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February 18, 2020

The attacks Trump has used in the past to attack criminal investigations that expose him personally simply don't apply in the case of Roger Stone. Which may be why Trump is so unhinged this morning.

Cybersecurity, WikiLeaks

Joshua Schulte Doubles Down on Forcing Mike Pompeo to Testify in His Trial

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February 18, 2020

emptywheel

Joshua Schulte still wants former CIA Director Mike Pompeo to testify.

Cybersecurity, emptywheel, WikiLeaks

CIA Put Joshua Schulte's Buddy on Administrative Leave Last August

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February 17, 2020

emptywheel

Last week, it was revealed that one of accused Vault 7 leaker Joshua Schulte's closest friends at the CIA has been on administrative leave since last August because there are concerns he's not telling the full truth about what he knew of Schulte's actions when.

2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

Roger Stone Admitted to Violating 18 USC 115 Under Oath

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February 17, 2020

emptywheel

Roger Stone might want to think whether his bid for new trials will turn his threat against Amy Berman Jackson into a charge of its own.

Left Theory

The Nonmoderns

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February 16, 2020

Ed Walker

Getting past modernity without losing its benefits.

2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

The Stakes and Misinformation about the Andrew McCabe Declination

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February 16, 2020

emptywheel

The frothy right is making a comparison between the Roger Stone and Mike Flynn cases and that of Andrew McCabe. Not only is that inapt on its face, but all the more so when you see how dodgy the case against McCabe really was.

2016 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Mueller Probe

SSCI Has Already Dismissed One of the Key Issues John Durham Is Investigating

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February 15, 2020

emptywheel

One of the prongs of the John Durham investigation that Bill Barr is trying to criminalize is actually a conclusion that SSCI said the IC should have reached more quickly and with more alarm.

2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Impeachment, Mueller Probe

The Size of Bill Barr's Cover-Up Hints at the Magnitude of What He's Covering Up

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February 15, 2020

emptywheel

This post attempts to capture all the things Bill Barr's DOJ has done to cover-up Trump's crimes.

2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

Bill Barr Trying to Dig Sidney Powell out of the Hole She Dug for Mike Flynn

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February 14, 2020

emptywheel

Bill Barr tries to undo the damage he did last summer by further politicizing justice.

2016 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Mueller Probe

The Timeline Suggests Bill Barr Removed Jesse Liu to Intervene for Trump's Rat-Fucker

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February 14, 2020

emptywheel

Far be it for me to doubt Bill Barr's ability to manufacture a cover-up. He's damn good at it, that's why he was hired, and he's got a lot of power to use to execute one. But it'll be harder this time around than it was for Poppy Bush, in…

2016 Presidential Election, Department of Justice, Mueller Probe

ABC Conducts an "Exclusive" "Interview" about Sentencing Guidelines without Asking about Sentencing Guidelines

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February 13, 2020

emptywheel

ABC didn't ask the most basic question about Bill Barr's unprecedented action -- and as a result turned a story about a gross abuse of power into one about a tweet.

2016 Presidential Election, Cybersecurity, WikiLeaks

Joshua Schulte's Human Graymail Campaign Targets Mike Pompeo

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February 13, 2020

emptywheel

Joshua Schulte is trying to make his trial as painful for the government as possible by calling every single CIA witness who might be claimed to have knowledge of the leak. But I'm more sympathetic to his bid to call Mike Pompeo to testify.

[Photo: National Security Agency, Ft. Meade, MD via Wikimedia]

Cybersecurity, EO 12333, FISA

The Geostrategic and Historic Implications of Crypto

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February 13, 2020

emptywheel

One thing that lies at the core of the success of the Crypto AG operation was a corruption of market forces, a lesson worth remembering in trying to prevent similar efforts going forward.

