Federal Court: Obama Appointees Interfered With Prosecution in New Black Panther Voter Intimidation Case
- Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:28pm by
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A federal court in Washington, D.C., ruled last week that a number of President Obama’s political appointees within the U.S. Department of Justice did in fact interfere with the prosecution of two New Black Panther party members who were videotaped holding a night stick and intimidating voters outside a Philadelphia voting station back in 2008.
Thus far, both Attorney General Eric Holder and the Justice Department have denied the involvement of political leadership in the case, something that is now being called into question.
The conservative legal watchdog group Judicial Watch previously sued the DOJ in federal court regarding Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests pertaining to information surrounding the New Black Panthers case. As a result of the lawsuit, the group was able to obtain a number of withheld documents and are now suing the DOJ for attorney’s fees, the Washington Examiner reports. More importantly, as a result of their motion, a federal judge ruled against the DOJ.
The Washington Examiner has more:
Obama’s DOJ had claimed Judicial Watch was not entitled to attorney’s fees since “none of the records produced in this litigation evidenced any political interference whatsoever in” how the DOJ handled the New Black Panther Party case. But United States District Court Judge Reggie Walton disagreed. Citing a “series of emails” between Obama political appointees and career Justice lawyers, Walton writes:
“The documents reveal that political appointees within DOJ were conferring about the status and resolution of the New Black Panther Party case in the days preceding the DOJ’s dismissal of claims in that case, which would appear to contradict Assistant Attorney General Perez’s testimony that political leadership was not involved in that decision. Surely the public has an interest in documents that cast doubt on the accuracy of government officials’ representations regarding the possible politicization of agency decision-making.”
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“In sum, the Court concludes that three of the four fee entitlement factors weigh in favor of awarding fees to Judicial Watch. Therefore, Judicial Watch is both eligible and entitled to fees and costs, and the Court must now consider the reasonableness of Judicial Watch’s requested award.”
“The Court’s decision is another piece of evidence showing the Obama Justice Department is run by individuals who have a problem telling the truth,” Judicial Watch President Tom Fitton said in a statement. “The decision shows that we can’t trust the Obama Justice Department to fairly administer our nation’s voting and election laws.”
Following a brief investigation into the 2008 New Black Panthers Case, the Department of Justice filed charges. However, the Panthers didn’t respond and a federal court in Philadelphia entered a “default” against all the defendants.
Enter Obama.
Shortly after he became president, the DOJ quickly backpedaled and the charges against three of the New Black Panther party members were dropped and a fourth was let off with a restraining order.
Watch the video of the New Black Panther party members holding a billy club and intimidating voters outside Philadelphia polling station here:
Townhall’s Katie Pavlich also provides video of DOJ whistleblower Christian Adams on Fox News, who resigned over the case:






















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Comments (126)
bankerpapaw
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:16pmAnd our “justice dept”? will still refuse to file charges against these thugs.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:25pmHa. Which “thugs?” The New Black Panther ‘ security ” team or the Holder DOJ ?
Report Post »Rayblue
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:35pmThuggery abounds. Just go to the White House, close your eyes and begin pointing.
You can’t go wrong.
CatB
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:38pm@BARBER .. One in the same as far as I can see … thugs are the OBAMA REGIME!
Report Post »Wolfgang the Gray
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:50pmWe knew this 3-years ago. There is no justice under Eric Holder. That comes straight from Obama.
Report Post »mayancalendar2012
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 9:42pmWhen I read **** like this it literally sickens my stomach. I like to think that America still has it’s best years in front of her, but I’m really starting to have my doubts. Whether Obama is re-elected or not, we may be on our way into a dark age.
Report Post »hechafteth
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 9:48pmI can’t wait to see the photo op of Rahm Emmanuel with the Nation of Islam posted around Chicago voting precincts for the safety of the “disenfranchised” voters…
Report Post »kettererbg
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 9:48pmCome on folks. Thugs don’t go after fellow thugs. You know, birds of a feather…
Report Post »Hiswill
Posted on July 31, 2012 at 12:03amIt’s the Chicago way.
