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November 16, 2019

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Bill Barr thinks that a strong President has led all the most important historical advances in this country. But he is blind to the most urgent risks facing the country now, and the way that President Trump accelerates those risks.

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Football, Formula One, Law, Trash Talk

Too Roger Stoned Trash Talk

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November 16, 2019

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bmaz

As you may have heard, Roger Stone was convicted on all counts yesterday. Marcy's post is here. A jury still deliberating on a Thursday is one thing, but they like to get the fuck out of Dodge by a Friday afternoon, and this one did. Predictable.…

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2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, Impeachment

Jim Jordan Accuses Trump of Lying to Mueller in Latest Defense against Impeachment

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November 16, 2019

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emptywheel

Why is Jim Jordan defending President Trump against impeachment by accusing him of lying under oath?

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

Hours after Donald Trump Witness Tampered in Real Time, Roger Stone Found Guilty of the Same Crime

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November 15, 2019

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emptywheel

Trump and his rat-fucker are facing consequences for their witness tampering just hours apart.

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Congress, Impeachment, Trump Administration

Impeachment Hearings: Day 2 - Marie Yovanovitch [UPDATE-2]

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November 15, 2019

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Rayne

Post and thread dedicated to today's impeachment hearing. Former ambassador Marie Yovanovitch is the key witness this morning.

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

Devin Nunes Calls an Experienced Organized Crime Researcher Funded by Paul Singer a Democratic Operative

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November 14, 2019

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emptywheel

In Devin Nunes' closing statement in yesterday's impeachment hearing, he suggested that an expert on Russian and Ukrainian organized crime doing open source research into Paul Manafort paid for by Republican billionaire Paul Singer must be a Democratic operative.

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emptywheel, Impeachment

BREAKING: The First Amendment Is Part of Something Called the Constitution

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November 14, 2019

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emptywheel

There's been a weird phenomenon during the Trump presidency, where journalists and media organizations loudly defend one small part of the Constitution -- the one that benefits them personally, the First Amendment -- but seem to believe…

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

Time to Start Calling Bill Barr "Prosecutor General"

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November 13, 2019

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emptywheel

It's time to stop calling Bill Barr the Attorney General -- a title he has sold out -- and instead use the title we use for political hacks covering up for the self-dealing of Oligarchs, Prosecutor General.

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2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

The 900 Pages of George Nader Testimony the Government Wants to Keep Hidden

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November 12, 2019

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emptywheel

The transcripts memorializing George Nader's grand jury appearances are 900 pages long and include questions about ongoing investigations.

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2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

Loose Ends as the Stone Trial Moves to Closing Arguments

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November 12, 2019

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emptywheel

Some loose ends from the Stone trial.

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Impeachment

Trump Team's Extortion Demands To Ukraine Started Before The April 21 Call To Zelensky

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November 12, 2019

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Jim White

Even if a "transcript" from the April 21 call from Trump to Zelensky is released and contains no extortion demand from Trump for Zelensky to investigate the Bidens, such a demand was indeed delivered to a Zelensky associate less that a month later by Parnas and Fruman. The threat was then carried out when Pence did not attend Zelensky's inauguration since no investigation was announced.

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Left Theory

Private Government By Corporations

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November 11, 2019

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Ed Walker

Corporations as Communist Dictatorships: great for masters but infringes on freedom of workers.

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

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

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November 11, 2019

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emptywheel

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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Bill Barr’s Screed: Blindness about Current Threats

Too Roger Stoned Trash Talk

Jim Jordan Accuses Trump of Lying to Mueller in Latest Defense against Impeachment

Hours after Donald Trump Witness Tampered in Real Time, Roger Stone Found Guilty of the Same Crime

Impeachment Hearings: Day 2 – Marie Yovanovitch [UPDATE-2]

Bill Barr's Screed: Blindness about Current Threats

Too Roger Stoned Trash Talk

Jim Jordan Accuses Trump of Lying to Mueller in Latest Defense against Impeachment

Hours after Donald Trump Witness Tampered in Real Time, Roger Stone Found Guilty of the Same Crime

Impeachment Hearings: Day 2 - Marie Yovanovitch [UPDATE-2]

Devin Nunes Calls an Experienced Organized Crime Researcher Funded by Paul Singer a Democratic Operative

BREAKING: The First Amendment Is Part of Something Called the Constitution

Time to Start Calling Bill Barr "Prosecutor General"

The 900 Pages of George Nader Testimony the Government Wants to Keep Hidden

Loose Ends as the Stone Trial Moves to Closing Arguments

Trump Team's Extortion Demands To Ukraine Started Before The April 21 Call To Zelensky

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"

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