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15 Dec, 4 tweets, 2 min read
Re: the Hunter investigation specifically there are two things that happened before the election.

1) A DOJ official told Sinclair Broadcast Group that Hunter was actively under investigation (cont'd)
2.) After Tony Bobulinski went public, FBI agents interviewed him right away (rather than waiting till after the election). Naturally, news of the interview immediately went public.

Maybe a defensible call, but at least raises an eyebrow
Overall this at least complicates the "Barr successfully kept it all secret" narrative, even though neither late October story got much play in mainstream outlets

abc3340.com/news/nation-wo…
(Having said that, it's absolutely true that he could have done way *more* if he really wanted to get the Hunter news out there.)

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8 Dec
Judge Emmet Sullivan has dismissed the case against Flynn, due to his pardon
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6 Dec
I'm honestly curious, given the existence of primaries and beliefs among the GOP electorate, about why Kemp, Ducey, Raffensperger, MI/PA/WI legislative leaders *haven’t* gone full MAGA and tried to overturn the results.

Respect for facts and the law? Goodness of their hearts?
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4 Dec
Harsh sentencing memo from Durham asks for prison time for former FBI lawyer Kevin Clinesmith (who pleaded guilty to altering an email).

Asserts his political or personal bias may have played a role (though admits "impossible to know with certainty")

courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco… ImageImage
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emptywheel.net/2020/12/04/the…

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1 Dec
Some short last names redacted here in the court document describing a "bribery-for-pardon" scheme involving an attorney dcd.uscourts.gov/sites/dcd/file…
The bribery-for-pardon scheme appears to be about someone who's already in Bureau of Prisons custody
This part says the clemency request involved “past substantial campaign contributions” and “anticipated future substantial political contributions”
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25 Nov
Nearly two years ago I attended Michael Flynn’s first (now only) sentencing hearing.

Up to that point, he'd seemed content with his plea deal with Mueller.

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vox.com/2018/12/18/181…
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He'd previously said he'd be happy to be sentenced, even though his cooperation in one non-Mueller case was not yet complete.

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Aaron van Langevelde, key GOP vote on the Michigan board of canvassers, speaks at meeting: "We have a duty to certify this election based on the returns. This is very clear. I'm not going to argue that we're not." But, wants to wait to hear public comments before making the vote
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