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On top of everything else, this is a slap in the face to Canada.
China recently sentenced a Canadian man to death on drug offenses in retaliation for Canada arresting Huawei's CFO for extradition to the United States. apnews.com/ad12b3e9cebe4c…
China recently sentenced a Canadian man to death on drug offenses in retaliation for Canada arresting Huawei's CFO for extradition to the United States. apnews.com/ad12b3e9cebe4c…
To review:
1) Canada arrests a Chinese executive at the request of U.S. authorities.
2) China retaliates by condemning a Canadian to death, on the pretext of fighting drugs, in what human rights advocates call hostage politics.
3) Trump praises China for executing drug dealers.
1) Canada arrests a Chinese executive at the request of U.S. authorities.
2) China retaliates by condemning a Canadian to death, on the pretext of fighting drugs, in what human rights advocates call hostage politics.
3) Trump praises China for executing drug dealers.
If the death penalty for drug offenses weren't hideous and draconian enough, Trump manages to compound that with validating the politically motivated execution of a Canadian citizen who is in that situation because our ally and neighbor Canada did us a favor.
One of Witt's co-defendants, Iranian cyberwarrior Behzad Mesri, was charged with hacking into HBO and leaking unaired episodes of "Game of Thrones" in 2017. This one charges him with a different hack.
Background on that earlier one: courthousenews.com/hbo-hack-targe…
Background on that earlier one: courthousenews.com/hbo-hack-targe…
And @NatashaBertrand is right: The indictment's details are wild.
Here's one of the messages it quotes Witt writing to her Iranian handler: "If all else fails, I may just go public with a program and do like Snowden :) " justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
Here's one of the messages it quotes Witt writing to her Iranian handler: "If all else fails, I may just go public with a program and do like Snowden :) " justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
After complaining about the Iranian govt's suspicion, Witt allegedly wrote: "I just hope I have better luck with Russia at this point."
"I think I can slip into Russia quietly if they help me and then I can contact wikileaks from there," she allegedly wrote two days later.
"I think I can slip into Russia quietly if they help me and then I can contact wikileaks from there," she allegedly wrote two days later.
Even you know the difference between accusing Soros of:
* charity to help migrants (a good thing).
* sending migrants to the U.S. border around midterms to subvert the elections (a vile smear).
Btw, do you still think “the Crusades need to come back”? money.cnn.com/2017/06/04/med…
* charity to help migrants (a good thing).
* sending migrants to the U.S. border around midterms to subvert the elections (a vile smear).
Btw, do you still think “the Crusades need to come back”? money.cnn.com/2017/06/04/med…
This is a right-wing talking point to excuse demagogic conspiracy theories about George Soros.
Yes, Soros funds charity. But the belief that Jewish philanthropists organized a U.S. migrant “invasion” is the apparent motive behind the worst anti-Jewish massacre in U.S. history.
Yes, Soros funds charity. But the belief that Jewish philanthropists organized a U.S. migrant “invasion” is the apparent motive behind the worst anti-Jewish massacre in U.S. history.
Time to revisit this article. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…
Tough break.
ICYMI: This is the deal that the accused Russian troll farm would have preferred from the Special Counsel: the Skadden Arps treatment. courthousenews.com/skadden-arps-s…
(Note: The Skadden Arps settlement was not a Special Counsel case.)
That close relationship with Rudy spans generations of Mukaseys.
Marc Mukasey is the son of former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who was Rudy Giuliani's co-counsel representing Reza Zarrab, the man behind the biggest money laundering scheme to Iran in U.S. history.
Marc Mukasey is the son of former U.S. Attorney General Michael Mukasey, who was Rudy Giuliani's co-counsel representing Reza Zarrab, the man behind the biggest money laundering scheme to Iran in U.S. history.
