Attorney accuses DOJ of withholding exculpatory info… demands MISTRIAL in “meme trial” – IOTW Report

Attorney accuses DOJ of withholding exculpatory info… demands MISTRIAL in “meme trial”

Revolver: In a remarkable new development in the Doug Mackey “meme trial,” Mackey’s lawyers are calling for a mistrial on the basis of the government failing to disclose potentially exculpatory information to Mackey, as they are required by law under Brady v Maryland.

Mackey’s attorney wrote a letter that suggests the exculpatory information pertains to DOJ interviews with Hillary campaign staffers that were made available to Mackey’s defense mid trial.

Under so-called “Brady disclosure” the government is legally required to disclose evidence or information that would help prove the innocence of the defendant or call into question the credibility of a government witness. Ironically, this concept came up in another context in which a Biden judicial nominee came up clueless when asked by a republican senator if he knew what a Brady motion was. MORE

8 Comments on Attorney accuses DOJ of withholding exculpatory info… demands MISTRIAL in “meme trial”

  1. C’mon, does anyone really believe the Department of Justice would withhold exculpatory evidence in a criminal trial? Hell, they’re the Department of JUSTICE for Gods sake!

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  2. Couldn’t find it in any of the threads here, but even judicial nominees are unfamiliar with the Brady Motion. That is Biden nominees. But if you’re a knee grown diversity judge why would you understand it.

    This one by Kennedy is GOLD as he didn’t even have to explain how unqualified the guy is to sit on the bench. Anyone in the building could have answered that one up to and including the janitor.

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