WHO, EXACTLY, DOES JUSTICE REPRESENT?

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On February 8, 2021 -- 19 days after the Inauguration of President Joe Biden -- Brian M. Boynton filed a motion to quash a subpoena for the deposition of Betsy DeVos.

           Mr. Boynton filed his motion in the Southern District of Florida, where DeVos was then "a part-time resident."  That was one of the places where, arguably, venue was proper for Boynton's motion to quash.  The case in which Betsy DeVos was subpoenaed for deposition is pending in the Northern District of California.

           Parenthetically, I cannot find an order granting or denying the motion, and I cannot find any evidence that Ms. DeVos has  been deposed.  I have today emailed the lead attorney who requested this deposition, Margaret E. O'Grady, Esquire and if and when I receive her Reply, I will write about it here.

          Back to Mr. Boynton.  More recently, on June 7, 2021 Brian Boynton filed a reply brief for the United States to intervene for the former guy in his appeal from an order allowing E. Jean Carroll's defamation lawsuit to go forward in New York State Court.  Her defamation lawsuit had been pending in state court before the former guy's Barr removed the case to federal court.

          Mr. Boynton was reportedly hired away from a large law firm with experience in representing corporate clients, in order to assist Merrick Garland in running the Justice Department.

          The actions discussed here, and other actions known and unknown, raise urgent questions.  First:  Who, exactly, does Justice represent?

          Next, why is it in the interest of the United States not to have the testimony of Betsy DeVos under oath?

          How is it that any lawyer can argue, without consequence, that denying a rape and demeaning the victim is a part of the official duties of a President of the United States?

          I did not expect to be asking any of these questions with Merrick Garland replacing Bill Barr and Joe Biden replacing the former guy. 

          Did you?

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