Thread by @TimInHonolulu

Here is my post that was contemporaneous with the events in the federal complaint. I haven't seen the state complaint.

https://twitter.com/TimInHonolulu/status/1273305519092973568

Reading the complaint and listening to the high respiratory rates of the people at the presser, it tells me that this is just the tip of an iceberg and the big one will sink the Titanic.

Something odd about the case got me to look. I don't know WDNY practice, but usually federal charges are made in an Art 3 docket that has "cr" designation. That means it is assigned to a US district judge who went through Senate confirmation under Art. 3.

This complaint is filed in an "mj" designated case for a Magistrate Judge, meaning an Article 1 judge who is not senate confirmed. So, I looked at the WDMI Art 3 docket and there appears to be five sealed cases filed recently. I think they may be the Titanic. @maddow @MaddowBlog

These are the sealed cases filed in the Art 3 court, in the past two weeks:

20-cr-150
20-cr-154
20-cr-155
20-cr-156
20-cr-157
20-cr-160