Do people like Sidney Powell and Mike Lindell even believe what they're saying? Is it a grift?

Interestingly, Dominion Voting now says it's possible Mike Lindell is a "cunning salesman" who doesn't actually buy his own claims but wants fame and money.
Mike Lindell isn't crazy, Dominion says.

On the contrary, he and his company "promoted the inherently improbable Big Lie that the election had been stolen from Trump because they thought their defamatory marketing campaign would dupe Trump supporters into buying MyPillows."
@rparloff wrote a good piece about whether there's an insanity defense to defamation.

Clearly, Dominion has a stronger case if it can convince a jury that Mike Lindell is actually a savvy grifter who doesn't believe his own nonsense.
news.yahoo.com/dominion-v-my-…
Here's a link to Dominion's latest court filing in the Mike Lindell case
dropbox.com/s/xmpvxj1806i3…

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2 Jun
New: Derek Chauvin has asked a judge for a reduced sentence, saying prison will inflict "long-term damage" on his "life prospects."
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Derek Chauvin says his sentence should be relatively light because he himself is "a product of a broken system." Image
One of Derek Chauvin's post-trial arguments is that juror Brandon Mitchell, pictured below, was biased.

Mitchell has called George Floyd a "legend" and a "martyr" during media appearances.

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25 May
Breaking: DOJ will appeal the recent court ruling that blasted ex-AG Bill Barr's handling of the Mueller report and ordered the release of an underlying memo to @CREWcrew.

Congressional Democrats had urged AG Garland *not* to do this.
This filing from DOJ sheds light of AG Garland's thinking. In short, DOJ is appealing because this case would create a precedent, and because it's not happy with Judge Berman Jackson's view of a FOIA exemption known as the "deliberative process privilege."
drive.google.com/file/d/11Uv0aM…
One way of thinking about AG Garland's move tonight: He's not protecting Bill Barr so much as protecting the federal government's ability to reject FOIA requests in the future by invoking the "deliberative process privilege."
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Christopher Miller, the Pentagon chief on January 6, will testify tomorrow that he personally believes Trump "encouraged" the deadly attack.
Christopher Miller, the Pentagon chief on January 6, is going to be grilled by Rep. Carolyn Maloney shortly, Judging by her opening remarks, she's skeptical of his claim that the Defense Dept did everything by the book.
Update: Miller didn't read out aloud his prepared remarks that criticized Trump. Quite unusual.
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It sure looks like DOJ is gonna get scolded for its "recent statements to the media" about the Capitol attack. The judge ordered a last-minute court hearing in the Oath Keepers case.
In an unusual court hearing, U.S. District Judge Amit Mehta said he was "surprised" by remarks prosecutor Michael Sherwin made to "60 Minutes," and said other officials may have violated DOJ policies by speaking to the New York Times.
"This case will not be tried in the media," said Judge Mehta, clearly upset about the 60 Minutes interview and the NYT story.

The judge said he would consider imposing a "gag order" if the pattern continues.
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22 Mar
A defense lawyer is trying her best to humanize George Tanios, one of the men charged with pepper-spraying Capitol Police officers. She's called a bunch of witnesses — her client's distraught mother, a family friend, an ex-employee, the mother of his young children, etc...
In a bit of a tangent, the judge is harshly criticizing Trump. To paraphrase, he's saying Trump's refusal to accept the democratic process led to the events of Jan 6, caused immense harm to our country, and brought out the worst in people with no prior criminal history.
New: After an emotional court hearing, the judge jailed George Tanios, who is charged with assaulting Capitol Police officers with bear spray.

Yes, Tanios has children and a family who loves him, but he's still a "danger to the community," the judge says.
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The Oath Keepers tried to set up "quick reaction forces" stationed outside DC on 1/6 who would have "guns and weapons at the ready," a prosecutor said.

Because of the sensitive nature of the investigation, the judge has now closed the hearing to the public.

(fixed typos)
The Oath Keepers made "substantial efforts" to set up a heavily armed strike force outside DC, ready to swoop in, a prosecutor said.

"There were substantial efforts to make that a reality — to have guns and weapons available, at the ready, for people like Jessica Watkins."
Jessica Watkins, one of the Oath Keepers, was at the Capitol to help maintain "law and order," her defense lawyer said.

"After Jan 6, she referred to the fact that they were there to help with law and order."

The judge was skeptical, saying the evidence contradicts this.
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