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The conduct of a George Soros-backed Democrat prosecutor in Missouri is under review for potential prosecutorial misconduct regarding her role in forcing former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens, a Republican, out of office two years ago.

The scandal, at the heart of which is the conduct of St.Ā Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner, has the potential to blow open a once-thought-to-be-successful effort by the left to force the resignation of a Republican governor in the Show Me state. Gardner rose to power locally in 2016 thanks to a shadow campaignĀ heavily fundedĀ by a super PAC established and funded by Soros, the leftist billionaire, but now that her conductā€“rather than Greitensā€™ actionsā€“is under the microscope, things could change significantly on this storyline quickly in the coming days.

You can watch the 2016 Gardner campaign ad paid for by the Soros-funded Safety & Justice Committee and authorized by Gardner here:

In particular, Gardner is scheduled to be deposed on Friday by Special Prosecutor Gerard Carmody concerning her conduct during her investigation of Greitens, which led to the former GOP governorā€™s resignation in June 2018, just over a year into his term. While unrelated to similar efforts by leftists using government power to falsely investigate Republicans in Missouri, these revelations come after efforts against now Sen. Josh Hawley (R-MO)ā€“who wasĀ targetedĀ by local leftist officials falsely during his successful 2018 campaign against former Sen. Claire McCaskill (D-MO)ā€“haveĀ witheredĀ under scrutiny.

Gardnerā€™s conduct in the case, while still under investigation, is potentially yet another instance in a long line of the partisan politicization of the justice system by Democrats, the most well known example of which occurred in the 2018 confirmation hearing of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. But Democrats have been engaging in this playbook in states across the countryā€“such as in these examples against Greitens and Hawleyā€“as well as at the national level against Kavanaugh and even President Donald Trump.

While Democrats have proceeded on such witch hunts with impunity in recent years, Gardnerā€™s conduct may be one instance in which partisan abuses of power are addressed directly by the legal system, in this case by a court appointed special prosecutor.

Fridayā€™s deposition is to obtain further evidence for the upcoming trial of William Tisaby, a former FBI agent with aĀ checkered past, who was hired by Gardner two years ago to investigate allegations against then Gov. Greitens that he attempted to blackmail a woman he had an extramarital affair with in 2015. The woman was subsequently identified in public documents as ā€œK.S.ā€.

Gardnerā€™s hiring of Tisaby, aĀ resident of AlabamaĀ whose small security firm wasĀ based in Michigan, rather than an investigator from a local, state, or federal law enforcement agency, was considered highly unusual at the time. Gardnerā€™s critics believe she chose Tisaby in order to avoid the normal investigative procedures that local, state, or federal law enforcement agencies would have followed.

Tisaby wasĀ indictedĀ in June 2019 by a grand jury convened by Special Prosecutor Carmody on seven felony charges for his conduct in that investigation. His trial isĀ scheduledĀ to begin on March 8.

Since Gardner was in charge of the investigation and hired Tisaby, how she responds to questions posed by Carmody in Fridayā€™s deposition will be followed closely.

Greitens, a former Navy Seal, was elected governor of Missouri in November 2016. Gardner, a former state representative, was also elected in November 2016. The majority of her campaign fundingā€“Ā $200,000ā€“came from ā€œaĀ  national super PAC partly funded by liberal billionaire George Soros,ā€ as Business InsiderĀ reported.

A grand jury indicted then Gov. Greitens, based on evidence presented by Gardner on felony invasion of privacy charges in February 2018Ā for allegedly taking a nude photograph of K.S., the woman with whom he had an extramarital affair in 2015, and threatening to blackmail her with the nude photograph if she told anyone of the affair.

The grand jury then subsequently indicted Greitens on an additional felony computer tampering charge in April 2018.

Gardner dropped the felony invasion of privacy charges in May 2018, then dropped the felony computer tampering charges in exchange for Greitenā€™s resignation from office in June 2018.Ā Upon his resignation, Lt. Gov. Mike Parsons, a Republican, became governor. Parsons is running for a full term as governor in the November 2020 general election.

Gardner never produced the alleged nude photograph of the woman she claimed was at the center of the felony invasion of privacy charges filed against Greitens. There are questions lingering as to whether the evidence Gardner claimed existed even actually did exist, as sources familiar with the case told Breitbart News they believe Gardner knew at the time she presented her evidence to the grand jury that indicted Greitens she knew that the purported nude photo of K.S. did not exist.

The primary evidence against Greitens in the felony invasion of privacy case was the testimony of K.S., which first surfaced in an audio recording of her conversation with her then-husband, ā€œP.S.,ā€ that appeared in anĀ articleĀ published by WMOV on January 10, 2018.

K.S.Ā provided statements about the allegations that precipitated the felony invasion of privacy charges in three interviews available in public documents, one conductedĀ onĀ January 29, 2018,Ā Ā a second conducted onĀ March 7, 2018Ā by the Missouri House of Representatives Oversight Committee (the Barnes Committee), chaired by State Rep. Jay Barnes, a Republican and a frequent critic of Greitens, and a third conducted on April 6, 2018 in aĀ deposition by Greitenā€™s attorneys.

Despite K.S.ā€™s explosive allegations, she has never filed a police report against Greitens nor has she subsequently testified under oath in any other venue.

Greitens, who admitted to the affair when the news first broke, vigorously denies her allegations through his attorneys.

On June 29, 2018, just three weeks after Greitens resigned as governor, attorney Gerard Carmody wasĀ appointedĀ as a special prosecutor by St. Louis Circuit Court Judge Michael Mullen to investigate the conduct of former FBI agent William Tisaby, who was hired by Gardner in January 2018 to conduct theĀ investigation on which she based her failed prosecution of Greitens.

Shortly after the grand jury that indicted Tisaby finished its term in July 2019 without bringing additional charges against anyone else involved in the Greitens investigation Special Prosecutor Carmody released a statement confirming that his investigation was not over, and that he was empowered to continue the investigation and convene a new grand jury if needed, as the Associated PressĀ reported:

The special prosecutor overseeing the investigation of how St. Louis Circuit Attorney Kim Gardner prosecuted last yearā€™s criminal case against former Missouri Gov. Eric Greitens confirmed Thursday that the investigation is still ongoing, even though the grand jury has disbanded.

Special Prosecutor Gerard Carmody took the unusual step of putting out a statement clarifying that the grand juryĀ disbanded MondayĀ not because the investigation was complete, but because it reached its expiration and its term could not be extended.

ā€œNotwithstanding the expiration of that Grand Juryā€™s term, the investigation into possible criminal activity will continue,ā€ Carmody said in the statement.

It wasnā€™t clear if Carmody would seek a new grand jury or simply continue the investigation himself. A spokesman declined further comment. . .

(Excerpt from Breitbart. Article Micheal Patrick Leahy.)

 

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CBM
January 29, 2020

I pray that truth will be revealed; lies will be exposed, and that there would be confusion on the side of the dishonest and conspirators. Thank you Father, for working in behalf of the truth. Raise up intercessors to join and unite in praying for our nation.

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Judith Brumley
January 29, 2020

I pray for the church and believers to arise in the great state of Missouri. We pray for a turnaround and right enemies exposed in this scandal. Expose and convict all corrupt person(s) involved and hold them accountable. Bring down all lies that confuse the issue.
Praying that Christians began to use their voices and take their place in state governmental offices. We ask that your wisdom prevails in all court proceedings. Let truth arise! Remove the cloud of corruption holding the state back from your blessings . We call on you father to save Missouri from evil doers under minding their own government.

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