A bit more on this:
As my longtime readers know, Giuliani and the elder Mukasey unsuccessfully tried to arrange a prisoner swap between the Trump and Erdogan government's to free Zarrab. That failed, and Zarrab flipped. courthousenews.com/on-the-bench-i…
As my longtime readers know, Giuliani and the elder Mukasey unsuccessfully tried to arrange a prisoner swap between the Trump and Erdogan government's to free Zarrab. That failed, and Zarrab flipped. courthousenews.com/on-the-bench-i…
With today's news, both attorneys who took part in those negotiations to free the man behind the biggest money laundering scheme to Iran in U.S. history are now directly or indirectly tied to Trump's personal legal team.
Rudy, directly.
Mukasey, indirectly, via his son.
Rudy, directly.
Mukasey, indirectly, via his son.
What’s so repugnant about this video isn’t only that she’s peddling a hideous historical lie that papers over the Holocaust.
It’s that she’s peddling the same hideous lie ascendent on the political right, as the historical memory of the Holocaust recedes in the United States.
It’s that she’s peddling the same hideous lie ascendent on the political right, as the historical memory of the Holocaust recedes in the United States.
Think that’s an overstatement?
Consider the Harris County GOP’s commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day. washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/…
Consider the Harris County GOP’s commemoration of Holocaust Remembrance Day. washingtonpost.com/religion/2019/…
The dunderheaded take on National Socialism, festered by the likes of D’Souza, is so common that fact-check sites like Snopes have to debunk it. snopes.com/news/2017/09/0…
Bezos wrote last night that he wanted to “roll this log over, and see what crawls out.”
Here's what the repercussions may be for Trump's favorite supermarket tabloid, their execs, and ongoing criminal probes.
My latest, with insights by @JoyceWhiteVance and @HarrySandick. ⬇️
Here's what the repercussions may be for Trump's favorite supermarket tabloid, their execs, and ongoing criminal probes.
My latest, with insights by @JoyceWhiteVance and @HarrySandick. ⬇️
@HarrySandick, ex-SDNY prosecutor, on possible 1A defense:
“Journalism is, you know, you have a story, you run it. It’s not like, you have a story, and you call the subject and say, ‘Well, if you do me a favor, I won’t run it.’ That seems like the opposite of journalism.”
“Journalism is, you know, you have a story, you run it. It’s not like, you have a story, and you call the subject and say, ‘Well, if you do me a favor, I won’t run it.’ That seems like the opposite of journalism.”
@JoyceWhiteVance found that the exposure for AMI could be wide given Bezos' explicit charge of "blackmail and extortion":
"There is a big family of extortion-related crimes in the federal system and so, prosecutors will go through each one of those statues systematically."
"There is a big family of extortion-related crimes in the federal system and so, prosecutors will go through each one of those statues systematically."
The ignominious list of countries where allies of the president allegedly threaten to do this sort of thing to owners of media companies now apparently includes the United States.
Read every word. ⬇️
Read every word. ⬇️
Just to put this report in the proper context:
Azerbaijan, ranked 163rd on the press freedom index, was recently fined for a government-linked revenge porn scandal of its own. The victimized journalist received the blackmail letter from a Moscow address. courthousenews.com/azerbaijan-cen…
Azerbaijan, ranked 163rd on the press freedom index, was recently fined for a government-linked revenge porn scandal of its own. The victimized journalist received the blackmail letter from a Moscow address. courthousenews.com/azerbaijan-cen…
This sort of thing happens routinely in authoritarian regimes. So, take it seriously.
BREAKING: Federal judge partially grants press bids to unseal Michael Cohen search warrants.
Prosecutors must supply a proposed redacted copy by Feb. 28.
Background: courthousenews.com/ny-times-fight…
Prosecutors must supply a proposed redacted copy by Feb. 28.
Background: courthousenews.com/ny-times-fight…
Pauley rules that the warrants' redacted release "strikes an appropriate balance" between the right to public access and protecting an ongoing investigation, including a probe "arising from Cohen's campaign finance crimes."
