Pardoned Felon Bernie Kerik’s Three Stories
When Bernie Kerik told Jack Smith’s prosecutors how reliable Rudy’s vote fraud claims were, he may not have turned over the claim sourced to 4Chan yet.
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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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Merrick Garland Makes David Weiss a Special Counsel
/152 Comments/in 2024 Presidential Election, Hunter Biden/by emptywheelMerrick Garland just announced that after David Weiss requested it on Tuesday, he made Weiss a Special Counsel.
The Effort by Accused Mobsters to End Run the DC Circuit on “Corruptly”
/9 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelTwo attempts to end-run the pending DC Circuit in Thomas Robertson’s appeal of the way “corruptly” is being applied in his 18 USC 1512(c)(2) charge could affect the outcome of the case against Trump.
“Like fatter Tony Soprano” Attending the Arraignment and “Effect[ing]” Liz Harrington’s Pregnancy
/55 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection, Leak Investigations/by emptywheelIt’s not, just, that DOJ has to try the former President in at least two venues. It’s that the entire criminal gang is gambling that if they just get beyond the election, any and all lies can be excused in a wave of pardons like Trump used to escape his Russian exposure.
Citing Trump’s Executive Privilege Stalling, DOJ Asks for January Trial
/80 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelIn proposing a January 2024 trial date, DOJ notes that Trump has been delaying the investigation since October 2022.
How 9 Months of Camera Footage became 8 Years
/47 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, Leak Investigations/by emptywheelUsing Trump’s funny math, prosecutors obtained more than ten years of video footage (counting each camera separately and adding up all the days from which camera footage was obtained). That suggests that prosecutors are interested in more than just Trump’s obstruction of the investigation.
Shorter DJT: Mexico Will Pay for My New SCIF
/142 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, Leak Investigations/by emptywheelDonald Trump says he shouldn’t have to work as hard at defending himself for stealing classified information as he is willing to to run for President.
Beryl Howell Held Elon Musk’s Xitter in Contempt
/97 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelJudge Beryl Howell imposed a $350,000 fine on Elon Musk’s Xitter to force him to comply with a warrant for Trump’s account.
The Overt Investigative Steps into Trump’s Co-Conspirators TV Lawyers Ignored
/86 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelFor three of the four main co-conspirators described in Trump’s January 6 indictment, DOJ took investigative steps in 2021, before the January 6 Committee sent out their very first subpoena.
Trump’s Means of Bullying and His Co-Conspirator Volunteer Lawyers
/88 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection/by emptywheelImagine the challenge of writing a protective order that would prevent Boris Epshteyn from getting access to Trump’s discovery.