
The Mar-a-Lago Indictment Is a Tactical Nuke
The Mar-a-Lago indictment is, in very significant part, a renewed invitation to Walt Nauta to cooperate in an ongoing grand jury investigation into what happens to documents when they go to Bedminster and disappear forever.

The Flavors of Trump's Obstruction
Jack Smith charged Trump and Walt Nauta with seven different kinds of obstruction, before charging Nauta alone for false statements.

Defendant-1's 38 Count Indictment
Here's a link. I'll update in a bit.
There are 31 counts for withholding documents, each holding a 10 year sentencing, on top of the obstruction charges. I'll summarize them:
May 3, 2018 White House intelligence briefing (TS/NOFORN/SPECIALHANDLING)
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John Durham's Blind Man's Bluff on DNS Visibility
When John Durham made claims in a filing that led Donald Trump to issue death threats against Michael Sussmann, he had evidence in hand his claims were wrong.

Lock Him Up! Trump Charged with Crimes He Believes Candidates Can Be Charged With
Donald Trump has been indicted under the Espionage Act.

Prosecutors Interviewing Witnesses Who Knew Trump Was Hoarding Documents
The WaPo story reporting that most stolen documents charges will be filed in Florida is more reliable than the report promising an indictment today.

This Indictment Will Likely Come Too Early for Trump to Consolidate the Party
I a Trump indictment comes in the next few weeks, it could provide Republicans an opportunity to distance themselves from Trump.

The Thirteenth Amendment
What political rights do we have as citizens of the United States?

Dry Run: The Filing Room Came to Trump
After it became public that Trump had returned hundreds of classified records in January 2022, Trump denied he had been in the filing room sorting classified documents. DOJ likely now has abundant evidence that the filing room came to him.

NYT's Pre-DOJ Meeting Attempted Rebuttal
Days before Trump's lawyers complained to Jack Smith about how Trump's attorney-witnesses were treated the NYT attempted to rebut a report that Evan Corcoran was "waved off" searching locations besides the storage closet.

Now Fully Normalized: Sportswashing the Bonesaw with Golf
Golf as a professional sport now has completely lost its way with the merger of PGA with LIV. Apparently blood money makes the greens greener.

The Dog Drained My Pool to Try to Destroy Surveillance Video
Jack Smith reportedly wants to know whether Trump's long-time maintenance guy drained the swimming pool in an attempt to destroy surveillance footage.

The Dishonest and Incompetent FBI Work John Durham Learned to Love
The evidence submitted in the Michael Sussmann trial showed that those in the Cyber Division who first assessed the anomalies made clear errors and unconvincing claims about their awareness of the DNC's involvement. And yet, John Durham covered that up.

FBI Cyber Division's Enduring Blue Pill Mystery
There may be a blank Blue Thumb Drive in the FBI's evidence lockers where Rodney Joffe's Alfa Bank data should be.

ONLY TIME WILL TELL: Seditionist Oath Keepers sentenced amid tears and promises of redemption
Light sentences were doled out to several crying Oath Keeper seditionists over two days of high drama in a federal courtroom.

Tim Parlatore Quit After Trump Lawyers Couldn't Find the Iran Document
Tim Parlatore's decision to quit because of Boris Epshteyn's role as a gatekeeper looks very different given the news that he and other Trump lawyers haven't been able to find the Iran document Trump claimed to have in 2021.

In March, DOJ Asked Trump for the Iran Document; In April, DOJ Asked for His Saudi Business Records
In March, DOJ asked Trump for the Iran document he bragged he had at Bedminster in July 2021. He couldn't find it.
In April, DOJ asked for details of his business ties with, among other countries, the Saudis.

John Durham Fabricated His Basis to Criminalize Oppo Research
The entire Durham investigation was built on a fabrication about what a Russian intelligence report said about Hillary.

Lordy, There Are Tapes [of Trump Acknowledging He Had Stolen Classified Documents]!
All trials are about prosecutors telling stories.
This incident is a story so good that Trump tried to tell it himself, and in the process got recorded admitting he had stolen classified documents.

Leave No Stone Unturned
Thinking about my hard-ass uncle on this Memorial Day, and a duty to the future.