The 30-page ruling. documentcloud.org/documents/5730…
The 30-page ruling. documentcloud.org/documents/5730…
The @NYTimes initiated this open-records request in October. They were later joined by Associated Press, ABC, CBS, CNN, New York Daily News, Dow Jones, Newsday and New York Post
Quite a narcoterrorism case to land during peace negotiations:
OFAC-sanctioned Afghan man charged with trying to sell hundreds of kilos of heroin in New York City to benefit the Haqqani network and the Taliban.
OFAC-sanctioned Afghan man charged with trying to sell hundreds of kilos of heroin in New York City to benefit the Haqqani network and the Taliban.
More on the OFAC sanctions against Haji Abdul Sattar Barakzai treasury.gov/press-center/p…
Here's the photo that the accused narcoterrorist sent of himself to an undercover DEA agent last year via a secure messaging app, according to his criminal complaint.
justice.gov/usao-sdny/pres…
The indictment is here: justice.gov/usao-sdny/pres…
justice.gov/usao-sdny/pres…
The indictment is here: justice.gov/usao-sdny/pres…
Just received word that Judge Torres and the attorneys are returning from their tour of #MDCBrooklyn and will reconvene here shortly.
So, instead of watching the #SOTU, I will be live-tweeting the court hearing - if there's overlap.
ICYMI, earlier today: courthousenews.com/inmates-offer-…
So, instead of watching the #SOTU, I will be live-tweeting the court hearing - if there's overlap.
ICYMI, earlier today: courthousenews.com/inmates-offer-…
On that subject: My colleague @BBuchman_CNS will be live-tweeting #SOTU, if you're following that.
Watch both of our feeds tonight, to see two very different states of our union.
Watch both of our feeds tonight, to see two very different states of our union.
(General bustle in the gallery of an otherwise empty courtroom, save for spectators.)
Good morning from New York.
I'll be live-tweeting a hearing today at 11 a.m. in the case of #MDCBrooklyn inmate Jose Segura-Genao, whose attorney first complained about the power outage there on Jan. 31.
Here's a snippet from the letter.
Background: courthousenews.com/lawyers-blast-…
I'll be live-tweeting a hearing today at 11 a.m. in the case of #MDCBrooklyn inmate Jose Segura-Genao, whose attorney first complained about the power outage there on Jan. 31.
Here's a snippet from the letter.
Background: courthousenews.com/lawyers-blast-…
Later that day, Mr. Segura-Genao's attorney filed a follow-up letter informing the judge of other cases related to the MDC outages. Here's the story of Dino Sanchez, whose attorney's affidavit is included in the linked file. documentcloud.org/documents/5725…
U.S. District Judge Analisa Torres ordered two MDC officials to testify today: June Bencebi and Anthony Sanon.
She also allowed the defense to call witnesses about the conditions at MDC.
She also allowed the defense to call witnesses about the conditions at MDC.
This story, with five (!) bylines, throws Russian attorney Natalya Veselnitskaya's indictment last month into sharp relief.
A Lobbyist At The Trump Tower Meeting Received Half A Million Dollars In Suspicious Payments buzzfeednews.com/article/emmalo… via @LoopEmma
A Lobbyist At The Trump Tower Meeting Received Half A Million Dollars In Suspicious Payments buzzfeednews.com/article/emmalo… via @LoopEmma
According to the report, the Russian-born lobbyist (Rinat Akhmetshin) received a large suspicious payments from Denis Katsyv, Veselnitskaya's client and the owner of Prevezon Holdings.
Background from January: courthousenews.com/distinct-from-…
Background from January: courthousenews.com/distinct-from-…
Considering how much of the Trump Tower meeting circled around the Prevezon-related matters, that could account for the belligerent replies from Veseltnitskaya and Akhmetshin.
“If the conditions of confinement at MDC are as represented on plaintiff’s submissions, there can be little question that such conditions are constitutionally intolerable.”
Judge’s written order, after today’s TRO.
Background, via @amandaottaway and me courthousenews.com/lawyers-blast-…
Judge’s written order, after today’s TRO.
