Dan Froomkin (WaPo) says keep eye out for Late Night Visits at Courthouse

KoKo

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Wed Oct-26-05 03:33 PM
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Dan Froomkin (WaPo) says keep eye out for Late Night Visits at Courthouse

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/04/11/LI2005041100879.html
The Big Day:

I can't think of any reason for Fitzgerald to put anything under seal -- unless he's offering his targets the opportunity to turn themselves in before it turns into a real circus over there.

So, two suggestions for the folks staking out the courthouse:

* Even if he seals everything, Fitzgerald would have to take any indictments returned by the grand jury to a judge today. And he would be accompanied by his grand jury foreperson. So keep an eye out for that.

* Also keep an eye out for senior administration officials showing up at the courthouse very, very late at night.

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displacedtexan

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Wed Oct-26-05 03:36 PM
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1. Wolf just reported Fitzgerald's 45 min meeting w/ judge.

Edited on Wed Oct-26-05 03:38 PM by displacedtexan

Hm. Interesting.

Edited to add: That might explain Rove's bizarre salute to the White House today as he left:
http://www.ascrivenerslament.blogspot.com/

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damntexdem

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Wed Oct-26-05 03:42 PM
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8. Maybe he was trying to pull a DeLay.

But he just doesn't have the background in killing bugs to pull it off: saluted instead of smiled.

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Oreo

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Wed Oct-26-05 04:09 PM
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11. Was that taken when he left?

Was he signing off? Saluting one last time to the marines?

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napi21

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Wed Oct-26-05 03:36 PM
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2. I hate to rain on your parade, but VERY FEW atty's work nights!

The criminal ones do when their client gets arrested, but I can't believe this judge or Fitz is planning on any OT tonight!

Get yourself razy tomorrow and Friday, but relax tonight.

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Jersey Devil

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Wed Oct-26-05 03:38 PM
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4. Poop

When I was a youngun clerking for a judge and later on an assistant prosecutor I spent many a late night at the court house. I quit when I didn't see my baby daughter awake for entire week because I was leaving for work so early and coming home so late.

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Darknyte7

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Wed Oct-26-05 03:42 PM
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7. I'd echo that sentiment...

When I was a judicial clerk, I spent a number of late nights at the courthouse.

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KoKo

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Wed Oct-26-05 03:40 PM
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5. Not my parade....Froomkin's thoughts that there will be a "midnight"

or "last minute" flurry before he announces. :D

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gratuitous

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Wed Oct-26-05 03:41 PM
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6. Fitzgerald may not be planning to work

But the attorneys for the accused might be. However, my meager experience is that anything the folks indicted might want to file, they wouldn't file at the courthouse after hours. Their attorneys, who are well known to the court clerk, will probably just contact the clerk and deliver anything they need to have filed to the clerk personally at home.

That's the way it worked for a while in the District I live in (the rationale being that the courts are technically never closed). I don't recall if it was a new presiding judge or a new court clerk who decided to put a stop to that, but it's made federal practice a little easier.

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HereSince1628

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Wed Oct-26-05 03:45 PM
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9. Top aides at the WH are gonna get special treatment.

Don't you think?

I don't really expect Federal Marshalls to show up at the White House or Rove's home. The bad guys are gonna come in and present themselves, why wouldn't they try to make an arrangement for doing that in the wee hours of the morning?

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NJCher

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Wed Oct-26-05 03:46 PM
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10. are you serious?

That's all they do is work. That's what makes 'em such "fun" individuals.

Cher

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stevedeshazer

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Wed Oct-26-05 03:37 PM
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3. Heh

I wish I could hang out at 3 am at the courthouse with a microphone and a camera.

That's when the rodents are feeding.

Apologies to any progressive rodents here on DU.

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