Breaking: Former DOJ Inspector Gen. Michael Bromwich has joined Ford's legal team OVER objections

[hlthe2b]

from his law partnership--- determined enough to defend Dr. Ford that he had resigned his law firm effective immediately to represent her. GOP.... you may have picked the WRONG fight.

Link to tweet

Link to tweet

[triron]

1. So what does Bromwich bring to the table?

[BootinUp]

2. Establishment cred?

[hlthe2b]

3. Former DOJ inspector General? Knows procedures inside and out, I'd imagine...

and a Former Prosecutor in SDNY. One of three Fed Prosecutors who went after Ollie North. An expert on criminal investigation procedures, including time exposing issues with the Crime Lab in Houston.

[OhNo-Really]

35. and joined by Melissa Schwartz/The Bromwich Group - Think TV "Scandal Show"

Melissa Schwartz is Olivia Pope.


Heavy hitters! although on the opposite side of some issues like supporting Ken Salazar, Deep Horizons PR, and police misconduct strategies.

Whatever, got to make a living.

Paying it forward is so awesome for this case.

Hats off for helping prep Dr. Blasey Ford for her Senante Shark Tank Hearing.

I hope a large Bromwich Group team is digging deeply investigating Dr. Ford's allegations.

That's what Olivia Pope's team would be doing.

They have 4 days!

Dare we dream they find some more accusers?

[7962]

44. I wouldn't want to be compared to Olivia Pope. She broke any law she needed to to get her way.

But I sure loved the show.

[OhNo-Really]

49. Me too, exept the stupid affair part.

Such a smart woman in a hopeless affair seemed counter intuitive ie unbelievable.

Fair point.

Revised: Think Olivia Pope with an aversion to breaking the law to attain the end result desired.

Better?



I can visualize the conference room filled and focused on preparation for Wednesday, and so can team kavanaugh.

[7962]

58. Yeah, the constant on/off with the President got old. Still surprised its gone!

I imagine it was the shows decision and not ratings.

[brewens]

93. It could be a good sign that they have the goods on Kavanaugh already. Would he do this

if he didn't already like what he was walking into?

[George II]

30. I'm sure there's a lot about his background on the internet.

[Cha]

69. He has just resigned from his law firm effective immediately in light of objections within the..

Link to tweet

[Baitball Blogger]

4. Now, that's the kind of lawyer I can respect.

So few of them in my personal landscape.

[brush]

37. I'm going to get popcorn for Wed. This is shaping up to to be quite...

consequential.

Stupid repugs. All they had to do was dump this perjurer/alleged attempted rapist and pick another ring wing ideologue from their list of them.

Oh well, good for us, they'll regret it come Nov.

[Mad_Mongol]

41. They could, but there isnt another *unitary executive only when a republican president is in

If not for Trump, McConnell would've withdrawn him as soon as Prof. Ford stepped forward.

[NBachers]

61. The urinary executive shows every day what a whiz kid he is.

[JunkYardDogg]

64. That's really good

Touche

[calimary]

78. Absolutely Golden.

[dchill]

90. So right!

[rainin]

63. When it looks that "stupid", it's time to suspect an ulterior motive.

Kavannah is the corrupt judge they need to cover up all their crimes. It HAS to be him!!

[Baitball Blogger]

68. +1

[brush]

73. They're all corrupt.

[uponit7771]

86. They have to find someone who will rule in Red don's favor ... that'll take a while

[malaise]

5. Off to the greatest page

Fuck the Gang of Predators(GOP).

[CaliforniaPeggy]

6. Right there with you, my dear malaise! Fuck 'em all!

[malaise]

11. LOL

[Little Star]

9. Gave me a chuckle! Good one Malaise!

[malaise]

13. Look at this list

Don the Con
Rob Porter
Steve Bannon
Bret Kavanaugh
Garrett Ventry

Wife beaters, gropers, sexual harassers, attempted rapists and pussy grabbers

[OhNo-Really]

17. And yours is only the Short List!

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_federal_political_sex_scandals_in_the_United_States

[malaise]

19. Let me bookmark that

Thanks.

[OhNo-Really]

36. Abba Solutely

[ProfessorPlum]

43. that's a keeper

[malaise]

53. Well let's keep him out of the Supreme Court

[pangaia]

62. They picked on the WRONG GIRL this time !!

Even I, glass half empty ME, is looking forward to this shit show....