Report Post »000degrees
Posted on July 31, 2012 at 8:02amThey have taken a lesson from the last 30 years from our enemies abroad. There are no rules when nobody will hold you accountable. We still respect the rule and that is used against us and will continue to be used against us. Take any of the subjects/issues on the horizon…..guns, voters, schools, health care….nothing will be out of bounds. They will always justify their means to their end….What will you do????
Report Post »contkmi
Posted on July 31, 2012 at 8:23amAnd this is still a very important story. Isn’t DOJ our law enforcement guys? How can we be a nation of laws if they don’t enforce?
I‘m still wondering how Holder and the president can’t be impeached for refusing to enforce laws.
Report Post »poorrichard09
Posted on July 31, 2012 at 8:28amI hope someone is keeping track of the lawless acts committed by people in this admin. and after real Conservatives take back the House, Senate and Mitt is in the WH-they can prosecute those people for crimes against the American people.
Report Post »turkey13
Posted on July 31, 2012 at 8:52amEveryone knows that Colin Powell wanted the DOJ‘s top spot and Bush wouldn’t let him – even Connie Rice could have been the head, but no. Powell could have modified Lady Justice to peak our from under the blindfold like Holder did! Now Lady Justice can peak and only see white and pull it down when it involves blacks.
Report Post »Independent4233
Posted on July 31, 2012 at 10:07amThisis just standard operating procedure from this black-run administration filled with token self-hating whites.
They’reoverlooking crime by blacks on a daily basis.
Black crimeand misbehavior in theschoolsare now being given a pass.
Obama just signed an executive order mandating that blacks CANNOT be disciplined any more…. percentagewise….. for their out-of-control crimes and misbehaviors in the schools than other groups.
If 40% of blacks are disciplined, then 40% of Hispanics, whites and Asians must be disciplined too, even if they don’t commit any disciplinary infractions.
http://dailycaller.com/2012/07/27/obama-backs-race-based-school-discipline-policies/#ixzz227Ng5TDr
Report Post »Miguelito
Posted on July 31, 2012 at 10:32amLet’s send the Navy Seals to the places where the new black panthers will be. How many Navy Seals gave their life so Americans would have the right to vote?
Report Post »lugger2010
Posted on August 1, 2012 at 1:15pmHolder IS the HEAD of the NBPP. He just wears a siut & tie, instead of the para- military uniform.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:15pmThe judge ruled that ” a number of political appointees within the U.S. DOJ did in fact interfere in the prosecution of two New Black Panther Party members…“ ” Eric Holder and the DOJ have denied the the involvement of political leadership in the case .” Surprised ? Ho. Ho. Just another Big Lie from the Alinsky trained Lefty who now Occupy the White House and spit on the traditional values which have made this country safe and prosperous, and free . The “change” these angry losers offer us consist of lies, intimidation, and failure ! Nobama 2012. No Democrat Ever again.
Report Post »scrapadapolis
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:13pmAnd what will be done?NOTHING!!What vote Obama out of office?But he steals millions and bankrupts america,instills the BPP to intimidate,FF,what else but you say vote him out?wheres the justice?
Report Post »TurboCat
Posted on July 31, 2012 at 5:14am“Thugs R Us”.
Report Post »Bill Rowland
Posted on July 31, 2012 at 7:16amExpect NBPP thugs at polling places in all major cities in Nov. Now that they know that Epic Holdup and his minions aren’t going to do anything they will try some good old Chicago style politics all over.
OMG Nov 6, 2012
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:08pmThe way I remember it they were found guilty and Holder stopped the sentencing phase and hand everything dropped. He then said that no blacks would be brought to court for voting violations until a kind of balance was reached for whites not letting blacks vote in the past. I’ll have to look both of those up though.
Also, that is not a billy club. It is a short sword in his right hand and he is left handed. He’s ready to grab the handle with his left hand.
Report Post »LameLiberals
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:12pmThey were found guilty because by default. They never showed up in court. Why would they when they knew Obama coming in would dismiss all charges.
Report Post »The-Monk
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 9:01pm“In the final days of the Bush administration, three Black Panthers — Minister King Samir Shabazz, Malik Zulu Shabazz and Jerry Jackson — were charged in a civil complaint with violating the Voter Rights Act in November 2008 by using coercion, threats and intimidation at a Philadelphia polling station — with Shabazz brandishing what prosecutors called a deadly weapon.
