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Two Months after Insinuating Ali Alexander Should Be Held Responsible for January 6, Jonathan Moseley Claims To Be His Lawyer

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emptywheel
Two months ago, when he was nominally representing Zach Rehl, Jonathon Moseley insinuated that Ali Alexander should be held accountable for any violence that happened on January 6. Yesterday, he showed up on a lawsuit claiming to be Alexander's lawyer.
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This Is My O Face: Welcome, Omicron [UPDATE-1]

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Rayne
Guess who's getting tested for COVID today? Now with additional content and update.
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In Their Bid for Special Master, Project Veritas Provided Evidence of Possible Extortion

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emptywheel
In an attempt to boast about Project Veritas' ethics, one of its lawyers produced evidence that James O'Keefe had already decided not to publish Ashley Biden's [allegedly stolen] diary when someone called up Joe Biden and tried to extort an interview from him.
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The Pied Piper of Insurrection, and Other Challenges in Charging the January 6 Organizer-Inciters

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emptywheel
The government is already prosecuting several "organizer-inciters" of the January 6 riot, including Brandon Straka, Alan Hostetter, and several InfoWars employees. But these prosecutions face First Amendment challenges that most of the other 700 prosecutions don't.
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Finally, Everyone Is Talking about Trump's Obstruction on January 6

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emptywheel
Thanks to Liz Cheney's exposure of all the Fox hosts and Trump children desperately asking him to stop the assault on January 6, the commentariat finally understands the role of obstruction in the January 6 investigation.
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The Video Authentication Challenge: Aaron Mostofsky

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emptywheel
A filing in the Aaron Mostofsky case explains how DOJ plans to authenticate the publicly-obtained video evidence it will use at trial.
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Have Ethan Nordean's Hopes Been Semi-Colon'ed by Dabney Friedrich's [Chapter and] Verse?

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emptywheel
In an attempt to criticize Dabney Friedrich's close reading of law, Ethan Nordean's lawyers sided with the semicolon over the dash in their own exposition of Emily Dickinson's poetry.
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Mark Meadows Promised the Kind of National Guard Protection that Proud Boy Charles Donohoe Seemed to Expect

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emptywheel
According to the contempt report on Mark Meadows, he passed on the expectation that the National Guard would protect, rather than police, the rioters supporting Trump.
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The Virgin Birth of Sidney Powell's Fraud Fund

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emptywheel
A grand jury is reportedly investigating Sidney Powell's grift. That may focus some attention on the timing of when her representation of Mike Flynn ended and her involvement in Trump's election attack began.
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Dabney Friedrich Rejects Challenge to January 6 Obstruction Application

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emptywheel
In the first opinion assessing DOJ's novel application of obstruction in January 6 prosecutions, Trump appointee Dabney Friedrich upheld DOJ's approach.
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Joshua James' Frequent January 6 Updates on His Jilted VIPer

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emptywheel
Per the Oath Keeper's operational lead on January 6, Mike Simmons, Joshua James was giving him updates every time the VIP he was guarding -- which is likely Roger Stone -- moved. Only, Roger Stone claims he didn't move from the Willard that day. At least not physically.
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Liar's Poker: The Complexity of Julian Assange's Extradition

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emptywheel
I'd like to protect journalism. That requires opposing the Espionage Act charges against Assange for obtaining classified information and publishing it. But it also requires telling the truth about Julian Assange.
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DOJ's Ex Parte Classified Plans for Joshua Schulte -- and Maybe, Julian Assange

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emptywheel
Before and after the extradition appeal for Julian Assange, DOJ submitted an ex parte filing in the Joshua Schulte case that, they said, would affect the timing of Schulte's retrial next year.
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Bennie Thompson Will Need to Bill FBI for the Affidavits He's Writing for Them

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emptywheel
Mark Meadows's efforts to clown around with the January 6 Committee have provided substantial material that DOJ can use to conduct their own investigation into his actions on January 6.
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DOJ Already Debunked the Lies Ali Alexander Is about to Tell Congress

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emptywheel
In testimony before the January 6 Committee today, Ali Alexander plans to tell a false story about trying to de-escalate the mob that AUSAs prosecuting Owen Shroyer already debunked.
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A Taxonomy of the [Visible] January 6 "Crime Scene" Investigation

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emptywheel
DOJ seems close to rolling out more details of the plot, seemingly led at the Capitol by the Proud Boys, to overrun the Capitol. Whether it can get from there to those who incited such acts remains to be seen.
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Adventures in Cut-and-Paste: John Durham says, “no specific client” is the same as, "not doing this for any client"

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emptywheel
John Durham accused Michael Sussmann, to whom he has given fragments of fragments of Brady material, of cherry-picking.
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Citing "Considerable Detail" in Affidavits, Judge Denies Bid to Unseal Project Veritas Warrants

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emptywheel
One reason the warrant affidavits targeting Project Veritas won't be unsealed is because "not all of that conduct" of Project Veritas employees, "may be criminal."
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John Durham Wants Permission to Delay Providing Evidence of How Weak His Michael Sussmann Case Is

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emptywheel
John Durham has already stalled over two months to provide Michael Sussmann evidence that shows his case against him is weak. And according to details about a scheduling dispute Sussmann made public yesterday, Durham would like permission to continue stalling on providing that evidence.
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