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2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection

The Men Disputing Cassidy Hutchinson's Retelling of Trump's SUV Lunge Got Warnings about Plans to Flood the Capitol

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June 30, 2022

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Secret Service loyalists to Donald Trump are pushing back against Cassidy Hutchinson's second-hand report of Trump lunging in the SUV when told he could not go to the Capitol. They're not pushing back against far more damning details: including that when they made plans to take Trump to the Capitol, they knew of plans to occupy buildings.

Biden Administration, Congress, Law

Something Stinks about Kentucky but It's a Complex Stink

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June 30, 2022

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People running around hair on fire right now bitching loudly and often about Biden fail need to take a deep breath and get their facts straight.

Open Thread: SCOTUS End of Term Releases

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June 29, 2022

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This is an open thread focused on Supreme Court orders and decisions expected to be released the final week of the court's term (last week of June 2022).

2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection, Mueller Probe

Pat Cipollone Predicted the Obstruction and ConFraudUS Prosecutions

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June 29, 2022

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Even before the insurrection, Pat Cipollone knew that not just Trump -- but everyone involved with his efforts to stay in office -- would be exposed to the same crimes (obstruction and ConFraudUS) that DOJ is currently pursuing.

2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection

Cassidy Hutchinson Proves that Trump Knew the Mob He Sicced on Mike Pence Was Armed

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June 28, 2022

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Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony made it clear that Trump knew the mob he sicced on his Vice President -- and then stoked -- was armed. And he ratified their violence, claiming that they were right to target Pence for assassination.

2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection, Trump Administration

House January 6 Committee: Public Hearings - Day 6

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June 28, 2022

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This post is dedicated to content and comments related to Day 6 of the House J6 Committee's public hearings.

2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection

As Ali Alexander Returns to DC in Wake of Grand Jury Appearance, Alex Jones' Associates Owen Shroyer and Joe Biggs Share a Lawyer

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June 28, 2022

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Even as Ali Alexander seems to be struggling to sustain a story about January 6 that has already been debunked, the lawyer for one Alex Jones associate has joined the defense team for sometime Alex Jones associate Joe Biggs, effectively putting Alex Jones in a joint defense with the militia accused of orchestrating the attack on January 6.

2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection

"All Texts Demanded!" Right Wingers No Longer Worried about "Wiped" Phones, John Eastman Edition...

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June 28, 2022

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Back in 2018, both Rudy Giuliani and Donald Trump were big fans of DOJ IG investigating phones for evidence that DOJ had been politicized. Chances are they're going to be less enthusiastic now that the subjects of the investigation are John Eastman and Jeffrey Clark.

2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection

Jeffrey Clark: Physics Takes Over the Investigation Now

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June 27, 2022

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The search warrants for the phones of Jeffrey Clark and some people involved in the fake elector plot suggest DOJ has had probable cause against them for months.

2022 Mid-Term Election, Congress

Constructive Action: Taking Back Real Control of the Senate

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June 24, 2022

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There's just so much wrong right now in governance which could be fixed with 60 Democratic seats in the Senate.

Sam Alito Strips Women of their Bodily Autonomy [Updated]

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June 24, 2022

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Sam Alito just ended federal protection for abortion in the United States.

2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection

Bill Barr's Attempt to Corrupt EDNY May Have Saved the Republic

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June 24, 2022

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It's not clear how successfully DOJ would have pushed back against Trump's attempt to decapitate DOJ to get claims of voter fraud if Richard Donoghue hadn't been moved to DOJ in one of Bill Barr's apparent attempts to control prosecutorial decision within US Attorneys offices.

2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection, Trump Administration

House January 6 Committee: Public Hearings - Day 5

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June 23, 2022

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This post is dedicated to content and comments related to Day 5 of the House J6 Committee's public hearings.

Open Thread: SCOTUS Release Day 2 of 2

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June 23, 2022

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This is an open thread focused on Supreme Court orders and decisions expected to be released Thursday, June 23, 2022.

Foreign Influence, Impeachment

In Sentencing Memo, SDNY Scoffs at Lev Parnas' Claims of Cooperation

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June 23, 2022

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Lev Parnas wants credit for working the press during Trump's first impeachment. The government says that complying with a congressional subpoena was no more than his civic duty, for which he should get no credit at sentencing.

2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection

Crime in the Era of Encrypted Apps: The Relationship between the DOJ and January 6 Investigations into Fake Electors

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June 23, 2022

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DOJ took overt steps in its investigation of the fake electors the day after the January 6 Committee presented information that's new to most of the public on the same topic. But it's unlikely that DOJ took the acts solely because of the Committee hearing.

2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection

Amy Berman Jackson Gets a Two-Page Footnote in for the Appeal of Carl Nichols

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June 22, 2022

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On the same day DOJ finally appealed Carl Nichols' decision rejecting their application of 18 USC 1512(c)(2) to January 6, Amy Berman Jackson joined 15 of her colleagues in upholding the application.

2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection

Three Months Later, DOJ Finally Gets Interested in Sidney Powell's Militia Defense Fund

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June 22, 2022

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The government is finally raising concerns about Sidney Powell paying for the defense of the Oath Keepers' conspirators. The question is why they've waited for three months?

2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection

Rudy Giuliani Launched a Lynch Mob over a Ginger Mint

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June 22, 2022

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The shocking and emotional part of the January 6 Committee hearing on Trump's pressure on states was the stories that targets of Trump's bullying told, including Shaye Moss' description of how Rudy Giuliani claimed a ginger mint her mom had handed her was instead a thumb drive used to steal the election. But the details in the hearing go a long way to substantiating a conspiracy to obstruct the vote certification.

2020 Presidential Election, January 6 Insurrection, Racism

The L-Word Not Used [UPDATE-1]

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June 21, 2022

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They angrily describe the terror but they haven't used the L-word.