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Gary Wright II

@gary-wright.com
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Engineering Geek, #Alabama Activist, #LGBTQ Marriage Equality Plaintiff (Strawser v Strange), DADT, Navy Veteran, CEO of Clever Things, LLC, 3D Animator. He/Him

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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 9h
Russia increases 2027 military budget by 27%. FlyDubai plane to Tel Aviv diverted after struggle between pilots. Omani copilot had knife Recruiting through MICE = Money, Ideology, Coercion, Ego Reported US Casualties: 19+ deaths and 861+ injured
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 9h
Iran War Day #215 - US military withdrawn from Iraq after over two decades. Iran hit three ships (two oil tankers and one LNG) in Strait of Hormuz. Houthis hit huge oil processing facility. When oil flows again, we're going to have bottlenecks at all of the refineries. (1/2)
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 30/09/2026
En Banc DC Circuit Court of Appeals Oral Argument in Trump Alien Enemies Act Case - Here's the 3-hour recording of argument before Judges Srinivasan, Henderson, Millett, Pillard, Wilkins, Katsas, Rao, Walker, Childs, Pan, and Garcia (Henderson not present): ⚖️ media.cadc.uscourts.gov/recordings/d...
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 29/09/2026
The suspects have already been released on bail from jail. No explosive materials found in their vans, but they did find cans of gasoline. Were they just out stealing gas? Watching Cuba for signs of an upcoming US invasion, which would be another stupid unwinnable forever war. (end)
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 29/09/2026
No terrorism expected with the five arrested at RAF Fairford which US uses to carry out strikes against Iran. Rubio claims without evidence that it involved a foreign actor. Trump claims without evidence that "we've been watching them for weeks." Both are lying to take advantage of the situation.
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 29/09/2026
8 Marines added to casualty list as injured while on merchant ship being escorted. Was it the clandestine RMS St Helena armory ship? Saudi Arabia and Houthis - Saudis are mobilizing Apache helicopters, air force, and mechanized divisions. Avg diesel $6.44 and SPR fell to 283.8 million barrels.
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 29/09/2026
Iran War Day #213 and 214 - After wasting 23 years and 4,500 lives, the US troops are finally leaving Iraq. Satellites show no ships moved through Strait of Hormuz. Iran claims 19 strikes against ships in SoH, but waiting for confirmation. Reported US troops: 19+ deaths and 861+ injured. (1/3)
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 29/09/2026
Jack Smith's Opening Statement - Smith is testifying today before the Senate Judiciary hearing about investigating Trump and his cronies as a special counsel. Judge Cannon has sealed Volume II of his report. 🤬 ICYMI here is his 5-minute opening statement: www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1es...
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WATCH: Jack Smith's full opening statement in Senate Judiciary hearing on Trump investigations
YouTube video by PBS NewsHour
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 28/09/2026
Diesel average at $6.53 which is a national record. Reported US troop casualties: 19+ deaths and 861+ injured. No end of the war is in sight... (end)
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 28/09/2026
CENTCOM responds with lies and propaganda to everything nowadays. Disrupted bomb plot against RAF Fairford (used by US) being investigated in UK with several arrests. Watching for signs of US military action against Cuba. (2/3)
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 28/09/2026
Iran War Day #212 - Iran says it will make no nuclear concessions, as Trump rejects their 7-day proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. It was basically a return to the Memorandum of Understanding that was signed in June in Versailles. IRGC captured a REMUS6 US underwater drone. (1/x)
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 27/09/2026
Pandas Arrived In Atlanta - Giant pandas Ping Ping and Fu Shuang have safely arrived in Atlanta just like Xi promised. ZooAtlanta will be announcing how you can view/visit them when they get them settled in: zooatlanta.org/press-releas...
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The Giant Pandas Have Landed! - Zoo Atlanta
Ping Ping and Fu Shuang arrive to usher in a new era for Atlanta pandas.
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 26/09/2026
The Epstein Files make me so disgusted. So many people were harmed, and nobody has been held accountable for what they did. Trump going after a 15-year-old wouldn't surprise me. All of the victims deserve justice. ⚖️
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 26/09/2026
The Epstein Files make me so disgusted. So many people were harmed, and nobody has been held accountable for what they did. Trump going after a 15-year-old wouldn't surprise me. All of the victims deserve justice. ⚖️
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Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 26/09/2026
ICE BEHIND THE MASKS HAVE NAMES 2 masked agents threatened to arrest Robert Peck for legally observing them. He sued. “And now, because of a lawsuit, the (ICE) agents have names.” A Hylton 📌Nicholas Lapointe 📌Christopher Semler I hope more people take ICE to court when their rights are violated.
