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Per Kevin Moris, the payments for a Porsche that David Weiss used to claim that Hunter was living a fancy lifestyle were, instead, an attempt to get out from underwater on the loan so he could get rid of it.

documentcloud.org/documents/2437…
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Here's how Weiss described it in the indictment:
documentcloud.org/documents/2437…
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Also, Morris clarifies that most of the $1M payments that Weiss cited to suggest Hunter was sitting on a wad of cash he should have paid to IRS was payments to third parties (as I suspected). Image
Morris described how Hunter ended in a house quickly: Bc a mob ginned up by Murdoch kept knocking on Hunter's door. Image
Morris: I'm not answering Qs abt indictment [he doesn't say, "bc this is going to trial"]
GOP: But you didn't give us a list!
Morris Atty: You didn't ask for docs.
GOP: Wah wah wah!! Image
Halfway thru the Morris deposition he breaks to tell @JasmineForUS he's a fan. Image
Morris: I researched ethics of loaning money to a client.
Biggs: So have I and I don't want to get into it right now.
Morris: Yeah, because I'm right. Image
Andy Biggs confesses to having loaned family members and/or friends money, which I understand is an impeachable offense. Image
Spartz makes what counts among MAGAts as a funny. @AdamKinzinger Image
If you think there's no drama in MAGAt depositions, I can't wait to find out whether Morris tells these people they're being assholes. Image
Finally!!! A reason to impeach!!

Kevin Morris' opinions about the Iggles! (He's talking about the absolutely scandalous conversations he has had with James Biden.) Image
In which a poor GOP staffer asks plaintively if Joseph Ziegler lied as if he hasn't already been debunked repeatedly. Image
Things go a bit haywire when the Republicans who believe as an article of faith that there's a secret first draft of the Mike Flynn 302 now see no problem with taking 34 days, DURING a blow up of the investigative team, to write up an interview memo.
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"We're finishing a film about Adam Kinzinger. You're in it." Image
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More from @emptywheel

Jan 11
Some interesting details about the House contempt report on Hunter Biden.

First, they omit most of the lawyers Abbe Lowell sent to Congress, including several correcting their false claims.

That's a problem bc their own staffers would need to testify.

oversight.house.gov/wp-content/upl…
Second, their treatment of the disgruntled IRS agents (AKA "brave whistleblowers") is pretty funny. For example, they squirm here to avoid admitting that Gary Shapley misrepresented WhatsApp texts that, themselves, are totally unreliable. Image
Generally, they don't talk about dodgy provenance of sourcing. But this particular passage is hilarious, bc they DON'T rely on the Tony Bobulinski interview that Ziegler provided, which is inconsistent with some of available comms, and in which Trump had personal involvement.
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Jan 9
Karen Henderson starts by asking abt jurisdiction.
I think Childs then challenges Midlands Asphalt--they don't have jurisdiction.
Now Sauer is AGAIN saying that Trump should have the equivalent of Speech and Debate immunity.

Childs (I think) notes that Sauer's references aren't explicit.
Read 51 tweets
Jan 9
Here's my What to Watch For in today's Appellate hearing.

First and foremost: Karen Henderson, who can be reasonable and can be not-reasonable, and who could muck up efforts to turn this thing around quickly.
As I wrote, in 2007 in a case Michael Dreeben argued, she wrote: "“[T]he laws of this country allow no place or employment as a sanctuary for crime.” If she sticks to that principle, it's likely game over for Trump.

emptywheel.net/2023/12/31/whe…
Henderson--or the panel generally--may test out a narrower ruling, whether the alleged actions Trump took are officials acts. DCC already ruled they weren't.
Read 5 tweets
Jan 8
I see @joshtpm is sure that Merrick Garland should have been able to get an indictment against Donald Trump in 18 months.
Which is curious bc JUST with the privilege review of Rudy's phone (9 months, started on Lisa Monaco's first day on the job) and EP challenges (June 2022 to April 2023), you've got 19 months.

There were overt steps against Jeff Clark, Sidney Powell, and Rudy, all in 2021.
There are other details people don't appreciate: Like how you get a waiver for EP while obeying contact DOJ guidelines, which Garland has rigorously upheld. I bet people haven't thought about how this was done?
Read 13 tweets
Dec 30, 2023
Here's Jack Smith's response to Trump's absolutely immunity claims.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
As expected, Smith cited both Blassingame AND Meadows. Image
This is a SLIGHTLY different way of describing the fake electors plot, which may reflect preparation for narrowing of 1512. Image
Read 9 tweets
Dec 22, 2023
After a jillion years, Judge Annalisa Torres rejects Project Veritas' challenge to Special Master Barbara Jones' report.

storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
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Because Harris and Kurlander already pled to stealing Ashley Biden's diary, PV is not entitled to invoke its own confidentiality. Image
Some language here about whether PV played a role in the theft of Ashley Biden's diary and also photos and tax records. Image
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