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Lisa Rubin Profile picture
@lawofruby
Jul 13 • 6 tweets • 3 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
Jared Kushner's testimony before a federal grand jury is significant for a number of reasons, not the least of which is that it suggests the fundraising prong of the 1/6 investigation is very much live. 1/

nytimes.com/2023/07/13/us/…
Other than Trump & Jason Miller, no one was more involved in post-election fundraising and related messaging than Jared. As ad guru Larry Weitzner told the 1/6 committee, the small circle working on post-election ads included Miller, Newt Gingrich,Trump's pollster & Jared. 2/ Image
Weitzner also revealed that the one time he spoke to Trump about post-election ads, it was because Trump and Jared called him together on speakerphone to convey "what they felt was wrong about the election process that might be considered for some ads." 3/ Image
Asked to recall details about the conversation, Weitzner remembered Jared initiating the call and Trump insisting that they characterize the election as "stolen" in "very aggressive" terms Weitzner himself later described as "fire breathing" in an email to others. 4/ Image
He also recalled, when asked about his emails with Miller about edits to three ads, that Newt Gingrich was communicating with both Trump and Kushner about the content of their ads and played a "critical role." 5/ Image
And guess who else -- besides Kushner -- testified before the grand jury last month? Newt Gingrich. 6/

cnn.com/2023/06/08/pol…

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Lisa Rubin Profile picture
Jul 13
The folks @just_security have released a detailed model prosecution memo re: election interference, focusing on the fake elector scheme & direct efforts to overturn the results of the election. It’s a substantial contribution & deserves all the reads. 1/

justsecurity.org/wp-content/upl…
They explain why they decided on a narrow focus for their memo; still, they clarify they aren’t suggesting Jack Smith refrain from investigating or prosecuting other schemes. And it’s the fundraising angle I’m thinking about, especially given this report:
washingtonpost.com/nation/2023/06…
In particular, WaPo details concerns among campaign lawyers & top staff that claims in their post-election ads, were not verifiable, quoting an email from Miller to ad guru Larry Weitzner about the “bullshit being beamed down from the mothership”: 3/

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Jul 11
BIGGER CARROLL UPDATE: DOJ tells Judge Kaplan it will NOT certify the first Carroll case under the Westfall Act, leaving Trump to defend the case on his own and without the ability to dismiss the case automatically.
And here is the announcement.
In its letter, DOJ elaborates on its legal reasoning and facts that have developed since it first certified the case in 2020. Trump's Oct. 2022 & later statements about Carroll are "substantially similar" to the June '19 statements at issue in this case, and ... 3/
Read 7 tweets
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Jul 11
CARROLL UPDATE: As expected, E. Jean Carroll has moved to dismiss Trump's counterclaim against her based on the jury's unanimously finding only that he sexually assaulted, not raped, her. 1/
Specifically, because the jury was instructed to use New York criminal law definitions of rape * sexual assault, the "overall gist and substance" of Carroll's post-verdict statement on CNN was true, & there is "no meaningful difference" in terms of viewers' understanding. 2/
Indeed, "the jury found Trump liable for inserting his fingers into Carroll’s vagina (sexual abuse)." Someone convicted of first-degree sexual abuse must register as a sex offender; digital penetration also constitutes rape in other jurisdictions, including under federal law. 3/
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Jul 10
TRUMP RECORDS: Stan Woodward, Nauta's lead counsel, has moved to postpone Friday's hearing on procedures for dealing with classified information because a) he is trying a 1/6 case in D.C. starting today; & b) he doesn't yet have a security clearance. 1/
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
But as noted in prosecutors' rapid response, Woodward fails to explain why Sasha Dadan can't handle the hearing alone or to admit he hasn't submitted the requisite form for even an interim security clearance despite being put in touch with the DOJ team in charge 3+ weeks ago. 2/
Plus, the Special Counsel's office is all but accusing Woodward of lying. He says he told them he opposed their motion to have this hearing; they say he explicitly told them he did *not* oppose it. 3/
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Jul 8
Tonight, on @WagnerTonight, we talked about the 12/18/20 White House meeting that, at least according to public reporting, is of significant interest to Jack Smith and team. But really, that meeting was two meetings: the one in the Oval and a later regrouping in the residence. 1/
And as much as both meetings tell us about Trump’s knowledge and intent, the second meeting might be especially compelling to the Special Counsel now because almost all of “Team Normal” — Derek Lyons, Pat Cipollone, Eric Herschmann — left the meeting before it ended. 2/
And according to Herschmann’s testimony to the 1/6 committee, they left Trump with a bunch of potential targets of the investigation: Meadows, Rudy, Sidney Powell, and “that crowd,” meaning Mike Flynn and Patrick Byrne. 3/
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Jul 8
In connection with Peter Strzok and Lisa Page’s civil lawsuits against the DOJ and FBI, former Trump chief of staff John Kelly provided a sworn statement that Trump sought to have the IRS investigate both. But we don’t have to take NYT’s word for it. 1/ nytimes.com/2023/07/07/us/…
Kelly’s declaration — which states Trump asked him and others whether Strzok and Page could be disciplined — was part of a filing earlier this week in which DOJ again sought to block Trump’s deposition—and lost. 2/
Although the court didn’t cite Kelly’s statement in denying DOJ’s motion, his words suggest why — despite FBI Director Chris Wray offering no indicia of Trump’s role in his own deposition — the court stayed the course: Trump didn’t explore hurting Strzok & Page with FBI brass. 3/
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