Domingo Soto: Because Freedom Isn't Dumb

BLOOD IN THE WATER
Those of us who practice criminal law can see the shipwreck debris and, yes, what looks like blood in the water floating around Monica Goodling's testimony yesterday. It began with her previously invoking the fifth which - as we have been told by most jurors is just a silly Constitutional conceit and something that indicates a guilty mind. Having gotten immunity for her testimony she set out a Harvey torpedo in the midst of her testimony yesterday about the hiring of Immigration judges. This little unsolicited nugget has resulted in the broadening of the investigation of the U.S. attorney firings, The Los Angeles Times and New York Times report this morning, to cover political hiring of career employees at the department. While pundits from both sides will argue the merit of her testimony, it is easily recognizable as a great criminal defense ploy: get immunity for your testimony and then make sure you testify about anything for which you might have exposure.

Of course, the credit for initially uncovering the whole DOJ fiasco goes to TALKING POINTS MEMO
and they are in the midst of airing this latest little wrinkle, that while their attempts to pack the judiciary have been hobbled by the whole advice and consent procedure the regime of George II has run amok in the appointment of immigration judges. CLICK HERE FOR RELATED STORY
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(TPMMUCKRAKER, unearthed by Arthur Madden)