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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
The David Weiss and Leo Wise Inconsistencies Left Out of Hunter Biden Arraignment Coverage
/22 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election, Hunter Biden/by emptywheelIn June, at least according to Chris Clark, David Weiss’ top Assistant said there was no ongoing investigation. In November David Weiss said there was.
In July, Leo Wise said that (aside from the dispute about 2018), the taxes have been paid, with interest. In December, Leo Wise told a grand jury — along with credulous journalists — they had not been.
Judge Karen Henderson’s Floodgate Concerns
/201 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelJudge Karen Henderson asked both John Sauer (Trump’s lawyer) and James Pearce, arguing for Jack Smith, to address whether Marbury v. Madison combined with the Take Care Clause gets Article III Courts to jurisdiction over presidential actions. From there, she was mostly concerned that such a decision would unleash a floodgate of politicized prosecutions.