DOJ Attempts to Stave Off May 24 Trump Deposition in Peter Strzok Lawsuit

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emptywheel
As things currently stand, Peter Strzok has a May 24 deposition scheduled with Donald Trump. But DOJ is trying to forestall that.
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Three Things: Turf's Up

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Rayne
We’ve had a little fun with the new LIV Golf tour and the game of golf in comments. We should spend a little more time on this subject if Special Counsel Jack Smith thought Trump's LIV-related business was subpoena worthy.
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Russia's Snakes Got DePlaned

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emptywheel
The US claims to have substantially shut down the infrastructure of one of Russia's most sophisticated cyberespionage groups.
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Some of George Santos' Alleged Crimes Resemble Trump's Suspected Crimes

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emptywheel
Five of the charges against George Santos accuse him of telling political donors he was raising money for his campaign when in fact he allegedly pocketed the money. That's not much different than the theory behind the financial investigation of Trump.
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THE RINGLEADER'S LAST(?) CIRCUS: Observations from inside the Proud Boys Seditious Conspiracy Trial

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Brandi Buchman
A reflection on the Proud Boys trial including a few observations on the deluded leader who led a seditious conspiracy.
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Feds Charge the Deciding Vote That Made Kevin McCarthy Speaker

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emptywheel
With the report that DOJ has filed still-undisclosed charges, Speaker McCarthy will henceforward be owned not just by Marjorie Taylor Greene, but also by whatever alleged crimes imposter Congressman George Santos has committed.
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Let’s Give ‘Em Something To Talk About: Cooked, Hooked, Mooked

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Rayne
Trump liable and on the hook for $5 million; Santos' goose may be cooked by the feds; McCarthy's mooked us by threatening the economy. What else should we talk about?
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Derby Day Trash Talk 2023

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bmaz
It is Derby Day, the weekend of the Miami Grand Prix (on the most hideous circuit in recent memory) and NBA Playoffs. Time to Trash talk!
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DOJ Subpoenaed Over Five Months of Mar-a-Lago Surveillance Video

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emptywheel
The gaps that CNN and NYT report that Jack Smith is attempting to understand might pertain to something other than Walt Nauta moving boxes in and out of the storage room. They might show someone else walking into it.
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How the Proud Boy Conspiracy Might Network Out in the Wake of the Seditious Conspiracy Verdict

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emptywheel
The verdict in the Proud Boy Leaders case not only provides accountability for the men who led the mob on January 6. it provides prosecutors with a way to network in the remaining Proud Boy "tools" used by those Leaders.
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Stand Back and Stand By: Proud Boys Enrique Tarrio, Joe Biggs, Ethan Nordean, and Zach Rehl Guilty of Sedition

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emptywheel
The guys who stood back and stood by for Donald Trump were just convicted of seditious conspiracy.
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The Better Story

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Ed Walker
Our history as a nation is inspiring, just not in the way we were taught.
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The "Diligent" Proud Boys Jury: "Can we also get a stapler, please?"

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emptywheel
The jury in the Proud Boys sedition trial asked a question yesterday that might make or break the sedition count against the defendants.
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Joe Tacopina Complains about Woke Jonathan Swift

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emptywheel
Given Trump lawyer Joe Tacopina's complaint that he's not in on the shared joke of Swift's A Modest Proposal, I hope some nice mother in Florida with a sense of humor will make the Modest Proposal that Swift be banned under Ron DeSantis' anti-woke censorship laws for being -- as a canonical work of English culture -- too woke.
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Where the Trump Investigations Stand: The January 6 Conspiracies

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emptywheel
Jack Smith seems largely done with two of three prongs to his January 6 investigation: the fake electors and the obstruction of the vote certification. But the third -- the wire fraud -- may be important to proving corrupt purpose of the obstruction.
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Where the Trump Investigations Stand: Stolen Documents

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emptywheel
If Jack Smith decides to charge Trump in the stolen documents investigation, where to charge him may be one of the most difficult decisions.
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Where the Trump Investigations Stand: Georgia

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emptywheel
In the investigation into Trump's efforts overturn the 2020 Georgia election, Fani Willis has signalled she'll ask the grand jury to consider charges between July 11 and September 1.
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The Tax Aspects Of The Massive Fox Settlement With Dominion

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bmaz
Yes, Fox will get a write off for their massive settlement with Dominion. That is okay, but maybe the structure of our tax code should be rethought.
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