Lev Parnas Alleges Bill Barr Offered Dmitry Firtash Legal Relief if He “Played Ball”
Lev Parnas claims that Rudy Giuliani suggested Bill Barr had made assurances to Dmitry Firtash if he helped them.
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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.
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David Weiss Does Not Contest He Reneged on Hunter Biden’s Plea Agreement to Chase Russian Lies
/38 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Hunter Biden/by emptywheelDavid Weiss is claiming one thing about the disposition of Alexander Smirnov’s 2020 attempt to frame Joe Biden in Smirnov’s prosecution and saying something totally different in attempts to withhold discovery on that from Hunter Biden. And the withheld documents go to the core of Weiss’ decision to renege on a plea deal.
Hunter Biden’s Replies to His Motion to Dismiss
/68 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election, Hunter Biden/by emptywheelRoger Stone’s memoir made Hunter Biden’s selective prosecution reply.
How Josh Dawsey Downplays Paul Manafort’s Ties to Alleged Russian Spies
/175 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe/by emptywheelDonald Trump is considering hiring the former business partner of two alleged Russian spies, admitted money launderer Paul Manafort, to help with fundraising.
“Not Your Mother’s Ireland Anymore”
/86 Comments/in Culture, emptywheel/by emptywheelFrom the grocery store to the freeways to the diversity, my spouse and I often describe how “it’s not your mother’s Ireland anymore.”
Fridays with Nicole Sandler
/8 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection, Leak Investigations/by emptywheelWe discuss Scott McAfee’s order that Fani Willis has to get rid of Nathan Wade, delays in the Alvin Bragg trial, and the Robert Hur testimony.
Judge Scott McAfee Orders Fani Willis to Get Rid of Nathan Wade
/258 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelJudge Scott McAfee ruled that either Fani Willis and her team must step down from the Trump prosecution, or Nate Wade must.
Eight Possible Explanations — Many Bad, Some Good — for SDNY’s Delay in Turning Over Cohen Files
/32 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election/by emptywheelThere are at least eight possible reasons why SDNY may have delayed turning over files relating to Michael Cohen’s SDNY prosecution to Alvin Bragg and Trump. Most involve preventing (or delaying) DOJ embarrassment. But there are several confirmed investigations that could also explain and would entirely justify it.
A Third Tie between Trump World and Alexander Smirnov
/38 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, Hunter Biden/by emptywheelRemember that any tie between Alexander Smirnov and Donald Trump is most interesting if there’s some obvious way that Scott Brady would have learned of Smirnov’s meeting with Burisma.
The “Waiting for Mueller” Mistake and the Right Wing Bubble
/185 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, Hunter Biden, January 6 Insurrection, Mueller Probe/by emptywheelSimon Rosenberg is optimistic about Joe Biden’s chances in November. But he notes that Democrats can’t wait for Jack Smith like they waited for Robert Mueller.