This is a historical look back at Jim Comey's career in DOJ and his time as FBI Director. He was likely always a NeverTrumper and chose to remain as FBI Director under Trump to be the fox inside the henhouse.

Behind a paywall but 7 day free trials are available. RPs appreciated.
open.substack.com/pub/shipwrecke… A point that I did not make in the article, but which I've made before -- it was a fundamental violation of his oath under the Constitution to presume that it was his role as FBI Director to investigate whether Trump had views sympathetic to Russia during and/or after the election.

Summarizing the hearing in Abrego Garcia where Plaintiffs are seeking an order that he be sent to the District of Maryland if released from custody on criminal case in Tennessee, and ICE takes him into ICE custody as a result.

Judge asks if DOJ has any intention to remove him to El Salvador if released into ICE custody in Tenn. DOJ attorney says removal proceedings will begin, but to a third country, not El Salvador.

DOJ attorney says he has no info on the timing of such a removal -- says "not imminent." Judge says later that timing could be important factor in how she schedules the matters currently before the Court. Plaintiffs attorney in MD says he doesn't rep. KAG in Tenn case, but is in contact with his attorneys.

Without coming right out and saying so, Judge tells Plaintiffs attorney they need to stop the effort to have him released from USMS custody in criminal case.

Having him go into ICE custody in Tenn will likely set off a chain of events -- ending in removal to a third country that she might be unable to prevent.

I'm currently writing a long substack story about Judge Brian Murphy in Massachusetts and the Supreme Court order yesterday afternoon staying the earlier Preliminary Injunction put in place by Judge Murphy.
Judge Murphy, in April, ordered a halt of removals to Third Countries -- a country other than the deportee's home country -- unless the DHS gave the deportee an opportunity to apply for protection under the Convention Against Torture to that specific Third Country. The Govt appealed and asked for a Stay from the First Circuit Court of Appeals. The motion for Stay was denied, and the appeal is still pending. DOJ then sought an appeal from the Supreme Court -- which had remained pending until yesterday.

Judge Murphy held in May that DHS had violated the Injunction in a couple of different respects -- details not important here.

In all the figurative handwringing and fist pounding you have read here about the Order yesterday that Kilmar Abrego Garcia not be detained in custody pending trial, did any of you know the Magistrate Judge wrote this at the very beginning of her Opinion: The merchants of outrage porn largely do not understand the subject-matter they are so outraged about.

But their ability to spin-up outrage in the X community by giving voice here to their own outrage generates the X-$ they rake in each month.

They are about "heat" and not "light."

The Magistrate Judge knew her decision was basically a "freebie" -- Abrego-Garcia was not getting released from custody and back into the community regardless of what she decided.

Those criticizing Judge Carl Nichols and the USAID case -- NOT THE TREASURY CASE -- reflect the fact that they likely haven't read the complaint or motion for a TRO, or his order, and -- for some -- sitting a courtroom without knowing what you are watching makes you an unreliable narrator. The complaint was filed on Feb. 6 -- Thur -- seemingly at just past 11:30 pm based on some info in the TRO notice. The complaint is 30 pages long. The TRO was filed the next morning and is 24 pages long. It was filed early enough that Judge Nichols set an in-person status hearing for 3:00 pm. on 3/7.

A classic example of a media talking head who does not know know the facts because he has not seen all the video.

You know where this video is? On the same computer I using right now.

This sequence of events lasts about 4 minutes.

🧵

https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1882144316145226065

This is the Central Door on the West Upper Terrance, one level up from the Inaugural stage.

This door is opened for the first time at 2:33:43 by protesters who are exiting the Capitol. They had been sent down this hallway by Capitol Police inside -- at the other end of this hallway.

Not the time stamp at the top, and that the doors are closed

A few months ago, just after the Fischer decision came out, I was contacted by Lisa Eisenhart and Taylor Munchel, mother and wife of J6 defendant Eric Munchel -- the "Zip-Tie Guy" -- about coming in to assist with their defense.

Lisa and Eric were together at the Capitol, both were arrested and detained initially, and both later proceeded by way of a "stipulated bench trial" and were convicted on all counts.

