"The House Managers 'violently breeched' basic ideal of due process
when they introduced new evidence in their closing arguments"
"their tortured analyses"
"sent evidence at 2:32 am by email"
"their closing did not mention one piece of law, did not mention constitution or first amendment once or how it applies"
That Dem house manager was just awful.
made me feel like I was in junior high listening to 'English assignments.
CNN reported that the democrat base is mad as hell for them caving in and not calling witnesses.
gosh, those people are so stupid
https://trendingpolitics.com/safe-haven-disturbing-connection-emerges-between-cuomo-aide-and-federal-prosecutor/?utm_source=economics
SAFE HAVEN? Disturbing Connection Emerges Between Cuomo Aide And Federal Prosecutor
byJonathan Davis
about an hour ago
But there is a dilemma of sorts: DeRosa may be beyond reach: Audrey Strauss, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, is DeRosa’s mother-in-law, according to a separate report by The Post.
“Did you freeze before or after you called your mother-in-law,” one social media user wrote online.
https://www.justice.gov/usao-sdny/pr/manhattan-us-attorney-announces-appointment-senior-counsel-us-attorney
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Monday, February 5, 2018
Manhattan U.S. Attorney Announces The Appointment Of Senior Counsel To The US Attorney
Geoffrey S. Berman, the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, today announced the selection of Audrey Strauss as Senior Counsel to the US Attorney.
Ms. Strauss will return to the Office where she was an Assistant US Attorney for seven years, from 1976 to 1983, and tried more than twenty cases, eventually being promoted to the Chief of Appeals in the Criminal Division and later as Chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Unit. Ms. Strauss also served on the staff for the Independent Counsel for the Iran Contra matter. Following her public service, Ms. Strauss practiced at the firms of Fried Frank Harris & Jacobson, where she was a Litigation Partner from 1990 to 2012, and Mudge Rose Guthrie & Alexander, where she became a partner in 1986. Most recently, Ms. Strauss served as Vice President and Chief Legal Officer for Alcoa Inc. Ms. Strauss earned her Juris Doctor degree at Columbia Law School, where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and a Kent Scholar. She received her Bachelor of Arts degree cum laude from Barnard College.
In making the appointment, Manhattan US Attorney Geoffrey S. Berman said: “I’m delighted to announce that Audrey Strauss will be (re)-joining us today in her new role as Senior Counsel to the US Attorney. Audrey’s career has been notable for her commitment to the legal profession and the rule of law: she served as an Officer and Trustee of the Federal Bar Council, as a former President of the New York Council of Defense Lawyers, and as a board member of the Office of Appellate Defender. Most recently Audrey has served as a board member of the Innocence Project, a position she just left in order to come back to serve the Office. She has also served as a Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers. It is an illustrious record of service, and I am so happy that she has decided to return to the Office.”
> Audrey Strauss, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York
Audrey Strauss (born 1947or1948) [1] is an American attorney serving as the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. As deputy U.S. Attorney,Strauss assumed the acting position on June 20, 2020, after the previous U.S. attorney, Geoffrey Berman, stepped down amid pressure from Attorney General William Barr
. [2] On December 22, 2020, the judges of the Southern District of New York, effective January 16, 2021 and pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 546(d) , unanimously appointed Strauss as U.S. Attorney for an indeterminate term.
Early life and education
Strauss was born and raised in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,the daughter of Russian immigrants. [5] [6] She has one brother, a retired NASA doctor.Her parents died when she was young, after which she and her brother were raised by family friends.[7] She moved to New York City to attend Barnard College at the age of 16, receiving a Bachelor of Arts degree and graduating cum laude. She then earned a Juris Doctor fromColumbia Law School,where she was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and Kent Scholar
Career
After graduating from law school, she clerked for then-U.S. District Judge Lawrence Pierce. From 1976 to 1983, Strauss served as an Assistant United States Attorney at the Southern District of New York. During her time there, she served on the staff of the independent counsel investigating the Iran–Contra affair.She also successfully argued against attorney Roy Cohnin his attempt to overturn convictions of two Gambino family Mafia members. [9] [10] She served as Chief of Appeals in the Criminal Division and as Chief of the Securities and Commodities Fraud Unit. [11]
After leaving the Southern District, she worked in private practice for 30 years, primarily as a defense attorney in white-collar cases. [7] Strauss became a litigation partner at Fried, Frank, Harris, Shriver & Jacobson, then at Mudge Rose Guthrie Alexander & Ferdon. She later served as General Counsel of Alcoa, an industrial corporation based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. [12] She has been a guest lecturer at Brooklyn Law School, the Fordham University School of Law, and Harvard Law School, teaching courses in trial advocacy. [13] She has also served as a board member of The Innocence Project. [14]
Strauss returned to the Southern District of New York in 2018, serving as Deputy U.S. Attorney under Geoffrey Berman. [15] During her tenure as Deputy U.S. Attorney, Strauss worked on cases against Michael Cohen, Chris Collins, and Rudy Giuliani associates Igor Fruman and Lev Parnas. [16]
On June 19, 2020, Attorney General William Barr announced that Berman had stepped down from his position as U.S. Attorney for the Southern District. [17] In response, Berman released a statement that he had not resigned and would not, claiming that, as he had been nominated by a committee of judges on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, he would not leave his position until a successor was confirmed by the U.S. Senate. [18] On June 20, Barr stated that the President had fired Berman, adding, "By operation of law, the Deputy United States Attorney, Audrey Strauss, will become the Acting United States Attorney," serving until a nominee is confirmed by the Senate. [19] Berman then agreed to step down. [2] [20]
On January 14, 2021, Strauss announced a $180 million fine on Toyota for violating the Clean Air Act.
Strauss is married to John "Rusty" Wing, a defense attorney. The couple have four children. [22] Strauss is a registered Democrat. [7]