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Augiedog

(2,548 posts)
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 07:56 PM Feb 2017

There is an old saying, its: a good prosecutor could convince a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich

Is tRumps administration just a plate full of ham sandwiches?

I was watching the evening news tonight and seeing tRump flail about on all the leaks that are tormenting his administration. "Illegal, illegal" he froths. He wants an investigation etc. Part of the problem is the nature of security classification in today's political world. These people classify everything as a foil to prevent their being exposed and humiliated by the things they've done. Let alone the crimes they may have committed or the very valid information that needs to be protected.

So if that very same ham sandwich were classified as a secret ham sandwich, then it could not be indicted. It couldn't even be questioned. It would be a ham sandwich above the law unless someone leaked the ham sandwiches secret.

So the ham sandwich known as Flynn has been exposed. I suspect we are going to see a lot of ham sandwiches in the coming weeks and months.

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There is an old saying, its: a good prosecutor could convince a grand jury to indict a ham sandwich (Original Post) Augiedog Feb 2017 OP
Off topic, but ammusing: The Judge Who Coined Indict a Ham Sandwich Was Himself Indicted Brother Buzz Feb 2017 #1
At least the date, if not the marybourg Feb 2017 #2
It may have been in popular use among law students, but Wachtler made it famous Brother Buzz Feb 2017 #4
That would be known as Karma? Augiedog Feb 2017 #3

marybourg

(12,635 posts)
2. At least the date, if not the
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 08:10 PM
Feb 2017

whole story, is untrue. That was a phrase popular among law school professors in NY long before the date given.

Brother Buzz

(36,468 posts)
4. It may have been in popular use among law students, but Wachtler made it famous
Wed Feb 15, 2017, 08:27 PM
Feb 2017

I remember reading about it back in the day; he was quoted in every newspaper

Oh, perhaps you should read Sol Wachtler's book, After the Madness: A Judge's Memoir of His Time in Prison

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