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NEW: The special counsel's office has charged a lawyer, Alex van der Zwaan, with lying to the FBI in the course of the Russia investigation. Plea hearing set for today at 2:30pm buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/the…
Here's what we know so far about Alex van der Zwaan: He previously worked for the law firm Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, which did work for the Ukrainian gov't under former president Viktor Yanukovych (who was also Paul Manafort's client) buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/the…
Skadden put out the following statement in response to the unsealed criminal case: "The firm terminated its employment of Alex van der Zwaan in 2017 and has been cooperating with authorities in connection with this matter."
buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/the…
Van der Zwaan's father-in-law is German Khan, own of the owners of Alfa Bank (who is currently suing BuzzFeed over the publication of the Trump-related dossier) buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/the…
Attorneys from the law firm Cooley are representing Alex van der Zwaan, per new court filings. Earlier: buzzfeed.com/zoetillman/the…
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Hello on this mild morning from the DC Council, which is scheduled to vote today on the LOVE Act -- emergency legislation that would make it possible for couples to get a DC marriage license during the federal govt shutdown (background: buzzfeednews.com/article/zoetil…)
At the DC Council this a.m. waiting for a vote on the LOVE Act, and listening to Councilmember Grosso intro a bill to legalize and regulate sales of marijuana. "This council should be unapologetic in pursuing what is best for our constituents." Background: dcist.com/story/19/01/07…
The LOVE Act is up — this emergency legislation will make it possible for couples to get a marriage license in DC during the govt shutdown. It's being introduced by Councilmember Brandon Todd at the request of DC Mayor Muriel Bowser
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NEW: The federal judiciary now expects to have enough money from other sources to keep the courts largely business-as-usual during the shutdown through Jan. 18 (previously it was Jan. 11) — this is the latest from the Administrative Office of the US Courts (HT @hsu_spencer)
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DOJ, of course, is already affected by the shutdown, so most judges have been approving requests or issuing blanket orders to delay civil litigation involving the federal govt during the shutodwn (criminal cases still have to proceed as usual)
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Some fireworks in court this morning as a judge criticized the lawyer representing Concord Management & Consulting in the special counsel Russian troll farm case for his language and harsh words about Mueller's office in filings — "unprofessional, inappropriate, and ineffective"
The judge told attorney Eric Dubelier that his strategy was "ineffective" and that his approach to filings — including pop culture quotes (see: assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5676…) and accusing Mueller's office basically of lawlessness — was "undermining your credibility in this courthouse"
"Knock it off," Judge Dabney Friedrich told Dubelier. This then led to a heated exchange where Dubelier said he needed to consult his client since the judge had accused of unprofessional conduct, and now there might be bias from the judge. There's no bias, the judge replied.
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1) This is my #Qanon thread for posts beginning April 4th.

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My theme for this series: April Showers
2) #Qanon posted this.
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THREAD: here’s a breakdown of the JUICY details in the sentencing memo filed by lawyers for Alex van der Zwaan (“v.d.Swamp”), the son-in-law of #Russian🇷🇺oligarch, German Khan (AlfaGroup/AlfaBank co-founder)‼️1/

#TrumpRussia

Link to court document👉🏼courtlistener.com/recap/gov.usco…
In this thread, we will focus on what v.d.Swamp said about his case, specifically what info he tried to COVER UP.🤨

For details on the CRIMES that convicted felon v.d.Swamp committed, see👇🏼this thread👇🏼on Mueller’s sentencing memo.😎 2/

Of course, van der Zwaan’s attorneys try to spin a sob story about how v.d.Swamp’s “world has collapsed” and “his career has been destroyed.”🙄

Well, yeah. That’s what happens when you LIE to the Feds and DESTROY EVIDENCE‼️3/
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The Special Counsel's Office Has Charged A Lawyer Working For The Ukrainian Government With Lying To The FBI.
Alex van der Zwaan is scheduled to appear in court for a plea hearing on Tuesday afternoon.

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Alex van der Zwaan is to appear in court for a plea deal, has arrived to court with lawyers. Plea deal reads as if he may have given up info for leniency in charges.
Defendant is Alex Van Der Zwaan, Ukrainian lawyer, charged with making false statements to the special counsel and FBI. assets.documentcloud.org/documents/4382…
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Alex van der Zwaan is accused of lying to investigators re his interactions w/ Rick Gates & "Person A" and of deleting & failing to produce emails btwn him & Person A to Mueller. van der Zwaan also secretly recorded phone calls with Gates & Person A.
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