I hope they take those sick, inhuman fuckers to the cleaners....

[malaise]

65. I have not confirmed one meeting for next week

I intend to watch this live.
The gang of predators have no good options.

[Grasswire2]

91. Please make sure we know when to watch?

I am not very good about remembering when and what network etc.

[jrthin]

85. Malaise, they are predators it all kind of ways. Good name for them! nt

[triron]

7. So better than Avenatti?

[hlthe2b]

8. I have no idea... But he's got creds and experience...

[malaise]

14. For the process yes

They can bring in Avenatti for the media part although those two ladies are already doing a greatjob

[OhNo-Really]

21. This is a war of Optics.

GOP using public relations experts to fine tune oublic swaying/assuaging optics in Kavanaugh's favor.

We might suspect there is a personal aspect behind his choice as well.

[Stuart G]

57. This is NOT A WAR OF OPTICS...this is A WAR TO CONTROL THE SUPREME COURT.

for ...Decades...and get this over.. NOW, with this man Kavanaugh.

Do not embarrass Trump and the republicans with a discussion about "ethics, and sexual accusations. (or crimes)..NOW with Kavanaugh.. If Kavanaugh did not do something wrong, that is if he were totally innocent of all this, it would be already over.
......... But it is obvious..it is not over..... Kavanaugh is a sleezball.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

24. Absolutely. Avenatti has no background in this kind of case.

His previous clients have mostly been show-biz people litigating civil cases involving contracts and intellectual property. This case is way out of his league. Ford doesn't need someone to drag her through the media like some kind of trained seal so he can get face time on TV; she needs someone who understands federal legislative branch procedures and complex investigations.

[Hortensis]

29. I'd be awfully surprised if he wasn't. Check his background.

Avenatti's very talented, but he has various agendas and has screwed up more than once, including a major crash-and-burn bankruptcy. He has a fondness for high-profile cases and racing cars.

They're representing different sorts of people, very different sorts of cases. I liked Stormy Daniels and wished her success in her case against Trump because he's such a scum, but she's fighting to break a contract that honorable people wouldn't have entered into in the first place, received payment, pocketed it, and hired Avenatti to cheat on a cheater so she could make more money.

Bromwich is a former DoJ Inspector General (!) who will be assisting a woman who is going up against the entire Republican establishment to try to keep a bad man from a lifetime appointment on the Supreme Court.

[Amaryllis]

81. Yes, better. THey will take him much more seriously than they would Avenatti.

[sheshe2]

10. Fantastic news!

I hope the GOP are soiling their diapers!

Thanks, hithe.

[Delphinus]

27. Gosh,

I do too!

[MaryMagdaline]

12. It all comes down to the client

As Leslie Abramson says (sorry, it’s a good quote), having your client take the stand to testify is like putting a baby in traffic.

[Me.]

15. She May Be Outgunning Them

[Cha]

70. He has just resigned from his law firm effective immediately in light of objections within the

Link to tweet

[Hekate]

16. Now that is some good news

Fingers crossed.

[Hortensis]

34. Yes. It doesn't sound like he thinks she and her accusation

are just going to be going away.

[Kingofalldems]

18. Here you go:

Link to tweet

[BigmanPigman]

25. Yeah!

Best news I have heard all day. She is getting a Dream Team I hope.

[KewlKat]

20. Wonder why the others in his firm objected to his working for Dr Ford?

He's also representing McCabe (sp) I think?

[Leghorn21]

32. Here's a couple tweet responses that may or may not explain, Kat

That's certainly possible, but forcing out an attorney
for representing a client like this would imply a
willingness to be seen as a highly-partisan, actively
conservative law firm. Would he have joined such a firm in the first place?


Just read about his firm, which is an international firm.
According to Wikipedia, he's been with them for almost
20 years. My bet is they don't want to anger the WH.

Link to tweet

—-I personally, of course, don’t know nuthin, but this is looking like
a stupendously great piece of news for Dr. Ford and ALL survivors
EVERYWHERE!!!
(And for people like me who need to see decency and fair play
and honesty and courage make an huge appearance in the
public forum!!!)

