DOJ’s Theory of Trump’s Mob
In the government’s reply motion on its request for a gag, DOJ neatly lays out how Trump’s attacks on Pence were a key tool he used to direct the mob.
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The Timeline of the Hunter Biden Investigation Doesn’t Support Attacks on Lesley Wolf
A timeline of the Hunter Biden investigation — even as presented in documents provided by Gary Shapley and Joe Ziegler — undermines many of their claims about the investigation generally and AUSA Lesley Wolf specifically.
One of Dianne Feinstein’s Greatest Legacies: Documenting CIA’s Torture
As we remember Dianne Feinstein, let’s remember one of her most important legacies: documenting CIA’s torture program.
Gary Shapley Didn’t Tell Congress about Election Meddling Concerns
While Gary Shapley provided evidence that Richard Donoghue, not Lesley Wolf, was behind orders to delay any overt investigative steps into Hunter Biden until after the 2020 election, he didn’t reveal discussions of election meddling drove some of those delays.
“Reasonable Persons:” Trump’s Recusal Stunt Flops
In her opinion rejecting Trump’s bid for her recusal, Judge Tanya Chutkan addresses the required standard: what reasonable people might conclude about the care she took in sentencing two January 6 defendants, a standard Trump’s attorneys ignored.
Republicans Plan to Declare Trump’s Entire Business Model a High Crime and Misdemeanor
As government workers face an imminent financial crisis, Kevin McCarthy is rushing forward with an impeachment based on the premise that Trump’s entire business model is a High Crime and Misdemeanor.
Donald Trump’s Fantasy Self Worth
Trump confessed, in a sworn deposition, that if he can’t make objective reality match his own inflated self-worth, he’s sure the Saudis will bail him out.
The Still Ongoing Investigation into Where that Robert Menendez Cash Came From
An NBC story published hours before SDNY indicted Robert Menendez suggests there are still gaps in the investigation into Robert Menendez. Damian Williams seems to be confident they’ll soon be closed.
“They Were Trying to Boot the Machine:” John Paul Mac Isaac Claims the FBI Really WERE That Incompetent
If you can believe John Paul Mac Isaac’s book, the FBI tried to boot up the laptop attributed to Hunter Biden before they even obtained a warrant for it.
Hunter Biden Threatens to Make Robert Costello’s Dalliance with Rudy Giuliani Even More Costly
As he did with Garrett Ziegler, Hunter Biden has sued Rudy Gialiani and Robert Costello for hacking his data. These lawsuits provide basis to claim that DE USAO is pursuing Hunter for misdemeanor tax charges, while ignoring the way the President’s son was and continues to be serially hacked by his father’s opponents.
