THREAD: Lots of filings hit in Sussmann. Check this out. Was this on Baker's phone the OIG didn't share with Durham until someone else mentioned it?
2/ This provides another great example of the big circle hug the Clinton Campaign used, feeding media and FBI same fake story, and then media uses FBI to give story credibility and FBI uses media to give its investigation credibility.
3/ I think this is first time, Durham spoke of the motive here, but that will be key at trial for the jury to "get" it.
4/ Interesting!!
5/ See how DC law is on this point--doesn't have to be illegal conspiracy--so Durham doesn't have to prove they other members committed a crime to get it admitted.
6/ Imagine that--Elias can't recall.
7/ WHOA: The CEO??
8/ Interesting to see the Clinton Campaign folks "connected"
9/ Not sure if we knew this or not?
10/ Yup, again State Department is front and center.
11/ Interesting re Researcher #2:
12/ Curious if Sussmann told Baker that the three "differrent" white papers were by folks all working together?
13/ WHOA. So who was working with April who was killing herself and needs some positive encouragement?
14/ I still don't know how to read this:
15/ Yup! That's why even those not criminally culpable are morally culpable.. See also yesterday's article. thefederalist.com/2022/04/04/the…
16/ "Plausibility." Yup, great standard for cyber security experts to want to have sold to American people of a conspiracy against a political enemy!
17/ Dang. I wish Research 1 was still oblivious that his communications via Ga Tech email were subject to FOIA.
18/ So is Dagon suggesting the data collection violated Trump's privacy rights (absent criminal conduct which therre was none?)
19/ "Where people nee to make a decision how to vote." Yup, that's precisely what this was about. Shame on them.
20/ Holy Sh!T:
21/ Who's the conspiracy theorists again?
22/ So, Durham's team doesn't need to say the data is fake--they need only say there were serious doubts & that explains motive or the lie. AND that also connects to materiality. That was wise move b/c you don't jury thinking it matters is true or false for issue on trial.
23/ Was this in the white paper Researcher 1 reviewed?
23/ These are three pieces of 404(b) evidence Durham seeks to admit. 404(b) evidence is evience of other bad acts, crimes, etc. You can't present that evidence to say "once a drug dealer, always a drug dealer," but you can to show motive, intent or other things.
24/ Argument that statement to CIA is admissible because it fits this scenario.
25/ Also shows intent:
26/ Durham wants to also make sure Sussmann doesn't spin as a political witchhunt
27/ And citing Stone case here:
28/ Media conveniently ignores this about Durham:
29/ Yes, Clinton Campaign knew exactly what was going on!
30/ KNEE DEEP:
31/ Again, the gov't believes white papers are false but wisely isn't making that an issue.
32/ I'm confused that Sussmann's attorneys would pen this line given the text message...
33/ So we now know who's notes they were for sure.
34/ This ties in perfectly with my article yesterday. They didn't ask b/c they worked with cyber security folks all the time and trusted them
35/ Imagine that, Sussmann's friend didn't remember what he said
36/ Sussmann wants cases tossed unless Joffe given immunity...
37/ So more details here re the investigation re Joffe:
38/ This will be very interesting when Government responds to these arguments!
39/ Who did they/will they grant immunity to?
40/ Durham trying to get Joffe to cooperate.
40/ So this is what they want Joffe to testify to. Durham hasn't claimed Clinton retained him. All of this seems silly given text Sussmann sent to Durham, which was NOT mentione in indictment, leading me to think it was only discovered on phone OIG had belatedly shared!!
41/ Ha. Sussmann's attorney cite Trump v. Clinton as basis to argue evidence is merely a political hit.
42/ Again this goes to yesterday's article on trust in cyber security experts and the breadth of information they have.
43/ Expert data on this point--in context makes sense...to show motive.
44/ So could "motive" be shown if Sussmann didn't know? Does Durham have evidence that Sussmann knew? OR is it relevant b/c Sussmann allegedly said contacts wanted to remain anon. to show WHY they did?
45/ Wait! @McAdooGordon is that the reasonable inference? That Durham "seeks to call Steele"?
46/ And as @McAdooGordon highlighested soon after the indictment dropped....
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THREADETTE: Today's @SpecialReport w/ @BretBaier included interview of Canada's UN Ambassador Bob Rae. While Rae claimed tariff was only harmful, Bret countered administration saw "movement today with Mexico and Canada promising a lot that they weren't promising before.” 1/
2/ "Not true," Rae responded claiming Trudeau had already committed to those expenditures. Now, it wouldn't surprise me if Trump had already gotten some of those same commitments, I did some searching and couldn't find the supposed announcements Rae noted.
3/ So crowd-sourcing: What had Trudeau already committed to versus what was announced? Either way, Rae was unwise to contradict Trudeau & Trump's message of working together to solve problem, since there is still much to resolve.
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: D.C. District Court issues TRO barring freeze of grants, again with crazy reasoning that OMB Directive in effect, remains in effect. 1/
2/ WHILE judge is correct voluntary cessation is an exception to mootness, the problem here is that there is no basis to say Trump will enact same broad policy and in fact, freeze is based on EO--so those should have been the issue for Court.
3/ The Court ignores it was the EO's which prompted freezes and that no challenge was made in complaint to EO.
🧵on U.S. dispute w/ Canada: It seems there are several under radar conflicts w/ Canada public is unaware of, i.e., fentanyl, limits U.S. banks, or issue I'm currently digging into, Boundary Waters Treaty, which governs how U.S. & Canada share waters along its 5,500 border. 1/
2/ That is both longest border shared by two countries in world, but 45% of border is water. The BWT created International Joint Commission which is charged w/ resolving or preventing conflict b/w U.S. & Canada re shared water.
3/ One huge success since adoption of BWT is vast imp. in water quality of Great Lakes. But in areas w/ shared borders, where water flows into CA, U.S. taxpayers pay cost. But where CA water flows to U.S., CA won't abide by BWT or pay $ to protect U.S. from population from CA.
3/ This introductory paragraph exposes the Court's activism: A Court doesn't issue a TRO based on undefined "pauses" where complaint was specific--it challenged OMB Directive which is no more.
🚨🚨🚨BREAKING: Trump Administration files Motion to Dismiss lawsuit filed in D.C. District Court seeking a TRO of spending freezes. 1/
2/ This earlier 🧵provides background to this lawsuit (brought by various associations of non-profits) and the one brought in Rhode Island by Blue States.