Charles McGonigal's Lonely Plea Deal

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emptywheel
Charles McGonigal's plea made almost no mention of the guy he was charged with Sergey Shestakov.
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Trump's Federated Conspiracies and Racketeering: How Georgia and the Federal Charges May Interact

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emptywheel
The way in which Trump's two election theft indictments interact will pose a real prisoner's dilemma, especially for people like Sidney Powell and Mark Meadows.
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The Various Kinds of Georgia Crimes in the RICO Indictment

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emptywheel
The Georgia RICO charge is built of national overt acts. But it is built on 40 charges designed to protect the integrity of government and elections in Georgia.
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How James Comer's Counsel, James Mandolfo, Conducts an Investigation

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emptywheel
The FBI Agent who would have interviewed Hunter Biden says that he doesn't recall being on an investigation that, like the Hunter Biden one, was riddled by leaks.

Indictments Ahead: Waiting on Fulton County GA [UPDATE-2]

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Rayne
Dedicated post ahead of the anticipated announcement of indictments by Fulton County, Georgia district attorney's office.
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In Hunter Biden Case, Abbe Lowell Enters His Appearance

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emptywheel
Even before David Weiss "reneged" on the plea deal he had crafted with Hunter Biden, Joseph Ziegler had already revealed there was documentation of undue political influence on this case in the case file. Abbe Lowell suggests that the only explanation why Weiss reneged is more of the same.
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Alberto Gonzales Lectures Jack Goldsmith about Perception versus Reality in a Democracy

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emptywheel
Last week, it fell to Alberto Gonzales to school Jack Goldsmith that you don't defend democracy and rule of law by parroting the false claims Donald Trump makes in an effort to end both.
[Photo: Jose Chavez via Unsplash]
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Trash Talk: Prepping for Tailgate Season

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Rayne
We’re two weeks out from the first NCAA Football games — with them comes tailgate party season. This is an open thread.
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Pardoned Felon Bernie Kerik's Three Stories

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emptywheel
When Bernie Kerik told Jack Smith's prosecutors how reliable Rudy's vote fraud claims were, he may not have turned over the claim sourced to 4Chan yet.
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Merrick Garland Makes David Weiss a Special Counsel

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emptywheel
Merrick Garland just announced that after David Weiss requested it on Tuesday, he made Weiss a Special Counsel.
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The Effort by Accused Mobsters to End Run the DC Circuit on "Corruptly"

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emptywheel
Two attempts to end-run the pending DC Circuit in Thomas Robertson's appeal of the way "corruptly" is being applied in his 18 USC 1512(c)(2) charge could affect the outcome of the case against Trump.
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"Like fatter Tony Soprano” Attending the Arraignment and "Effect[ing]" Liz Harrington's Pregnancy

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emptywheel
It's not, just, that DOJ has to try the former President in at least two venues. It's that the entire criminal gang is gambling that if they just get beyond the election, any and all lies can be excused in a wave of pardons like Trump used to escape his Russian exposure.
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Citing Trump's Executive Privilege Stalling, DOJ Asks for January Trial

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emptywheel
In proposing a January 2024 trial date, DOJ notes that Trump has been delaying the investigation since October 2022.
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How 9 Months of Camera Footage became 8 Years

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emptywheel
Using Trump's funny math, prosecutors obtained more than ten years of video footage (counting each camera separately and adding up all the days from which camera footage was obtained). That suggests that prosecutors are interested in more than just Trump's obstruction of the investigation.
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Shorter DJT: Mexico Will Pay for My New SCIF

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emptywheel
Donald Trump says he shouldn't have to work as hard at defending himself for stealing classified information as he is willing to to run for President.
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Beryl Howell Held Elon Musk's Xitter in Contempt

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emptywheel
Judge Beryl Howell imposed a $350,000 fine on Elon Musk's Xitter to force him to comply with a warrant for Trump's account.
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The Overt Investigative Steps into Trump's Co-Conspirators TV Lawyers Ignored

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emptywheel
For three of the four main co-conspirators described in Trump's January 6 indictment, DOJ took investigative steps in 2021, before the January 6 Committee sent out their very first subpoena.
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Trump's DC Trial Strategies, Helsinki, and Dumb and Dumber

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Peterr
From his 2018 presser in Helsinki to prepping for upcoming trials, there's a pattern to who Trump listens to: Trump lives by the words of Lloyd Christmas.
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Trump's Means of Bullying and His Co-Conspirator Volunteer Lawyers

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emptywheel
Imagine the challenge of writing a protective order that would prevent Boris Epshteyn from getting access to Trump's discovery.
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