Let’s be clear about this: an investigative file can have cabinets full of documents, video and audio tapes, FBI 302s (interview reports), physical evidence, and reams of other records and materials. The grand jury may only see a small portion. washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
Of that small portion seen by grand jury, Bondi may only seek to have a smaller portion disclosed, and the court allow only a smaller portion still. Understand: This is not bad, but it is NOT a pathway to full disclosure.
Also remember that courts are allowed to disclose grand jury info only in extremely narrow circumstances, which likely don’t even apply here. Trump administration probably knows they’ll get a “no” from the courts, which will allow them to shift the blame.
Add @RonWyden’s Senate Finance work into roughly five thousand Epstein wire transfers, adding up to around $1.5 billion, that triggered Treasury “suspicious activity reports,” and there’s yet more to investigate.
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I’ve reviewed the texts and emails the whistleblower supplied to back up his comprehensive report and warning about Trump administration efforts to defy and ignore court orders.
The texts and emails absolutely corroborate the whistleblower report, quite exactly. The only lie they reveal is AG Bondi lying that his testimony is “false.” Clearly, it is precisely detailed and beautifully corroborated. Here are some high points.
The exhibits reveal massive dysfunction as the line attorneys try to prepare for imminent court proceedings while being stonewalled and misled by higher-ups at DOJ and DHS, and kept in the dark about what was really happening.
What's up with Justice Jackson? She started making her mark and speaking out early, and some of her dissents are so pointed Kagan and Sotomayor don’t even join them. The far right is out for her, and even Republican justices are getting snarky.
So what's up? Here’s my take 🧵
One of the internal traditions of the Court is “collegiality.” First, you’re there for life, so you may as well get along.
Second, issues come and issues go, and an ally in one case is an opponent in another. Third, the Court thinks of itself as a stately institution, hence decorum matters.
The tale of Trump and “his” justices — you need to understand this to understand what went down at the Supreme Court. The commonly understood story is wrong.
So here we go 🧵
Remember when Trump first ran, how the most powerful political force on the Republican side was the Koch political operation? Americans for Prosperity and the associated armada of Koch-funded, coordinated front groups?
Remember how they hated Trump, saying in 2016 that Trump is a “terrible role model” and that Trump’s idea to create a national registry for Muslims was “Nazi Germany” and “monstrous.”
Trump is slowly figuring out that it was the Koch operation that chose, and is served by, “his” Supreme Court nominees, and that “his” people Leo and McGahn were really working for the polluter billionaires.
Let’s review the history. 🧵
Remember, in 2016 election Koch political operation attacked Trump relentlessly, until the so-called “Federalist Society list,” which FedSoc never considered or approved. That was misdirection, hiding that it was really a Leo/Koch/polluter list.
Every clue is that there was a deal; Kochs knew better than to trust Trump, so they got a public list — and their guy McGahn into the White House. The Kochs laid off attacking Trump, and hoped for the promised SCOTUS picks.
Trump’s mad rant unloads on Court-fixer Leonard Leo — has Trump FINALLY figured out that he was chumped big-time by Leo, McGahn and the creepy billionaires (Koch) who REALLY controlled “his” judicial appointments? Slow learner.
It looks like House of Trump cut a deal in the 2016 election with House of Koch, to back off on attacking Trump in return for Koch minions controlling Trump’s appointments. Leo was their minion — and Trump was clueless? Some “Art of the Deal”!
The Kochs knew Trump couldn’t be trusted — he had the worst business reputation in America. Hence the so-called “Federalist Society list” of SCOTUS noms (in which the FedSoc had no actual role) to lock Trump in publicly — also Leo/McGahn/Koch orchestrated.