The Ongoing Proceeding into Paul Manafort's Kevin Downing-Related Texts
Not noticed among the chatter about Hannity's texts with Paul Manafort is that Amy Berman Jackson considered holding Kevin Downing in criminal contempt over them -- and there remains an ongoing proceeding about a second set of communications.
Paul Manafort Seemed Certain Mueller Would Indict Jared Kushner
When Manafort made a show of accepting a plea deal, he agreed to cooperate against someone with a 7-character last name. But then he changed the story he was telling. That makes his repeated descriptions to Sean Hannity that Mueller planned to indict Kushner next very interesting.
Manafort Told Hannity Gates Was in for the Long Haul after Discussing Pardons with Him
A month after Rick Gates first proffered his cooperation with Mueller and days before he pled guilty, Paul Manafort assured Hannity that Gates was "totalky united with trump and m."
Roger Stone's Latest: When Legal Categories of Innocent or Guilty become Disinformation and Pardon
Roger Stone's prosecutors are calling for a reconsideration of his release based off recent Instagram posts he made attacking the Russian investigation. I think this is a far closer call than his earlier shitposting.
To The Phones: Stop the Gulf of Tonkin, Iran Edition
Some crazy bullshit happened last evening, very nearly resulting in an attack on Iran. Trump called it off while U.S. planes were en route. This madness must stop — make calls now.
Konstantin Kilimnik Shared Stolen Data Laundered Through Bannon's Propaganda with State Department
In which I unpack a typical John Solomon propaganda piece.
Accused Vault 7 Leaker Joshua Schulte Planned to Have WikiLeaks Publish Disinformation to Help His Defense
In a bid to get really damning documents seized from Joshua Schulte's jail cell suppressed, his lawyers have released documents showing he planned to use WikiLeaks to conduct a disinformation campaign.
Roger Stone Describes 67% of the Content of Sealed Warrant Affidavits for His Co-Conspirators
One of the reasons I believe Roger Stone knows he's getting a pardon is because, in spite of the fact that he's got six named attorneys on his team, his filings are unbelievably sloppy, as if the lawyers are letting their children submit them.
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Detaining Chelsea Manning: Other People, Times, and Patterns
A filing the government submitted in Chelsea Manning's contempt docket last Friday suggests there are other charges or people it wants to weave into the conspiracy they've already charged Assange with.
A New Form of Victim Blaming: Demanding that Rat-Fucker Roger Stone Get to Learn the Defensive Measures DNC Implemented in 2016
There are 29 investigate sources in the investigation of the DNC hack listed in the GRU indictment and Mueller Report. Nevertheless, Roger Stone is demanding that he be told what the DNC did to make sure that rat-fuckers can't victimize them again in the next election.
Whip It Good: Impeachment Inquiry Edition [UPDATED-7]
To date, nearly 27% of House Democrats have expressed support for an impeachment inquiry. What about your representative?
The Congressional Research Service's (Dated) Take on Julian Assange's Indictment: DOJ May Argue He Aided Russian Spying
The Congressional Research Service suggests DOJ may have gotten around their cautions against prosecuting media with Julian Assange by claiming he abetted Russian spying efforts.
Ishmael, the All-American Boy
Ishmael demonstrates fundamental American values, that must be part of any social or political change.
A Fine Crop of Golf
Grain crops may fail this year in a big way but don't worry -- Trump will probably collect farm aid. This is an open thread.
Trump's Greenlight: Asking for Foreign Aid and Assistance via Prime Time TV
After watching Trump interviewed by ABC News' George Stephanopolous last night you have to marvel at the size of the balls on that spray-tanned schmuck.
Thread: House Intelligence Committee Hearing on Special Counsel's Report
Post and thread dedicated to the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence hearing already underway; it began at 9:00 a.m. EDT.
On Joshua Schulte and Julian Assange's 10 Year Old Charges
The reporting on why Julian Assange won't be charged in the Vault 7 leaks is missing some detail about what has happened in Joshua Schulte's case recently.
Thread: House Judiciary Committee Hearing with John Dean
Post and thread dedicated to the House Judiciary Committee's hearing today at 2:00 p.m. EDT.
Beryl Howell's Whack-a-Mole Grand Juries
Two months before Beryl Howell upheld her contempt ruling against Andrew Miller because other investigations into Roger Stone remain ongoing, she learned that the investigation pertaining to the Mystery Appellant remains ongoing as well.
On Once and Future Mueller Grand Juries: The Texts Obtained from Andrew Miller Overlap with Roger Stone's Voter Suppression
The news of a second grand jury focusing on Roger Stone asked for texts between him and Andrew Miller recalls that Mueller was once quite interested in what Stone did with his dark money groups that engaged in voter suppression in 2016.