Yesterday The American Spectator published my article regarding Special Counsel John Durham’s recent motion in the Michael Sussmann case. The motion, which seeks an inquiry as to whether Sussmann’s lawyers have a conflict of interest, contains an explosive factual summary of evidence gathered by Durham’s office establishing, among other things, that Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign conducted a full fledged electronic spying operation against candidate and then President Donald Trump. This operation included accessing the White House computer servers in an effort to gather derogatory evidence about Trump. As I say in the article, compared to this nefarious scheme, the Watergate...
Here’s my latest from The American Spectator. It discusses the falling out between lawyer Michael Avenatti and his former client, stripper Stormy Daniels. As you may recall, they rose to national prominence based on Daniels’ claim that, in 2006, she had a one-night sexual encounter with Donald Trump. But now Avenatti is on trial in federal court for allegedly defrauding Daniels. The picture above is a courtroom artist’s sketch of Avenatti cross-examining Daniels. Here’s the article. Hope you enjoy it. The Avenatti Strip Show – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics George Parry Once upon a time, a...
I want to thank all of you who have noted my recent absence from these pages and took the time to inquire about my well-being. Fear not. I’m in the Free State of Florida hanging out on the beach and in watering holes swapping war stories with old friends. No masks, vaccine passports or Covid restrictions of any kind. It’s like a time trip back to an America that existed before the Wuhan lab leak. Thanks to two days of rain and chilly (65 degrees F) weather, I finally found time to sit down and bang out a piece that...
Here’s my latest which was published yesterday by The American Spectator. Nancy Pelosi’s Subpoena Trap – The American Spectator | USA News and Politics George Parry “Since my first day in office, I have promised Justice Department employees that together we would show the American people by word and deed that the department adheres to the rule of law, follows the facts and the law, and pursues equal justice under the law. Today’s charges reflect the department’s steadfast commitment to these principles.” So said Attorney General Merrick Garland as he announced the indictment of Stephen Bannon on two counts of...
Yesterday The American Spectator published The Men Behind the Wire: Voices From the DC Jail, my latest article about the degrading and sadistic pre-trial detention of the January 6 Capitol Hill protesters by the District of Columbia Department of Corrections. The title is based on The Men Behind the Wire, a song written and composed by Paddy McGuigan of the Barleycorn Irish folk group in the wake of Operation Demetrius, a 1971 British Army operation in Northern Ireland. It involved the mass arrest and imprisonment without trial of individuals suspected of involvement with the Irish Republican Army. The brutal manner...
Last evening, on his nationally syndicated show, Mark Levin read to his audience my article about Kathleen Landerkin, Deputy Warden of the District of Columbia Jail, and the January 6 Capitol Hill protesters who are in her custody. This came as a complete surprise, and I would have missed it altogether save for old friends who called mid-broadcast to alert me. You know what’s coming, right? Yes, this scene from Wayne’s World which pretty much sums up my reaction to being featured on Levin’s show. For those of you who might be getting tired of this gag, I apologize. But,...
The classic 1953 movie From Here to Eternity is set in the Army’s Schofield Barracks on the island of Oahu in the months leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor. Ernest Borgnine (pictured above) plays one of the movie’s main chracters, Fatso Judson, the sadisitic Sergeant of the Guard at the post stockade. In one of the movie’s most memorable scenes, Fatso and Private Angelo Maggio (Frank Sinatra) square off in a bar room and prepare to fight. That’s when Sergeant Warden (Burt Lancaster) steps in and breaks up the confrontation. You can view the scene by clicking...
Many years ago, on a bright and sunny day, three members of the Philadelphia Eagles football team were in a large black SUV with tinted windows. They were stuck in stop-and-go afternoon traffic on South Street in Philadelphia. One of them lit up a cigar packed with marijuana – called a “blunt” – and began passing it around. When the SUV clouded up and breathing became difficult, they rolled down the windows and released a fog bank of marijuana smoke which caused heads to turn as it drifted down the street. Unfortunately, they had failed to notice two uniformed Philadelphia...
