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Devlin Barrett's "People Familiar with the Matter"
Devlin Barrett's sources would have you believe that a man in whom the Saudis have invested upwards of $3B would have no financial interest in stealing documents on Iran's missile system.
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A Parliamentary Congress or a Batshit One?
Few people really understand how such a closely balanced Congress will work.
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SDNY Closes Ukraine Influence Peddling Investigation into Rudy
SDNY has closed the Ukraine influence-peddling investigation into Rudy Giuliani.
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Government Asks Raymond Dearie to Recommend Judge Cannon Lift Injunction on 2,794 Documents
The government has asked Raymond Dearie to treat this Special Master review as he would any other Special Master review, and to recommend to Judge Cannon that she lift the injunction over all the documents--2,794 out of 2,916--over which Trump has made no privilege claim.
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Merrick Garland Hasn't Done the Specific Thing You Want because DOJ Has Been Busy Doing Things They Have to Do First
We know why DOJ has not yet indicted Trump. The reason is that DOJ has been very busy taking steps that have to happen before they could indict Trump.
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Andy McCarthy Gives Frothers Permission to Approve of a Trump Indictment
Andy McCarthy is full of shit. But the shit he says is important because he tells Republican activists what they should think and say about legal matters. And he just gave those activists permission to support the indictment of Donald Trump.
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In the Wake of Trump's Third Electoral Failure, NYTimes Boasts of Hiring a Third Trump-Whisperer
As they did in 2020, voters gave democracy another lifeline. They voted, affirmatively, for democracy. But it's not clear the press view protecting democracy, as opposed to protecting access, with anywhere near the same urgency.
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The Tanking of Twitter
Elon Musk's Twitter: where hubris and ignorance meet reality.
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Trump's Secret Document, with the Post-Administration Pollster Communication, in His Desk Drawer
A document found in a desk drawer in Trump's Mar-a-Lago office shows he was commingling stolen classified documents with his ongoing affairs after leaving the White House. The document gets investigators far closer to showing that Trump was using government secrets for his own personal affairs even after he left the White House.
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Yes, DOJ Is Reportedly Investigating the 2018 Election that Trump Just Invoked with Ron DeSantis
Not only was there Trump-related rat-fuckery in Broward County in 2018, but DOJ is already reportedly investigating it. It just pertains to the Proud Boys and Roger Stone rather than DOJ.
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Judge Sanctions Alina Habba for Misrepresenting Igor Danchenko Indictment
Donald Middlebrook wrote a really scathing opinion sanctioning Alina Habba and Peter Ticktin for the frivolous claims they made about Chuck Dolan. The same opinion could be written about some of the press coverage on the same topics.
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After a Year of Executive Privilege Fights, Mike Pence Just Tweeted It Out
The excerpt of Mike Pence's book includes descriptions of 11 conversations with the former President, all of which have been covered by a year of Executive Privilege claims.
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As Pre-Election Pause Comes to an End, Look First to Arizona (and Nevada and Georgia)
DOJ can take overt investigative steps now that the election is over. But I suspect we'll see more action in the swing states before we see an indictment of Trump's closest circle.
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Oprah Beats Trump!
It'll be unclear what happens with the election for days, if not months. But the results clearly demonstrate what a disaster Trumpism has been for the Republican Party.
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Mid-Term Election 2022: Control of Congress and Reproductive Rights [UPDATE-7]
Mid-term election-related content, updates, and discussion in this post and dedicated thread.
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Head of Republican Party Attempts to Stave Off Multiple Indictments by Announcing Candidacy Early
Imagine if every time Trump toyed with the press about announcing his candidacy, Trump beat reporters instead described the institutional support in the Republican Party for fraud and political violence?
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Judge Raymond Dearie Prepares to Consult with the Archives
In his last act before today's election, Special Master Raymond Dearie issued the following order:
I've added the new dates to the timeline below.
The December 1 status conference, which has attracted the most attention, is scheduled…
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Vote NO on 'Flaw and Disorder' Republican Attorneys General
Critical to the massing of insurrectionist rioters on January 6 is a group of elected Republicans, several of which are running for re-election.
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Trash Talk: It’s All Over But The Screaming
It's the last weekend of the golf season here. Let the crying begin. This is an open thread.