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November 2, 2019

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BuzzFeed obtained some really damning Mueller-related documents via FOIA. But the released documents are mostly just a pre-dump of what will get aired in the Roger Stone trial.

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Football, Formula One, Trash Talk

Rubber Biscuit Trash Talk

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November 2, 2019

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bmaz

Eh, late start here. Been tied up on Twitter reading and discussing the FOIA doc dump obtained and published by Jason Leopold and Anthont Cormier of Buzzfeed. Check Marcy's Twitter feed and other posts here for that, it is....something. Somehow…

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2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, Impeachment, Mueller Probe

Attorney General Bill Barr Has a Higher Opinion of George Papadopoulos' Dirt than Steve Bannon Does

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November 2, 2019

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emptywheel

Steve Bannon, who'll accept dirt from just about anyone, claims he wouldn't accept dirt from George Papadopoulos because he is a clown. I guess he knows something the Attorney General does not.

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2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, emptywheel

On the Classification Disputes over Mike Flynn's Discovery

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November 2, 2019

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emptywheel

The debate over redactions in Flynn's discovery is particularly interesting given the John Durham referral the same

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2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

The Government Reminds Emmet Sullivan that Mike Flynn Already Agreed His Current Complaints Don't Change His Guilt

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November 1, 2019

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emptywheel

In its surreply to Mike Flynn's demand to have his entire prosecution thrown out, the government reminds Emmet Sullivan he already dealt with all this.

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War

Meanwhile, The Pace Of US War Crimes In Afghanistan Accelerates Dramatically

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October 31, 2019

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Jim White

Night raids carried out by CIA-trained paramilitary groups in Afghanistan have become more frequent--and more deadly--under Donald Trump. A new report from Human Rights Watch labels many of the things they found as war crimes.

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Congress, Impeachment, Trump Administration

Three Things: Double, Double, Toil and Rubble

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October 31, 2019

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Rayne

Happy Halloween to all our ghouls and goblins. We have plenty of tricks and not too many treats before us today, including the House resolution approving continuation of an impeachment inquiry.

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2016 Election, 2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, Impeachment

The Republican Closing Argument against Impeachment Is Personally Implicated in the Scandal

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October 31, 2019

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emptywheel

Kevin McCarthy, who became Majority Leader with the support of two men already indicted for the influence operation behind the impeachment inquiry, is the face of opposition to impeachment.

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2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, Impeachment

The Ellipses and the Recordings, Plural, of Joe Biden

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October 30, 2019

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emptywheel

For some reason, the NYT thinks Trump referred to more than one recording of Biden talking corruption. It is not at all unreasonable to imagine he knows of classified recordings.

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2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

Emmet Sullivan Just Learning of Sidney Powell's Bait-and-Switch

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October 29, 2019

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emptywheel

Sidney Powell has already won the first battle on her stunt to have Flynn's guilty pleas thrown out, because Emmet Sullivan has not decided to ignore all her new pleadings. But if this goes wrong, it could go horribly wrong for her.

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Bush Administration, Impeachment, Intelligence

Alexander Vindman Proves That Working Within System Works Even While Derek Harvey Works To Destroy It

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October 29, 2019

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Jim White

It's hard to imagine two more polar opposites than Alexander Vindman and Derek Harvey. Vindman is a patriot committed to the security of the US and working within the system while Harvey is willing to sell out US security to whatever wingnut is willing to pay him and to bypass every safeguard built into the system.

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Congress, Impeachment, Trump Administration

Laura Cooper's Forgotten Deposition

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October 29, 2019

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Rayne

What was it about Cooper's anticipated testimony last week which required such a big dog-and-pony show to suck up media attention to propel the GOP's misdirection while cutting into Cooper's deposition?

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2016 Presidential Election, emptywheel, Mueller Probe

How Sidney Powell Misrepresents Her Evidence in Her Fake Brady Motion

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October 28, 2019

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emptywheel

With one possible exception, virtually every argument Sidney Powell made in an inflammatory bid to get Mike Flynn's guilty pleas thrown out crumbles on close scrutiny.

