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Maryellen Noreika Falls for Derek Hines' False Claims, Again

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emptywheel
Derek Hines has made another false claim that couldn't survive 48 hours.
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On Eve of Opening Arguments, WSJ Launders David Weiss' Russian Disinformation Problem

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emptywheel
How, on the eve of opening arguments in the Hunter Biden case, do you launder the fact that David Weiss reneged on Hunter Biden's plea deal because he was chasing false claims from a guy with close ties to Russian intelligence?
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Washington Post’s Sunday Night Editorial Massacre

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Rayne
WaPo's priorities expose their ideology, as does their editorial management change. "Democracy Dies in Darkness" wasn't just a slogan but a business agenda.
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Big Media Ignoring the Who What When Why of GOP Apology for Trump's Crimes

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emptywheel
Trump paid $400,000 to cover up fucking a porn star. And yet reports on the way Republicans are debasing themselves to back Trump anyway aren't talking about precisely what Donald Trump did.
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Remaining Evidentiary Disputes in Hunter Biden Case

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emptywheel
Abbe Lowell wants to exclude virtually all laptop communications that won't be authenticated by Hallie Biden based on evidentiary grounds.
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On Eve of Hunter Biden Gun Trial, Judge Maryellen Noreika Covers Up Possible Gun Crime

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emptywheel
Judge Maryellen Noreika has prohibited Hunter Biden to tell the jury that the gun shop owner was willing to skip key administrative steps when selling him a gun because he wanted to get Joe Biden's son out of his shop.
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Breathing Room: What Are You Growing?

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Rayne
We could use a little breathing room before the next big thing comes along and occupies our energy. This is a Trump-free open thread.
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"Swept Up!" The Russian Payments that Led to Trump's Felony Conviction

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emptywheel
Michael Cohen was investigated because he lied to his bank and then, even as he was making public comments about entertaining a "peace deal" with Russian involvement, used the bank account associated with the Stormy Daniels hush payment to accept big payments from a prominent Russian oligarch.
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Compelling Hallie Biden

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emptywheel
In Los Angeles, David Weiss has moved to compel Hallie Biden's testimony. That raises questions about whether, and if so how, he has compelled her testimony in Delaware.
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Fridays with Nicole Sandler

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emptywheel
Nicole and I talked, a lot, about the Trump verdict, but also Aileen Cannon, Hunter Biden, and more.
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Trump Undone by the Truth of His Pecker

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emptywheel
Trump's success, his persona, has always been a careful creation built on fraud. And that fraud became criminal in significant part because David Pecker told the truth about the fictions that go into sustaining the fraud.
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"True:" Hunter Biden Prosecutor Derek Hines Claims 80-Plus Equals "A Couple"

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emptywheel
The same guy who claimed a Keith Ablow photo showing sawdust was proof of Hunter Biden's cocaine use now claims that he can use the content of digital communications to prove their authenticity.
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How the Steele Dossier Broke MAGAts' Brains

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emptywheel
The story of how the Steele dossier broke MAGAts' brains involves a brutal double game from Oleg Deripaska, injection of disinformation into the dossier, and use of the dossier to discredit totally unrelated parts of the Russian investigation.
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Chris Kise Asks Aileen Cannon to Sanction Jack Smith because Chris Kise Doctored a Filing

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emptywheel
Rather than responding to Jay Bratt's request to modify Trump's release conditions, Trump's lawyers have instead demanded that the request be stricken because prosecutors didn't wait three days before filing the request.
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There are Heroes, and Then There are Heroes

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Peterr
Memorial Day often lifts up heroes like Medal of Honor recipients, but there are others whose service was even more heroic, like Hugh Thompson, Jr., Glenn Andreotta, and Lawrence Colburn.
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Jack Smith Invites Aileen Cannon to Protect the Country Rather than Just Donald Trump

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emptywheel
It's not just that Jack Smith asked Aileen Cannon to order Trump to stop lying about being targeted for assassination, it's that he asked in a way that makes her bias clear.
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Fridays with Nicole Sandler, with Updates

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emptywheel
This time, with updated links about everything that happened in the five short hours since we taped.
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Derek Hines' Disappearing [Three Colors of] Ink

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emptywheel
Derek Hines has twice tried to hide the fact that the guy who sold Hunter Biden a gun used three different color inks on the form on which Hunter Biden is accused of lying.
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