OAITW r.2.0]

4. Why didn't CBS do their due diligence? No one checked with the Biden administration?

I do believe his job was to try to prejudice/spoil the Biden's DOJ's case against the Insurrection participants.

[Mme. Defarge]

6. Ha! You got there first!

[OAITW r.2.0]

7. Great minds think alike!

[Mme. Defarge]

5. Would 60 Minutes bear some responsibility

for airing an interview that could damage a federal case?

[belpejic]

8. I think it's kind of the DOJ's fault

For not putting a tight lid on this guy.

From CBS's perspective this is a scoop. They're not obligated to do the DOJ's job for them.

I wish they would have notified the DOJ, but I don't think that's the way this works.

I could be wrong, though.