Who
says
lawyers
have
to
sacrifice
their
creative
side!
While
many
attorneys
find
the
daily
grind
of
practicing
law
keeps
them
from
their
artistic
passions,
there
are
still
avenues
to
keep
legal
eagles
from
letting
that
part
of
their
brain
atrophy
one
billable
hour
at
a
time.
For
example,
consider
joining
the
Department
of
Justice!
Yes,
according
to
a
report
from
the
New
York
Times,
lawyers
in
at
least
six
U.S.
Attorney’s
Offices
just
received
a
memo
from
a
senior
DOJ
official
inviting
them
to
flex
those
creative
muscles
and
figure
out
how
the
administration
can
put
George
Soros
in
jail.
Is
there
any
reason
to
put
Soros
in
jail?
Not
that
anyone
can
tell!
But
Donald
Trump
has
identified
Soros
as
a
political
enemy,
and
in
peak
proto-Pinochet
form,
Trump
wants
his
DOJ
to
put
the
aging
philanthropist
in
jail.
Come
with
me
and
you’ll
be
In
a
world
of
pure
imagination
That
comparison
may
seem
like
“Trump
Derangement
Syndrome,”
a
sort
of
wild
hyperbole
that
takes
Trump’s
words
out
of
context
to
assume
the
worst.
Let’s
check
the
exact
quote
before
leaping
to
conclusions:
In
reply
to
a
question
from
NBC
News
about
Soros,
the
president
said
that
he
“should
be
put
in
jail.”
Cryptic!
The
man
truly
is
an
enigma
wrapped
in
a
riddle
wrapped
in
bronzer.
He
also
suggested
this
could
be
a
RICO
case
because
he’s
both
not
a
lawyer
and
incredibly
dumb.
In
any
event,
federal
prosecutors
are
now
tasked
with
inventing
charges
to
make
the
boss
happy.
He
already
posted-then-deleted
a
message
excoriating
Attorney
General
Bondi
for
not
prosecuting
his
political
enemies,
so
it’s
time
to
get
busy
over
there!
Even
if
there’s
no
conceivable
or,
frankly,
professionally
ethical
justification.
The
official’s
directive,
a
copy
of
which
was
viewed
by
The
New
York
Times,
goes
as
far
as
to
list
possible
charges
prosecutors
could
file,
ranging
from
arson
to
material
support
of
terrorism.
The
memo
suggests
department
leaders
are
following
orders
from
the
president
that
specific
people
or
groups
be
subject
to
criminal
investigation
—
a
major
break
from
decades
of
past
practice
meant
to
insulate
the
Justice
Department
from
political
interference.
This
is
the
practical
extension
of
the
White
House
decision
to
declare
Antifa
a
domestic
terrorism
organization,
allowing
him
to
broadly
accuse
anyone
left
of
Steve
Bannon
a
terrorist
member
of
the
non-existent
organization.
And,
critically,
to
accuse
anyone
giving
money
to
any
anti-authoritarian
protest
in
the
country
as
providing
“material
support”
to
terrorists.
What
else
can
they
come
up
with?
Lending
fraud?
Illegal
possession
of
classified
material?
Sexual
assault?
Epstein?
No,
people
wouldn’t
believe
one
old
guy
could
do
all
that!
Is
witchcraft
still
a
crime?
So
good
luck,
prosecutors!
These
enterprising
young
lawyers
will
need
to
show
some
powerful
creative
writing
chops
to
get
this
investigation
off
the
ground,
but
they
just
need
to
get
brainstorming
and
apply
themselves.
If
you’re
a
line
attorney
hoping
to
score
a
federal
judgeship
at
28,
consider
pitching
your
case
against
George
Soros
to
your
supervisors!
Think
of
it
like
McSweeney’s…
but
also
a
gross
violation
of
ethical
duties.
Earlier:
Justice
Dept.
Official
Pushes
Prosecutors
to
Investigate
George
Soros’s
Foundation
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