
Paul Manafort Violated Campaign Policy in Risking a Meeting with Konstantin Kilimnik on August 2, 2016
The Mueller Report makes something else clear about the August 2, 2016 meeting between Paul Manafort and Konstantin Kilimnik. Trump's campaign manager attended a meeting with a guy his deputy believed was a Russian spy at a time when everyone else in the campaign was being told to defer such meetings because of the attention on his own ties with Kilimnik.

RIP Damon Keith, The Once And Forever Crusader For Justice
It is with a heavy heart I report that one of the finest, and most righteous, judges in American history has passed away. Judge Damon Jerome Keith was a giant. In a field of giants, Judge Keith stood tall as a special giant. I wish I knew a…

Trump's Never-Declined Invitation from Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Prikhodko
Reading the fine print of the Mueller Report, it appears that Trump never declined an invitation to attend the June 2016 St. Petersburg Forum where he might meet Putin and talk Towers.

What if Julian Assange Flipped?
Everyone's assuming that Julian Assange will mount a long extradition fight. But what if he instead flipped?

History's Rhyme: Nixon's Articles of Impeachment
What would Articles of Impeachment look like if drafted today about Trump? Would they look like Nixon's? This is a open thread.

Why Did Mueller Include the June 9 Meeting Statement in His Obstruction Case?
I've got a bunch more posts on the Mueller Report I'm going to eventually write; I've still got a slew of theories and observations to share. But there's one topic I just have guesses on, one I'd love to have more people weigh in on.
Why…

Giorgi Rtslchiladze's Honor Has Been Sullied because He Can't Decide Whether He Knows the Tapes He Suppressed Exist or Not
Giorgi Rtskhiladze's lawyer is making thoroughly contradictory claims about the pee tape exchange his client had with Michael Cohen just before the 2016 election.

The Dispute over the Accusation Maria Butina Is a Spotter Distracts from Clear Case She Should Be Sent Home
Maria Butina's lawyers are complaining that the government submitted a declaration in her sentencing that lays out a theory of how the networking she did would be useful for Russian intelligence. I think that distracts from making an argument that even using the precedents the government relies on, she has a solid case she should be sent home now.

The Commander-in-Chief Keeps Instructing His National Security Officials Not to Protect the Country
One of the most alarming passages in the Mueller Report describes how, in an effort to get Corey Lewandowski to convince Jeff Sessions to reverse his recusal in the Russian investigation, Trump suggested that Mueller could be limited to investigating…

Hell Hath No Fury Like a Self-Promoting Republican Lawyer Scorned
Don McGahn appears to be getting progressively chattier as his relationship with Trump gets worse and worse.

Two Exceptions to Trump's "Do Not Recall" Responses: A Limited Answer on an Assange Pardon and a Non-Answer on Sanctions Relief
Trump refused to answer several questions Mueller posed. They include a general questions about sanctions relief for Russia, as well as whether he entertained a pardon for Julian Assange during the transition period.

The Significance of Trump's Obstruction of Investigation of His Family's Campaign Finance Crimes, Plural
Barr's attempt to exonerate Trump on obstruction all depends on the fact that DOJ didn't find a crime involving Trump. Except DOJ did, in the SDNY hush payments case.

Do the Right Thing: Break Some Eggs and Impeach
There's really no question about what must be done. There's only fight against spin protecting an un-indicted co-conspirator, or worse. This is an open thread.

How "Collusion" Appears in the Mueller Report
People are still claiming the Mueller Report addressed collusion. It did not.

Putin's Ghost: The Counterintelligence Calculus Not Included in the Obstruction Analysis
New details released in this report provide even further reason to think Trump obstructed the Russian investigation to halt the counterintelligence analysis of his ties with Russia. But the report remains silent about the most concerning interactions with Vladimir Putin and never actually considers whether Trump was obstructing the counterintelligence investigation.

Working Twitter Threads on the Mueller Report
My working threads on the Mueller Report.


The Trump Men and the Grand Jury Redactions
There's been a lot of discussion about why neither Don Sr nor Don Jr were hauled before Mueller's grand jury. There's been less discussion of the two redactions that hide explanations for why they weren't.

Mueller's Language about "Collusion," Coordination, and Conspiracy
Mueller addresses the term "collusion" head on in his report. And he makes it very clear he's not clearing Trump of collusion.

The Many Lies and Prevarications of Bill Barr
Here's the report. Use this thread to comment. (Here's a searchable copy.)
Here's a transcript of Bill Barr's speech, once again spinning the Mueller Report. Effectively, what he did was pretend that "collusion" was the same thing as conspiracy,…