Lordy but I’m so happy!!!!!!

[Leghorn21]

22. He fkn RESIGNED from his current law firm to take her case!?!!

WHO DOES THAT??!!

He certainly has the credentials and years of experience to deal with this gaggle of deceitful, sloppy dumbass motherfuckers, now that’s just a fact

Pardonez moi my language, but I am pumped and this is fantastic news!!! Thanks for posting, 2b!

[KewlKat]

26. Perhaps he thinks he can keep Kavenaught off the Supreme? I think we all realize

what his elevation to the court would mean. I wish him all the luck in the world. I guess we'll see what this team presents Grassyass by 2:30PM today.............

[onetexan]

66. Even if with Brombach's assistance to Dr. Blasey's legal team and Kav still gets on the SCOTUS

his stance alone in doing such a tremendous act to defend women's rights and speaking up against sexual harrassment will prove a huge statement against the GOP as the anti-women party.
KUDOS to this honorable man who by doing what he is doing - risking his name and forgoing his fat salary in defense of not just Ms. Blasey but all women. He's made my day for sure.

[Cha]

71. Someone committed to their Cause!

Link to tweet

[Leghorn21]

75. Yeah, it's just faaaantastic, Cha!! I had no idea just how badly I needed a seasoned veteran

lawyer to take up Dr. Ford’s case until I read this OP, and I have been brain-dancing ecstatically ever since!!

I keep checking Grassley’s tweets for a remark on this latest development, but so far, the old boy is mum -

A tweeter pointed out hours ago that Mr. Bromwich’s name had been scrubbed from his firm’s site -
apparently, they didn’t waste a minute distancing themselves from him:

Robbins, Russell, Englert, Orseck, Untereiner & Sauber LLP
http://www.robbinsrussell.com/attorneys

Yep, he’s gone

Michael Bromwich


And may I direct you to this thread posted by DUer tenderfoot - it’s a terrific insider’s take on life in the ‘80’s Ivy League “American plutocracy” -
https://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=view_post&forum=1002&pid=11165869

[Cha]

79. Thank You, Leghorn.. and just FYI.. in case you didn't know..

Link to tweet

Oh and..

Link to tweet

[Leghorn21]

80. Thank you, Cha...and yes I DID know about these things because

ALL I HAVE DONE TODAY IS READ TWEETS ON TOP OF MORE TWEETS

trying to keep up!!!!

(It would indeed be vedddddy interesting if Kav’s mother was a prosecutor at that time )

[Cha]

83. Welcome to "our" team, because you truly represent all women -

Link to tweet

[The_jackalope]

84. Quick verification that Kavanaugh's mother was a prosecutor in 1982

https://heavy.com/news/2018/09/martha-kavanaugh-brett-mother-mom/

A biography for Brett Kavanaugh’s mother describes her as “MARTHA G. KAVANAUGH, Associate Judge, Montgomery County Circuit Court, 6th Judicial Circuit, 1995 to June 2, 2001. Retired June 2, 2001.”

The biography lists her as “Assistant State’s Attorney, Montgomery County, 1978-84. Member, Spouse Abuse Commission, Montgomery County, 1982. Member, Character Committee, Court of Appeals, 1990-93.”

Right during the time of the assault. Quite a disincentive to reporting it, no?

[Leghorn21]

99. Thank you, j, appreciate this confirmation - nt

[Nevilledog]

101. That's stunning.

[uponit7771]

87. +1

[red dog 1]

100. + 2

[Glimmer of Hope]

23. Wow. He gave up a million dollar+ partnership.

[qazplm135]

39. I'm pretty sure

He can find another similar position.

[procon]

28. More links on his background:

Wiki entry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_R._Bromwich


Michael R. Bromwich CV
https://www.bromwichgroup.com/about-us/michael-r-bromwich/

[hlthe2b]

31. More: During his tenure as Insp Gen, Mr. Bromwich testified before Congressional committees 20 x

From 1994 to 1999, Mr. Bromwich served as the Inspector General for the Department of Justice. As Inspector General, he headed the law enforcement agency principally responsible for conducting criminal and administrative investigations into allegations of corruption and misconduct involving the 120,000 employees of the Department of Justice. He was also responsible for conducting independent audits of the Department’s programs and operations.

