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  • The Intent Of The Declaration Of Independence

    The Declaration Of Independence is about independence, not human rights.

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  • “That’s How … You End Up as a Defendant in a Court Room:” Some Days in the Life of a Named-and-Shamed Former GRU Hacker, Ivan Ermakov

    By the measure of evidence submitted in the trial of his co-conspirator, alleged John Podesta hacker Ivan Ermakov has been enjoying life in the years after his indictment by Robert Mueller. But the record of those exploits helped to convict his Vladislav Klyushin in a hack-and-trade conspiracy.

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  • Breathing Room: What Are You Cooking?

    What are you cooking, even if cooking for some of us is nothing more than preparing a Cup-O-Noodles. This is an open thread.

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  • When things turned to ‘Ash’: Henry Tarrio’s first witness appears; plus a fight over informants ensues at Proud Boys sedition trial

    The first witness called by Proud Boy ringleader Henry Tarrio at Jan. 6 sedition trial trips over testimony

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  • Kash’s Castles of Scatter and Evan Corcoran’s BCC

    John Solomon seems very concerned about sharing the correspondence he and Kash Patel had with NARA General Counsel Gary Stern last summer.

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The Intent Of The Declaration Of Independence

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March 27, 2023
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Ed Walker
The Declaration Of Independence is about independence, not human rights.
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2016 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Mueller Probe, Russian hacks

"That's How ... You End Up as a Defendant in a Court Room:" Some Days in the Life of a Named-and-Shamed Former GRU Hacker, Ivan Ermakov

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March 27, 2023
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emptywheel
By the measure of evidence submitted in the trial of his co-conspirator, alleged John Podesta hacker Ivan Ermakov has been enjoying life in the years after his indictment by Robert Mueller. But the record of those exploits helped to convict his Vladislav Klyushin in a hack-and-trade conspiracy.
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Climate Change, Culture, Domestic Policy

Breathing Room: What Are You Cooking?

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March 26, 2023
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Rayne
What are you cooking, even if cooking for some of us is nothing more than preparing a Cup-O-Noodles. This is an open thread.
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2020 Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection

When things turned to ‘Ash’: Henry Tarrio’s first witness appears; plus a fight over informants ensues at Proud Boys sedition trial

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March 26, 2023
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Brandi Buchman
The first witness called by Proud Boy ringleader Henry Tarrio at Jan. 6 sedition trial trips over testimony
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2020 Presidential Election, Leak Investigations

Kash's Castles of Scatter and Evan Corcoran's BCC

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March 25, 2023
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emptywheel
John Solomon seems very concerned about sharing the correspondence he and Kash Patel had with NARA General Counsel Gary Stern last summer.
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2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection, Leak Investigations

Happy Crime-Fraud Exception Day, for Those Who Celebrate

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March 24, 2023
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emptywheel
As investigations relying on the witness testimony of Michael Cohen and Evan Corcoran converge this week, it's a reminder that for at least seven years, Trump's lawyers have exposed themselves legally in assistance of Trump's cover-ups.
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Cybersecurity, emptywheel, WikiLeaks

On Joshua Schulte's Alleged Substantial Amount of CSAM ... and Other Contraband

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March 23, 2023
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emptywheel
Something else is going on -- on top of the news that FBI claims 2,400 CSAM files were found on Josh Schulte's discovery laptop.
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2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection

Remember: DOJ May Still Suspect Trump Is Hoarding Classified Documents

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March 23, 2023
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emptywheel
Donald Trump demonstrably played a shell game in advance of Evan Corcoran's search for classified documents last summer. DOJ's effort to get his crime-fraud excepted testimony may help to understand all the other shell games Trump has played with subpoena responses.
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2020 Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection

With Friends Like These: A rough start to testimony from defense witnesses at Proud Boys sedition trial

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March 21, 2023
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Brandi Buchman
A new phase of the Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial has started out rough with defense witnesses fumbling through testimony
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2020 Presidential Election, Leak Investigations

Lordy, There Are [Transcribed] Tapes

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March 21, 2023
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emptywheel
Among the things that then-Chief Judge Beryl Howell ordered Evan Corcoran to turn over on Friday were "transcriptions of personal audio recordings" involving his representation of Donald Trump. Lordy, there are [transcribed] tapes!
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2020 Presidential Election

Barbara Jones Rules Project Veritas Was Not Engaged in Journalism When Brokering Ashley Biden's Stolen Diary

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March 21, 2023
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emptywheel
In the investigation of the Ashley Biden diary theft, Barbara Jones has ruled against Project Veritas on most issues.
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Left Theory

Introduction And Index To Series On The Second Founding

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March 20, 2023
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Ed Walker
Two new books, one new perspective.
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2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection

Marathon Proud Boys sedition trial hits milestone as prosecution prepares to hand off to defense

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March 20, 2023
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Brandi Buchman
The Proud Boys seditious conspiracy trial hits its 40th day and finally, after weeks of delays, objections, and hail-Mary attempts for a mistrial, the defense is poised to launch its case-in-chief.
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2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection

Just for Perspective: Investigations Take Longer When Presidents Don't Wiretap Themselves

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March 19, 2023
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emptywheel
It has now taken longer to hold Trump accountable than it took to get Richard Nixon to resign after the Watergate break-in. Even assuming those were comparable timelines, a number of things distinguish the January 6 investigation from the far less complex Watergate one, starting with the fact that, unlike Nixon, Trump is not known to have wiretapped himself.
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2016 Presidential Election, Financial Fraud

Pavlov's Press Corps: Trump Once Again Got Journalists to Willingly Serve as His Incitement Mules

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March 19, 2023
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emptywheel
Trump has once again expertly played journalists to get them to serve as data mules disseminating his tweet inciting violence in response to his expected indictment in New York.
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Congress, Culture, Domestic Policy, Economics

Three Things: Crying All the Way to the Bank

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March 18, 2023
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Rayne
I hate feeling like Cassandra. Did we not learn anything from the 2008 crash? Or the decade-long savings and loan crises?
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2016 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Mueller Probe

KT McFarland Likened Trump's Transition Interventions to the Iran October Surprise

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March 18, 2023
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emptywheel
Back in 2017, KT McFarland rationalized Mike Flynn's efforts to undermine US foreign policy to Nixon's Chennault Affair and Reagan's Iran October Surprise. NYT just confirmed that John Connally is the one who helped Reagan get elected by encouraging Iran to hold Americans hostage.
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2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection, Leak Investigations

Beryl Howell's Biggest Secret: Whether Bill Barr Killed the Egyptian Bank Investigation

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March 18, 2023
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emptywheel
The biggest secret that Beryl Howell brings with her, as she ends her tenure as Chief Judge of DC, is whether the closure of the investigation into a suspected $10 million donation from Egypt to Trump in September 2016 was political interference from Bill Barr or a legitimate investigative dead end.
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2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection, Leak Investigations

Evan Corcoran: You're the Next Contestant on Trump's Crime-Fraud Reality Show

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March 17, 2023
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emptywheel
Evan Corcoran is likely at least the fourth Trump lawyer to have his comms crime-fraud excepted in the last five years. The first known such instance, the recording of Trump agreeing to make hush payments in 2016, may lead to an indictment as early as next week.
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Financial Fraud

Guo Wengui Arrested

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March 15, 2023
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emptywheel
Steve Bannon's sometime partner, Guo Wengui, was arrested this morning on a sweeping financial fraud and conspiracy indictment.
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