What Might Happen If Hunter Biden Refuses to Testify (Behind Closed Doors)
If Hunter Biden blows off Congress today, James Comer will perform precisely the separation of powers violation that Hunter alleged in a motion to dismiss.
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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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In Motion to Dismiss, Hunter Biden Accuses House GOP of Separation of Powers Violation
/64 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, Hunter Biden/by emptywheelTwo days before Hunter Biden is due to appear in response to a subpoena, his attorneys argued that the House GOP has improperly usurped DOJ’s role in his prosecution.
Don Jr Confesses He and Douglass Mackey Were “Put on Lists” Together
/10 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, WikiLeaks/by emptywheelGiven Donald Trump Jr’s confession that he and far right troll Douglass Mackey were “put on lists” together, it renews my curiosity whether he might be the troll, “P0TUS Trump,” who remained maniacally focused on the Podesta emails.
It Was Donald Trump, in the Dining Room, with the Twitter Account
/27 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelExpert testimony that Jack Smith’s team just noticed will help to prove that who sent the Tweet that almost got Mike Pence killed: It was Donald Trump, alone in the dining room, with the attempted murder weapon.
Former WikiLeaks Task Force Member Charles McGonigal Didn’t Take Credit for the Josh Schulte Investigation
/5 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Mueller Probe, Russian hacks, WikiLeaks/by emptywheelIt makes sense that Charles McGonigal didn’t brag that he oversaw investigations of Oleg Deripaska before he went on to work for Deripaska. But it’s far more curious that McGonigal didn’t mention that he led not one but two WikiLeaks investigations.
Hunter Biden’s Motions to Dismiss
/16 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election, Hunter Biden/by emptywheelThe motions to dismiss in Hunter Biden’s Delaware case.
Jack Smith (and Michael Dreeben) Go to SCOTUS
/127 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelJack Smith has gone directly to SCOTUS to ask it to review Trump’s absolute immunity claim.
The August 13 Venmo Charge David Weiss Claimed Was an August 14 Charge
/35 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, Hunter Biden/by emptywheelIt appears that David Weiss made at least one notable error in the indictment charging Hunter Biden with making false statements on federal documents.
Hunter Biden Accused Rudy Giuliani of Hacking His Data, Not Defamation
/58 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, Cybersecurity, Hunter Biden/by emptywheelHunter Biden is not accusing Rudy Giuliani of saying things about him that aren’t true. Hunter Biden is accusing Rudy Giuliani of accessing data — whether on a hard drive copied from a laptop or in the cloud — to which he did not have legal access.
The May 2017 Report Tying Oleg Deripaska to Russian Intelligence
/21 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe/by emptywheelBill Barr’s flunkie, Seth DuCharme, thinks his client Charles McGonigal should get a probation sentence even though he reviewed reports of Oleg Deripaska’s Russian intelligence ties before choosing to work for Deripaska.