(Substack)—Independent journalist Julie Kelly reported on big news this week that flew under the radar. Jay Britt, a former top DOJ official, was interviewed by the House Judiciary Committee about his involvement in the raid on Mar-A-Lago.
AP reporting that House Judiciary Committee interviewed Jay Bratt, former top DOJ official and Jack Smith’s lead thug in classified docs case, on Wednesday. Bratt repeatedly invoked Fifth Amendment in refusing to answer questions.
Bratt helped initiate the docs investigation into Pres Trump and visited Mar a Lago on June 3, 2022. He overruled alleged objections by FBI, including Washington FBI field office chief Steven D’Antuono, to seek a warrant to raid Mar a Lago in August 2022.
He also reportedly threatened Stanley Woodward, a now top Trump DOJ official who represented Walt Nauta in docs case, with sabotaging a judgeship Stanley had applied for in DC if he did not convince Nauta to flip on Trump.
The AP report also reveals that longtime DOJ spox Peter Carr, who was fired by DAG Todd Blanche last month, is now at Justice Connections, the support group/media attack dog for disgruntled and fired DOJ employees.Carr on Bratt: “He did not choose to investigate Mar-a-Lago; rather, the facts and evidence of a serious breach of law and national security led him there.”
[That is a straight up lie and one of many reasons why DOJ was justified in firing him.]
“This administration and its proxies have made no effort to hide their willingness to weaponize the machinery of government against those they perceive as political enemies. That should alarm every American who believes in the rule of law. In light of these undeniable and deeply troubling circumstances, Mr. Bratt had no choice but to invoke his Fifth Amendment rights.”
Carr insisted Bratt “protect[ed] our nation from some of the gravest national security threats—including spies, murderers, and other criminal actors—always without fear or favor.”
With so much going on, the news cycle has been insane since before the election. Otherwise, this would be the type of news that even legacy media would have to begrudgingly report.
Can the House Judiciary Committee find corruption behind the raid on President Trump’s property? Probably. Unfortunately, this is the House GOP that we’re talking about, which means even if they find wrongdoing, they are highly unlikely to do anything about it.