As Inspector General, Mr. Bromwich was best known for conducting special investigations into allegations of misconduct, defective procedures and incompetence in the FBI Laboratory; the FBI’s conduct and activities regarding the espionage of the CIA’s Aldrich Ames; the handling of classified information by the FBI and the Department of Justice in the campaign finance investigation relating to the 1996 Presidential election; the alleged deception of a Congressional delegation by high-ranking officials of the Immigration and Naturalization Service; and the Justice Department’s role in the CIA crack cocaine controversy. During his tenure as Inspector General, Mr. Bromwich testified before Congressional committees on about 20 occasions. Over his five years as Inspector General, Mr. Bromwich took a new and virtually anonymous agency within the Department of Justice and shaped it into an internal investigations powerhouse, which it remains today. --snip--

Mr. Bromwich also serves as a non-resident Senior Adviser at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS). His pro bono work includes assisting The Innocence Project on various projects, serving as a member of its Lawyers’ Committee, and working with The Constitution Project on DNA collection issues. He serves as a member of the Advisory Board of the Quattrone Center for the Fair Administration of Justice at the University of Pennsylvania Law School.

Mr. Bromwich has published articles in law reviews and other publications on conducting and managing complex investigations. He has made numerous appearances and given presentations in the U.S. and abroad on energy and regulatory issues, law enforcement, criminal law, and the importance of oversight. He has participated in nationally televised symposia on the Independent Counsel Act, and expert panels on the operation of the jury system in high-profile cases and the changing role of federal prosecutors. He has made appearances on a wide variety of nationally televised news and public affairs programs.

[MyOwnPeace]

48. It is SO good.............

to see someone just stand up and say: "I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore!"

Yeah, from some movie way back when.

But, you know what? I really admire someone who has the bal - er - guts to actually do it.

Yes, I know, at this point we don't know what it was that made him decide to do this, although we can reasonably assume it was a righteous effort on his part.

All I know to say is, DAMN, THIS IS GREAT!!!!

[Samspadesnark]

52. Whoa, Nellie!

Do you realize what this may mean? Bromwich likely was Inspector General after the Vince Foster suicide issue had been cleared by the FBI, and when Kavanaugh, working for Ken Starr, insisted on reopening it, much to the personal and unnecessary emotional distress of the Foster family. Bromwich may know from personal experience what kind of political operative many of us believe Kavanaugh to be. If true, he also might have personal knowledge about Kavanaugh's insistence to quesiton President Clinton about every imaginable lurid detail involving Monica Lewinsky, and about Kavanaugh's life-long personal vendetta (together with several who have connections to the PR firm representing Kavanaugh) against the Clintons, including his desire to pin murder charges on Hillary for Fosters death. If he could cross-examine Kavanaugh on some or all of this, whoa, Nellie! And he must have felt very strongly about all of this to have quit his posiiton on no notice. I am guessing he knows a lot more about Kavanaugh than the public knows at this point. I hope Kavanaugh is quaking in his boots right now.

[diva77]

88. I was hoping the upcoming hearing would expose additional info. to the high school event. Excellent

points you raise in your post.

Oh, and welcome to DU!!

[pangaia]

89. Holy shit. I never watch tv or hearings.

But wed i am going to make an exception.

I assume it will be live streamed

[Grasswire2]

92. WOW -- welcome, and thanks for the analysis

He may have signed on specifically to go after Kavanaugh.

Someone has done a great job of recruiting a team for Dr. Ford.

[marble falls]

98. Whoa, Nellie! indeed.

[red dog 1]

102. + 1

Welcome to DU!

[red dog 1]

106. Thanks for that

Very interesting!

[BlancheSplanchnik]

33. I like this Hoarse Whisperer.

I also like this former DOJ inspector Bromwich.

[WheelWalker]

38. Hell yeah! No Retreat... No Surrender !

[dalton99a]

40. Excellent news

[Stuart G]

42. The team to defend Dr. Ford has just acquired the Babe Ruth of lawyers who deal with congress.

Michael Bromwich knows the game inside and out: Negotiations, Testimony, Dealing with Congress, Department of Justice. etc. The whole game, inside and out.. His integrity, and what he has done in order to work for Dr. Ford, glows against Kavanaugh, Trump, and their crowd.

