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Roger Stone Once Again Limits His Denials

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emptywheel
Two years after he first started, Roger Stone continues to issue partial denials about his role in the hack-and-leak.
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Judicial Watch Sues DOJ and Obtains Proof that Mark Meadows and His Propagandists Are Conspiracist Idiots

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emptywheel
Congratulations to Judicial Watch, which just paid a ton of money to sue DOJ to prove that Mark Meadows is full of shit.
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The Government Accuses Roger Stone of Being a Disorganized Figure Who Committed a Crime

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emptywheel
By mis-citing the Godfather II, Stone's lawyers have proven he can't be an organized crime figure.
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Bill Barr Refuses to "Comply First, Complain Later" with Congressional Oversight

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emptywheel
Bill Barr demanded unquestioning compliance with police the other day. Comply first, complain later, said the nation's top law enforcement officer. Curiously, he feels totally different about Executive branch compliance with attempts to make it comply with the law.
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Clear The Shelters Day Is August 17

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bmaz
There are many things going on these days, but you can save a dog's life this weekend, and gain a best friend. You should.
Graphic: Quino Al via Unsplash (mod by Rayne)
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Whip It Good: Higher and Higher

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Rayne
We could use a boost now as we work our way through the dog days of summer. Take a look at how far we've come even if it seems too slowly, measure our progress toward an impeachment inquiry.

Four Months Ago Attorney General Bill Barr Called BOP Staff Shortages that Led to Whitey Bulger Murder "a SNAFU"

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emptywheel
Back in April, Bill Barr called the understaffing that permitted the Whitey Bulger murder in Hazelton prison "a SNAFU." Now, he's claiming such shortages are "severe irregularities," presumably so he can blame someone else for letting the death happen.
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Don McGahn Is Not the Most Critical Witness on Impeachment

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emptywheel
Last week the House Judiciary Committee told a court that Don McGahn is their most important impeachment witness. I really hope they don't believe that.

Freedom And Equality: Relational Equality Against Social Hierarchies

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Ed Walker
Equality is primarily about social relations, and only secondarily about the distribution of material goods.
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DOJ Should Just Give Andrew McCabe What He Wants, But They Won't

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emptywheel
Andrew McCabe's lawsuit against DOJ and FBI for the way he was fired is very well lawyered. DOJ could make it go away at very little cost, except the most costly: depriving Trump of one of his pettiest wins.
[Photo: Emily Morter via Unsplash]
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Chickens on ICE Raid: The Odd Luck of Peco and Koch Foods [UPDATE-2]

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Rayne
Something about the ICE raids conducted in Mississippi today set off my hinky meter. This is an open thread.
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It Is False To Claim the Counterintelligence Investigation into Trump Is Unprecedented

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emptywheel
Republicans keep asking whether there's precedent for the FBI to open a counterintelligence investigation into the President. That's not the right question though. The right question is whether there's precedent for the FBI to open a counterintelligence investigation into a major party candidate, and the precedent is clear: Hillary Clinton

The Discussion of White Supremacist Terror Ignores the Transnational Nature of It

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emptywheel
As the national security establishment comes to grips with the threat of white supremacist terrorism, the goal should be to understand what actually occurring in the government's efforts to combat terrorism, and from that to learn what is necessary to protecting against terrorism. 

On Same Day Peter Strzok Sues for His Termination, Judicial Watch Releases Mostly Redacted List of FBI Leakers

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emptywheel
In a lawsuit over the way he was fired, Peter Strzok argues that nothing has happened to NY Field Office agents who were biased against Hillary and leaked information. A FOIA from Judicial Watch may confirm his claim.
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The Transcript the Frothy Right Claims Exculpates George Papadopoulos Instead Probably Inculpates Him

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emptywheel
The frothy right believes a transcript of Stefan Halper grilling George Papadopoulos in September 2016 is exculpatory. In fact, the public record suggests he was blatantly lying about his ongoing ties to Russia.
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Whip It Good: Impeachment Inquiry — Better than Half Way

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Rayne
"A republic if you can keep it," said Ben Franklin. It's still on us to exercise representative democracy and demand the remaining 45% of House votes to support an impeachment inquiry. This is an open thread.
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What I Would Do with the Mueller Report If I Were Reggie Walton

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emptywheel
Here are the kinds of things I think Reggie Walton might consider unsealing in the EPIC/BuzzFeed FOIA request to unseal them.
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DOJ Says It Never Offered Accused Vault 7 Leaker Joshua Schulte a Plea Deal

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emptywheel
For a while there has been the assumption -- backed by a good deal of chatter -- that the government would offer Schulte a plea deal if he cooperated against WikiLeaks. On Friday, the government denied that they had.
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