The Obama administration won a default judgment in federal court in April 2009 when the Black Panthers didn’t appear in court to fight the charges. But the administration moved to dismiss the charges in May 2009. Justice attorneys said a criminal complaint, which resulted in the injunction, proceeded successfully.”
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/06/30/justice-dept-lawyer-accuses-holder-dropping-new-black-panther-case-political/
“Think about that,” Holder said. “When you compare what people endured in the South in the 60s to try to get the right to vote for African Americans, and to compare what people were subjected to there to what happened in Philadelphia—which was inappropriate, certainly that…to describe it in those terms I think does a great disservice to people who put their lives on the line, who risked all, for my people,” said Holder, who is black.
http://www.politico.com/blogs/joshgerstein/0311/Eric_Holder_Black_Panther_case_focus_demeans_my_people.html
Eric Holder ‘My People”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OeAmIIQTbXc
Report Post »bikerdogred1
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:07pmIt’s time for congress to act,enough of this,if they can not do anything time to replace them.The only ones worst then congress is the senate,now that is a laughing stock.
Report Post »MCDAVE
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 10:42pmthey have been active . they have been stealing us blind http://american-trojan-horse.blogspot.com/ this is our congress and president
Report Post »dmerwin
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:01pmWell imagine that! Can we now have an independent investigation of this and Holder’s role? He actually provided some pretty damning audio.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:14pmThat was such an awfully slight violation, I’m surprised anyone caught it at all. I can see why it took them three and one half years to figure it out.
Report Post »Buddynoel
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:55pmWhen Obama gives his acceptance speech at, what Rush called, “New Black Panther Stadium” in Charlotte, he’ll need every one of these baton-toting, white hating thugs to fill space and keep the pool video guy from pointing the camera at the 35,000 empty seats.
Report Post »dmerwin
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:02pmYou know, maybe the NBP can provide security for the convention. Similar to the Hells Angels at Altamont.
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:17pmDidn’t the esteemed Major of Chicago just say he was bringing in the NBPs to help with the high crime in his city? That should be interesting. Time for Holder to resign.
Report Post »lexington_green
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:51pmisn‘t that door to door stuff how the brownshirts got started in the 1930’s? go around and collect the angry, unemployed germans into paramilitary mobs meant to terrorize the wealthy jews who were the source of all germany’s problems.
you know those jewish businesses. they didn’t build those. a good german built those.
Report Post »Walkabout
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 10:03pmlexington_green
You’re right. The NAZIs did not win only because Hisler gave pretty speeches promising things to people. It was also the result of beating the heII out of people in the streets for 14 years. Once the NAZI thugs beat the communists thugs inn the streets it made it easier to get elected.
Report Post »DanielH
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:53pmSo the DoJ has to pay Judicial Watch’s legal fees and where does the DoJ come up with the money to pay them?
Report Post »riggs101
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:00pmis that actually a joke?
Report Post »sawbuck
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:53pm‘The decision shows that we can’t trust the Obama Justice Department to
fairly administer our nation’s voting and election laws.”
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I have a sneaky suspicion ..…We haven’t seen nothing yet..!
Report Post »HKS
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:09pmU B right
Report Post »CatB
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:35pmYou can expect them to double down between now and November .. when he loses they will pull out all the stops ….
http://freedomoutpost.com/2012/07/obama-to-evaluate-banning-online-ammunition-sales/
Obama To ‘Evaluate” Banning Online Ammunition Sales
Report Post »lexington_green
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:54pmwhat’s it going to be gents? place your bets!!
Report Post »1. economic collapse
2. food shortage
3. world war
4. mass vote fraud
5. race war
6. all of the above
Val_Dragon
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 9:20pmPresident Urkel won’t need voter intimidation this time around….20 seconds in…take a listen
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dmJtaOO2etc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Report Post »Max jones
Posted on July 31, 2012 at 12:09amSorry to say it, but while we slept, the devil was dropped on us…..this is the culmination of the the biggest heist ever pulled, and the beginning of genocide on a world scale. Satan’s agenda? Make void the reality of the resurrection of Jesus Christ and replacing him, and his salvation. This is where the current push for collectivism comes from. According to scripture he takes over, totally.
Report Post »If you figure in the depopulation part of the NWO agenda, you can figure out what we are coming to.
