Will Sommer
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fascinating guy i don't think he has any experience as a prosecutor no i was previously aware of him because uh phyllis schlafly sort of the anti-feminist icon who died maybe a decade ago or so he was kind of like her chief crony and there was this big flap over like control of her legacy and so i was familiar with he got this memo that was just like here's how we wrest the control of phyllis schlafly's image away and i'm going from memory is it not true wasn't he i
fascinating guy i don't think he has any experience as a prosecutor no i was previously aware of him because uh phyllis schlafly sort of the anti-feminist icon who died maybe a decade ago or so he was kind of like her chief crony and there was this big flap over like control of her legacy and so i was familiar with he got this memo that was just like here's how we wrest the control of phyllis schlafly's image away and i'm going from memory is it not true wasn't he i
I think that's exactly โ yeah, I can't remember the disposition of the other children, but it was like they went with sort of even like a more kind of aggressive name. It was sort of a more aggressive like MAGA-type brand. And so there was that. And then when he got appointed, I was like, wait, like the Phyllis Schlafly guy? Because I think I talked to him at the time when I was writing about it.
I think that's exactly โ yeah, I can't remember the disposition of the other children, but it was like they went with sort of even like a more kind of aggressive name. It was sort of a more aggressive like MAGA-type brand. And so there was that. And then when he got appointed, I was like, wait, like the Phyllis Schlafly guy? Because I think I talked to him at the time when I was writing about it.
I think that's exactly โ yeah, I can't remember the disposition of the other children, but it was like they went with sort of even like a more kind of aggressive name. It was sort of a more aggressive like MAGA-type brand. And so there was that. And then when he got appointed, I was like, wait, like the Phyllis Schlafly guy? Because I think I talked to him at the time when I was writing about it.
And U.S. Attorney is also a uniquely important role in D.C. because it also prosecutes sort of street crime and drugs and gun stuff, unlike other jurisdictions. And so I thought, oh, geez, I thought there was supposed to be this like we were going to take crime in D.C. really seriously. I thought that was part of the administration's job. But instead, we get him.
And U.S. Attorney is also a uniquely important role in D.C. because it also prosecutes sort of street crime and drugs and gun stuff, unlike other jurisdictions. And so I thought, oh, geez, I thought there was supposed to be this like we were going to take crime in D.C. really seriously. I thought that was part of the administration's job. But instead, we get him.
And U.S. Attorney is also a uniquely important role in D.C. because it also prosecutes sort of street crime and drugs and gun stuff, unlike other jurisdictions. And so I thought, oh, geez, I thought there was supposed to be this like we were going to take crime in D.C. really seriously. I thought that was part of the administration's job. But instead, we get him.
This is the guy who's posting the letters. People may have seen Elon. I heard that they're coming after Doge. You know, I'm working on the president's behalf. I think he described himself as Trump's lawyer in one case. And so it's kind of a clown show so far.
This is the guy who's posting the letters. People may have seen Elon. I heard that they're coming after Doge. You know, I'm working on the president's behalf. I think he described himself as Trump's lawyer in one case. And so it's kind of a clown show so far.
This is the guy who's posting the letters. People may have seen Elon. I heard that they're coming after Doge. You know, I'm working on the president's behalf. I think he described himself as Trump's lawyer in one case. And so it's kind of a clown show so far.
Yeah. I mean, this is the same prosecutor who sent the letter to, I believe Chuck Schumer and another member of Congress for saying, you know, say something like you got to bring a, don't bring a knife to a gunfight, like these kinds of like rhetorical gambits and saying, you know, were you threatening to kill someone? Yes, it was.
Yeah. I mean, this is the same prosecutor who sent the letter to, I believe Chuck Schumer and another member of Congress for saying, you know, say something like you got to bring a, don't bring a knife to a gunfight, like these kinds of like rhetorical gambits and saying, you know, were you threatening to kill someone? Yes, it was.
Yeah. I mean, this is the same prosecutor who sent the letter to, I believe Chuck Schumer and another member of Congress for saying, you know, say something like you got to bring a, don't bring a knife to a gunfight, like these kinds of like rhetorical gambits and saying, you know, were you threatening to kill someone? Yes, it was.
Well, I mean, you know, it's important to have your priorities straight. You know, get those referral codes out, all that kind of stuff. Yeah, I mean, Dan Bongino is a guy I became aware of just sort of like driving around D.C. and listening to the local talk radio. And this was like a local talk radio guy, I mean, 13 years ago, 14 years ago.
Well, I mean, you know, it's important to have your priorities straight. You know, get those referral codes out, all that kind of stuff. Yeah, I mean, Dan Bongino is a guy I became aware of just sort of like driving around D.C. and listening to the local talk radio. And this was like a local talk radio guy, I mean, 13 years ago, 14 years ago.
Well, I mean, you know, it's important to have your priorities straight. You know, get those referral codes out, all that kind of stuff. Yeah, I mean, Dan Bongino is a guy I became aware of just sort of like driving around D.C. and listening to the local talk radio. And this was like a local talk radio guy, I mean, 13 years ago, 14 years ago.
And he was a former Secret Service agent, and he would call in and say โ you know, oh, Obama's a scumbag. And then he had this kind of failed run for the Senate in Maryland. And I thought that was the last we would hear of him. And then I said, oh, you got to talk radio show. And he filled the Rush Limbaugh time slot for a lot of people. And now he's going to be the FBI deputy director.
And he was a former Secret Service agent, and he would call in and say โ you know, oh, Obama's a scumbag. And then he had this kind of failed run for the Senate in Maryland. And I thought that was the last we would hear of him. And then I said, oh, you got to talk radio show. And he filled the Rush Limbaugh time slot for a lot of people. And now he's going to be the FBI deputy director.
And he was a former Secret Service agent, and he would call in and say โ you know, oh, Obama's a scumbag. And then he had this kind of failed run for the Senate in Maryland. And I thought that was the last we would hear of him. And then I said, oh, you got to talk radio show. And he filled the Rush Limbaugh time slot for a lot of people. And now he's going to be the FBI deputy director.