Judicial Watch Sues DOJ and Obtains Proof that Mark Meadows and His Propagandists Are Conspiracist Idiots
Congratulations to Judicial Watch, which just paid a ton of money to sue DOJ to prove that Mark Meadows is full of shit.
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The Government Accuses Roger Stone of Being a Disorganized Figure Who Committed a Crime
By mis-citing the Godfather II, Stone’s lawyers have proven he can’t be an organized crime figure.
Bill Barr Refuses to “Comply First, Complain Later” with Congressional Oversight
Bill Barr demanded unquestioning compliance with police the other day. Comply first, complain later, said the nation’s top law enforcement officer.
Curiously, he feels totally different about Executive branch compliance with attempts to make it comply with the law.
Four Months Ago Attorney General Bill Barr Called BOP Staff Shortages that Led to Whitey Bulger Murder “a SNAFU”
Back in April, Bill Barr called the understaffing that permitted the Whitey Bulger murder in Hazelton prison “a SNAFU.” Now, he’s claiming such shortages are “severe irregularities,” presumably so he can blame someone else for letting the death happen.
Don McGahn Is Not the Most Critical Witness on Impeachment
Last week the House Judiciary Committee told a court that Don McGahn is their most important impeachment witness. I really hope they don’t believe that.
The Ohr 302 Exemptions
The government still appears to be investigating Oleg Deripaska’s ties to Christopher Steele.
The Unremarkable Bruce Ohr 302s
Here’s what the Bruce Ohr 302s that Judicial Watch released include.
DOJ Should Just Give Andrew McCabe What He Wants, But They Won’t
Andrew McCabe’s lawsuit against DOJ and FBI for the way he was fired is very well lawyered. DOJ could make it go away at very little cost, except the most costly: depriving Trump of one of his pettiest wins.
It Is False To Claim the Counterintelligence Investigation into Trump Is Unprecedented
Republicans keep asking whether there’s precedent for the FBI to open a counterintelligence investigation into the President. That’s not the right question though. The right question is whether there’s precedent for the FBI to open a counterintelligence investigation into a major party candidate, and the precedent is clear: Hillary Clinton
The Discussion of White Supremacist Terror Ignores the Transnational Nature of It
As the national security establishment comes to grips with the threat of white supremacist terrorism, the goal should be to understand what actually occurring in the government’s efforts to combat terrorism, and from that to learn what is necessary to protecting against terrorism.
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