
Stan Woodward Reportedly Concedes a Duty of Loyalty But Doesn't Want His Name Used at Trial
In Jack Smith's response to Aileen Cannon's belated order for a briefing about what a Garcia hearing should include, SCO claims Stan Woodward still wants to keep his name out of discussions of Yuscil Taveras' earlier testimony at trial.

Stan Woodward Contemplating His Former Client Might "Become Unavailable" for Testimony
Judge Aileen Cannon got pissy in her first attempt to hold a Garcia hearing for Walt Nauta, because prosecutor David Harbach brought up a potential problem with Stan Woodward's representation of Nauta they hadn't in briefing. Afterwards, though, she finally asked what she should have included.

Douglass Mackey Sentenced to 7 Months for Conspiring to Violate 18 USC 241
Douglass Mackey was sentenced to seven months for conspiring to violate 18 USC 241, attempting to trick Hillary voters out of their vote.

The Holding Pattern on the Non-Trump January 6 Charges
Several recent stories raise questions about whether DOJ would prosecute any Trump associates for January 6 until it were clear that Trump couldn't just pardon them of their charges.

Gary Shapley's "Red Line" Tantrum Actually Started Two Weeks Earlier
It turns out that tantrum that Gary Shapley retroactively claimed arose from a "red line" crossed at an October 7, 2022 meeting actually started weeks earlier.

Face-Eating Leopards Shocked to Find Leopards in Their Casino
Republicans are shocked, shocked to find out that the other face-eating leopards in their casino are face-eating leopards.

As Jordan Goes Down, Nancy Pelosi Mocks Republican Men Who Can't Count
Nancy Pelosi responded to Jim Jordan's failure to win the Speaker's gavel by laughing about Republican inability to count.

"JIM IS COMING FOR YOU:" Aspiring Speaker Jordan's Stochastic Lynching as Oversight
For years, Jim Jordan has been using purported oversight to target perceived enemies of Donald Trump, repeatedly resulting in violent threats. As he runs to be Speaker of the House, those threats deserve more focus.

Bret Baier's False Claim, the Escort Service, and Former Fox News Pundit Keith Ablow
Bret Baier interrupted a sober conversation with Leon Panetta about the Israeli terrorist attack to make a false claim about Hunter Biden's "laptop."

Three Things: GOP House Caucus in Chaos
GOP continues its goat roping in lieu of governance. This is an open thread.

SDNY Adds FARA Charges to Menendez Indictment
SDNY has added FARA charges against Robert Menendez, his wife Nadine, and Wael Hana.

Five Years Ago Today, Hunter Biden Bought a Gun
As of today, the fifth anniversary of the day when Hunter Biden purchased a gun (and so the day statutes of limitation begin to expsire), things may start to get interesting with his challenge to his ongoing prosecution.

Steve Scalise Calls Out Donald Trump
Some things age well, like fine wine, George Clooney, Halle Berry, and Robin Wright. Some things do not, like Steve Scalise's words on January 6, 2021.

Twenty-Five: The Trump Family Member and Other Attorney-Client Delusions
In addition to making a solid case that Judge Chutkan should make Trump declare whether he'll rely on an advice of counsel defense by December 18, DOJ's filing making that request admits that attorney-client privilege claims continue to blind DOJ to some of the universe of related communications pertaining to January 6.

George Santos' Other Shoe
George Santos was superseded yesterday with ten more counts of campaign finance related crimes. But there's reason to believe there's still more to come.

"POTUS is very emotional and in a bad place." Donald Trump's Classified Discovery
Among the things Trump seems to be doing with his classified discovery is chasing down all the notes that Mark Milley took about Trump's erratic behavior.

The Utility of the Tim Thibault Smear for Insurrectionists
The Grassley-to-Jordan conveyor belt of bullshit continues to churn away, turning disgruntled FBI agents with allegations but no evidence into the enforcement wing of their effort to weaponize government.

Three Things: This Week's Massive Dickhead Award Goes To...
This last week was bad. We were swamped with dickheads, more so than usual, and some of them bigger dickheads than the usual fare. Who won the award for Massive Dickhead?

Most Underrated Trash Talk
We had a bit of a detour on Marcy's Absolute Immunity post. To get it out of the way here, yes I think the absolute immunity claim is ludicrous. But that is what Trump does.
But the detour started with Adrian Belew being underrated. He…

Alleged Menendez Co-Conspirator Fred Daibes' Life Just Got More Difficult
It doesn't sound like accused Robert Menendez co-conspirator Fred Daibes is going to get the probation sentence he thought he had gotten when he pled guilty last year.