Former attorney general Jody Wilson-Raybould submitted explosive new materials to the Commons justice committee on Friday. Wernick: Well … it is not a good idea for the Prime Minister and his Attorney General to be at loggerheads. Wilson-Raybould references the “Saturday Night Massacre,” when Richard Nixon’s Attorney General and Deputy Attorney General resigned rather than fire the special prosecutor investigating Watergate at Nixon’s command. “Ok the shite is going to hit the fan” A text message from Jody Wilson-Raybould’s to her former chief of staff, Jessica Prince, after the December 19 phone call with Michael Wernick. As of Friday night, Attorney General David Lametti had not issued any such directive in the SNC-Lavalin case.

Source: thestar March 30, 2019 00:35 UTC