
Did Mueller Ask Manafort Any Questions about His Early May 2016 Meeting with Kilimnik?
The NYT continues to dig in on the cover stories that someone fed it about Manafort sharing polling data with Konstantin Kilimnik back in January. But their latest story actually raises a real question: Did prosecutors talk to Manafort about the May 2016 meeting with Kilimnik?

Manafort's Bid for a Pardon: No Collusion No Collusion No Collusion No Collusion No Collusion No Collusion No Collusion No Collusion
Paul Manafort's sentencing memo amounts to him repeating "no collusion" over and over.

On August 2, 2016, Paul Manafort Gave Konstantin Kilimnik 75 Pages of Recent, Detailed Polling Data
In what was a final effort to change their explanation for why Trump's campaign manager shared campaign polling data with Konstantin Kilimnik (or perhaps to inform co-conspirators), Manafort's lawyers also revealed there were 75 pages of the data.

Back to School: Planning for Climate Change Activism Success
The GOP as a whole has an abominable track record on environmental protection, from green energy to toxic waste and now on climate change. Focus your fire on them, not your allies.

Quid Pro Quo Redux, Part Two: Russian Government Involvement in All Three Conspiracy Agreements
Given reports that Mueller will "report" imminently, I'm not sure I'm going to finish the second version of my Quid Pro Quo series laying out the evidence of a conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia trading campaign help and real estate…

On Mueller's Choice Not to Elaborate on Paulie's Lies
In Manafort's sentencing memo, Mueller deviated from all his past practice in using accusations of false statements to speak to his underlying investigation, keeping details that go to the core of his investigation secret to protect the investigation. That decision speaks volumes.

All the News Fit to Treat Badly
Scandals surrounding cabinet officials should have resulted in the firing or resignation of two, possibly three secretaries. But the news media is sucked into covering a single celebrity story instead of reporting more fully on stories affecting our common welfare.

Yesterday Noel Francisco Raised the Stakes on the Mystery Appellant
In yesterday's response to the appeal of a subpoena by the Mystery Appellant, Solicitor General Noel Francisco made himself a shield for Mueller's investigation on that front.

How Amy Berman Jackson Got Roger Stone to Step in It and Then Step in It Again
Amy Berman Jackson used yesterday's hearing to do what virtually no one has ever done with Roger Stone: establish that his language is not harmless and fun, but instead a danger to society. And -- to the surprise of both the defense and the prosecution -- that was the primary basis she used to impose a gag on him.
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Three Things: Nuke Rebuke
Question: what's going on with U.S. policy on nuclear proliferation? This is an open thread.

Plus-Delta Analysis: CNN's New Political Hire Isgur Flores
A look at the rationale behind CNN's hiring of Sarah Isgur Flores. (This is an open thread.)

The Significance of the Rod Rosenstein / William Barr Window
Whatever the outcome of the predicted Mueller report next week, by doing it in the window where Rod Rosenstein is still supervising the investigation but William Barr is in place should vouch for the legitimacy of the decision.

Questions to Ask before Reporting a BREAKING Mueller Report
The only way that Mueller is releasing The Report this week is if he's going to try to indict the President, which is highly unlikely to happen. Still, we will get a report, of sorts, this week.

About the Two Investigations into Donald Trump
Andrew McCabe's interview lays out more about how Trump came to be a focus of Mueller's investigation.

Four Sentences: What the Legal System Has Said about the Suspect Loyalty of Trump's Aides
In the wake of Andrew McCabe's book publication, Trump wants to treat his investigation as a case of contested claims of betrayal. But the judges who have reviewed the record have used striking language to indicate that Trump's aides, not Mueller's team, betrayed their country.

MalwareTech's Judge Seems More Sympathetic to Hutchins about the Intent of Prosecution than the Law
In Marcus Hutchins' case, JP Stadtmueller seems to have read this appropriately for what it is, the government effort to use any means available to punish Hutchins for being unable or unwilling to become the FBI's informant solely because he came to their attention for killing WannaCry.

Urgent, Urgent: Head to the Phones
Urgent, urgent, emergency -- get to the phones, because the real emergency isn't at the border with Mexico but in Florida. This is an open thread.

Dan Coats Still Refusing to Provide the Evidence that Russia Didn't Affect the Election
For some reason, Dan Coats won't show the Senate Intelligence Committee the proof that Russia's attempts to tamper in the midterm elections didn't succeed.

Roger Stone and the Dozens of Search Warrants on Accounts Used to Facilitate the Transfer and Promotion of Stolen Democratic Emails
The filing explaining why Roger Stone got assigned the same judge as the GRU defendants describes how his communications got picked up in "several" accounts used to transfer or promote the stolen DNC emails. He will get a sealed description of which ones those are.

The Unseen Aspects of Paul Manafort's Lies and Truth-Telling Are as Telling as the Ones We've Seen
For all the debate about whether Mueller is almost done or not, the things we didn't learn about during this breach discussion are just as interesting as the things we did learn about.