As part of their HUNTER BIDEN probe, prosecutors examined emails matching those from a cache that appears to have come from the laptop Biden abandoned at a Delaware repair shop.
Our story cites some of the emails, which were authenticated by people familiar with them & the probe
.@TheJusticeDept might find it tricky to bring criminal charges against HUNTER BIDEN for several reasons, including:
➡️politics
➡️he's paid his back taxes
➡️criminal FARA requires proving intent
➡️money laundering is rarely charged as a standalone offense nytimes.com/2022/03/16/us/…
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Democrats complained for years about secretive political spending.
But in 2020, as they worked to beat Trump & take the Senate, they outpaced Republicans in “dark money,” @ShaneGoldmacher & I found in a @nytimes analysis.
Our analysis found that 15 of the most politically active nonprofits that generally align with Democrats spent more than $1.5 BILLION in 2020, compared to roughly $900 million spent by a comparable sample of 15 of the most politically active groups aligned with Republicans.
So-called "dark money" is difficult to track & quantify.
We spent a lot of time honing our methodology, but we acknowledge it is imperfect for reasons I detail in the linked thread.
We welcome your thoughts on what we could have done differently.
As they push back on BIDEN's big domestic policy bill, @SenatorSinema & @Sen_JoeManchin have been actively courting prominent Republican donors, many of whom have given to the Democrats for the 1st time this year, including:
➡️HARLAN CROW
➡️JIMMY HASLAM 1/ nytimes.com/2021/11/21/us/…
MANCHIN & SINEMA took fundraising swings thru Texas (in July & Sept, respectively) that yielded GOP $, including separate events at BRINT RYAN's $18M home that were facilitated with help from Ryan's partner JEFF MILLER, a top fundraiser for @GOPLeader. 2/ ryan.com/europe/about-r…
Among the major GOP donors who gave to JOE MANCHIN for the 1st time this year:
➡️HAROLD HAMM: oil billionaire who pushed TRUMP to deregulate energy.
➡️ROY BAILEY: finance official for TRUMP's inauguration & c4.
➡️ANDY BEAL: donated $3M to TRUMP super PAC.
➡️TREVOR REES-JONES.
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NEW: @amazon paid JEFF RICCHETTI (the brother of top BIDEN WH adviser STEVE RICCHETTI) $90k over the last 3 months to lobby on legislation/regulations related to:
➡️online consumer privacy
➡️minimum wage
➡️unilateral digital services taxes lda.senate.gov/filings/public…
The lobbyist JEFF RICCHETTI is the brother top BIDEN advisor STEVE RICCHETTI.
In the 1st half of 2020 (under TRUMP), Jeff Ricchetti’s firm collected $370k in lobbying fees.
In the 1st half of 2021 (under BIDEN), Ricchetti’s firm collected $1.67M in fees. wsj.com/articles/lobby…
Since the election, companies with huge interests in US policy (@amazon, @GM & the co. behind the Keystone Pipeline) have signed JEFF RICCHETTI to lobby.
But the WH said STEVE RICCHETTI recuses himself from matters concerning his brother Jeff’s clients. wsj.com/articles/lobby…
Trying to avoid watching the @sixers, but I’ll probably cave & tune in, since I am a Philly fan, & therefore a glutton for optimism-crushing disappointment.
At least Ben Simmons is trying to foul out. That will make this game somewhat easier to watch.
We are witnessing a Carson Wentz-level regression from Ben Simmons.