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About emptywheel
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.
Entries by emptywheel
Defendant-1’s 38 Count Indictment
/181 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election/by emptywheelHere’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) May 9, 2018 White House intelligence briefing (TS/SI/NOFORN/SPECIAL HANDLING) Undated military capabilities of foreign country with Sharpie […]