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Second Wave.
Mike Pompeo's CIA advisory board rankled agency veterans
The CIA declined to divulge the list of names on Pompeo’s board, but the former officials said they included billionaire entrepreneur Marc Andreessen; a top executive at global advertising agency McCann Worldgroup; former Republican House leader Eric Cantor, who is now vice chairman of investment bank Moelis & Company; and William Barr, who at the time served on the board of directors of Time Warner and is now the attorney general. Andreessen, Cantor, Barr and McCann Worldgroup did not return requests for comment.
The advisers also included a billionaire hotel magnate representing the hotel chain Hyatt, a billionaire tech CEO and venture capitalist, and the chairman of a large wealth management fund, a former official said.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/05/27/mike-pompeos-cia-advisory-board-rankled-agency-veterans-283350
FARM
The events planned for Pompeo’s external advisory board, billed as “senior leadership conferences,” didn’t run afoul of any laws — previous CIA director advisory board members, provided with interim clearances, were also given classified briefings, and directors can visit the Farm, as the CIA’s training site is known, at their discretion.
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Obamagate: Barr’s Firing of Berman Removes a Roadblock from Durham’s Path
Attorney General William P. Barr has released the following statement:
“I am pleased to announce that President Trump intends to nominate Jay Clayton, currently the Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission, to serve as the next United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. For the past three years, Jay has been an extraordinarily successful SEC Chairman, overseeing efforts to modernize regulation of the capital markets, protect Main Street investors, enhance American competitiveness, and address challenges ranging from cybersecurity issues to the COVID-19 pandemic. His management experience and expertise in financial regulation give him an ideal background to lead the United States Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York, and he will be a worthy successor to the many historic figures who have held that post. On behalf of the President, I thank Jay for accepting this nomination, and I look forward to working with him soon.
On my recommendation, the President has appointed Craig Carpenito, currently the United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey, to serve as the Acting United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, while the Senate is considering Jay Clayton’s nomination. This appointment will be effective July 3, and Craig will work closely with the outgoing United States Attorney to ensure a smooth transition. I thank Craig for his continued service and for taking on this important interim responsibility.
Finally, I thank Geoffrey Berman, who is stepping down after two-and-a-half years of service as United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York. With tenacity and savvy, Geoff has done an excellent job leading one of our nation’s most significant U.S. Attorney’s Offices, achieving many successes on consequential civil and criminal matters. I appreciate his service to the Department of Justice and our nation, and I wish him well in the future.”
https://dbdailyupdate.com/index.php/2020/06/20/obamagate-barrs-firing-of-berman-removes-a-roadblock-from-durhams-path/
Craig Carpenito
As U.S. attorney, Carpenito leads a staff of more than 130 lawyers and 100 staff members in the U.S. Attorney’s Offices in New Jersey. He oversees all federal criminal prosecutions and civil matters involving the federal government in New Jersey. His case docket encompasses a slew of unsavory issues such as child pornography, drugs, fraud and homicide, but Carpenito describes his job simply — trying to keep New Jersey citizens safe.
“He ran a series of classes on constitutional law and criminal law, one where he focused on the individual Supreme Court justices. We did these exercises where we’d write mock opinions as if we were a particular Supreme Court Justice. It really made me fall in love with the law,” he says. “I grew up in a family where education was not exactly at a premium. My dad didn’t even graduate from high school. Neither my parents nor my siblings graduated college. So Rider is really where I developed the passion for the study of law and I just followed it.”
https://www.rider.edu/ridermagazine/spring-2018/alumni/top-prosecutor