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Reporters who claim that Randy Credico's credibility (or lack thereof) in any way affects the abundant evidence proving the case against Stone seem to have missed that Stone's current defense strategy amounts to pleading guilty to four of the false statements charges against him.

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2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, Impeachment

Why Won't Sean Hannity Defend Trump against Impeachment Under Oath?

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November 10, 2019

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emptywheel

For some reason, Sean Hannity seems uninterested in defending the President against impeachment under oath.

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2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

Rick Gates Got Sent Two Key Jerome Corsi Posts

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November 9, 2019

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emptywheel

Two Jerome Corsi posts that are central to a theory I proposed about what Corsi and Stone were up to in 2016 got sent to the Trump campaign.

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Football, Trash Talk

Trash Talk

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November 9, 2019

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bmaz

So, in a bit of frivolity, Pete T and Jim White tried to get me to feature the Mike Huckabee Band for Trash Talk. That is just not going to happen. And, yes, there may have been a bit of extra attention paid to Little Feat lately. Sorry! I…

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2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

Three Questions Not Asked of Steve Bannon

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November 8, 2019

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emptywheel

The questions Steve Bannon did not get asked today at Roger Stone's trial are as interesting as the questions he did get asked.

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Impeachment

Why Did Gucciardo Pay Giuliani Partners For His "Loan" To Fraud Guarantee?

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November 8, 2019

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Jim White

So, Parnas had to be careful about funds flowing through entities he controlled, because the Pues Family attorneys were watching carefully (and in fact pounced on the news of the America First Action donation) and Rudy had to be careful about not having the money go directly to him or his ex-wife would seek the funds. Shouldn't Gucciardo have asked why the money didn't just go to Fraud Guarantee? Shouldn't he have asked why he had to divert funds to Rudy's consultancy? This just doesn't add up. Given his deep involvement with these same players, it seems much more likely Gucciardo understood the winks and nudges involved in getting funds to Giuliani in return for his "pro bono" representation of Donald Trump.

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EO 12333, FISA

Snowden Needs a Better Public Interest Defense, Part I: Bildungsroman

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November 8, 2019

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emptywheel

I was really disappointed in Snowden's book. One big reason why is that his narrative -- a classic Bildungsroman -- undermines his public interest defense.

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2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

The Cognitive Dissonance of Learning about Roger Stone's "Collusion"

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November 7, 2019

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emptywheel

The confusion many people are expressing about how all Roger Stone and Donald Trump's efforts to optimize the release of Hillary's stolen emails is best addressed by reminding that the Mueller Report only addressed prosecutions and declinations, and "collusion" is not a crime. Per Mark Meadows' definition, Trump colluded.

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2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Impeachment

After Engaging in Multiple Overt Acts Benefitting a Conspiracy, Bill Barr Had Kerri Kupec Commit the Most Overt Act

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November 7, 2019

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emptywheel

When Bill Barr had DOJ spox Kerri Kupec issue a statement exonerating the President rather than doing so himself, it was not a sign of any distance between Barr and the White House. Rather, it's evidence that Barr recognizes his own risk of becoming an active member of the conspiracy his DOJ went to great lengths to avoid investigating.

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2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

The Narrative and Legal Tensions Set on Day One of Roger Stone's Trial

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November 6, 2019

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emptywheel

Here are three narrative and legal gaps that I think will end up being unexpected plot twists in Roger Stone's trial.

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2016 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Mueller Probe

emptywheel Fact Check Service -- DOJ, 1-1 // Sidney Powell, 0-29

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November 5, 2019

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emptywheel

emptywheel fact check department has had far better success getting DOJ to fix errors than getting Powell to fix any of hers!

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2016 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Mueller Probe

What Prosecutors Need to Show to Prove Roger Stone Guilty

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November 5, 2019

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emptywheel

Here's a primer on how much evidence the government has to prove that Roger Stone lied to Congress.

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2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, Impeachment

When Your Joint Defense Agreement with the Russian Mob Blows Up in Your Face

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November 4, 2019

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emptywheel

Lev Parnas seems to be preparing to put the screws to Trump.

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2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

What the Exhibit Decisions and the Witness List Say to Expect from Roger Stone's Trial (Updated)

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November 4, 2019

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emptywheel

A list of witnesses for the Roger Stone trial.

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2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

Sidney Powell Complains That Peter Strzok Is Too OCD to Investigate Her Client

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November 4, 2019

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emptywheel

Along with the normal froth-bait, SIdney Powell includes a new accusation against Peter Strzok in her sur-surreply pretending to ask for Brady materials: Peter Strzok is too OCD to prosecute her client.

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2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, Impeachment

People Who Illegally Withheld Duly Appropriated Funding Refuse to Explain to Congress Why

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November 4, 2019

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emptywheel

Today's obstruction may feel like the same old obstruction but I suspect it comes with new legal exposure.

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2016 Presidential Election, Impeachment, Mueller Probe

The Mueller Report Was Neither about Collusion Nor about Completed Investigation(s)

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November 4, 2019

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emptywheel

Critics of Mueller on both sides of support in the underlying investigation are misunderstanding certain things about what the Mueller Report actually did.

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2016 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Mueller Probe

DOJ Pre-Dumps the Stone Trial: What BuzzFeed Obtained via FOIA

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November 2, 2019

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emptywheel

BuzzFeed obtained some really damning Mueller-related documents via FOIA. But the released documents are mostly just a pre-dump of what will get aired in the Roger Stone trial.

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Football, Formula One, Trash Talk

Rubber Biscuit Trash Talk

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November 2, 2019

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bmaz

Eh, late start here. Been tied up on Twitter reading and discussing the FOIA doc dump obtained and published by Jason Leopold and Anthont Cormier of Buzzfeed. Check Marcy's Twitter feed and other posts here for that, it is....something. Somehow…

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Private Government By Corporations

It Doesn’t Matter for Prosecutors’ Case that Randy Credico Was Bragging or (Purportedly) Drunk

Why Won’t Sean Hannity Defend Trump against Impeachment Under Oath?

Rick Gates Got Sent Two Key Jerome Corsi Posts

Trash Talk

Private Government By Corporations

It Doesn't Matter for Prosecutors' Case that Randy Credico Was Bragging or (Purportedly) Drunk

Why Won't Sean Hannity Defend Trump against Impeachment Under Oath?

Rick Gates Got Sent Two Key Jerome Corsi Posts

Trash Talk

Three Questions Not Asked of Steve Bannon

Why Did Gucciardo Pay Giuliani Partners For His "Loan" To Fraud Guarantee?

Snowden Needs a Better Public Interest Defense, Part I: Bildungsroman

The Cognitive Dissonance of Learning about Roger Stone's "Collusion"

After Engaging in Multiple Overt Acts Benefitting a Conspiracy, Bill Barr Had Kerri Kupec Commit the Most Overt Act

The Narrative and Legal Tensions Set on Day One of Roger Stone's Trial

emptywheel Fact Check Service -- DOJ, 1-1 // Sidney Powell, 0-29

What Prosecutors Need to Show to Prove Roger Stone Guilty

When Your Joint Defense Agreement with the Russian Mob Blows Up in Your Face

What the Exhibit Decisions and the Witness List Say to Expect from Roger Stone's Trial (Updated)

Sidney Powell Complains That Peter Strzok Is Too OCD to Investigate Her Client

People Who Illegally Withheld Duly Appropriated Funding Refuse to Explain to Congress Why

The Mueller Report Was Neither about Collusion Nor about Completed Investigation(s)

DOJ Pre-Dumps the Stone Trial: What BuzzFeed Obtained via FOIA

Rubber Biscuit Trash Talk

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