2016 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Mueller Probe

Bill Barr Usurped the Power of a Judge Who Was Threatened Herself to Decide the Import of Violent Threats

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February 12, 2020

emptywheel

Bill Barr unilaterally eliminated all punishment for Roger Stone for his repeated incitement of violence in a case where the judge herself was violently threatened.

2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

Tea Leaves: Brandon Van Grack Remains on the Mike Flynn Case

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February 12, 2020

emptywheel

Prosecutors noted 10 times in their latest filing that Sidney Powell keeps raising issues that have nothing to do with the crime her client pled guilty to.

2016 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Mueller Probe

Steve Bannon Employee Lee Stranahan Purportedly Convinced Roger Stone to Love Guccifer 2.0

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February 12, 2020

emptywheel

In Stone's trial, Steve Bannon revealed he discussed Stone's alleged ties to WikiLeaks before he joined the campaign. That makes the August 2, 2016 column Stone wrote with Lee Stranahan far more interesting.

2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Impeachment, Mueller Probe

The Slow Firing of Robert Mueller['s Replacement]

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February 12, 2020

emptywheel

After almost three years of trying, Trump has finally succeeded in thwarting the investigation into his role in Russia's interference in 2016.

2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

Bill Barr's DOJ Says Trump Is Too Old for Another 4 Year Term

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February 11, 2020

emptywheel

DOJ says that Roger Stone, who is 67, is too old to serve a prison sentence until he's 74. Which I guess means that the 73 year old President running for another 4 year term is too old to run.

2020 Presidential Election, Congress, Impeachment, Trump Administration

Three Things: When the Hangover Ends

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February 11, 2020

Rayne

Republicans are too relaxed and smug after last week. We can see their emperor has no clothes and their asses are showing, too.

2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

Bill Barr Needs to Soften Roger Stone's Sentence to Prevent Him from Talking

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February 11, 2020

emptywheel

There's good reason to believe that Barr is revising DOJ's sentencing recommendation in an attempt to ensure that Roger Stone won't get chatty about what the President really did to get elected.

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The President’s Conspiracy Theories Get More Whacko than George Papadopoulos’

Joshua Schulte Doubles Down on Forcing Mike Pompeo to Testify in His Trial

CIA Put Joshua Schulte’s Buddy on Administrative Leave Last August

Roger Stone Admitted to Violating 18 USC 115 Under Oath

The Nonmoderns

The President's Conspiracy Theories Get More Whacko than George Papadopoulos'

Joshua Schulte Doubles Down on Forcing Mike Pompeo to Testify in His Trial

CIA Put Joshua Schulte's Buddy on Administrative Leave Last August

Roger Stone Admitted to Violating 18 USC 115 Under Oath

The Nonmoderns

The Stakes and Misinformation about the Andrew McCabe Declination

SSCI Has Already Dismissed One of the Key Issues John Durham Is Investigating

The Size of Bill Barr's Cover-Up Hints at the Magnitude of What He's Covering Up

Bill Barr Trying to Dig Sidney Powell out of the Hole She Dug for Mike Flynn

The Timeline Suggests Bill Barr Removed Jesse Liu to Intervene for Trump's Rat-Fucker

ABC Conducts an "Exclusive" "Interview" about Sentencing Guidelines without Asking about Sentencing Guidelines

Joshua Schulte's Human Graymail Campaign Targets Mike Pompeo

The Geostrategic and Historic Implications of Crypto

Bill Barr Usurped the Power of a Judge Who Was Threatened Herself to Decide the Import of Violent Threats

Tea Leaves: Brandon Van Grack Remains on the Mike Flynn Case

Steve Bannon Employee Lee Stranahan Purportedly Convinced Roger Stone to Love Guccifer 2.0

The Slow Firing of Robert Mueller['s Replacement]

Bill Barr's DOJ Says Trump Is Too Old for Another 4 Year Term

Three Things: When the Hangover Ends

Bill Barr Needs to Soften Roger Stone's Sentence to Prevent Him from Talking

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