🧵 Lisa was charged with only 2 felonies -- both involved Sec. 1512, and after Fischer both were dismissed while her appeal was pending. The Govt agreed to vacate her sentence and have the case come back to the district court for resentencing.

That is happening later today. Lisa was originally sentenced to 30 months back in 2023, but she was granted bail pending appeal because the Supreme Court just agreed to hear the Fischer case so the validity of her convictions was in doubt.

So @julie_kelly2 wants to continue to attack me while having me blocked -- I don't have her blocked -- but X now allows me to see her attacks and screen shot them -- so, here is a comment from yesterday that I will now use to show you why she is such an unreliable source on these kinds of issues below: This report from the Washington Examiner is based on a letter released by Jim Jordan yesterday to the DOJ head of the "Office of Professional Responsibility" -- OPR. OPR is the internal office in DOJ that conducts investigations of attorney misconduct.

The letter concerns information provided to the Judiciay Committee with regard to its oversight responsibilities with regard to DOJ, including Jack Smith's Special Counsel Office.

Julie claims that the information about Smith's Office being the subject of an OPR investigation is not anything new as I suggest -- and that she is pointing out an error made by me in my post where I made a "GUESS" about what Jordan's letter is referring to.

What this shows is 1) how little Julie understands the subjects she covers, and 2) how bad a report4er she really is. Let's look at some passages from Jordan's letter which Julie might not have actually read even though there was a link to it in the WashExam story. Here is the link:

scribd.com/document/80078…

As San Francisco DA Kamala Harris Chose To Not Seek The Death Penalty Against A Cop Killer , by @shipwreckedcrew

SFPD Officer Issac Espinoza
End of Watch April 10, 2004.
Married father of a 3 year old daughter.
29 years old.

RPs of this are greatly appreciated as X tends to throttle posts with links to this particular website.open.substack.com/pub/shipwrecke…

And the Jake Lang Grift goes into HYPERDRIVE: Sept. 5 -- the "J6 Awards Gala".

The invitation says FPOTUS Trump is "invited" to Speak. Same for Guliani.
Table for 12 only cots you $30,000.00
VIP Single Ticket -- $2500.00
Platinum Table -- $50,000.00

With those comes an opportunity to meet and have a photo taken with the "Speaker Lineup" -- doesn't say just who that will be. For bargain hunters,

General Admission tix are only $1500.00.

At the bottom the small print says all proceeds go to the "J6 Legal Fund".

For those new to the grift, that is Jake Lang. That is the "Fund" he set up to confuse donors who were intending to contribute to the legal defense fund supporting my work.

Me: "January 6 Legal Defense Fund"
Lang: "J6 Legal Fund"

Only similar?? Well, the artwork was not just "similar." Lang stole copyrighted artwork from my website and used it when he set up a GiveSendGo account -- intending to confuse donors into thinking the account was linked to me.

Coincidence? It was set up the same day I obtained the first acquittal at trial of a J6 defendant charged with the felony 1512 count - obstructing Congress. Sept. 13, 2022.

Below is the artwork from my website. Here is the artwork that Lang put on his new "J6 Legal Fund" give send go account the same day as the acquittal of Dave Mehaffie -- not where it says "" -- that's Jake Lang's website.

But this artwork was on a GiveSendGo account. Lang admitted to one of my clients that he did this to confuse donors and rip me off.J6legal.org

If you are a J6 originally charged with misdemeanors but you lawyer told you he could get you acquitted …

You probably got bad advice. If your lawyer said “Let’s drop the case down to the magistrate for trial to avoid the district judge we don’t like….

You probably got bad advice.

let me now give everyone some info on how this started last week after her outrage-porn post about the FBI being prepared to shoot and kill FPOTUS and his family if necessary -- here was my first message to her. My attempt to HELP her understand the context was joined by Kyle Seraphin, Steve Friend, and Garret O'Boyle. We all told her essentially the same thing. This was BEFORE I posed anything for the public on X. It went on:

Again -- I said the approach contemplated by DOJ is legally illiterate, but it is not going to stop them from trying.

The adovcate one side of the dispute. There are certain circumstances in some cases where consecutive sentencing is appropriate. I do not think these cases fit.

https://twitter.com/julie_kelly2/status/1770496183347130408

These are not novel issues or novel approaches.

