The NYT’s Latest McGahnObstructAPalooza: Sometimes “Cooperation” Is Just Cover Your Ass
Maggie and Mike write a long piece spinning what appears to be Don McGahn’s CYA as “cooperation,” all the while ignoring the conspiracy investigation, yet again.
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Sometimes a Plea Is Just a Plea: The Ongoing Criminal Exposure of Mueller’s “Cooperating” Witnesses
The sentencing memorandum in George Papadopoulos’ case demonstrates that the plea deals for everyone but Rick Gates aren’t as generous as often made out.
Government Claims George Papadopoulos Helped Joseph Mifsud Get Away
The government is letting Papadopoulos off easy, with a call for some prison sentence and for him to lose the money he got from a suspected Israeli spy.
The Epistemology of Security Clearance Dick-Waving
Richard Burr suggests only he and Mueller have access to the knowledge to decide whether Trump conspired with Russians to get elected. In doing so, he discredits the one congressional investigation that has thus far avoided partisan dysfunction.
Andrew Miller’s Five Month Stall Leads to a Six Month Investigation of Roger Stone
By the time the DC Circuit hears his challenge to a subpoena to give testimony to Robert Mueller’s grand jury, Roger Stone aide Andrew Miller will have been stalling for five months.
If You Have Rick Gates (and Omarosa) You Don’t Need George Papadopoulos
Chuck Ross and Victoria Toensing are about to lead the Papadopouloses to contemplate something insanely stupid.
There Are Still Mueller Prosecutors Whose Work We’ve Barely Seen
A census of what Mueller’s prosecutors have been up to.
What Roger Stone’s Latest Lies Tell Us about Mueller’s Investigation into Him
Roger Stone may be a liar. But his piece on the investigation into him is more informative than the week-end’s NYT puff piece.
The Dossier as Disinformation: Why It Would Matter
When I suggest the Steele dossier may include a significant amount of disinformation, people not only don’t believe that’s possible, but claim there would be no point. Here’s what the point would be.
Mirror Mikey on the Wall
Wherein Mike Schmidt demonstrates his own lack of self-awareness in a tweet about Trump’s lack of self-awareness.
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