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About emptywheel
Marcy Wheeler is an independent journalist writing about national security and civil liberties. She writes as emptywheel at her eponymous blog, publishes at outlets including Vice, Motherboard, the Nation, the Atlantic, Al Jazeera, and appears frequently on television and radio. She is the author of Anatomy of Deceit, a primer on the CIA leak investigation, and liveblogged the Scooter Libby trial.
Marcy has a PhD from the University of Michigan, where she researched the “feuilleton,” a short conversational newspaper form that has proven important in times of heightened censorship. Before and after her time in academics, Marcy provided documentation consulting for corporations in the auto, tech, and energy industries. She lives with her spouse in Grand Rapids, MI.
Entries by emptywheel
Trump Finally Describes How FBI Injured Him: By Taking his Celine Dion Picture
/96 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, Leak Investigations/by emptywheelThe most important part of the hearing in the stolen document case before the 11th Circuit Tuesday came when Chief Judge William Pryor asked what the 11th Circuit should do if they find for DOJ. It seemed to me that because this is an appeal from an injunction for purposes of appellate jurisdiction, what we […]
What If the Special Counsel Is about Scott Perry, not Just Donald Trump?
/118 Comments/in 2020 Presidential Election, 2022 Mid-Term Election, emptywheel, January 6 Insurrection, Leak Investigations/by emptywheelGiven how narrow the GOP majority in the House is, any investigation into a sitting member of Congress could more immediately disrupt the status quo power than an investigation into a potential Presidential candidate. Which means the appointment of Jack Smith as Special Counsel may also pertain to the investigation of Scott Perry’s actions leading up to January 6.