If SCOTUS throws out 1512 that means DOJ has been wrong from Day 1 and all the Judges but 1 have also been wrong.

The Brock decision told all the Judges but 1 they were wrong on the 1512 enhancements.

For those kvetching over the DOJ position on possible consecutive sentences if Sec. 1512(c)(2) is thrown out by the Supreme Court, having some understanding of how this process actually plays out -- regardless of what DOJ claims it is going to ask for -- is important. The idea that "Sentence XX" is appropriate regardless of what happens with Fischer is legally illiterate -- not a first for DOJ in these cases and I've said that in writing.

The FIRST obligation of a Judge at sentencing is "Get the Guideline calculation correct."

What happened in Texas:
District Judge in Texas issued injunction.

Appeals Court issued "administrative" stay. Temporary - NOT ON THE MERITS.

Biden Admin appealed to SCOTUS.

SCOTUS said "We don't mess with Admin stays -- we'll wait for more substance from Appeals court. Appeals Court removed Admin stay -- meaning District Judge order back in effect, but sets hearing TODAY for to decide what to do next on the substance.

It might put the stay back into effect with more substance, i.e., not an "Admin Stay."

This article is crap and just an extension of your publication of crap.
Why would Trump/Meadows offer Bowser 10,000 troop for the Capitol? The Mayor doesn't protect the Capitol.
Of course it was for security on the streets of DC - that was her responsibility.

https://twitter.com/stephenfhayes/status/1769894576884478312

There had been violent clashes between protesters and counter-protesters on Nov. 14 (Million MAGA March) and Dec. 12 (Jericho Rally). The police were outnumbered in both and had trouble controlling them. So Trump is offering her more manpower for 1/6 expecting a bigger rally.

You are simply clueless.
A (c)(3) is a "charity." That means contributions are tax deductible. With that comes scrutiny from state regulators. So (c)(3) groups must file tax data in every state. That's why they do audited financial statements -- which cost money to CPAs.

https://twitter.com/Ireich2022/status/1769008296998887502

That's why they have attorney expenses -- to make sure they are in compliance with IRS regulations.

That's why charities have CEOs -- who get paid because being the CEO of a charity is job.

Pres. Trump has publicly endorsed the PFP and the efforts of Cynthia Hughes. He has repeatedly welcomed her to events he has organized.
That is the imprimatur of legitimacy.
All the scammers want that so badly but they do not have it.
They attack the PFP to undermine it.

https://twitter.com/shipwreckedcrew/status/1768999336950550999

The scammers are conning the public that is willing to donate money on behalf of J6 defendants and their families in order to divert donations away from those who are actually helping in meaningful ways and towards the scammers.

Then the issue is whether he should have not issued the report and simply waited until after the Nov. election to see if that resolved the situation.

But the real problem was not that he'd be seen as an old man with a poor memory but that he is not able to assist in his defense.

https://twitter.com/Mach7C/status/1768263122345701478

That means he's no competent to stand trial.
I think some disagree on the question of whether that was Hur's call to make, or whether Hur should have left that to a judge after hearing independent expert analysis -- that is the typical way this kind of question is resolved.

But this fails to consider the whole point of security classifications -- it is to provide a flow of sensitive information to decision-makers, with no decision-maker being more important than POTUS.

Do you really prefer a circumstance where a potential incoming POTUS --

https://twitter.com/BradMossEsq/status/1767718557373096333

He's ahead in the polling -- comes into office without knowing everything that is needed to make informed decisions.

My default position is that new POTUS -- whoever he/she is -- makes the rules, not the NatSec bureaucracy.

If New POTUS wants to be China's best friend...

"Ornato’s description of events also matched testimony offered by Kash Patel, the former chief of staff to the acting secretary of defense, in the Colorado Supreme Court hearing about Democrat efforts to limit the ability of Americans to vote for the candidate of their choice. The Colorado court, whose efforts to remove Trump from the ballot were so extreme they were overturned this week by a unanimous Supreme Court, claimed Patel’s “testimony regarding Trump authorizing” at least 10,000 National Guardsmen was “illogical” and