Author Archive for: emptywheel
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
The Government Attempts to Gag Dan Richman from Speaking about His Own Data
/17 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, Jim Comey prosecution, Weaponized DOJ/by emptywheelIn addition to demanding treatment inconsistent with what Todd Blanche and Lindsey Halligan demanded for Donald Trump in similar situations in his stolen document prosecution, DOJ wants an order preventing Dan Richman from using his data for any purpose other than the legal challenge he has launched to get it back.
Lindsey Halligan Can’t Tell the Difference between a Man, a Woman, and a Ham Sandwich
/29 Comments/in 2016 Presidential Election, 2024 Presidential Election, Jim Comey prosecution, Weaponized DOJ/by emptywheelGetting no-billed by the Letitia James grand jury again wasn’t even the most embarrassing thing that happened to Lindsey the Insurance Lawyer masquerading as a US Attorney today. She also failed to distinguish between a man (Robert McBride), a woman (herself), and the ham sandwiches the grand jury keeps eating for lunch.