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Rudy Giuliani Appears to be Claiming Privilege Over Hundreds of Items He Already Agreed Were Not

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emptywheel
Based on what Rudy and his defense attorney have said in sworn declarations, Rudy appears to be claiming that hundreds of January 6-related documents are privileged that they already conceded were not.
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Rudy's Corrupted Devices

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emptywheel
Robert Costello just revealed that at least seven of the devices DOJ seized from Rudy Giuliani in 2021 were "corrupted."
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Cover-Up: Joseph Ziegler Provided a Different Explanation Why Hunter Biden Wasn't Charged

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emptywheel
In its supine effort to magnify Republican scandal, the press is covering up the details from Joseph Ziegler's testimony that revealed there were legal problems with the case, including Trump's own attempts to influence it.
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Something Happened To Our Planet

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bmaz
Something happened to our planet, and it was us. The upshot is that it is getting insane. People yammer about how hot it is currently in Phoenix. It has always been thus, but it no longer cools off at night. The high temperatures are not the…
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Curious Plea Deals Afoot in Lancaster, PA

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emptywheel
Two of the most inexplicable January 6 crime scene plea deals, Sam Lazar and James Breheny, both have some tie to Lancaster PA.
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Ruby Freeman's Revenge: Rudy's Blobs and Bernie's Glitches

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emptywheel
Somewhere in the middle of Bernie Kerik's attempt to blow off Ruby Freeman's discovery, Jack Smith subpoenaed him, making that effort much harder to pull off.
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"Super:" The Day after IRS Got a Warrant for the Hunter Biden Laptop, DOJ Sent Bill Barr a Laptop

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emptywheel
The day after the IRS first obtained a warrant for a laptop once owned by Hunter Biden, DOJ sent Bill Barr -- who was micromanaging the Durham investigation at the time -- a laptop.
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Unlike Michael Sussmann, Patrick Byrne Was Not Prosecuted for Providing Allegedly False Tips to the Government

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emptywheel
When Patrick Byrne shared wild conspiracies about the Mueller investigation with the Durham team, it got high level attention -- and DOJ has been protecting that detail for four years as part of Durham's ongoing investigation.
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Chuck Grassley Must Think the FD-1023 Informant Is Worth Killing Off

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emptywheel
That Chuck Grassley released an almost unredacted FD-1023 after dire warnings from the FBI is a tell. If you want to pursue the allegation, you do everything you can to protect the FD-1023 and the informant. If you want to fuel a controversy, you release the FD-1023, even at the risk of getting the informant killed.
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May 20, 2024: Aileen Cannon's Still Not Totally Unreasonable Order

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emptywheel
Aileen Cannon has set a May 20, 2024 trial date for the former President. So his primary season will be dominated first by rape, then by attempts to cover up payments to sex workers, and only then stolen classified records.
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The Funny Leak Denials of the So-Called IRS Whistleblowers

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emptywheel
Gary Shapely and Joseph Ziegler kept answering questions about the October 6, 2022 leak to the Washington Post by talking about a different leak to the Washington Post.
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The Smell of Flop Sweat and Circus Peanuts

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Rayne
So utterly predictable which clown would be in the center arena of the GOP-led House big top yesterday. This is an open thread.
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How and Why to Charge Trump First

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emptywheel
While it's not clear whether Trump will be charged with any co-conspirators (yet) for January 6, there are reasons why charging him might be easier than the others.
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Royce Lamberth Not as Easy to Fool as Tucker Carlson's "Cousin-Fucking" "Terrorist" Viewers

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emptywheel
Royce Lamberth's opinion upholding the guilty verdict against Jacob Chansley once again vindicates DOJ's approach to discovery on the January 6.
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Trump's Attack on Black Votes Was There the Whole Time, We Just Didn't Call It a Crime

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emptywheel
Trump deployed threats of violence to make it harder to count the votes of Black and Latino voters but no one treated it as a crime.
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The Three Reported Charges against Trump: 371, 1512, and (maybe) 242

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emptywheel
We have expected two of the reported charges from Trump's target letter: conspiracy and obstruction.
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Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel Charges Michigan's Fake Trump Electors

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emptywheel
Dana Nessel just charged Trump's fake MI electors.
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Jack Smith Gives Trump Until Thursday to Explain Himself to the January 6 Grand Jury

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emptywheel
Trump has revealed Jack Smith sent him a January 6 related target letter.
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WaPo Is Suppressing Information that Might Debunk Devlin Barrett's Latest Spin

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emptywheel
The two reports WaPo had done last year, assessing the "Hunter Biden" drive forensically, are two of the only available reports that might explain anomalies disclosed by IRS agents in testimony to Congress. But unlike the Washington Examiner, WaPo won't release those reports.
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