
Trump's People: The Prettyman Pardons
A review of the 16 men who were prosecuted in Prettyman Courthouse shows that Trump is precisely where he belongs today, being prosecuted in DC District's courthouse.

The Elements of Offense in the Trump January 6 Indictment
There's a lot of nonsense apology for Trump masquerading as journalism claiming that if he can show he believed his own lies he'll be acquitted. Those reports misunderstand the crimes with which Trump has been charged and what the government needs to prove for a jury to find Trump guilty.

The "Crazy" Kraken Conspirator
There's just one paragraph devoted to Sidney Powell's actions in the Trump indictment. But the implications of the paragraph are fairly remarkable.

Three of Stan Woodward's Eight Current and Former Clients Prepare to Testify against Each Other
In addition to his former representation of Yuscil Taveras -- the IT guy whose testimony played a key role in the superseding indictment against Trump and Walt Nauta -- Stan Woodward represents two other witnesses who may testify against his client Nauta.

Trump Lied and Mike Pence Almost Died
Lots of Trump apologists are claiming that if he can prove he really believed he won the election, he will be acquitted. Except that was not his only, or even his most important lie. He also falsely claimed that Mike Pence agreed with the scheme to reject the lawful vote ... and it almost got Pence killed.

"Conspiracy Shit Beamed Down from the Mothership:" The Prehistory of Trump's Ellipse Lies
With five states, the Trump indictment tracks how lies that showed up in his Ellipse speech had already been debunking, often by DOJ.

The Structure of the Donald Trump Indictment
Many paragraphs of the Trump indictment could -- and may well become -- entirely separate indictments by themselves.

Donald Trump's January 6 Indictment
Is here.
He is charged with 18 USC 371, 18 USC 1512(c)(2), 18 USC 1512(k), and 18 USC 241.
There are six co-conspirators, all uncharged: Rudy Giuliani, John Eastman, Jeffrey Clark, and others.

The $40 Million, Er, the Unlimited Slush Fund Man
Trump's campaign finance looks a lot like his corporate finance. And his criminal exposure is now part of what he's selling.

Discoveries in the Stolen Document Discovery
DOJ obtained surveillance footage from Mar-a-Lago during the same period it was asking about Trump's foreign business ties and accusing Carlos De Oliveira of hiding his memory of why Trump returned to Mar-a-Lago twice last July.

How Trump Clouded Journalists' Heads about Surveillance Video
It is not the case that if DOJ obtained all the surveillance footage from Mar-a-Lago, Trump Org must have given it to them. In fact, one of the most damning documents Mueller obtained during the Russian investigation came from Microsoft, the cloud provider hosting services for Trump Org.

Stan Woodward Wants to Give Walt Nauta a Need to Know the Contents of the Stolen Documents
Just after Stan Woodward demanded that his client, Walt Nauta, be given a Need to Know what's in 32 highly classified documents, Woodward predictable conflict problems have become an issue.

"Rights" and Wrongs: Where the Stolen Documents Investigation Is Headed
The latest stolen documents indictment doesn't answer the question of why Trump stole these documents or what he did with them. All the superseding indictment did is make the question more urgent.

Carlos De Oliveira Added a Lock to the Storage Facility Then (Claimed He) Gave Away the Key
For the entire month of August last year, Donald Trump pointed to the new lock he put on the storage facility at Mar-a-Lago as proof he was cooperating with DOJ. When the FBI came to search it, Carlos De Oliveira told the FBI he had given away the key.

David Weiss Is Wrecking the Right Wing Story (and Likely Sandbagging Hunter Biden)
The Statement of Offense written as part of Hunter Biden's plea deal looks like it was was written not for the tax charges to which he was pleading guilty, but to the FARA charges Biden thought would be off the table with this deal. And it sure looks like this "plea deal" was an attempt to sheepdip the entire prosecution to get Hunter Biden to clean the taint himself.

Carlos De Oliveira's Uncharged Suspected Obstruction Happened on Aileen Cannon's Watch
The last overt act in the superseding stolen documents indictment was August 26, 2022. On August 27, 2022, Aileen Cannon improperly exercised equitable jurisdiction and, days later, stalled the investigation for three months.

Chekhov's Alan Garten: The Human Gaps in the Surveillance Footage Gap
The superseding stolen documents indictment shows how Walt Nauta and Carlos De Oliveira tried to destroy surveillance footage. But it does not yet explain how and who succeeded in putting more limited gaps in surveillance footage.

The Superseding Stolen Documents Indictment: Buying Loyalty
Jack Smith superseded the Florida indictment.

Michigan MAGAt News: Michigan Ballot Tabulator Suspect Claims She Has Been Indicted
One of the suspects in an investigation involving tampering with ballot tabulators claims she has been indicted, and failed GOP candidate Ryan Kelley is expected to plead guilty today.

Rudy Giuliani Appears to be Claiming Privilege Over Hundreds of Items He Already Agreed Were Not
Based on what Rudy and his defense attorney have said in sworn declarations, Rudy appears to be claiming that hundreds of January 6-related documents are privileged that they already conceded were not.