
Kraken Clemency: Did Trump Issue the Flynn Pardon Wednesday To Avoid Potential Conflict with Sidney Powell's Batshittery??
Trump sandwiched his Mike Flynn turkey pardon between his announcement he had no ties with Sidney Powell and the moment she submitted her "kraken" -- several conspiracy riddled lawsuits challenging Trump's resounding loss. Do Powell's election efforts explain the timing of the pardon?

When Secret Servers Bump Up against Prosecutorial Independence and Following the Evidence
CNN says that the White House will soon start sharing stuff from Trump's secret server with President-Elect Biden. But a more difficult question may pertain to whether Biden will share it if prosecutors ask for it.

Thanksgiving Day Cheer
Okay, the football gods did not smile on fans today. But, hey, there is a lot else to be thankful for. Especially here, thanks to all of you. And so we are thankful for all of you!

Through Turkey Giblets to the Stars
The challenges expand to meet the people present, but thanks be that they are here.

Mike Flynn's Son Invoked His Fifth Amendment Privilege Early in the Investigation into His Father
When Mike Flynn Jr was subpoenaed to testify about his dad in July 2017, his attorney told prosecutors he would invoke the Fifth.

White House Statement Suggests Flynn Has Been Pardoned ONLY For the Charge He Pled Guilty To
The White House statement on Mike Flynn's pardon suggests it's only for the charges he pled guilty to.

Even Bill Barr (in His Confirmation Hearing) Agreed that Trump Just Committed a Crime
According to Bill Barr's testimony to Congress, the pardon President Trump just gave Mike Flynn is a crime.

Trump Pardons an Undisclosed Agent of Turkey Along with a Thanksgiving Bird
On the day before Trump will pardon a turkey, multiple outlets reported that Trump is preparing to pardon undisclosed Agent of Turkey Mike Flynn. But that may be easier said than successfully done.

Roger Stone Takes Georgia, and the Senate, Hostage
Roger Stone is trying to hold the Georgia Senate races -- and with it GOP control of the Senate -- hostage. That may reflect his legal exposure under a Joe Biden presidency.

Shirkey and Chatfield: No One Else Was in the Room Where It Happened
Michigan's certification of the vote and GSA's move to let President-Elect Biden begin the transition happens just days after a meeting where Trump was expected to make bribes or threats to a group of Michigan politicians who owe their allegiances to Dick DeVos.

How Ric Grenell and Sidney Powell Have Made It Easier to Prosecute Donald Trump for Conspiring with Russia
Thanks to the efforts of Ric Grenell and Sidney Powell, the Biden Administration will have evidence of unprecedented sensitivity to make a case that Trump was coordinating with Russia to undermine Russia as part of a pay-off for election year help.

We Need a New Common American Story
In 2016, I argued that Trump appealed to those who were lost with the fracturing of the myth of American exceptionalism. In 2020, it's clear that if we don't replace that myth with some kind of common story, this country won't survive.

The DeVoses and a Pence Pardon for Trump
The DeVoses may be growing tired of Trump's chaos. If that's true, it puts their close ally Mike Pence in a remarkable position.

"Normal Transitions:" KT McFarland Sent Tom Bossert to "Spy" on Lisa Monaco
One reason Mike Flynn waited to return Sergey Kislyak's phone call about sanctions on December 28, 2016 was so Tom Bossert could first learn what his counterpart, Lisa Monaco, knew about the Russian response.

Rudy the Dripper: The Vicious Cycle of Dead-Ender Propagandists Feeding Bullshit to Tribalist Republicans
Yesterday, Rudy and the propagandist lawyers who've helped Trump stay in power over the last four years doubled down on feeding tribalist Republicans bullshit stories that got Trump into trouble in the first place.

Three Things: About Emily W. Murphy, GSA Administrator
There's no good excuse for Murphy not to have signed the ascertainment determination letter already since Biden had passed the necessary 270 votes as of November 7. You'd think as an attorney she'd realize she could be in hot water several times over.

Donald Trump Was Personally Involved in Flynn's "Collusion" with Russia to Protect Israel
The affidavits used to get Transition emails from people who were either in the loop -- or being lied to -- about Flynn's outreach to Russia four years ago make it clear that Trump was personally involved in at least the outreach pertaining to Israel.

Mike Flynn's "Wiped" Phone
It turns out that Mike Flynn's Transition phone got wiped by GSA, even though he was under active criminal investigation.

Peter Debbins Pleads
The Peter Debbins plea deal doesn't tell us much more than his indictment did -- except why he got charged in EDVA.

Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda: Billy Barr Goes Soft on Crime
Even if the release of former Mexican Minister of Defense Salvador Cienfuegos Zepeda is what DOJ claims it is -- a willingness to bow to the sovereign demands of Mexico -- it marks a departure from the long history of big-footing by DOJ.