...Also, this lawyer knows what is at stake, a lifetime appointment to the Supreme Court by Trump. Kavanaugh is an accused sexual predator, who thinks he will get away with it. Also, a liar, who has lied to congress in the past, Kavanaugh is so sure that he can prevail, that he is willing to go against the person he is accused of hurting. That attitude, of absolute confidence that he can, "get away with it." is why Bromwich has signed on. Now, there is someone at bat who knows the game, the pitchers, the managers, and the field. He ain't new. And he is more than willing to take them all on. Why? .....for the good of the U.S.A.

[7962]

45. Dr Ford doesnt need a defense, she's not accused of anything.

Representation is a different story.

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

47. At the hearing she will be treated like a criminal, so in a sense she needs a defense.

[MyOwnPeace]

50. Great perception.........

"treated like a criminal"

How dare her - actually come up and complain about an "anointed one?"

This is a BRILLIANT strategy - making sure she has the platform upon which to state her issues - and having the legal team in place to be sure that she is afforded the proper opportunity.

GAWD, I LOVE seeing people with ethics step up and make sure that ethics still can survive in this "administration."

[Stuart G]

51. She has already been treated like a criminal by the head of the senate committee: Grassley.

He has pushed her around, demeaned her, given orders, and set up a situation where she is demeaned. And, it is no mistake. Done by Grassley's team on purpose to knock her down, and elevate Kavanaugh. As if Dr. Ford is... "lying about it all". This is no game that Grassley/McConnell want to loose. That is the reason for making it so hard of Dr. Ford. Put her through the ringer so when she testifies, she looses, and McConnell, Grassley, and Trump win. That is what this is all about

[True Blue American]

60. Grassley is a pitiful excuse of a leader.

He is not even an Attorney. He just tried to play one on TV.

They are trying to hire a woman Attorney so they would not have to question her. Last I heard Dr. Ford was insisting it be the committee.

[Duppers]

46. K & R

Bravo. He's a very principled atty.

[Scruffy1]

54. If I had an R behind my name, I would be very afraid.

I don't think for a minute that he only concerned with Kavanaugh. Bromwich knows Washington and knows who is naughty and who is nice. He has deep ties in the DOJ and the FBI. There is really something rotten about Trump selecting Kavanaugh and I suspect it is because he is "owned". Despite their past rulings, judges can change their minds but aren't likely to if they face criminal charges or public humiliation if they do.Trump doesn't deal in legal philosophy and I don't believe it was Kavanaugh's legal record that got him picked. This why they were in a hurry to rush him through and still think the Ford thing is just a bump. It is quite possible that obstruction of justic and other crimes have been commited. When I hear Assley whine about his schedule, I have to ask, whats the rush ? The only answer I can think of is that he's in deep doo doo if they don't get "their man" on the Supremes and the longer it takes the more likely that someone will fish up some dirOf course, it could be that he is just the syscophantic dumb ass he always was.

[Stuart G]

55. Let's get it clear. McConnell has already said, "I got the votes" so he has joined the show.

As well as Grassley, the power elite that is pushing Kavanaugh through, and Donald Trump....

What McConnell did to Obama's supreme court pick, is old hat, and now all that is important is "Kavanaugh" and "now"........
....Destroy the victim, no matter what...Kavanaugh must win..no matter what..

....Let there be no confusion..."Kavanaugh must win, no matter what" is what this is about.

[Leghorn21]

56. Immaculate, brilliant researcher SpicyFiles (a survivor herself) put it this way:

Dear @senjudiciary @SenateGOP @ChuckGrassley @JohnCornyn @OrrinHatch @SenateMajLdr

I would be seriously rethinking your fealty to Kavanaugh and thuggish tactics you used on Dr Ford.
@mrbromwich
is arguably one of the best, if not the litigators our Country has

Thoughts & Prayers

Pointing out how unassailable Mr Bromwich is, he resigned
“effectively immediately” from his firm to represent Dr Ford.

I don’t say this lightly but the Senate GOP has no
earthly idea what kind of gladiator just stepped into the
DC Thunderdome to be Dr Ford’s tribute

Link to tweet

fuck
yeah

[FloridaBlues]

59. Ole Brett has been getting schooled 8 hrs day for 1 wk by WH

How much coaching does he need to deny ever doing this? Glad to see Dr Ford is Getting armed and ready for the GOP.

