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Hearing Footsteps: The Paper Trail of Political Interference David Weiss Is Trying to Bury

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emptywheel
In seven different footnotes across three filings, Abbe Lowell adopted an unusual approach to making an argument to dismiss the gun charges against Hunter Biden.
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Advent Week 3: Ordinary Riches Can Be Stollen

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Rayne
We're in the deep end of Advent season. What fruited cakes have you run across this past week? Have you baked? This is an open thread.
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John Paul Mac Isaac's Serial Inaccuracies and the Ablow Laptop

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emptywheel
None of the MacBooks described in John Paul Mac Isaac's book resembles the one shared with the FBI. Plus, there's a fourth laptop.
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Say Her Name: The Story of Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss' Vindication

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emptywheel
In her statement after an enormous jury verdict yesterday, Shaye Moss described the stakes: "We hope no one ever has to fight so hard just to get your name back." Yet the heroism of that fight: of two Black women, Ruby Freeman and Moss, refusing to be bullied, wasn't the focus of the coverage.
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Lol, Rudy Tudy Is Moldy Fruity

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bmaz
Rudy had his lawyer promise to the jury that Rudy would testify and explain the truth. Nope, he not only failed to personally testify, he put on no defense at all. Mothers, don't let your babies to ever grow up to be this stupid. $148…
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Alex Cannon and the Missing Russian Binder

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emptywheel
All of Trump's stolen classified documents aren't accounted for. And the Russian binder may be only part of what's missing. 
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Google Kills the Geofence Capability that Will Show ~30,000 Trump Supporters Swarmed the Capitol on Trump's Orders

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emptywheel
The day after prosecutors announced they'll use a geofence warrant to show how many MAGAts followed Trump's order to march to the Capitol, Google announced it's changing how it stores Location data.
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Hunter Biden Twice Alleges that "Laptop" Data was "Stolen" from Him

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emptywheel
Twice this week, Hunter Biden has alleged that data associated with "the laptop" "was stolen" from him.
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Garanimals in a SCIF: David Weiss' Attempt to Sheep Dip Bill Barr's Hunter Biden Prosecution

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emptywheel
Hunter Biden's argument that he couldn't be charged with gun crimes because the diversion agreement remains, or remained, binding is his best shot for avoiding that prosecution. It also provides reason to believe that David Weiss used Bill Barr's laundered Russian dirt to reopen the Hunter Biden investigation.
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Donald Trump Says He Can Only Work Over Christmas If He's Planning a Coup

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emptywheel
Donald Trump's lawyers say they shouldn't have to argue that Trump is above the law in expedited fasion -- in part, because it would require everyone to work through Christmas. Of course, in 2020, Trump was happy to work through Christmas ... when he was planning a coup.
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SCOTUS Takes Up January 6 Obstruction Challenge -- But with Unknown Scope

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emptywheel
The Supreme Court is reviewing the Fischer decision upholding the use of obstruction to prosecute Jan6ers. But the scope of their review -- and the potential impact for rioters or for Trump -- will be unclear for some time.
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What Might Happen If Hunter Biden Refuses to Testify (Behind Closed Doors)

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emptywheel
If Hunter Biden blows off Congress today, James Comer will perform precisely the separation of powers violation that Hunter alleged in a motion to dismiss.
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This Is Why We Vote: Women Are Not Yet Full Citizens

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Rayne
Someone wrote in social media yesterday, “Don’t Vote.” Oh honey, no...
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In Motion to Dismiss, Hunter Biden Accuses House GOP of Separation of Powers Violation

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emptywheel
Two days before Hunter Biden is due to appear in response to a subpoena, his attorneys argued that the House GOP has improperly usurped DOJ's role in his prosecution.
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Don Jr Confesses He and Douglass Mackey Were "Put on Lists" Together

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emptywheel
Given Donald Trump Jr's confession that he and far right troll Douglass Mackey were "put on lists" together, it renews my curiosity whether he might be the troll, "P0TUS Trump," who remained maniacally focused on the Podesta emails.
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It Was Donald Trump, in the Dining Room, with the Twitter Account

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emptywheel
Expert testimony that Jack Smith's team just noticed will help to prove that who sent the Tweet that almost got Mike Pence killed: It was Donald Trump, alone in the dining room, with the attempted murder weapon.
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Former WikiLeaks Task Force Member Charles McGonigal Didn't Take Credit for the Josh Schulte Investigation

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emptywheel
It makes sense that Charles McGonigal didn't brag that he oversaw investigations of Oleg Deripaska before he went on to work for Deripaska. But it's far more curious that McGonigal didn't mention that he led not one but two WikiLeaks investigations.
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The August 13 Venmo Charge David Weiss Claimed Was an August 14 Charge

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emptywheel
It appears that David Weiss made at least one notable error in the indictment charging Hunter Biden with making false statements on federal documents.
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