If ever we needed the mercy of God, it is now.
lel2007
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:53pmHey! I’ve got an idea. Let try the SOB and his appointees for sedition, subversion, and treason, then hang the bstards.
Report Post »PASSIONFORCHRIST
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:12pmlel2007, You know that punishment is still active in the Constitution, yup, never been changed.
Report Post »And I totally agree w/you!
CatB
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:40pmAmen!
Report Post »VoteRightDammit
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:51pmEvery day we hear of another illegal act by the Obama cabal.
WHERE ARE THE DAMNED CONGRESSIONAL REPUBLICANS IN ALL OF THIS ????
They, through their silence, are as complicit as are the Chicago hoodlums.
Report Post »lel2007
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:55pm***** doesn’t want to make a fuss, he’ll mis-out on another golf invite from the prince of DC.
Report Post »wakewiseone
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:50pmthe black panthers were right in challenging the people trying to enter the polls………..
those attempting to vote did not have a PHOTO ID.
Report Post »riggs101
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:05pmwas this actally a joke?
Report Post »kevin542
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:49pmThis is more of the same ole stuff we came to expect form this regime.If this were the other party there would be hell to pay and we’d never hear the end of it.Double standards make me want to puke.When is Obama going to answer for all of this crap he’s been doing the last 3 some years….Worst President our country has ever had….Holder needs to be brought up on charges for fast and furious and everyone knows Obama had a part in this too.Holder is in essence a co-conspirator in the murder of the border agent…
Report Post »chips1
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 9:06pmHe has a right to remain silent, we just can’t shut him up.
Report Post »Joe Astroturf
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:49pmAs a white American and not living in Philly if Eric Holder wants to release a maniac that wants to kill White babies and Obama ‘s happy that we’ll be scared to vote. I say it’ OK with me as long as he keeps Chick-fil-A open. Can’t republicans and democrats get along. Like the good old days when John Kerry scratched himself 3 times collected his purple hearts came home after 4 months and then called us real Viet Nam vets baby killers. Let’s all get together and have a great Chick-fil-A appreciation day August 1st. Man them chicken sandwiches are so good I think I also saw Anderson Cooper in one around New York with a guy that looked like Cathy Griffin but not as ugly as Cathy. I heard for KY boys that aren’t proud they have a picture of Ballerina Rahm Emanuel in his tootoo. Ps you can’t be getting a tingle up your legs KY’s in Chic-Fil a. You won’t see Rahm in person. Anything that has Chick in it doesn’t interest him. Ps conservatives please consider this a chain letter and make the Chick _Fil people rich and Ballerina boy wishing for the good old days of a 3 way in the Lincoln bedroom with Kal Penn.
Report Post »dmerwin
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:34pmThat’s funny, I don’t care who you are.
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:48pmAny news on the Ron Paul delegate intimidation? Washington? Maine? Iowa? Missouri? Alaska? Georgia? Nevada? Arizona? Oklahoma? Louisiana? Arkansas? Massachusetts? Oregon? Nebraska? Anything? Oh… (whispering) we don’t talk about that, do we.
Report Post »MODEL82A1
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:06pmBROTHER: as a matter of fact, there IS news on the Ron Paul delegation: It is a TINY, ragtag bunch of ignorant extremists who have A LOT more in common with the New Black Panthers than they do with anyone in the American Conservative Movement. A fact that, I’ve NO DOUBT, both groups wear as a badge of honor. Now find your little corner at the Convention and keep quiet. The adults have important work to do.
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:21pmMODEL: would they be the ones costumed in the black Ron Paul hoodies who plan to trash the convention ? You know the OWS / Black Bloc anarchy crowd doing their Ron Paul impersonations ? Remnants of the Theater of the Absurd Players who stared in those OWS taunt the police videos ? Gosh, maybe this is their road show crew that we will see in Tampa…
Report Post »OlefromMN
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:41pmOh brother…
I really dislike fall and the beginning of what is sure to be a long hard winter, but you make me long for Sept. 1st and ultimately Nov. 6 to finally bask in coolness in contrast to the scorching whale of the voices from the RP side I hear on a regular basis.
