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The Coke-in-Gun Actually Harms David Weiss' Case
David Weiss titillated a bunch of dick pic sniffers that the FBI found cocaine residue in a pouch in which Hunter had his gun. What those dick pic sniffers don't realize is that may actually help to prove Hunter's argument.
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David Weiss Buries Bill Barr Right Alongside Tony Bobulinski
Hunter Biden prosecutor Derek Hines dismissed evidence the investigation had been politicized by burying the substance of Bill Barr's involvement.
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David Weiss' Responses to Motions to Dismiss
An open thread on David Weiss' response to Hunter Biden's Motions to Dismiss.
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For Almost a Year, "Jim Jordan" Has Been Saying Hunter Biden Didn't Need to Testify
Two of the letters that Jim Jordan keeps forgetting to cite in the legal dispute over Hunter Biden's testimony quoted him, at length, explaining why a subpoena of Hunter Biden would be an abuse of the House's authority.
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The Non-Visible Networks behind the More Visible Networks of Fascism
Any effort to describe how Trump trained the Republican party to hate rule of law has to account for the extensive and far uglier non-visible networks on which the visible effort builds.
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Breathing Room: They Live On
It's cold and snowy -- perfect weather for queueing up an old cult classic. This is an open thread.
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Coming To Grips With Free Will
Tomasello shows how agency might have evolved. Is there another form of free will?
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Leaders and Best Michigan and Some Other Football Trash
Hail to the Victors Valiant! Hail to the Conquering Heros! Hail hail to other trash as well!
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Scott Perry Explains How Trump, Fox, and Russian Propaganda Made Him Hate Rule of Law
While chasing Hunter Biden's dick pics on Wednesday, Scott Perry laid out the false beliefs that lie behind his attack on the democracy and rule of law.
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Abbe Lowell Invites James Comer to Send a Valid Subpoena, Now That He Has Authority
If there was never a valid subpoena issued to Hunter Biden -- as Abbe Lowell persuasively argued in a letter today -- then a whole lot of credulous reporting about Hunter Biden was defying anything will need to be retracted.
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Friday with Nicole Sandler
Nicole Sandler podcast from January 12, 2024.
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The David Weiss and Leo Wise Inconsistencies Left Out of Hunter Biden Arraignment Coverage
In June, at least according to Chris Clark, David Weiss' top Assistant said there was no ongoing investigation. In November David Weiss said there was.
In July, Leo Wise said that (aside from the dispute about 2018), the taxes have been paid, with interest. In December, Leo Wise told a grand jury -- along with credulous journalists -- they had not been.
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The Seth DuCharme Confession in the Charles McGonigal Sentencing Memo
A year after the Durham investigation ended in spectacular failure, Seth DuCharme is still trying to claim that its targets did something they did not.
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James Comer's Second Impeachment Hearing More of a Circus than the First
James Comer's blind fealty to Donald Trump continues to make him the laughingstock face of the do-nothing dick pic sniffing House GOP.
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Refusing to Take Yes for an Answer: Remember the Pardons in the Desk Drawer
James Pearce argued that DC Circuit should rule on the merits of Trump's absolute immunity claim so Jack Smith's team can be sure they get the law right. But everyone seemed to understand that pertained, as well, to pardons.
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Judge Karen Henderson's Floodgate Concerns
Judge Karen Henderson asked both John Sauer (Trump's lawyer) and James Pearce, arguing for Jack Smith, to address whether Marbury v. Madison combined with the Take Care Clause gets Article III Courts to jurisdiction over presidential actions. From there, she was mostly concerned that such a decision would unleash a floodgate of politicized prosecutions.
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John Sauer Says Joe Biden May Assassinate His Client
John Sauer backed himself into the position of saying that if Joe Biden ordered Seal Team Six to assassinate his client, then quit immediately, he could never be held accountable.
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The Tommy Tuberville Gap in the Trump Indictment
The call Trump placed to Tommy Tuberville immediately after Mike Pence was evacuated from the Senate floor does not appear in the indictment, probably because the only witnesses have immunity under Speech and Debate from testifying to it.
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Weekly Nicole Sandler Podcast Appearance
Weekly podcast appearance with Nicole Sandler.
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The First Time Trump “Colluded” with Russia Was To Help Bibi Netanyahu
The first time Trump reached out to Russia to undercut Barack Obama's foreign policy in 2016 was an attempt to protect Bibi Netanyahu from repercussions for illegal settlements.