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 26/09/2026
Notice the strategic geographic assets around both sides of the Red Sea. Senior Chief Malcolm Nance and Dexter Ingram discuss the last 24 hours of the war: www.youtube.com/watch?v=upy7...
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US-IRAN WARCAST - DAY 211/74 - w/Malcolm, & Dexter
YouTube video by Malcolm Nance
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 26/09/2026
Ethiopia may go back to war with Eritrea. Watch Tigray Region closely. Ethiopia is cut off from the Red Sea by Eritrea so their access is only through Djibouti. Sudan has been a hot mess for quite a while. It's worth studying google earth or a map of the region.
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 26/09/2026
Diesel at $6.52 and $6.53 is the record high. The "official" US casualty count (an undercount): 19+ deaths and 861+ injured. Ukraine has taken much of their land back from Russia, but they need more help. Zelenskyy is sending the North Korean soldiers they capture over to South Korea. (2/x)
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 26/09/2026
Iran War Day #211 - Trump rejects Iran's 7-day offer and wants to bomb them after the midterms. Defense chiefs from Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Pakistan met in Riyadh to discuss Yemen and Houthis. Grand Mufti tells Saudi soldiers to prepare for war and be ready to die in the fight. (2/x)
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 26/09/2026
Damn. 100% false positives.
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 26/09/2026
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Zelenskyy is pressing Trump to enact penalties under the Lindsey Graham Act targeting Russia alongside third nations financing Moscow's invasion. The legislation outlines secondary tariffs reaching 100% on imported items from governments purchasing Russian oil, gas, and uranium.
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Brian Straw @brianstraw.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
We came out to Broadview last year to protest our neighbors’ unlawful detention and the inhumane conditions inside the facility. We came back because our community cannot forget those still detained, our neighbors still being taken off our streets, and the unconstitutional tactics of our own gov't.
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Bruno J. Navarro @brunojnavarro.bsky.social · 26/09/2026

FLOCK OFF
CEO of Flock Garrett Langley doesn't like his photo being shared publicly
NOTICE NEWS
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Jack Hopkins-The Original @therealjackhopkins.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
He kept yelling "I'm a U.S. citizen." They kept him pinned to the sidewalk anyway. He left in an ambulance with injuries to his head, neck, and teeth. DHS calls it "without further incident." www.jackhopkinsnow.com
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BrooklynDad_Defiant! @mmpadellan.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Yeah, where are all of your stupid truck caravans NOW, MAGA? Hmmmm???
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Dutchy Patrick @dutchiepatrick.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
The trials will be my favorite part of the show….
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WarTranslated (Dmitri) @wartranslated.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
Fourteen US senators from both parties asked Trump to revoke Putin’s invitation to the G20 in Miami on Dec 14-15. They urged barring Putin and other sanctioned Russian officials from US G20 events, saying his attendance could legitimize Russia during the war on Ukraine.
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 26/09/2026
The CBC?!? What is happening to our country?!? Palantir is evil, and I'm pretty sure Shirley Chisolm would have wanted it banned if she were still alive to today. She'd likely be aghast at our entire mass surveillance problem and profiling everyone (especially with AI) without a warrant.
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 26/09/2026
Pax Silica is evil, and I'm glad to see the Philippines and other places recognize the dangers. This needs to be stopped:
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 26/09/2026
Motion to Dismiss Appeal by @katiephang.bsky.social - The enforcement order requiring Attorney General Todd Blanche to release more of the #EpsteinFiles is not an appealable order. The convicted felon Trump allegedly attacked a young teen girl. Here's the Motion www.courtlistener.com/docket/74696...
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#01208892248 in Katie Phang v. Todd Blanche (D.C. Cir., 26-5299) – CourtListener.com
RESPONSE IN OPPOSITION [2195149] to motion for stay pending appeal [2194494-2], motion to expedite case [2194494-3] combined with a MOTION to dismiss case for lack of jurisdiction filed by Katie Phang...
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Monica @softtail65.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
It is barbaric. There is no reason for women to be dying from ectopic pregnancies in the U.S. in 2026. Not one.
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 26/09/2026
Speaking of needing more popcorn: 🍿
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 26/09/2026
🍿Oh boy... It just keeps getting worse for the FBI and Kash Patel. 🤡🍿
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 26/09/2026
We have an 80 year-old dementia-ridden criminal slob of a man-child clown 🤡 running our country, and the whole world is suffering because of it. I've seen other countries fall, but I never thought I'd see my own country collapse. At least not fail so quickly. Will the revolution be televised???