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:48pmbarber2 DISSECTED:
Every tyranny must demonize those who STAND FOR TRUTH. Jews were characterized as greedy monsters. Ukrainian farmers who wouldn’t join the collective were labeled “wreckers” of the “Motherland.” Highland Scots were smeared as knuckle-dragging animals before the Clearances. Revolting American Colonists were labeled ignorant, pitch-forked rebel slime. And Ron Paul supporters are labeled… (see below and above).
ALINSKYITE SMEARING:
“plan to trash the convention”
EVIDENCE:
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“OWS / Black Bloc anarchy crowd doing their Ron Paul impersonations”
EVIDENCE:
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“Remnants of the Theater of the Absurd Players who stared in those OWS taunt the police videos”
Report Post »EVIDENCE:
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abwehragent
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:45pmAh yes, when the criminals run the justice system … what a wonderful day in fantasyland. The seeds you plant in the ground determine the crops you will harvest. So think carefully of whom we have put into office over the last 100 years and the cockeyed reasons we’ve used for voting for each. If we as voters had been alert and done what we were expected to, these miscreants would never have been in position to carry out their deeds. If there remains time, perhaps we will be able to show we’ve learned our lesson.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:49pmLOL They run the whole damn country.
Report Post »OlefromMN
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:43pmAnd the MSM will be silent on this. Mark my words.
Report Post »phrogdriver
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:55pmIf they do report on it, they will describe Judicial Watch as a “conservative” group. That’s what they do when JW goes after democrats. When they go after republicans (as they did the GWB administration) the MSM calls them “legal activists”.
Report Post »AJAYW
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:42pmHolder and obama both should be in jail- They’re racist basta*ds no black aginst white crimes will be prosecuted. Only white on black. And they want to call everyione else racist. What a joke having both in the offices they hold.
Report Post »dgonzalez01
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:55pmDoes this surprise you when they were taught to hate the white man from the second they were born. This is the conditioning they have been exposed to. What is taught in our schools makes a difference. All I see now a days is how the white man subjugated this minority or that. The real truth is that this country has afforded minorities the greatest opportunities in the world. This government has led the world in change and has taken the worlds refugees to give them a new beginning. All this hate is just made up by the liberals to advance their leftist agenda.
Report Post »Maximus_Delta
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:41pmShouldn’t people be going to jail for this cover-up??
Report Post »barber2
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:24pmThese are the same people who have been allowed to hide Barry Soetoro/ Barack Obama’s school records for all of these years. Big money and big influence behind these Chicago thugs !
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:38pmSpread the word any way you can about this. I surely will. Nice to see it hasn’t faded away.
Report Post »justangry
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:51pmWhat I was thinking, Tron. A gift on another otherwise crappy news day.
Report Post »OlefromMN
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:56pmA definite ray of sunshine that is being spread as I type. Now onto the prosecution round hopefully.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:00pmStory, what story. We didn’t do that. There you go again taking us out of context. Twisting what our emails said.
I am George Orwell, and I approve this doublespeak.
Get back to work drone.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 8:37pmTron, what time is your show on. The Website isn‘t working and I can’t find any info on the net. I was listening to your show on the way to work at 0600 and they changed it to the I-25 show. Thanks.
Report Post »Psychosis
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:38pmwhaaaaat?
someoone in obyonceanidiotalwaysandiots administration LIED????? in FEDERAL COURT???
color me shocked
arrest them
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:47pmI woke up this morning with my head sewn to the carpet, I couldn’t be anymore surprised.
Report Post »progressiveslayer
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:38pmA racist Marxist POS president and his racist AG covering for their racist friends,big surprise there.
Report Post »So when can we expect to see Holder and Barry in handcuffs? This regime makes Nixon look like a boy scout and it’s the most corrupt regime to ever rule us,filled with communist,socialists and Islamists. The new black pansy party isn’t deterred though,you’ll see the racist bastards at the poling places again because Barry and Holder got yo back.
Seneca264
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:37pmThings will be a bit different this November…..you can count on it.
Report Post »perry1980
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:37pmThis November we will stand up to them
Report Post »We will not Comply
We will not sit down
We will make a difference
Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on July 30, 2012 at 7:34pmFinally a justice takes a stand against Holder and the truth comes out again on the DOJ under his biased and bigotted leadership. For all the good it will do at this time; Lord help us if Obama gets another term, for there shall be no end of the madness we are now enduring.
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