When I started practicing law in 1970, my father-in-law, an enormously effective and successful litigator with a leading New England “white shoe” firm, gave me a short lecture on the duty that I would owe to future clients. Since he was the smartest and scariest man I had (and have) ever known, I listened very carefully. First and foremost, he explained, a lawyer owes his client the unvarnished truth. I was admonished to always tell the client the strengths and weaknesses of the case and spell out the pros and cons of taking any particular course of action. The client...
As it has done every Thanksgiving since 1961, the Wall Street Journal has published The Desolate Wilderness, an account of the Pilgrims’ journey to America, followed by a commentary, And the Fair Land, written by Vermont Connecticut Royster, a native of North Carolina who held many positions at the the WSJ including being its editor from 1959 to 1971. Royster started the WSJ’s annual tradition of publishing both pieces on Thanksgiving. Unlike the J-school know-nothings who infest today’s media, Royster had a life outside the confines of journalism that gave him an appreciation of this nation, its forbears and its accomplishments. In 1940, he left the WSJ to join the U.S. Navy....
Yesterday The American Spectator published my article about the legal peril confronting Kyle Rittenhouse in the aftermath of his acquittal. In it, I recommended that Rittenhouse keep his mouth shut, stay out of the public spotlight, and prepare for legal challenges to come. Nevertheless, he did a lengthy interview with Tucker Carlson which you can view by clicking on this picture: Although he did well under Carlson’s sympathetic questioning, for the reasons spelled out below, I stand by my recommendation that he lower his profile and avoid making public statements of any kind. Kyle Rittenhouse’s Perilous Future – The American...
Pictured above, left to right, are Gaige Grosskreutz, Anthony Huber, and Joseph Rosenbaum. They are the individuals who were shot by Kyle Rittenhouse. During the civil unrest surrounding the Vietnam War, my wife’s uncle, a very smart and insightful physician, observed that many of the angry and violent protesters opposed to the military and America’s involvement in that conflict appeared to be unstable and emotionally disturbed. In his estimation, these young people were drawn to the antiwar left in large part by their need to belong to a movement that gave meaning to their dysfunctional lives and afforded them a...
Here’s my latest published in yesterday’s The American Spectator. The subject is the recent federal grand jury indictment of Igor Danchenko and how it fits into Special Counsel John Durham’s ongoing unraveling of the Trump-Russia collusion hoax. In upcoming articles, I plan to discuss the legal jeopardy facing National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, former Justice Department lawyer Bruce Ohr and his wife, Nellie. For now, take a look at the below article which lays out how Durham has essentially gutted the infamous Steele Dossier. Hope you enjoy it. Igor Danchenko’s Wet Dream – The American Spectator | USA News and...
This morning I was privileged to be a guest on Chicago’s Morning Answer AM 560 with Amy Jacobson and Dan Proft. The topic was the trial of Kyle Rittenhouse in Kenosha, Wisconsin. Pictured above is a so-far unidentified individual kicking Kyle while he is on the ground. Immediately behind the kicker is an individual holding a skateboard with which he hit Kyle in the head. While Kyle did not shoot the kicker, he killed the skateboarder. He shot and killed one other attacker and wounded another who was lunging at him with a loaded pistol pointed at his head. His...
The following was adapted by The American Mind from a speech delivered by Florida Governor Ron DeSantis at the Claremont Institute Gala, held on October 23, 2021 in Huntington Beach, California. It’s long and covers many topics, but well worth reading. Opposing Tyranny A governor details how his state has resisted federal overreach. Governor Ron DeSantis Over the last year and a half, we’ve stood up to entrenched bureaucrats and the partisan corporate press to keep Florida open and to protect individual Floridians’ right to work to own and operate their own businesses and to make sure that every single...