Background, via @amandaottaway and me courthousenews.com/lawyers-blast-…
The firm representing the Federal Defenders touts the order as an “important first step” until they seek an injunction and court-appointed special master in the #MDCBrooklyn suit
"The court is not only authorized but obligated to ensure that individuals confined in our federal institutions are provided with access to attorneys, as guaranteed by the Constitution. If not the courts, then who?"
The 5-page order, cc: @CourthouseNews assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5724…
The 5-page order, cc: @CourthouseNews assets.documentcloud.org/documents/5724…
The DOJ released this statement this morning about #MDCBrooklyn, now saying that heat, power and hot water were restored last night at 6:30 pm.
A few notes:
* This statement flatly contradicts the one by MDC warden’s spox in the Times denying those outages.
* It’s corroborated by tweets/footage of lights going on inside the jail around that time last night.
* More info likely to come out at court hearing tomorrow.
* This statement flatly contradicts the one by MDC warden’s spox in the Times denying those outages.
* It’s corroborated by tweets/footage of lights going on inside the jail around that time last night.
* More info likely to come out at court hearing tomorrow.
Timestamped just before 6:30 pm last night.
How world leaders are marking #HolocaustMemorialDay:
🇩🇪: Emphasizes fight against anti-Semitism in video address.
🇬🇧: Visits Holocaust Educational Trust, leaves supportive message
🇨🇦: Apologizes for “inaction and apathy” during Nazi era.
🇺🇸: Anti-immigrant and -press disinfo
🇩🇪: Emphasizes fight against anti-Semitism in video address.
🇬🇧: Visits Holocaust Educational Trust, leaves supportive message
🇨🇦: Apologizes for “inaction and apathy” during Nazi era.
🇺🇸: Anti-immigrant and -press disinfo
Update:
After vilifying immigrants and the press all morning in his routine disinformation, Trump comes around to tweeting out an #HMD2019 acknowledgement in the afternoon.
What preceded it undercuts the message contained herein:
whitehouse.gov/briefings-stat…
After vilifying immigrants and the press all morning in his routine disinformation, Trump comes around to tweeting out an #HMD2019 acknowledgement in the afternoon.
What preceded it undercuts the message contained herein:
whitehouse.gov/briefings-stat…
18 minutes later
Right, every reporter covering the courts knows this.
Some pundits pretend not to know this to spin evidence-free partisan conspiracy theories.
Some pundits pretend not to know this to spin evidence-free partisan conspiracy theories.
I should have written "disinformation."
"Conspiracy theory" implies a simple mistake of fact from folks who almost certainly know better.
"Conspiracy theory" implies a simple mistake of fact from folks who almost certainly know better.
Having sat through a lot of white-collar trials, there's almost always this moment during testimony from cooperating witnesses or defendants describe their pre-dawn raid to drum up sympathy with the jury.
Always at the same time of day: CNN didn't need a crystal ball here.
Always at the same time of day: CNN didn't need a crystal ball here.
FEDERAL JUDGE: "It's an embarrassment."
DOJ ATTORNEY: "It is an embarrassment, a national embarrassment."
Powerful exchange on the shutdown today in a case over a 2017 collision of the USS John S. McCain., with a U.S. judiciary funding deadline looming. courthousenews.com/us-judiciary-b…
DOJ ATTORNEY: "It is an embarrassment, a national embarrassment."
Powerful exchange on the shutdown today in a case over a 2017 collision of the USS John S. McCain., with a U.S. judiciary funding deadline looming. courthousenews.com/us-judiciary-b…
Starting on Feb. 1, the U.S. federal judiciary will operate without funding. My colleagues @cam_langford, @NicholasIovino and I sort out how this will affect federal courts across the country.
h/t @WalzTV, for the tip on today's hearing over the USS John S. McCain incident
h/t @WalzTV, for the tip on today's hearing over the USS John S. McCain incident
More from the DOJ attorney:
“If I wanted to, I suppose, I could call in sick. I can’t strike, but I could call in sick. My duties — and I think many of the attorneys feel this way — is that we don’t swear allegiance to an administration. We do it to the Constitution."
