Thread by @TimInHonolulu

1. Something odd is going on in the McGahan House subpoena saga. McGahn says Biden DOJ agrees to delay the En Banc argument (a big deal) scheduled for Feb 23. The House objects. Link to the filings. timinhonolulu.com/2021/02/17/1-s…

2. It sounds odd for @TheJusticeDept that McGahn's attorney refers to the Biden justice department to be working on a settlement. All presidents seek to protect their privileges but to protect the secrets of a former administration so steeped in criminality just sounds wrong.

3. So is there something else going on here? What else could it be? First, this is late in the day to ask for this. The En Banc is not the three judge panel we have in ordinary arguments it's a large number of the entire circuit. Logistically it's a big deal and appellate

4. courts apply a very high standard. So ordinarily, opposed as this is, I would expect it to be denied. If it's granted, I would then expect that something big may be up and though I'm sure that there have been discussions about resolution, it may not be the only, or the real

5. reason. McGahn touched some pretty nasty stuff in the Whitehouse. IMO based on my investigation of the Russian infiltration in 2015 and 2016, he was the center of a large criminal conspiracy that may have infected not only the Trump campaign but also the entire GOP especially

6. the Senate races that are the same election cycle that McConnell is trying to protect for 2022. All that would seem like a big stretch, even for me, but something else also happened today in @SDNYnews. The court just sua sponte ruled to continue sentencing of Natale Edwards.

7. She's the FinCEN manager who was charged for leaking SARS to @BuzzFeed. The complaint that was originally filed then superseded to be unrecognizable, but that original complaint had evidence that the June 9, 2016 Trump Tower meeting was immediately followed by "bursts" of

8. Russian money. So, if the Court of appeals just says "Okay" to McGahn, I think the game may be afoot.

9. Just checked the docket and the DC Circuit has not ruled on the motion to delay argument.

10. Still no order. If my theory is right the motions judges won't be able to just send an email to the panel to get their input. If it's a grand jury matter, with the Russians in the comms, they'll have to do it in person.