
Drive for Show, Putt for Dough, Cheat for Tax Deductions
Every time I think I’ve met the limit of repulsion for Trump, I meet a new threshold. This time it's at Seven Springs, the golf course that wasn't.

"HOLD. THE. LINE!!!" DOJ's Late Research into Brandon Straka's Grift
It's difficult to tell what really went down with the Brandon Straka plea.
That's because -- as laid out here -- the government seems to have realized that Straka had been less than forthright in interviews, in which he was deemed cooperative…

Guest Post: The Tie that Binds the Conspiracies
Guest post by long-time community member WilliamOckham examining oddities about the false certifications the "alternate electors" signed ahead of the January 6 insurrection.

Pandora's Presidential Archives, Couy Griffin Edition
Cowboys for Trump founder Couy Griffin wants DOJ to provide him records that should be stored as part of Trump's records at the National Archives. If Judge Trevor McFadden were to order DOJ to start searching through Trump's presidential records for January 6 evidence, Griffin may regret asking.

Reporting on the January 6 Investigation: emptywheel Brings Receipts
People sometimes ask why I think I know more than TV lawyers about the January 6 investigation. So I thought I'd bring receipts.

The Disappearing Willard Hotel and the Accused Seditionists' Other Interlocutors
One thing the structure of the sedition indictment did was hide the current state of understanding about the back-and-forth between the Oath Keepers and those at the Willard the day of the attack. Even as it did that, there are hints of other interlocutors of the Oath Keepers.

Stewie's Assault Rifle: Comings and Goings in the Sedition Militia
Perhaps to increase paranoia, the sedition indictment adopts a new naming convention that helps to obscure who has flipped against other Oath Keepers.

BREAKING (WaPo's Stenography): Prosecutors Are Asking about Rudy Giuliani's Ties to Militias
In an article asking whether prosecutors are investigating Trump, the Washington Post buried evidence that prosecutors believe Rudy has ties to the militias who organized the event in paragraph 30.

Breathing Room: What Are You Streaming?
We could use a little breathing room. What are you streaming these days?

January 6 Deconfliction: "This Is Part of a Much Bigger Conspiracy"
The many investigations into aspects of Trump's coup attempt each focus on parts of a much bigger conspiracy. And until we see all those pieces we won't see how they all work together. But there are increasing signs that others are putting those pieces together.

One Man's Flourish Is Another Man's Seditious Conspiracy: DOJ's Typo and the Brandon Straka Plea Deal
DOJ has confirmed that Brandon Straka is getting a ridiculously lenient plea deal because he "cooperated" with the government. That said, their sentencing memorandum includes more questions than answers.

The First Seditious Conspiracy Charges Drop
The sedition indictment against Stewart Rhodes may be an important tool to move up the food chain.

The Structure of the January 6 Assault: "I will settle with seeing [normies] smash some pigs to dust"
The effort to spark an insurrection at the Capitol was one implemented not by "foot solders," but some highly trained veterans, including an alarming number of Marines. And the network of people who stoked the normies to serve as useful bodies to this effort ties via just one or two steps right to Trump.

A Look at Michigan's "Alternate" Electors [UPDATE-1]
There are several interesting tidbits about the slate of "alternate" electors who on December 14, 2020 signed a false certification of election fraudulently awarding Michigan's 16 electoral votes to loser Donald Trump.

Introduction And Index To New Series On The Dawn Of Everything
Is property the only basis for civilization?

Three Things: A Call to Action for Voting Rights [UPDATE-2]
Get in good trouble – call your senators and demand they fulfill their oaths by passing the JLVRAA and Freedom to Vote Act, ending the filibuster as necessary to pass these bills.

The Green Bay Sweep Is Inextricably Tied to the Violent Mob
Proof that Trump had already sown the seeds of a violent riot when he asked DOJ to lay the groundwork for the Green Bay Sweep is what changes the (as Judge Mehta described it) legal conspiracy to sow distrust in the election into an illegal conspiracy, with demonstrated mens rea of corrupt intent, to obstruct the vote count.

After a Six Hour Hearing on Lawsuits against Trump, the Only Clear Thing is Don Jr Is in the Clear
A long hearing in several lawsuits against Trump and others for January 6 leaves just two key takeaways, in my opinion: Don Jr is probably in the clear based on his fruitless effort to get his dad to call the riot off, and it's fairly uncontroversial to claim the Oath Keepers and Proud Boys entered into a conspiracy together.

Discovery Delays at the East Door: What Key January 6 Plea Negotiations Look Like
Last week, proceedings pertaining to seven men who likely have insight into the breach of the East door suggested some of them might plead, which might lead to more information on that breach. But in both cases, they said it would take at least two more months to get there.

DOJ Is Treating January 6 as an Act of Terrorism, But Not All January 6 Defendants Are Terrorists
DOJ has already achieved tangible results by treating some January 6 defendants -- primarily militia members -- as terrorists. But we won't see that at sentencing until people who engaged in violence to prevent the peaceful transfer of power are sentenced.