Pbs Legal Counsel Fired

Engel told the committee that he and other senior Justice Department officials threatened to resign in January 2021 if Trump pulled roses and appointed Justice Department lawyer Jeffrey Clark to the top position, days before Electoral College votes were counted at the U.S. Capitol. If installed, Clark, who was in charge of the civil division of the Justice Department at the time, planned to use his new position to change the results of the 2020 election. Michael Beller, a contract attorney in the nonprofit`s general counsel`s office, was registered as part of a Project Veritas “trickle-down” operation. As part of a self-proclaimed mission to “expose liberal bias” by secretly filming conversations with people associated with mainstream media organizations and Democratic politicians, the group has a long history of publishing selectively edited and heavily manipulated videos that claim to display illegal or biased behavior. He also told Trump that Clark`s letter would not be the bombshell he hoped for, but would instead lead to a public narrative that the president fired two attorneys general to find one who would follow his orders. Michael Beller, identified in the video as PBS`s “senior advisor,” was recorded talking to a woman who describes Project Veritas as a journalist. In the video published Tuesday, he talks about the different results of the presidential election. In a fragmented statement in which Beller appeared to answer a question about Democratic candidate Joe Biden`s victory, he described how he went to the White House to throw Molotov cocktails.

Well, a question about the timing and pace of these investigations, one of the reasons Donald Trump announced a re-election bid in the first place. According to his relatives, it was a question of protecting himself from prosecution or at least delaying an indictment. How does the appointment of a special advocate affect the pace of the ongoing investigation? At least the way you see it, because there are analyses that suggest that it might actually speed things up? Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) spoke about the video in the House of Representatives on Tuesday. “The president of the United States can`t tweet or post on Facebook, but we know from Project Veritas that PBS`s senior adviser can ask the government to steal children from Republicans and throw Molotov cocktails at the White House,” Gaetz said. Michael Beller, a contract attorney with PBS`s Office of the General Counsel, was recorded expressing political views during a conversation at the bar with a woman. It was released Tuesday by Project Veritas, a conservative group known for using covert methods to expose alleged liberal bias. As investigations into Russian interference in the 2016 election continue to expand, President Donald Trump`s legal team is also growing. Here`s a look at the lawyers who represent the commander-in-chief, both inside the White House and outside the legal teams. Project Veritas, whose lead agent James O`Keefe has faced criminal and civilian hot water during previous secret stunts, released the video Tuesday. PBS did not immediately respond to questions about whether the network would conduct an investigation into whether, in light of O`Keefe`s records, any context had been removed from his former lawyer`s remarks.

We recently learned that a PBS legal employee was targeted by Project Veritas, a far-right activist group known for producing misleading videos. A video of this person`s personal interaction with an undercover Project Veritas member was released today. A PBS spokesperson declined to comment further or answer questions about how long Beller had worked for PBS or the circumstances of his termination. A list of PBS 2015 Annual Meeting attendees identifies Beller as the network`s deputy general counsel. Project Veritas claims that PBS fired Beller in response to the video and celebrates by tweeting “JUSTICE SERVED.” In a video, O`Keefe boasted of the views of the video, adding, “Ladies and gentlemen, this is one of the fastest reactions I`ve ever seen in the history of Project Veritas.” I can talk to him. I have, of course, very, very much respect for the Attorney General. I just don`t think that if it`s based on outward appearances, it`s probably going to reduce the criticism he`s likely to face, because under the special advocate rules, if that special advocate Jack Smith asks for an indictment, who has to sign it? Beller, who appeared to have been captured in the middle of the video, said: “Even if Biden wins, we will go after all the Republican voters and the Department of Homeland Security will take away their children. What do you think? The stranger, who does not appear in front of the camera, laughs before Beller continues: “And we will put her in re-education camps. The woman says “Amen” during this exchange.

PBS CEO Paula Kerger made the following statement to her staff: He also says it`s “great” that COVID-19 infections are rising in “red states” because voters in those states wouldn`t be able to vote for Trump in the election, or they would get sick and die.