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Trump's Attorney Debunked Trump's Claim to Have Invoked Executive Privilege Two Weeks Ago

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emptywheel
It turns out that Trump's attorney, Justin Clark, debunked the claims Trump and Bannon made yesterday about Executive Privilege two weeks ago.
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Steve Bannon, 30 Second Man

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emptywheel
Steve Bannon needed to have more than thirty seconds of press coverage associated with the January 6 Committee in a bid to delay his trial. And multiple outlets obliged him by covering his stunt.

On Oath Keeper Jeremy Brown's Asymmetric Treatment

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emptywheel
In a hearing on June 23, the Oath Keeper that some press outlets are only newly discovering for the grenades he brought to DC demanded to know whether he'd be added to one of the Oath Keeper conspiracies. It's a good question.
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WaPo Says It's Breaking News That They've Been Duped by Latest Trump-Bannon Lie

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emptywheel
Some anonymous sources close to Donald Trump got the WaPo to repeat a bunch of false claims so as to float something that has not happened as news.
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Robert Costello Reveals He Was Working for Steve Bannon a Year before He Was Publicly Hired

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emptywheel
According to a request to withdraw as defense attorney in Steve Bannon's contempt case, Robert Costello says he has represented Bannon for three years, well over a year longer than was publicly known.
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The Josh Schulte Trial Moves to Deliberations

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emptywheel
As the jury starts to deliberate in Josh Schulte's second trial today, here's a review of what they'll be considering.
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Georgia Grand Jury Subpoenas Include False State Farm Arena Claims

The latest batch of subpoenas from Fani Willis include the false claims made about counting at State Farm Arena, in addition to the request for more votes from Brad Raffensperger.
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South Carolinians Converging at the East Door ... and Hampton Inn

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emptywheel
It turns out two guys from South Carolina who shared a hotel room on January 6 -- George Tenney and Robbie Norwood -- both played roles in opening the East door of the Capitol on January 6, then went on to share a hotel room that night.

A Republic, If You Can Keep It

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Rayne
This nation remains a Republic, if we together can keep it.

Open Thread: Summer Sunday Afternoon

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Rayne
This is an open thread. Talk about your beach reads, or barbeque, or what not.
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Amid Claims of Witness Tampering, Revisiting Peter Navarro's Alleged Contempt

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emptywheel
Given the evidence that Trump's camp attempted to influence Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony, it makes the possibility DOJ obtained any comms Peter Navarro had with Trump's camp more interesting.
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The Men Disputing Cassidy Hutchinson's Retelling of Trump's SUV Lunge Got Warnings about Plans to Flood the Capitol

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emptywheel
Secret Service loyalists to Donald Trump are pushing back against Cassidy Hutchinson's second-hand report of Trump lunging in the SUV when told he could not go to the Capitol. They're not pushing back against far more damning details: including that when they made plans to take Trump to the Capitol, they knew of plans to occupy buildings.
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Something Stinks about Kentucky but It's a Complex Stink

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Rayne
People running around hair on fire right now bitching loudly and often about Biden fail need to take a deep breath and get their facts straight.
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Open Thread: SCOTUS End of Term Releases

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Rayne
This is an open thread focused on Supreme Court orders and decisions expected to be released the final week of the court's term (last week of June 2022).
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Pat Cipollone Predicted the Obstruction and ConFraudUS Prosecutions

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emptywheel
Even before the insurrection, Pat Cipollone knew that not just Trump -- but everyone involved with his efforts to stay in office -- would be exposed to the same crimes (obstruction and ConFraudUS) that DOJ is currently pursuing.
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Cassidy Hutchinson Proves that Trump Knew the Mob He Sicced on Mike Pence Was Armed

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emptywheel
Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony made it clear that Trump knew the mob he sicced on his Vice President -- and then stoked -- was armed. And he ratified their violence, claiming that they were right to target Pence for assassination.
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House January 6 Committee: Public Hearings - Day 6

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Rayne
This post is dedicated to content and comments related to Day 6 of the House J6 Committee's public hearings.
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As Ali Alexander Returns to DC in Wake of Grand Jury Appearance, Alex Jones' Associates Owen Shroyer and Joe Biggs Share a Lawyer

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emptywheel
Even as Ali Alexander seems to be struggling to sustain a story about January 6 that has already been debunked, the lawyer for one Alex Jones associate has joined the defense team for sometime Alex Jones associate Joe Biggs, effectively putting Alex Jones in a joint defense with the militia accused of orchestrating the attack on January 6.
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"All Texts Demanded!" Right Wingers No Longer Worried about "Wiped" Phones, John Eastman Edition...

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emptywheel
Back in 2018, both Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump were big fans of DOJ IG investigating phones for evidence that DOJ had been politicized. Chances are they're going to be less enthusiastic now that the subjects of the investigation are John Eastman and Jeffrey Clark.
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Jeffrey Clark: Physics Takes Over the Investigation Now

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emptywheel
The search warrants for the phones of Jeffrey Clark and some people involved in the fake elector plot suggest DOJ has had probable cause against them for months.