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Aug 1, 2023 29 tweets 7 min read Read on X
Judge Chutkan gets the draw.

A hard grader. Image
Trump's alleged co-conspirators. Image
Five matters and means, each of them a conspiracy unto itself
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Mark Meadows is not described as a co-conspirator. Image
The Raffensperger call is ¶31. Image
Honestly, there's plenty of space to fill in PA. Image
This comes out of J6C.

Both Chesebro and Klukowski show here. Image
Ronna McDaniels is now stuck between Trump and the people facing felonies in MI. Image
Jeffrey Clark is CC4. Hopefully he'll sleep with his pants on tonight. Image
I love that someone may go to jail for violating DOJ contacts policies. Image
Mark Milley's revenge. Image
Some of this hews to Pence's book. Image
Here's the Jan4 meeting with Eastman. Image
Not sure who this is; You're going to cause riots in the streets. Image
John Eastman: Please wear pants to bed tonight, too.

TY, Murica.
Details involving Mike Pence. Image
Gubillions of reporters were at Prettyman. Not so here.

Doesn't matter. Jack won't take questions. Image
I THINK this is Mike Roman, in which case the type of reference is notable. Image
Jack Smith.

"Unprecedented assault on seat of American democracy. As described in indictment, fueled by lies." Image
Smith: Men and women who defended, are heroes, they put their lives on the line to defend who we are as a country.
"Our investigation of other individuals continues. Indictment only allegation."
There are not details here which is interesting bc last we saw, Ivanka was one of the only people in the room who hadn't been interviewed. Image
This trial by combat stuff DIRECTLY links Rudy, and thru him, Trump, to the assault on Michael Fanone. Image
Lots going on here. Image
Again, I will come back to this but there's a whole shit ton of 2 years of work in this paragraph. Image
You FUCKING MORONS, don't leave Donny alone in his dining room!!!!

[I suspect they did not.] Image
Mark Meadows represent!!!

This paragraph took about 9 months of legal work. Image
Details (which continue on the next page) of Rudy's attempts to talk to Congress. Image
I may have missed this, but Pat Cip's request that Trump withdraw objections is new to me. Image

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More from @emptywheel

Oct 29
Note that, contrary to common myths about the investigation into Trump, this subpoena PRECEDED Cassidy Hutchison's public testimony (and even Greg Jacob's, by a day).

The precedents were all set before Jack Smith was appointed.
Here's an interesting, almost entirely argument that bears on the immunity case. Trump was invoking Executive Privilege but (as Howell laid out) he was having such convos w/people outside of Exec, like Rudy.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…Image
Howell ordered second batch of witnesses to testify on November 19. Trump asked for a stay on December 7. In the interim, witnesses testified. That almost certainly means they are 2 Pats & likely Eric Herschmann (which is consistent w/public timeline).

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…Image
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Oct 21
Liz Cheney, Maria Shriver, and Kamala Harris sitting on a stage talking about bipartisanship. Image
One dynamic of this I've been tracking is this: Harris SHOULD NOT be talking nitty gritty abt Jan6 bc of the prosecution. Well, Cheney is the expert. And she speaks it well.

As she did, guy in back was nodding over and over. Image
Cheney: In this election, we need to elect the responsible adult.
Read 7 tweets
Oct 18
It's definitely true that none of the files Jack Smith released are new.

But seeing all Trump's tweets in one place are useful as we attempt to prevent him from trying it again.

documentcloud.org/documents/2523…Image
Here's what the legal return of a "fired-by-tweet" tweet looks like. @C_C_Krebs

documentcloud.org/documents/2523…Image
Trump started on attacking 60 Minutes early this year. Image
Read 9 tweets
Oct 15
We're three weeks away from the election, and we have literally no idea what the business relationship with Trump Org and the Saudis/Emiratis is.

No one has asked if either of the failsons (or Lara) will get a job in the White House to cash out for $2B in 4 years.
Back during the Joe Biden Old month, I was begging journalists to focus on just 3 Qs:

1) Is Trump an agent of the Saudis?
2) What deals has Trump made w/Orbán/Putin?
3) Where are the missing classified docs?

emptywheel.net/2024/07/17/boi…
We learned last week (from the NYT, among others!) that Trump is bypassing transition laws, meaning he--and his sons, the Saudi business partners and transition team members--could just get payments from the Saudis all the way until inauguration.

nytimes.com/2024/10/09/us/…
Read 6 tweets
Oct 12
This is a legit question. First, gap arises from delays that were inevitable w/president and first attempt to prosecute one. That took 21 months at least.

Also, it's POSSIBLE Smith is avoiding indicting anyone else until he's sure Trump can't pardon them.
There are VERY subtle suggestions in the immunity filing that several people started cooperating after being exposed in state cases. But Mueller investigation is testament to why you can't cooperate your way up to Trump.
Or let me sum up delay better:
1) Trump conspired through lawyers. Each lawyer's phone/email took 9 months of privilege review.
2) Trump hid behind exec privilege: That took 10 months.
3) Immunity Q had to be decided. That has taken a year, so far.
Read 7 tweets
Oct 10
Judge Chutkan has given Trump 7 days to take legal action to prevent the redactions she approved from being publicly filed. Image
Here's the link to Chutkan's order.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
The smart lawyers will weigh in on the posture of this.

But Chutkan ORDERED Trump to weigh in on redactions.

He made no complaints about redactions. So Chutkan was left with, basically, an unopposed proposal on redactions.

I'm not sure that's the strongest appeal posture.
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