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 26/09/2026
Republican Florida congressman introduces bill requiring warrants for Flock Safety cameras
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Republican Florida congressman introduces bill requiring warrants for Flock Safety cameras
Greg Steube’s Flafo Act would require federal agencies to obtain warrants before accessing or sharing data from networked license plate readers
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The Onion @theonion.com · 26/09/2026
“First of all, he’s got my face as his profile picture, so that right there gave me a high degree of confidence, because I know what I look like.” — Kash Patel
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Kash Patel Phished By Scammer Posing As Kash Patel
WASHINGTON—Despite carefully checking and double-checking the credentials of the man who reached out to him via email, FBI director Kash Patel was reportedly phished Friday by a scammer posing as FBI ...
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Schooley @schooley.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Go on. Keep proving the point of the documentary, fellas.
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The Major Social Media Platforms Are All Rejecting Paid Ads for 'Musk' (Exclusive) — The Hollywood Reporter
The Alex Gibney doc has received denials from YouTube, Meta, TikTok and X on running the trailer. Its U.S. distributor is appealing.
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 26/09/2026
Trump is no longer "banning" the media, he is just "blocking" the media's access to events. They already won on Due Process, so Trump is now just playing games with their due process. The courts next need to rule on this issue based on the First Amendment. This is all so childish:
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 26/09/2026
SCOTUS rejects Missouri's gerrymandered map for the third time:
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Clay Bennett @claybennett.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
9/26/2026- SCOTUS www.timesfreepress.com/news/2026/se...
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Gabriel Malor @gabrielmalor.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
6th Cir. holds that Tennessee and Ohio's sports gambling laws are not preempted by federal law involving commodities trading, and state law can be applied against Kalshi's "event contracts" involving sports. www.opn.ca6.uscourts.gov/opinions.pdf...
We hold that Kalshi has not shown that its sports-event contracts satisfy the statutory definition of a “swap” so as to fall within the scope of the CFTC’s “exclusive jurisdiction.”  And, even assuming that Kalshi’s sports-event contracts are swaps, we alternatively hold that the CEA neither expressly nor impliedly preempts Ohio’s or Tennessee’s gambling laws.  Thus, we affirm the Southern District of Ohio’s denial of a preliminary injunction, vacate the Middle District of Tennessee’s entry of a preliminary injunction, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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Truthout @truthout.org · 25/09/2026
This week a judge dismissed all the charges brought against a group of Stanford students for occupying the university president’s office in June 2024 to protest Stanford’s complicity in Israel’s genocide in Gaza. The judge also reduced the amount of restitution to roughly $52,000 total.
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Pro-Palestine Stanford Students Celebrate Dismissal of Harsh Charges
All charges were dropped against the students, who could have faced prison for “conspiracy to trespass” and vandalism.
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 25/09/2026
Class action lawsuit??? Meta is using your photos and videos to insert an AI version of you into advertisements that are then shown to your friends. Laura was shown in bed with a strange man in a Chase ad. This must be stopped immediately! ⚖️
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 25/09/2026
The white "Christian" flag on the back of their horse-drawn golf cart was coopted by the white supremacists to represent their Christian Nationalism. Fort Payne is in DeKalb County, Alabama and so none of this is surprising to me, but Birmingham weatherman James Spann posted this craziness:
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Courthouse News @courthousenews.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
A D.C. Circuit panel on Friday appeared likely to side with the Trump administration in a long-running dispute over whether a federal judge exceeded his authority by ordering the government to return more than 200 Venezuelan men deported to El Salvador in 2025. www.courthousenews.com/dc-circuit-s...
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DC Circuit split on returning migrants from foreign prisons
A federal judge in Washington ordered the government to facilitate the return of hundreds of migrants who were deported to a Salvadoran mega-prison and since released to Venezuela.
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 25/09/2026
Trump Mobile Hit With Ransomware? The EndZone ransomware group *claims* to have hit Trump Mobile users on 9/23 with ransomware. There are apparently only 4,000 users 🤣using the network, and they claim they compromised their eSIM QR codes and user PII. #SoMuchWinning hackerfeeds.com/ransomware/t...
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Ransomware group EndZone hits Trump Mobile | HackerFeeds
Trump Mobile (Technology · US) listed by the EndZone ransomware group on 2026-09-23. Claim by the threat actor — sourced from public threat-intel feeds.
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 25/09/2026
Hegseth 🤡 is a war criminal clown, but I have no objections to anything he says in this video. He doesn't tell them who to vote for, but wants everyone registered and voting. I support that. We need to focus on his crimes and the welfare of our troops and not manufacture things to be outraged about.
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Gary Wright II @gary-wright.com · 25/09/2026
Hegseth 🤡 is a war criminal clown, but I have no objections to anything he says in this video. He doesn't tell them who to vote for, but wants everyone registered and voting. I support that. We need to focus on his crimes and the welfare of our troops and not manufacture things to be outraged about.