[liberalla]

77. This tweet of SpicyFiles has me so excited for the showdown... The visual she paints of

a gladiator and the 'DC Thunderdome' is powerful imaging. Wish I could watch it all, but my schedule dictates otherwise.

Thanks for this post.

[red dog 1]

103. Thanks for posting that

add "Dear @realDonaldTrump" to @ChuckGrassley, @JohnCornyn, @OrinHatch et.al.

[Leghorn21]

105. Unnnhhh, sorry to see she posted this earlier today:

The reality is the
@SenateGOP
will likely confirm Kavanaugh.
There are ZERO profiles in Courage.
They ignore the FACTS that Trump’s Campaign
chairman, deputy, NSA, Foreign policy advisor
and “personal fixer” have pleaded guilty.

Link to tweet

Spicy knows her stuff

She tore apart his financials ages ago and wondered how that
$200,000 debt vaporized overnight

But she knows she’s not infallible, and doesn’t always predict
outcomes correctly, so maybe this post will be proven wrong

Hope hope hope

[red dog 1]

107. "Hope and Prayer"

[JunkYardDogg]

67. WOW!!! Glad he is on board

to quote The JunkYardDogg:
"It Takes a MotherFucker to Beat a MotherFucker"

I was worried that Dr Ford was being led to a lynching, but this changes everything
Besdies the assualt on Dr Ford, Cave Man Kavanaugh's is Dirty to the Core,
the real balantantly criminal aspect of him is who paid off his debts? There is some real deep shit there, enough to prosecute his dirty ass, that is what they need to go after

[Cha]

72. Kavanaugh has no idea what he's in for. Dr. Ford ain't one to mess with

Link to tweet

Gawd.. who the f*** knew.. all these decades later Kavanaugh's sexual predatory attack on a high school girl could bring him down from his smirk perch.

It should and it would if there weren't a gang of ol sociopathic Russian agents propping him up as if their very lives depended on it.

[Scurrilous]

74. K&R

[RVN VET71]

76. The Party of Treason controls the process

Bromwich may be -- probably is -- a fantastic lawyer, but the GOP partisans are still holding (pardon the expression) the trump cards. It remains to be seen if anyone can stop the GOP steam roller.

Best thing to happen, if it is possible for it to happen, is that Bromwich manages to snare the GOP in a litigation trap that will eat up time and cause Kavanaugh to withdraw but only at a time too close to election day for IQ45 to put up another name for Grassley et al to rubber stamp through the confirmation process.

I'm not holding my breath, but if it does work out that way, it's just possible that this nightmare could end happily and the Federal government will be able to return to the boring old days.

Remember them?

When you could argue with the opposition on principle and both of you could come away maybe a little better informed and enlightened? When leaders of the major parties could actually reach workable compromises for the benefit of the commonweal?

[honest.abe]

82. This seems significant.

[Midnight Writer]

94. Wouldn't it be funny if the Ford legal team dug up salacious dirt on members of the Judiciary Commit

After all, according to them, "Everybody did things like this in High School".

Maybe we should put this to the test.

[Honeycombe8]

95. I don't see how the GOP is screwed on this.

They'll look bad at the hearing. And then they'll vote. It'll be as if the hearing never took place. Ford will enter the books as a historical footnote, like Anita Hill, and the future Americans will know that wrong was done. But done is done.

I just wonder if they'll have the votes to confirm. Republicans pretty much vote along with their party. You know the old saying: Democrats fall in love, but Republicans fall in line. I hope not. But we'll see.

I hope Schumer is speaking w/the Democrats to ensure none of them vote for Kavanaugh. I hope.

[dansolo]

96. Maybe all this will get Kavenaugh to withdraw

The best way to not lose a vote is to not have any vote at all.

[HAB911]

97. K&R ++++++++++++++

[red dog 1]

104. K&R

This cheers me up!

[malaise]

108. Did you hear Rachel reading the letter from Michael Bromwich

[hlthe2b]

109. Yup... Bromwich is earning his "keep" it surely seems.

[malaise]

110. He is going to destroy them

By the way I heard someone suggesting that she doesn't have to answer anyone but Senators.