Ukraine Defends Democracy

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emptywheel
Some links of what I've reading as I doom-scroll the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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Putin's Playmates Trump and Tucker Remind Trumpsters They've Been Trained to Love Putin

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emptywheel
If Putin has his way, his Ukraine war will split the United States in two. He plans to do that by keeping Trump supporters trained to love Putin more than they like their own country.
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The Half of Trump's Conspiracy to Obstruct JustSecurity Left Out: Inciting an Insurrection

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emptywheel
To prove that Trump violated 18 USC 1512(c)(2) in attempting to prevent the vote certification, you need to prove he acted corruptly. The easiest way to do that is to show that he conspired with the rioters already charged with breaking other laws.
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After Almost Six Years, FEC Reveals Identity of the Guy Who Asked for Guccifer 2.0's Help to Beat David Cicilline

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emptywheel
It turns out none of the congressional candidates people suspected of being the one who solicited help from Guccifer 2.0 in 2016. Instead, that person is a Republican named Russell Taub, who asked for help trying to beat Rhode Island's David Cicilline.
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Judge Mehta Observes that Roger Stone's Role on January 6 "May Prove Significant in Discovery"

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emptywheel
Judge Amit Mehta is probably the person most familiar with what DOJ has learned of Roger Stone's interactions with the Oath Keepers on January 6. And in rejecting Trump's motion to dismiss a lawsuit for his role in inciting the riot, Mehta suggested that, Discovery might prove [Roger Stone's ties to the militias] to be an important one."
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Judge Mehta's Ruling that Donald Trump May Have Aided and Abetted Assaults on Cops Is More Important Than His Conspiracy Decision

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emptywheel
Judge Amit Mehta's ruling that it is plausible that Donald Trump abetted assaults on cops at the Capitol might put Trump on the hook for violent attacks perpetrated by veterans and an attempt to hunt down Nancy Pelosi.
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How Judge Amit Mehta Argued It Plausible that Trump Conspired with Two Militias

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emptywheel
As Amit Mehta lays out in his opinion rejecting Trump's motion to dismiss three lawsuits against him for his role on January 6, Trump did more than just incite violence. After riling up his supporters, he told them to make an unpermitted march to the Capitol.
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John Durham Accuses One of His Key Fact Witnesses -- Sergei Millian's Twitter Account -- of "Misinterpret[ing] Facts"

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emptywheel
John Durham has stated those who falsely claimed that a filing he submitted proved that Rodney Joffe "spied" on Trump are simply "third parties" who "misrepresented the facts." Except one of the first to use that term, "spying," is a key fact witness against Igor Danchenko, Sergei Millian's twitter account.
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American Patriots Deleting Presidential Records: Ivanka's Destruction of Evidence about an Ongoing Conspiracy

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emptywheel
The Archives made it clear this week that there are tweets Ivanka set that should have been, but were not, archived under the Presidential Records Act. One of those is likely to be a tweet reflecting support for the rioters who had obstructed the presidential vote certification on January 6 by occupying the Capitol.
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Durham Says It's Not His Fault His Former Boss Called for the Death of His Defendant

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emptywheel
Durham rolled out a new prosecutor to disclaim the predictable response -- calls for death -- to his untimely claims of a conflict even his team admits is not one.
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Stewart Rhodes' Detention Hearing Clarifies Investigative Challenges

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emptywheel
Over a year after January 6, the three Oath Keepers who participated in a key phone call insist they did not premeditate an attack on the Capitol.
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The Durham Investigation Has Lasted 50% Longer than the Mueller Investigation

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emptywheel
As of today, the Durham investigation has lasted 50% longer than the Mueller investigation, with almost nothing to show for it.
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Six Data Points about the CIA Dragnet

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emptywheel
If you want to find the CIA dragnet, you can look at my warnings over the last 9 years (or Charlie Savage's report on it from 2013). Or you can look at the loophole that 18 U.S.C. § 2511(2)(f) creates that Ron Wyden was exploring closely when he was writing this letter. 
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Indict First Interview Later: Durham's Belated Efforts to Substantiate His Claims that Michael Sussmann Coordinated with Hillary

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emptywheel
It wasn't until two months after Durham had accused Michael Sussmann of coordinating his Alfa Bank work with Hillary's campaign before he first interviewed anyone from the campaign.
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Guest Post: We Need to Talk about DNS

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Rayne
This guest post by long-time community member WilliamOckham looks at domain name system (DNS) lookups in relation to John Durham's investigation. In short, nobody was hacked.
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The Insights of Kandiaronk

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Ed Walker
The lust for money is the root of social evils.
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John Durham Chose to Meet with John Ratcliffe Rather than Witnesses Necessary to His Investigation

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emptywheel
A Fox News piece trying to rebut mounting evidence that Durham failed to do basic investigative work and has bullied witnesses reveals that John Ratcliffe -- who had a key role in burning sensitive intelligence in pursuit of a conspiracy theory -- has been interviewed by Durham's team repeatedly.
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Donald Trump Suggested Michael Sussmann Should Be Killed because Rodney Joffe "Spied" on Barack Obama

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emptywheel
John Durham's misleading claims in an unrelated motion led Donald Trump to suggest Michael Sussmann should be killed because Rodney Joffe "spied" (by monitoring networks for hacks) on Barack Obama.
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"Fill the Silence:" On Obstruction, Listen to DOJ and Merrick Garland

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emptywheel
Quinta Jurecic and Ben Wittes claim that Merrick Garland's DOJ has been silent about how they think of the Mueller investigation. It seems that, on the contrary, Lawfare simply isn't listening to what is being said.
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