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Jon Seidel @jonseidel.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Sheri Mecklenburg's full retirement letter to Chicago U.S. Attorney Andrew Boutros:
SHERI H. MECKLENBURG
Andrew Boutros
US Attorney
219 S. Dearborn Street, Suite 500 Chicago, IL 60604
By email
Re: My Forced Retirement Dear Mr. Boutros:
Pursuant to this letter, I retire under protest from DOJ, effective immediately. To avoid any misunderstanding or misstatements about the reasons for my forced retirement, I set them forth in this letter.
As you learned on September 22, 2026, I intended to seek leave to intervene in the Broadview Six case to defend myself against the continuing allegations of “pervasive misconduct” in the defense lawyers’ reply brief, and against the false and inflammatory accusations in that brief. Those false accusations include that (1) I “sat silently by” while the Court addressed transcript redactions— when I was unaware of both the redactions and the hearings; and (2) I “outright lied” to the grand jury—which I did not.
You learned of my intended motion when I sought permission to alert Judge Perry to Section 4.4 of the DOJ’s Grand Jury Manual. That provision of the Manual directs prosecutors to ask whether any potentially biased grand juror can set aside any bias and decide the matter fairly and objectively, and if not, to advise that the juror should self-excuse. The provision strongly supports my handling of the situation at issue in the Broadview case on October 16, 2025. The Government’s submission omitted any reference to this relevant and critical provision.
Because DOJ required me to sign a confidentiality agreement covering the Manual and other materials, I requested authorization to cite it in the Motion to Intervene. The senior U.S. Attorney's Office official coordinating my access to the materials initially advised my attorney that he did not believe there would be any problem with my citing to that provision of the Manual. A short time later, however, that same official informed my counsel that he had consulted with the Front Office who advised that, as a current DOJ employee, I am prohibited from filing anything t…Preventing me from defending myself is particularly reprehensible given the Office’s failure to adequately defend me. The Office’s tardy acknowledgement in its response brief that I did nothing to warrant sanctions was incomplete and does not erase the incredible damage caused by your prior statements. Beyond omitting the key Grand Jury Manual provision, the Office’s brief withheld the fact that I repeatedly sought guidance from, kept informed, and followed the directions of the Front Office—including you—at every consequential stage. It is telling that neither you nor anyone preparing the Office’s response consulted with me or my attorneys about the relevant facts and defenses before filing it. The Office did not fully present the facts supporting my conduct. It now seeks to prevent me from presenting those facts myself.
This decision to keep me and my attorneys in the dark was consistent with your handling of this matter from the outset. No one consulted me about any transcript redactions. I had nothing to hide and in fact demonstrated quite the opposite in memorializing brief and incidental interactions with two grand jurors. You declined to notify me about the May 21, 2026 Court hearing, which I had the indignity of learning about after-the-fact from the media. I would have expected the leadership of the Office to ensure that a career prosecutor whose conduct and reputation were about to be publicly condemned received notice and an opportunity to be heard. Had I been afforded that basic fairness at the outset, I believe matters would not have reached this point.
Since I was not present, I was a convenient target to be scapegoated and publicly vilified. You recklessly agreed in court that I had committed misconduct without even asking for my account, fully reviewing the record or briefing the law. That evening, you sent an office-wide email laying responsibility at my feet for a felony prosecution that you personally directed over my objection that the case was b…made retirement the only way for me to defend myself without forfeiting the healthcare benefits I earned through decades of government service.
You repeatedly described me as a “by-the-book” prosecutor, including in an email dated December 21, 2025. That is what I have always tried to be. I do not contend that every word I used or everything I did before the grand jury was done perfectly, and I remain prepared to address legitimate scrutiny of my actions. But legitimate scrutiny is not the same as scapegoating, and accountability does not require silence in the face of demonstrably false accusations.
I still expect a full and fair opportunity to address the allegations against me and restore my reputation. I also would have expected, at some point during the past four months, that the leaders who directed or approved the prosecution would accept responsibility for their own roles and decisions rather than assigning the consequences to me alone.
I have been a public servant for more than 27 years, serving almost the last two decades as a federal prosecutor. I have served well and am proud of my public service.
Please treat this letter as notice of my retirement under protest, effective immediately. Please advise my counsel whom I should contact to arrange for the retrieval of my personal belongings from the Office.
Sincerely,
Sheri H. Mecklenburg
Sheri H. Mecklenburg
cc: Vicky Gehrt, USAO Human Resources Officer (by email) Sergio E. Acosta, Esq.
Joel D. Bertocchi, Esq.
Jason Yonan, First Assistant U.S. Attorney (by email)
Rick Young, Assistant U.S. Attorney, Criminal Chief (by email)
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