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Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 Profile picture
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Jan 17, 2024 • 3 tweets • 1 min read • Read on X
New: Here is my explainer on the complicated and secretive attempt to get Trump's Twitter data last year.

4 GOP judges yesterday blasted Special Counsel Jack Smith and their Democratic colleagues on the bench for enabling the "unprecedented approach."

declassified.live/p/dc-appellate…
Judges Rao, Katsas, Walker, Henderson:

"Not every 'wolf comes as a wolf.' Perhaps the threat here was hard to spot. Nevertheless, judicial disregard of executive privilege undermines the Presidency, not just the former President being investigated in this case."
Calling Smith's application for a warrant and nondisclosure order an "end-run" around exec privilege process, GOP judges absolutely crucified their colleagues for ignoring the Constitution, case law, and the presumption that all presidential material is subject to exec privilege litigation before it's handed over to the government.

declassified.live/p/dc-appellate…

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Mar 11
NEW: A lawsuit filed yesterday by newly-formed Climate United--headed by former Obama aide Beth Bafford and stacked with Dem activists--that received $7 billion from Biden EPA's climate slush fund confirms Citibank has frozen disbursements to the fund: Image
Every time I dig into this scandal, it gets worse.

As @epaleezeldin disclosed last month, Biden's EPA "parked" $20 billion at Citi in November 2024--a first of its kind arrangement clearly intended to keep funds away from GOP Congress and potential Trump White House.

Climate United is seeking a temporary restraining order against EPA and Citi to force the bank to dole out the funds (our tax money, obviously).

Case is before Judge Tanya Chutkan.Image
Climate United claims it has already committed $392 to "qualified" projects.

What are they, you might ask? More from lawsuit:

"The first is a $31.8 million pre-construction loan to support solar power projects across rural communities in Arkansas, which was announced in October 2024. Through this project, Climate United is financing pre-construction costs for 18 solar projects comprising the largest commercial and industrial solar deployment in Arkansas history, which is projected to save more than $120 million in energy costs over the project’s life and create hundreds of jobs.

The second is a program to offer affordable leasing options for battery electric heavy-duty trucks to small fleets and independent operators. Climate United issued a request for proposals in October 2024 from qualified U.S. auto manufacturers to deliver up to 500 electric drayage trucks, which Climate United intends to begin leasing at the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles. When completed, these orders will represent some of the largest-ever purchases of domestically manufactured battery electric trucks in U.S. history. Climate United intends to expand this program nationally. This program will not only reduce the cost per mile of operating drayage trucks for small businesses, but it will also reduce air pollution in port communities and create demand for U.S. manufacturing in factories across the country.

The third is $63 million in committed pre-construction financing for projects to design and develop solar power plants in partnership with Tribal governments and communities. These projects bring access to affordable energy to rural communities and Indigenous people in addition to quality jobs and local economic development. Initial projects will be located in Eastern Oregon and Idaho."

God only knows who is getting that money...
Read 4 tweets
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Mar 8
A motion just filed in Eric Adams case confirms Trump DOJ is investigating the origins of the indictment and prosecutors involved in the case.

This includes Danielle Sassoon and Hagan Scotten who is described as "aggressive and careerist as U.S. Attorney-1 (Damian Williams)"
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Scotten appears to have high hopes of becoming a judge and a conviction of Adams was key.

Here is a text exchange a few days after 2024 election. Image
Reminder of Scotten's Feb 14 wmail to Emil Bove: Image
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Julie Kelly 🇺🇸 Profile picture
Feb 17
Hearing about to get underway in Judge Tanya Chutkan's courtroom related to blue state lawsuit against Elon Musk/DOGE seeking a temporary restraining order (TRO) prohibiting Musk from:

(1) Accessing or continuing to access any data systems and the information and code contained within those systems, including but not limited to systems containing sensitive or confidential agency and personnel data at the Office of Personnel Management, the Department of Education, the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Energy, the Department of Transportation, and the Department of Commerce, or any components of any of those agencies, or copying, transferring, or in any way disseminating any data from any of the agencies identified in this paragraph.

(2) Terminating, furloughing, or otherwise placing on involuntary leave—whether paid or unpaid—any officers or employees of the federal government working within any of the Departments and agencies identified above.
Apparently lots of tech difficulties but Chutkan notes the urgent nature of the matter (LOL) so she set this remote hearing on a federal holiday.

