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Jack Smith Asks for Three Weeks

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emptywheel
Jack Smith has asked for three weeks -- until December 2 -- to inform Judge Tanya Chutkan what they plan to do with the January 6 case going forward.
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The Legal Cases Implicating Donald Trump's Conduct That Won't Go Away [Because of His Election]

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emptywheel
By dint of his twin prosecutions, Hunter Biden has what virtually no one else in the country will be able to get now: standing to raise questions about Donald Trump's conduct.

The Time before Confrontation

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emptywheel
Had Kamala Harris won on Tuesday, we'd likely be in an immediate crisis of political violence. Instead, we have two months before the manufactured excuse to seize authoritarian powers.

When Special Counsels Finish Up, They Must Write Reports

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emptywheel
If Jack Smith will shut down his investigation, then he must write a report for Merrick Garland. That would provide one more opportunity to disclose the findings of his investigation.
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The Upcoming Pardon-Palooza

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emptywheel
Trump's own impunity will do grave damage to the rule of law. But the pardons he will surely give will turn it into a transactional form of loyalty test. 
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Tonight's Jam Session at King David's House of Song

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Peterr
Tonight, up in heaven, along the banks of the River of Life, there's a local watering hole called King David's House of Song. It's a full house, with folks laughing and smiling as they watch the television screens reporting the results of the US elections.
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Things the Legacy Media Found Less Important than Joe Biden's Apostrophe

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emptywheel
Rather than ask about the precise nature of the business relationship between Saudi Arabia and Trump, the press spent some of the last days of the campaign season squabbling about how to punctuate a misstatement from the guy who is no longer a candidate.
Donald J. Trump wearing an apron while dispensing french fries at a McDonald's fast food restaurant in Pennsylvania as part of a campaign stunt on Sunday, October 20, 2024. Photo by Doug Mills/AP.
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Batting Down Election-Day Conspiracy Theories

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Peterr
As the voters stream to the polls today, as workers at precincts around the country welcome voters to cast their ballots, as state and county election officials prepare for the counting that will take place, it is incumbent on us at EW to shoot down rumors of conspiracies flying around on this momentous day.
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Ball of Threads: Durham Descends

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emptywheel
This installment of Ball of Thread describes how Bill Barr criminalized Hillary Clinton for being a victim of a hack-and-leak.
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What It Would Take to Charge Donald Trump with Inciting Insurrection

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emptywheel
Merrick Garland might yet charge Trump with insurrection. He might need to, to sustain the tie between Trump and his mob. But we have a pretty clear understanding of why that didn't happen, couldn't have happened, before tomorrow's election.

NYT's Sample Versus Early Vote

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emptywheel
New York Times' final sample of voters only captures a realistic percentage of those who've already voted in Pennsylvania.

Male Pollsters Shocked -- Shocked!! -- When a Woman Pollster Discovers Women Voters

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emptywheel
This entire election has been disproportionately viewed through the lens of polling that has deliberately weighted to ensure that polling doesn't miss Trump voters, but not (as far as we know) weighted to adjust for post-Dobbs polling misses. And the Ann Selzer came along.

Fridays with Nicole Sandler

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emptywheel
We talked a lot about the election, including the impact of the Madison Square Garden rally.
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David Weiss Chose Not to Record the Alexander Smirnov Interview He Attended

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emptywheel
According to a filing from Alexander Smirnov, David Weiss attended, but did not record an interview with the FBI informant that forms a key part of the indictment against him.
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Elon Musk's Machine for Fascism: A One-Stop Shop for Disinformation and Violence

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emptywheel
Elon Musk, the richest man in the world, one of Trump's most gleeful supporters, has set up a one-stop shop: Joining false claims about the election with networks of fascists who'll take to the streets.

The Problem Bezos Can’t See

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Ed Walker
Admit it Jeff: you're afraid of Trump and you kissed his ring.
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A Tale of Two Pennsylvania Lawsuits

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emptywheel
Donald Trump is squawking about a fairly minor problem in Bucks County, PA, but not a more significant one in Erie.
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