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Independent journalist and blogger known for in-depth analysis of national security, civil liberties, intelligence, and legal proceedings, particularly concerning government surveillance and executive power.
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“The Department of Justice should not treat Donald Trump with a greater presumption of innocence than other defendants.”
“I mean, I *assume* Trump will argue that his request for a two month extension after being given six weeks for trial preparation for a trial beginning on his 78th birthday (and in the middle of a presidential election campaign) is consistent with speedy trial principles. #TrumpEspionage”
“Trump's lawyers' anticipated argument against the June 10, 2024 trial date is not a legitimate Speedy Trial Act motion for delay, though it would effectively cause delay.”
“The author is concerned that Donald Trump may succeed in delaying his trial in DC.”
“The author believes Donald Trump would almost certainly be convicted in his DC trial.”
“The author asserts that Donald Trump's legal strategy for his DC trial is to delay it.”
“Judge Chutkan should not accommodate actions that risk delaying the DC trial, because such accommodation would likely postpone the trial beyond 2024 and undermine speedy trial principles.”
“A potential delay in one of Trump's legal cases would directly impact the scheduled start of the DC trial in early March.”
“Donald Trump is requesting his trial date to begin on June 10, 2024, which is a two-month extension from an earlier request for 90 days.”
“Donald Trump is receiving more time with his lawyers to prepare for trial than others typically do, specifically 8 hours over 6 weeks.”
“Donald Trump intends to prepare for his trial concurrently with his political campaigning.”
“Donald Trump is attempting to prevent the Department of Justice from submitting a motion to reconsider a delay until Tuesday, so that he can wait until Monday.”
“So Trump's team waited until Friday at 6:30 PM to ask for an extension of the scheduling order in the #TrumpEspionage case. #TrumpEspionage”
“The defense in the Trump espionage case is attempting to delay proceedings by requesting to meet until December 15, which is a month past the original deadline.”
“The original filing deadline was Friday, November 10. They are asking for a new deadline of December 15. #TrumpEspionage”
“Donald Trump is seeking an extension of over a month for the classified documents protection order, while the prosecution agreed to a limited two-week extension.”
“The statement in Walt Nauta's legal filing claiming Donald Trump had no experience with classified documents before becoming president is a significant indicator ('a huge tell').”
“Donald Trump is requesting a delay in the CIPA filing for the Trump Espionage case.”
“I'm told a request for a stay or extension is imminent in the #TrumpEspionage case.”
“The defense team for former President Trump requested a 35-day extension (until December 15, 2023) to file responses related to the Classified Information Procedures Act, citing the extraordinary challenges and voluminous discovery in the prosecution.”
“The same issues that made the Steele Dossier problematic were also present in the dossier used by the Department of Justice in the origins of the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.”
“Sources for claims that Hillary Clinton's email server was hacked via China were linked to the Seth Rich conspiracy theory, suggesting they were part of a campaign to make the Seth Rich hacking claims more credible.”
“A claim related to political topics was published by an entity called 'New Kettle' using a pen name, and its founder is the 'Chief Evangelist' of a 'news organization' named 'Truth', which raises questions about its journalistic integrity.”
“The source for the false claims about Russia hacking Hillary Clinton's email server appears to be tied to a conspiracy theory regarding the murder of Seth Rich.”
“A significant portion of the dossier's contents originated from a counterintelligence investigation rather than a criminal investigation.”
“My piece from last year covers that in detail: https://www.emptywheel.net/cia/steeles-sources-russiagate-and-the-cias-human-sources #SethRich #RussiaGate #HillarysEmailServer”
“The author broke a story in February 2020 that the CIA's review of the 'dossier' concerning Hillary Clinton's email server concluded it was primarily human source intelligence, not signals intelligence.”
“Today is the first day since last summer that I'm back in the swing of normal work. I have several things queued up, including on Sidney Powell, Jan 6, the ICIG, and a response to a response from earlier this week.”
“My latest for AlterNet, on whether the US has any meaningful option to take back its intelligence after the failures of the intelligence agencies themselves.”
“The prosecution of the January 6th events revealed the effectiveness of Trump and his cult of personality in motivating individuals to commit crimes, encompassing the planning, execution, and coverup of those actions.”
“There is likely an active influence operation underway, potentially run by a country with significant experience in such operations, like Russia.”
“The likely influence operation is utilizing an AI persona.”
“Some serious people are supporting this likely influence operation and should be more discerning.”
“I don't know who needs to hear this, but people who study this kind of thing agree. It's not about being nice. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/17/science/online-bullying-trolls-bots-social-media.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare”
“Post-9/11 intelligence reforms are insufficient and require a new round of reform.”
“The NYT has an astonishing new story that describes the circumstances of Jack Smith's appointment, and how it came to be based on an earlier investigation of Trump. It contains news I haven't seen elsewhere.”
“The author recommends an analysis that highlights problems within the FISA report.”
“Trump's corruption is damaging institutions.”
“Some of the more astute readers might remember a story from last summer about an FBI agent who retired and then returned to work for the FBI on a contract. Here's a follow-up.”
“The successful effort by legal scholars to use their knowledge of the law to get Judge Cannon to dismiss the charges against Jack Teixeira represents a triumph of expertise over idiocy.”
“The Supreme Court decision in *Murthy v. Missouri* ensures the free flow of Russian influence operations into the 2024 election.”
“The Supreme Court decision in *Murthy v. Missouri* is likely to ensure that the US will be inundated with Russian influence operations, damaging the 2024 election by effectively granting Russia freedom of speech to target the election.”
“The Supreme Court just issued its decision in *Murthy v. Missouri*, a unanimous decision reversing the injunction against social media companies having contact with government agencies.”
“The author previously stated that the deal secured by Jack Teixeira's defense attorneys, which led to the Department of Justice dismissing classified documents charges against him, was 'an act of actual genius'.”
“This is a really fascinating story about a very smart strategy applied to classified documents.”
“Here's my latest piece. While it includes some new details about the intelligence behind Trump's campaign attacks on Biden, it largely reiterates what I've been writing about this for the last 18 months.”
“The American legal system is uniquely structured to impede the discovery and prosecution of crimes committed by individuals with social capital.”