“If I wanted to, I suppose, I could call in sick. I can’t strike, but I could call in sick. My duties — and I think many of the attorneys feel this way — is that we don’t swear allegiance to an administration. We do it to the Constitution."
Prominent in the job listing: "To be eligible, you must be at least 18 years old, have a valid Social Security number, and **be a U.S. citizen.**"
The last part wasn't always the case, and the N.Y. trial had testimony that this could narrow the pool of multilingual applicants.⬇️
The last part wasn't always the case, and the N.Y. trial had testimony that this could narrow the pool of multilingual applicants.⬇️
Some background on this issue. washingtonpost.com/local/social-i…
The Census Bureau apparently deleted the tweet. Here’s the job listing that’s the subject of this thread. 2020census.gov/jobs
This is the second time that Giuliani has admitted on TV that the Trump Tower Moscow negotiations went on right up to the election.
The first time was with George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week” in December.
The first time was with George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week” in December.
Reminder: BuzzFeed’s @JasonLeopold and @A_Cormier_ — yes, the same reporting team — produced the scoop that the Trump Org planned to offer Putin a $50 million penthouse if the Moscow tower deal went forward.
No part of that story ever has been disputed. buzzfeednews.com/article/anthon…
No part of that story ever has been disputed. buzzfeednews.com/article/anthon…
Consider what that means:
Both Trump and Putin stood to financially benefit from a real estate deal that — as Giuliani repeatedly made clear — had been on the table at least all the way up to election day.
Both Trump and Putin stood to financially benefit from a real estate deal that — as Giuliani repeatedly made clear — had been on the table at least all the way up to election day.
Former chief spokesman for the Pentagon and CIA 🔽
This WaPo piece attributed to “people familiar” asserts the denial was much more expansive, but BuzzFeed notes what the office actually released publicly is unclear.
Let’s see how the story develops. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
Let’s see how the story develops. washingtonpost.com/world/national…
One thing is certain: BuzzFeed and the reporters behind this story have put out indispensable reporting on the Mueller probe in general — and the subject of the article in particular.
That remains true however the SCO’s carefully worded statement is ultimately clarified.
That remains true however the SCO’s carefully worded statement is ultimately clarified.
Any news story that fails to label this tweet the raw racist and anti-Muslim bigotry that is — without qualification — is more interested in maintaining access to power than informing the public of observable reality.
At risk of validating the underlying premise that prayer rugs are sinister, it’s worth noting that the tweet is predicated on a dodgy story — one with a long history of similar lies.
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This also seems to be an instance that calls for revulsion that’s stronger than a fact-check.
The noxious premise behind the report is reprehensible.
The noxious premise behind the report is reprehensible.
NEW: Skadden Arps, dubbed by Forbes "Wall Street's most powerful law firm," agrees to pay the Treasury more than $4.6 million for failing to register as a foreign agent for its role in Paul Manafort-linked Ukrainian influence campaign justifying jailing of ex-PM Yulia Tymoshenko.
DOJ's statement: Skadden's failure to register under FARA "hid from the public that its report was part of a Ukrainian foreign influence campaign."
"Re: Ukraine Matter"
Read the agreement and appendix on the settlement with the white-shoe firm that helped Paul Manafort in a Ukrainian influence operation against Tymoshenko here.
justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
Read the agreement and appendix on the settlement with the white-shoe firm that helped Paul Manafort in a Ukrainian influence operation against Tymoshenko here.
justice.gov/opa/press-rele…
These trending misspellings always make me think of Trump’s 2005 NYT letter to the editor expressing his fondness for Orhan Pamuk, John Updike and Philip Roth.
Ghostwritten? Perhaps, or maybe Trump puts on a good show for people and #brands alike — keeping us fixated on trivia.
Ghostwritten? Perhaps, or maybe Trump puts on a good show for people and #brands alike — keeping us fixated on trivia.
Instead of talking about, say, an arcane power grab that opponents claim would have stacked political representation and funding in his party’s favor for a decade — before a federal judge spent 277 pages eviscerating it today. courthousenews.com/citizenship-qu…
Occam’s razor
