New DC US Attorney Channing Phillips Arrives and January 6 Security Failures Product of "Optics Concerns"

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🗓️ 4 March 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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In three related stories: 1.Veteran Federal prosecutor (and my friend and colleague) Channing Phillips takes over as Acting US Attorney for the District of Columbia, dislodging Bill Barr acolyte Michael Sherwin. 2. Today's Senate hearing reveals that Pentagon officials - including Gen. Charles Flynn - brother of former Trump National Security Advisor and admitted felon Mike Flynn - refused to send National Guard troops to protect the US Capitol on January 6 because it would be "bad optics." 3. Intelligence reports publicized today indicate that insurrectionist groups are potentially planning another assault on the US Capitol on March 4. Support the show (http://www.patreon.com/glennkirschner) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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0:00.0	So, the new U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia has just arrived and not a moment
0:06.7	too soon, because it looks like the insurrectionists are planning a sequel for tomorrow.
0:15.1	But this time, we'll be ready, because actually protecting the United States capital, like
0:23.2	justice, matters.
0:30.0	Hey all, Glenn Kirschner here.
0:42.1	So let's take on three quick related topics.
0:45.4	It's kind of a good news, bad news, good news, day.
0:49.8	Let's start with some good news, some very good news.
0:53.2	Today's headline.
0:55.1	Glenn Phillips tapped for third tour as acting U.S. attorney for DC.
1:02.8	Here's what I want to say about that.
1:04.0	I worked with Channing Phillips for decades at the DC U.S. attorney's office, and I can
1:10.3	tell you he is as fine and as honest and as ethical, a public servant, as I had the honor
1:18.1	to work with during my 30 years as a federal prosecutor.
1:23.5	And you know what?
1:24.5	I think he's arriving just in time, because the outgoing acting U.S. attorney is this guy.
1:31.4	Michael Sherwin, a billbar accolade, Michael Sherwin, who worked his butt off, dismissing
1:39.2	Mike Flynn's criminal case, doing a favor, though, for Donald Trump's criminal associate,
1:47.6	Mike Flynn.
1:49.6	Michael Sherwin, who has held exactly one press conference concerning the January 6th attack
1:56.6	on the U.S. Capitol, and when he was asked during that press conference, whether it was a domestic
2:03.2	terrorism attack on the Capitol, you know what he said?
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