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Peter Strzok's lawyer has

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 29 Sep 2020 08:56:34 +0000

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Peter Strzok's lawyer has sent a letter to Judge Emmet Sullivan claiming that "some" of Strzok's notes "appear to have been altered" in exhibits that Flynn's lawyers filed. https://t.co/VvbAGEgmT6
— Kyle Griffin (@kylegriffin1) September 29, 2020

Because Jeffrey Jensen and Sidney Powell lied to implicate Joe Biden and they're trying to cover their tracks?
— emptywheel (@emptywheel) September 29, 2020

Sitting Federal Prosecutor

artappraiser — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 05:48:02 +0000

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Sitting Federal Prosecutor Says Bill Barr’s ‘Unprecedented Politicization’ of AG’s Office Has ‘Brought Shame’ on the DOJ

JERRY LAMBE @ LawandCrime.com Sep 26th, 2020, 10:13 am

While Bill Barr was rebuked in June by more than 1,250 former employees of the Department of Justice, this week marked the first time a sitting federal prosecutor directly and explicitly called out U.S. Attorney General for having intentionally turned the department into a political tool of the Trump administration.

In a letter published in the Boston Globe on Thursday, Assistant U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts James D. Herbert derided Barr’s second tenure as head of the DOJ, saying that his conduct in office “should concern all citizens.”

“While I am a federal prosecutor, I am writing to express my own views, clearly not those of the department, on a matter that should concern all citizens: the unprecedented politicization of the office of the attorney general,” Herbert wrote. “The attorney general acts as though his job is to serve only the political interests of Donald J.Trump. This is a dangerous abuse of power.”

Herbert said that he was “compelled to speak out” about Barr after hearing the attorney general’s controversial comments at Hillsdale College earlier this month. [....]

The acting director of the

artappraiser — Sun, 27 Sep 2020 04:37:17 +0000

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The acting director of the Bureau of Land Management has been serving in the position unlawfully for over a year, a federal judge ruled this week. https://t.co/XPY3skl1fX
— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 26, 2020

Ironically, Jacob Wohl and

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 21:13:57 +0000

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Ironically, Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman are facing a real FBI investigation just days after staging a fake, unrelated FBI raid on Burkman's house for media attention. https://t.co/wbG4W8ZrNV
— Will Sommer (@willsommer) September 26, 2020

1) DOJ never publicly

PeraclesPlease — Sat, 26 Sep 2020 13:13:35 +0000

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1) DOJ never publicly confirms a criminal investigation, other than in extremely rare, emergency situations. It's a written rule (in the Justice Manual) and an unwritten norm that anybody who has ever worked a day on the line knows (that would *not* include Barr, I suppose)
— Elie Honig (@eliehonig) September 26, 2020

Anything to avoid a tantrum

artappraiser — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 07:30:11 +0000

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Anything to avoid a tantrum from the president. https://t.co/NMQlEyVcH6
— VANITY FAIR (@VanityFair) September 25, 2020

The simple version: Putin

PeraclesPlease — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 02:00:34 +0000

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The simple version: Putin wanted to reassert control over the Ukrainian energy market at a time he was about to begin illegally aiding Trump's re-election; Trump engineered Putin reasserting that control; Putin responded by ramping up efforts to aid Trump.

A public quid pro quo.
— Seth Abramson (@SethAbramson) September 24, 2020

BREAKING:

artappraiser — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 20:15:24 +0000

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BREAKING:

Eric Trump CANNOT delay his deposition by @NewYorkStateAG until after election.

"This court finds [Eric Trump's] application unpersuasive," Justice Engoran says, noting his is "not bound by the timelines of the election."

Background: https://t.co/bdshDiDfJM
— Adam Klasfeld (@KlasfeldReports) September 23, 2020

If I were Eric's attorney I would suggest that he become just like his Saturday Night Live character and say he doesn't know nothing bout no real estate and nothing bout no taxes...

Haspel blocks CIA from WH

PeraclesPlease — Wed, 23 Sep 2020 14:38:59 +0000

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Haspel blocks CIA from WH

In an “unprecedented” move, in the words of one former CIA lawyer, Haspel last year, around the time of impeachment, tasked CIA’s general counsel Courtney Elwood with reviewing virtually every product that comes out of Russia House before it goes to the White House.
— Natasha Bertrand (@NatashaBertrand) September 23, 2020

TikTok, you've been had

PeraclesPlease — Tue, 22 Sep 2020 16:42:14 +0000

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TikTok, you've been had

Absolutely nothing about the Oracle/TikTok deal makes sense, UNLESS you view it through the lens of pure cronyism and corruption. Then it makes perfect sense, and should have everyone furious. https://t.co/rENEOt7zxS
— Mike Masnick (@mmasnick) September 21, 2020