so let me tell you about an American hero his name is Joseph Nacchio he was
the CEO quest
and unfortunate like a lot of
American heroes these days he was sent to prison he just got out
so why was he said the prison well let me explain
for that we have to go back to 2001 the government went to
all these different phone providers and they said we would like to do
warrantless surveillance would like to you to give us
mass access peered at
and almost all the provider said yes absolutely
now that's at the time completely legal
later back and in 2008 that a wind-up
making it retroactively legal because
it was illegal so there was one company
that said back in 2001 no we're not gonna do it's illegal its own costs to
show you don't have that authority and I can give you
documents you know before you get a super are
clients private information and that company was quest
and that's because their CEO chosen not to me that decision now first let me
explain to you when in 2001 this app
it was not after 9/11 it was
before 9/11 the government approach quest
in February f2000 and what and the NSA said 20
hand over all the information me said no
I'm not gonna do that so what happened next well
he got this threat saying that their refusal to turn over the information
might affect its ability to get future classified work with the government
now that's a pretty obvious threat like
hey you know what all those government contracts you were expecting you're not
going to get
now not you happen to have sold stocks a some point in 2001
people sell stocks all the time but what happened next was
the government stop all their contracts and then the stock price
fell because they lost all those contracts and now here comes the genius
part
the government then turn around the set look this not your character
doing insider trading what
what do you mean what where's insider trading well
his stock price fell and he's also a stock before it fell
so he must learn insider trading now
that's outrageous for school when's the last time they went after a large CEO
for insider trading
almost never the one-time that they don't go along with the government will
you look at that
look at this insider trading case we have no pursue but it's okay cuz not use
I was gonna show this time line in court
and he's going to be quick right wrong
the judge did not allow him to present that evidence
washington post explains not sure what was prevented
for bringing up any have this defense during his jury trial
the evidence needed to support it was deemed
classified and the judge in this case refused his request
to use it so here's a guy
who did the right thing and by the way did not get a lot of attention
for be for standing up for the United States Constitution and our laws
in my opinion and should be the opinion a lot a concert is these days
who are on the same side libertarians and progressives
an American hero and the government says oh yah
were gonna crush you and they bring up this fraudulent insider trading case on
what appears to be fraudulent and by the way olive is
claims are backed up by the time line and now
from the Edwards known revelations he says he feels vindicated
this is exactly what he was saying he was right about
but it doesn't matter he served war and a half years in prison if you go along
with the government you keep getting those fat contracts
and you make millions of dollars you don't go along with the government well
they come to get you
and they'd only will allow you to present your defense
when you're a trial what happened American justice
memories this is the best justice system in the world
does this look like the best for you