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2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

Sidney Powell Accuses Mike Flynn of Lying to the FBI on January 24, 2017

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October 28, 2019

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emptywheel

In a motion arguing that only people who have an animus against Mike Flynn would accuse him of lying to the FBI, she accuses him of lying to the FBI.

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Left Theory

Egalitarianism and Markets

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October 27, 2019

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Ed Walker

Why is the mudsill ideology dominant in the US?

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Football, Trash Talk

Gorey Trash Talk

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October 26, 2019

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bmaz

Halloween is upon us! So some Gore is in order. No, not that kind, you ghouls, the Frank Gore kind. With 134 more yards, Frank will move ahead of Barry Sanders and into third place on the all time NFL rushing list. That is saying something,…

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2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, Impeachment

DOJ's Inspector General (and 70 Colleagues) Says DOJ's Lawyers Fucked Up

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October 25, 2019

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emptywheel

The letter to OLC from CIGIE head Michael Horowitz -- who just happens to be DOJ's Inspector General -- is as interesting for tactical reasons as for its content.

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2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

13 Routine Aspects of FBI Investigations Sidney Powell Says Should Not Be Used with Mike Flynn

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October 25, 2019

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emptywheel

Last night Sidney Powell submitted what procedurally is called her "reply" brief in a bid to compel Brady production. Even if her object were to obtain Brady, this is best thought as her opening bid, as it for the first time she presents this…

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2016 Presidential Election, 2020 Presidential Election, Impeachment

Main Justice Now Looking for the Evidence in Plain Sight They Ignored in August

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October 25, 2019

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emptywheel

After I laid out evidence that DOJ could not have taken the most basic investigative steps FBI takes when it receives a tip like the whistleblower complaint, Main Justice has now decided they were investigating those things all along.

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2016 Presidential Election, Mueller Probe

What Durham Might Be Looking At

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October 25, 2019

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emptywheel

The Durham investigation has become a criminal probe. Here are some things they might be investigating.

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DOJ Pre-Dumps the Stone Trial: What BuzzFeed Obtained via FOIA

Rubber Biscuit Trash Talk

Attorney General Bill Barr Has a Higher Opinion of George Papadopoulos’ Dirt than Steve Bannon Does

On the Classification Disputes over Mike Flynn’s Discovery

The Government Reminds Emmet Sullivan that Mike Flynn Already Agreed His Current Complaints Don’t Change His Guilt

DOJ Pre-Dumps the Stone Trial: What BuzzFeed Obtained via FOIA

Rubber Biscuit Trash Talk

Attorney General Bill Barr Has a Higher Opinion of George Papadopoulos' Dirt than Steve Bannon Does

On the Classification Disputes over Mike Flynn's Discovery

The Government Reminds Emmet Sullivan that Mike Flynn Already Agreed His Current Complaints Don't Change His Guilt

Meanwhile, The Pace Of US War Crimes In Afghanistan Accelerates Dramatically

Three Things: Double, Double, Toil and Rubble

The Republican Closing Argument against Impeachment Is Personally Implicated in the Scandal

The Ellipses and the Recordings, Plural, of Joe Biden

Emmet Sullivan Just Learning of Sidney Powell's Bait-and-Switch

Alexander Vindman Proves That Working Within System Works Even While Derek Harvey Works To Destroy It

Laura Cooper's Forgotten Deposition

How Sidney Powell Misrepresents Her Evidence in Her Fake Brady Motion

Sidney Powell Accuses Mike Flynn of Lying to the FBI on January 24, 2017

Egalitarianism and Markets

Gorey Trash Talk

DOJ's Inspector General (and 70 Colleagues) Says DOJ's Lawyers Fucked Up

13 Routine Aspects of FBI Investigations Sidney Powell Says Should Not Be Used with Mike Flynn

Main Justice Now Looking for the Evidence in Plain Sight They Ignored in August

What Durham Might Be Looking At

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