Marcy Wheeler is an independent journalist writing about national security and civil liberties. She writes as emptywheel at her eponymous blog, publishes at outlets including Vice, Motherboard, the Nation, the Atlantic, Al Jazeera, and appears frequently on television and radio. She is the author of Anatomy of Deceit, a primer on the CIA leak investigation, and liveblogged the Scooter Libby trial.
Marcy has a PhD from the University of Michigan, where she researched the “feuilleton,” a short conversational newspaper form that has proven important in times of heightened censorship. Before and after her time in academics, Marcy provided documentation consulting for corporations in the auto, tech, and energy industries. She lives with her spouse in Grand Rapids, MI.
The worst part of Jack Smith’s Special Counsel Report is how he described Donald Trump intimidating witnesses, but didn’t describe why he chose to respond with a gag rather than an indictment.
As part of Kyle Cheney and Josh Gerstein’s summary of the Jack Smith report, they argued that “Smith [came] to Garland’s defense” regarding his conduct of the January 6 investigation before Smith was appointed, pointing to Smith’s review of certain legal fights, to include the Executive Privilege fight. Smith comes to Garland’s defense A common […]
Trump convinced Republicans to do something they claim they oppose: hiring someone who lacks qualifications for the job based on his identity.
Much of the language describing Trump’s alleged crimes already appeared, in the immunity brief reporters largely ignored in October.
The Jack Smith Report.
Aileen Cannon is preventing Dick Durbin and Chuck Grassley from performing their duty to advise and consent regarding Trump’s appointees.
Surveillance contractor Peter Thiel wants to know how Americans can claim to have privacy so long as the government continues to partner with he and his Tech Bro buddies to surveil on the world.
Donald Trump is now a convicted felon.
The fight over the Jack Smith report moved forward in the 11th Circuit — but it’s not remotely clear what it means.
I have no idea whether Merrick Garland’s effort to narrow any dispute around the Jack Smith report will result in the release of the January 6 report before Garland leaves. But if it fails, I think it’s likely to create big headaches for Trump’s wildly conflicted DOJ going forward.