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Why Hasn't George Papadopoulos Outed "Source 3"?

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emptywheel
Even though George Papadopoulos burned Stefan Halper as a source and accused tons of other people of being informants targeting him, he still hasn't identified the Source 3 described in the IG Report to whom he said some very damning things.
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The Real News in Bill Barr's Announcement: He's Vetoing Campaign Finance Investigations, Too

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emptywheel
Little noticed in Bill Barr's announcement that he gets to approve any investigation into presidential candidates and a ridiculously broad group of people associated with him is how dramatically he has expanded the policy since January.
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The Very Limited Republican Concern about FISA

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emptywheel
The FISA Court has complained about FBI surveillance practices, all occurring under Trump, affecting up to 135,476 Americans. And Republicans claiming to care about FISA are really just concerned about one of those Americans. 
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"What is the root user?" Joshua Schulte Set Up the Shared "root" Password He'll Use in His Defense

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emptywheel
Joshua Schulte migrated a shared root password to one of the servers involved in his alleged theft in March 2015.
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The FBI Downloaded CIA's Hacking Tools Using Starbuck's WiFi

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emptywheel
There are many interesting details about the FBI investigation into Joshua Schulte revealed by the details of how FBI obtained the Vault 7 files they submitted into evidence yesterday.
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Midnight in Washington: Today's Senate Vote [UPDATE-2]

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Rayne
This post is dedicated to today's U.S. Senate's proceedings with regard to the trial of Donald J. Trump under articles of impeachment for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. You'll note I'm not holding my breath for impartial justice.
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Joshua Schulte Opening Arguments

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emptywheel
In opening arguments, Sabrina Shroff staked her defense on the government not knowing how the Vault 7 files got to WikiLeaks.
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Three Things: Day After Night Before Day of Disaster [UPDATE-2]

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Rayne
What a flaming mess. Bet you can't really tell which mess I'm referring to -- the Iowa caucuses, the State of the Union Address, or the rolling not-trial of Donald J. Trump.
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Manafort's Efforts to Insinuate Himself into Trump's Campaign Earlier Than Previously Known

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emptywheel
Paul Manafort started asking Trump for a job in January, not March, 2016.
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"Project Rasputin:" The Michael Caputo Interview

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emptywheel
Somewhere in the 24 paragraphs of Michael Caputo's 302 that remain redacted because of an ongoing investigation, he must explain a "Project Rasputin."
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The Israeli Focus and Others' Criminality at the Beginning of Mike Flynn's "Cooperation"

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emptywheel
We still don't know why Mike Flynn lied about Jared Kushner's efforts to undercut Obama policy on Israel. Given how his "peace" "plan" was rolled out last week and ongoing DOJ efforts to hide his role in the investigation, we should know that.
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Subject, Quasi-Object, Object

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Ed Walker
An introduction to some of the central terms used by Bruno Latour.
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Steve Bannon's Grand Jury Secrets

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emptywheel
Twice during his testimony in Roger Stone's trial, Steve Bannon had to be forced to adhere to the testimony he gave under oath to the grand jury.
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Methinks Joshua Schulte Doth Protest Too Much over Anonymous

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emptywheel
Amid a provocative discussion about how much of expert witness Paul Rosenzweig's Powerpoint presentation can be used at the Joshua Schulte trial, his lawyers again launched an objection to mentioning Anonymous that seems totally out of proportion to the damage that such mentions might do at trial.
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Mike Flynn Seizes the Rope to Hang Himself With: Pick Your Perjury

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emptywheel
Even if Bill Barr orders his subordinates to take a fall on their response to Mike Flynn's motion to withdraw his guilty plea, nothing can change the fact that Mike Flynn has already made statements under oath that conflict.
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Hitting the Oscillator: Today's Senate Vote on Witnesses [UPDATE-5]

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Rayne
The output hits the fan today as the Senate votes on whether to call and hear witnesses. But this may also be the entire enchilada shoved into the blades of the rotator -- they may vote on conviction and acquittal. This is an open thread.
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The Manafort Link Sets the Fruman-Parnas Timeline Back -- But the Manafort Timeline Is Earlier Too

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emptywheel
The Paul Manafort story goes back to before the time he needed to invent a story to justify a pardon.
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Mike Flynn Seizes the Rope to Hang Himself With: Flynn's Motion to Dismiss Carter Page's Non-Existent Plea

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emptywheel
In addition to moving to withdraw his plea, Mike Flynn also moved to have it dismissed, based largely off of claims about injuries to Carter Page.
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Pat Cipollone Believes the Golden Rule Is for Chumps

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emptywheel
Among the alarming answers from the President's lawyers last night, Pat Philbin said it was okay for the President to accept dirt from a foreign country, and Alan Dershowitz argued it was okay for the President to incapacitate Democratic voters if he believes his reelection is best for the country.
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