Stefan Passantino
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One of the things that if Trump were to win that really needs to happen is we need to restore these institutions, the faith in these institutions that if State Department is doing something, if the intel agencies are doing something, that they're doing it in the interest of the public. We can't have the... 51 intel officers suppressing. We can't have that happening anymore.
I mean, that's one of the things that just, you know, for me, what's changed me is I'm a lawyer. The legal institution is of prime importance to me. We cannot be subjecting lawyers to attack because of who they represent. That's undemocratic. That's unconstitutional. We can't have a philosophy where you kill all of the lawyers for one side.
I mean, that's one of the things that just, you know, for me, what's changed me is I'm a lawyer. The legal institution is of prime importance to me. We cannot be subjecting lawyers to attack because of who they represent. That's undemocratic. That's unconstitutional. We can't have a philosophy where you kill all of the lawyers for one side.
I mean, that's one of the things that just, you know, for me, what's changed me is I'm a lawyer. The legal institution is of prime importance to me. We cannot be subjecting lawyers to attack because of who they represent. That's undemocratic. That's unconstitutional. We can't have a philosophy where you kill all of the lawyers for one side.
This whole notion of legal warfare that we are going to intimidate people against representing disfavored political parties under threat of disbarment, that has to change. And that's something that I'm pretty passionate about. And that's something that's sort of my... Life mission now, to the extent I'm surviving all of this, we just have to fix these institutions.
This whole notion of legal warfare that we are going to intimidate people against representing disfavored political parties under threat of disbarment, that has to change. And that's something that I'm pretty passionate about. And that's something that's sort of my... Life mission now, to the extent I'm surviving all of this, we just have to fix these institutions.
This whole notion of legal warfare that we are going to intimidate people against representing disfavored political parties under threat of disbarment, that has to change. And that's something that I'm pretty passionate about. And that's something that's sort of my... Life mission now, to the extent I'm surviving all of this, we just have to fix these institutions.
We have to return them to what they had.
We have to return them to what they had.
We have to return them to what they had.
So, I mean, you are the first person who's wanted to hear my story. So just getting the facts out. I mean, this has been two years and I have spoken to so many reporters. And I said, you don't have to believe a word I say. Just read the transcript. It's all sitting right there. Nobody wants to touch it. Nobody's ever wanted to report it.
So, I mean, you are the first person who's wanted to hear my story. So just getting the facts out. I mean, this has been two years and I have spoken to so many reporters. And I said, you don't have to believe a word I say. Just read the transcript. It's all sitting right there. Nobody wants to touch it. Nobody's ever wanted to report it.
So, I mean, you are the first person who's wanted to hear my story. So just getting the facts out. I mean, this has been two years and I have spoken to so many reporters. And I said, you don't have to believe a word I say. Just read the transcript. It's all sitting right there. Nobody wants to touch it. Nobody's ever wanted to report it.
It's not newsworthy. Exactly. And so getting the word out is important. But I've been really blessed to be working with the America First Legal, which they recognize we can't have a functioning democracy if lawyers are operating under this culture of fear.
It's not newsworthy. Exactly. And so getting the word out is important. But I've been really blessed to be working with the America First Legal, which they recognize we can't have a functioning democracy if lawyers are operating under this culture of fear.
It's not newsworthy. Exactly. And so getting the word out is important. But I've been really blessed to be working with the America First Legal, which they recognize we can't have a functioning democracy if lawyers are operating under this culture of fear.
I think you're the ones who coined the phrase, it's a culture of fear that nobody wants to raise their head above the waterline for fear that they're going to be the one who get popped off. And it's very disconcerting. knowing that we have an election coming up where everyone is determined to have rule of law enforced.
I think you're the ones who coined the phrase, it's a culture of fear that nobody wants to raise their head above the waterline for fear that they're going to be the one who get popped off. And it's very disconcerting. knowing that we have an election coming up where everyone is determined to have rule of law enforced.
I think you're the ones who coined the phrase, it's a culture of fear that nobody wants to raise their head above the waterline for fear that they're going to be the one who get popped off. And it's very disconcerting. knowing that we have an election coming up where everyone is determined to have rule of law enforced.
And the only way rule of law is enforced and people have faith in democracy, faith in the integrity of our elections, is if they know that there's going to be true accountability on both sides of the aisle. that the rules are going to be followed, and you cannot have rules in democracy being followed unless you have lawyers to help navigate.