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Scott Stedman (indefinite hiatus) Profile picture
@ScottMStedman
May 30, 2020 • 7 tweets • 2 min read • Read on X
Wow. I wasn't expecting this.

Look who is now giving legal counsel to the Israeli spyware firm NSO Group. Image
Background: WhatsApp is suing NSO Group. There's an active motion in the court to dismiss NSO Groups lawyer team (King & Spalding) because they previously rep'd WhatsApp in a sealed motion years ago.
WhatsApp is arguing that its a conflict of interest for King & Spalding to represent NSO Group now considering they represented WhatsApp in the past. The judge is considering many declarations in support and opposition of this argument. This is where Rosenstein's filing comes in.
It gets crazier. Who represented WhatsApp in that sealed case from 2015-2016? Christopher Wray. Rosenstein in his filing swore under oath that he never discussed the unknown case with Wray. Image
Wray - Current FBI Director, represented WhatsApp in a sealed and ongoing matter.

Michael Dreeben - Former Mueller prosecutor, appeared once on behalf of WhatsApp.

Rosenstein - Former Deputy Attorney General, giving legal counsel to NSO Group against WhatsApp.

It's a showdown.
Good background: cyberscoop.com/nso-group-laws…
nytimes.com/2020/04/30/tec…

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Hostile takeover + selective leaking + emotionally charged rhetoric with little substance. It’s the same, boring playbook. #twitterfiles
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Is "mixing of politics and business" code for "Trump has begun colluding with a foreign nation again" ?
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Reports of a potential mass shooting on the campus of the University of Virginia. This is the at-large suspect.
The suspect is still at large, approximately 2 hours after what looks like a mass shooting:
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Nov 13, 2022
Democrats lead in 214 House races. They have to take the lead and win 4 of these for the majority.

CA13, AZ6 look plausible. Maybe CA41? Maybe OR5?
CA22 isn't out of the question either. I think the Democrats best chance is to sweep CA13, CA41, and CA22 and pick up maybe the AZ6 seat or a Boebert recount?
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Imagine a 218-217 House... It's going to be a long 2 years.
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Nov 9, 2022
Checking in with the NYT needle predictions at 8:20 PM ET:

Budd +2.6
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the needles broke
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