{"id":8030,"date":"2012-07-31T08:32:39","date_gmt":"2012-07-31T15:32:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/?p=8030"},"modified":"2012-07-31T08:32:39","modified_gmt":"2012-07-31T15:32:39","slug":"documents-show-administration-interfered-with-black-panther-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/savingtherepublic.com\/blog\/2012\/07\/documents-show-administration-interfered-with-black-panther-case\/","title":{"rendered":"Documents Show Administration Interfered With Black Panther Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>That was just the tip of the iceberg. Since they got away with murder they will be back in force this November!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8SjBMkdFzxA?rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" width=\"360\" height=\"270\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>Federal Court finds Obama appointees interfered with New Black Panther prosecution<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/washingtonexaminer.com\/federal-court-finds-obama-appointees-interfered-with-new-black-panther-prosecution\/article\/2503500\">by Conn Carroll | Washington Examiner<\/a><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" title=\"black panther voter intimidation\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.thegatewaypundit.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/03\/black-panther.jpg?resize=220%2C206\" alt=\"\" width=\"220\" height=\"206\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/>A federal court in Washington, DC, held last week that political appointees appointed by President Obama did interfere with the Department of Justice\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s prosecution of the New Black Panther Party.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling came as part of a motion by the conservative legal watch dog group Judicial Watch, who had sued the DOJ in federal court to enforce a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for documents pertaining to the the New Black Panthers case. Judicial Watch had secured many previously unavailable documents through their suit against DOJ and were now suing for attorneys\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 fees.<\/p>\n<p>Obama\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s DOJ had claimed Judicial Watch was not entitled to attorney\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s fees since \u00e2\u20ac\u0153none of the records produced in this litigation evidenced any political interference whatsoever in\u00e2\u20ac\u009d how the DOJ handled the New Black Panther Party case. But United States District Court Judge Reggie Walton disagreed. Citing a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153series of emails\u00e2\u20ac\u009d between Obama political appointees and career Justice lawyers, Walton writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>The documents reveal that political appointees within DOJ were conferring about the status and resolution of the New Black Panther Party case in the days preceding the DOJ\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s dismissal of claims in that case, which would appear to contradict Assistant Attorney General Perez\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s testimony that political leadership was not involved in that decision. Surely the public has an interest in documents that cast doubt on the accuracy of government officials\u00e2\u20ac\u2122 representations regarding the possible politicization of agency decision-making.<br \/>\n\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6<br \/>\nIn sum, the Court concludes that three of the four fee entitlement factors weigh in favor of awarding fees to Judicial Watch. Therefore, Judicial Watch is both eligible and entitled to fees and costs, and the Court must now consider the reasonableness of Judicial Watch\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s requested award.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>The <a href=\"http:\/\/blog.heritage.org\/2010\/07\/16\/the-new-black-panther-party-case-a-timeline\/\">New Black Panthers case<\/a> stems from a Election Day 2008 incident where two members of the New Black Panther Party were filmed outside a polling place intimidating voters and poll watchers by brandishing a billy club. Justice Department lawyers investigated the case, filed charges, and when the Panthers failed to respond, a federal court in Philadelphia entered a \u00e2\u20ac\u0153default\u00e2\u20ac\u009d against all the Panthers defendants. But after Obama was sworn in, the Justice Department reversed course, dismissed charges against three of the defendants, and let the fourth off with a narrowly tailored restraining order.<\/p>\n<p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153The Court\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s decision is another piece of evidence showing the Obama Justice Department is run by individuals who have a problem telling the truth,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said. \u00e2\u20ac\u0153The decision shows that we can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t trust the Obama Justice Department to fairly administer our nation\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s voting and election laws.\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>That was just the tip of the iceberg. Since they got away with murder they will be back in force this November! 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