"TROs are extraordinary remedies," Chutkan notes. She says harm must be imminent to justify a TRO pending a preliminary injunction. She asks states' lawyer why they said they needed to collect more discovery and doesn't it undercut their argument for a TRO?

Lawyer points to news reports justifying the "imminent harm" claims--Chutkan pushes back, says lots of reporting and she can't rely on news reports as evidence.

"Our concerns is how the defendants are using the data," state lawyer says.

Chutkan wants more clarity on harms to the states by Musk's work--lawyers says Musk is using data to determine cuts such as Dept. of Education which would harm the states. Lawyer says they rely on Dept of Ed money for education programs.

Chutkan asks if program has been cut? Lawyer says they are waiting for confirmation. "What is the irreparable harm here," Chutkan asks again. Notes that if a program is cut and she issues a prelim injunction, program funding can be restored at that point.
Chutkan says harm has to be "so serious" to justify a TRO--says their claims are "serious" but doesn't demonstrate imminent harm.

Chutkan says DOGE is not proceeding in an "orderly and deliberate fashion" but a "general fear" this is going to happen is not enough for a TRO. "I am not seeing it so far."

She notes that several of her colleagues have issued TROs--"this case is not the same as those," Chutkan tells states lawyer.

"If I deny TRO and put this on prelim injunction schedule, why can't you come back in a few days when these things actually start happening. This is a prophylactic TRO and that's not allowed," Chutkan says.

Lawyer points to tweets and memos as proof of imminent harm and that cuts to federal programs that will impact states are coming soon.
Read 7 tweets
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Feb 12
Press conference underway at DOJ with AG Pam Bondi.

Bondi: We have filed charges against state of NY, Governor Kathy Hochul and NY AG Leticia James for failing to enforce federal immigration laws.

"This is a new DOJ. We are taking steps to protect American citizens."
Mom of Kayla Hamilton, the 20-year-old who was raped and murdered by an illegal, speaking now.

"That's who we were letting into our country," Bondi says. "Strike One is Illinois. Strike Two is New York."

Bondi talking about NY green light laws that prevent law enforcement from asking for ID from suspected illegals.

"You will be held accountable if you do not enforce federal law."
Reporter asks about next steps if they don't comply. "If they don't, we will appeal it, and we will win."

Reporter now asks about Elon Musk post about judicial impeachments. Bondi says Musk is very frustrated at what's happening in our government.

'We are going to back him up."
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Feb 6
Hearing now before Judge Jia Cobb on 2 lawsuits filed by anonymous FBI employees and agents.

Plaintiffs are seeking a temporary restraining order preventing the Trump DOJ from collecting and sharing names of those involved in Jan 6 investigation/prosecution.

Mark Zaid, Brad Moss, and Norm Eisen among the lawyers in court representing FBI.
Judge Cobb explaining why she wants to consolidate the 2 lawsuits--one filed by FBI agents association and one filed by 9 anonymous FBI employees.

Initial argument is related to a temp restraining order then a briefing on a preliminary injunction related to releasing the names of survey respondents. DOJ appears to say they don't plan to make names public.
Important to note that Chief Judge Boasberg has allowed the filing of the anonymous lawsuits even after admitting that is not the normal process.

FBI attorney now suggesting "quasi-governmental" officer" (Musk?) could access "confidential information" about the FBI employees
Read 8 tweets
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Jan 3
NEW: More evidence of doctored FBI pipe bomb video?

Here is the side by side of two different cameras from DNC security system.

One clip is at a glacial pace while the other camera appears to work at semi-normal frame rate.

THREAD:
But in a similar side by side posted by the FBI last night in its clean-up press release, the faster camera is intentionally SLOWED DOWN to make it appear both cameras are in sync. (Note the cheesy music and voice over.)
Even more suspicious--in 2021, the FBI posted this clip, which is from the very same camera as the new clip the FBI posted last night attempting to show the "pipe bomber" set down the device.

This is at 7:43pm. The time stamp of new clip is 7:52.

But why did the FBI wait YEARS to post a clip from roughly 10 minutes later on the SAME CAMERA?

Especially a clip that is supposed to debunk suspicions that the device was not planted at the DNC on Jan 5?
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